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Last Updated: 28 April 2020

Stevenage v Reading: The FA Cup tie by Royals appointment...

By Royals Appointment

In some ways, there’s no need for us to churn out this match preview. And, no, we don’t mean ‘no need’ in that unsolicited-could-you-be-entitled-to-a-PPI-refund-call sort of way. What we do mean (before you get all smart arsey) is that this is the FA Cup, right? Boro’ are, therefore, nailed on to …

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FIFA 18 Verdict: Crawley Town (A)

Crawley Town (Away): The FIFA 18 Verdict

It’s the 43rd most glamorous English football match due to take place this weekend. Of course, this is our own scoring system we’re applying here. But you come round here to our gaff and convince us that Grimsby Town v Accrington Stanley is the stuff dreams are made of. Not …

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Crawley Town v Stevenage: Trawling for points in Crawley...

Crawlermen

So, is it more that Chesterfield were that bad than us turning a corner? Or that Lincoln City are chugging along nicely in League Two this term? Or maybe even a combination of both? Either way, one thing we won’t need to debate all night long is Boro’s run on the …

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Lincoln City v Stevenage: The real Boxing Day Test match...

The *Real* Boxing Day Test Match

On the second day of Christmas, Michael Love sent to me… It’s at Christmas time that we ought to think of those less fortunate. In particular, those poor, helpless chumps who take a three-nil deficit into their Boxing Day Test match away from home. Thankfully, Boro’ are not in such …

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FIFA 18 Verdict: Chesterfield (Home)

Chesterfield (Home): The FIFA 18 Verdict

Call us detached from reality, but our soon-to-be-patented FIFA 18 Verdict is as close as you’re going to come to ‘accurately’ predicting Chesterfield indoors. In a late and frantic bid to stop our match previews getting all TL:DR (It is Christmas after all. Ed.), we’re handing the virtual world its …

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Stevenage v Chesterfield: Are you dreaming of a Spireite Christmas too? No? Didn't think so...

Dreaming Of A Spireite Christmas…

It was Christmas Eve, er, eve babe. In the drunk tank, an old man said to me: ‘won’t see another one’. Now into month three without a league win, it’s all getting a bit uncomfortable for us. Thankfully, it’s Christmas and – if Hollywood has taught us anything (Paul or …

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Exeter City v Stevenage: "Devon Knows I'm Miserable Now..."

“Devon Knows I’m Miserable Now…”

OMG SNOW! LOL! Of course, it’s all but gone now – much like Woking’s Football League hopes. Still, what a fantastic distraction it was (for most of us) last weekend. If it wasn’t the joy of building all of the many snowpeople, it was the searing pain of trying to …

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Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers: There ain't no rest for the Wycombe...

Ain’t No Rest For The Wycombe…

Oh, if only this was an FA Cup match – right? As we blaze a darn tootin’ trail through the best domestic football marketing platform competition in the world with our blistering five-goal-a-game average, we must go back to the humdrum of League Two this weekend. In contrast to our eye-catching …

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Stevenage v Swindon Town: It's the FA Cup Second Round, and Swinter is coming...

Swinter Is Coming

The FA Cup and Stevenage Borough. It’s Peter Shilton somehow avoiding a red card in our 1996 win at Leyton Orient. Or our ‘home’ fixture against Birmingham City? It’s Newcastle part one and Kenny’s bouncy balls. And it’s Peter Winn in Newcastle part two. It’s even super Tottenham at the …

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Stevenage v Notts County? Well, some like it Notts...

Some Like It Notts…

After a fruitful cup interlude, it’s now time for Boro’ to get back to the grind of League Two action. It’s been a decent week’s work in anyone’s book. Two wins, eight goals: looks pretty good on paper, to be fair. How much you dismiss the respective opposition is your …

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