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I think they’re very much targeted checks. Although given there’s no requirement to bring ID to home games, I’m not really sure how they enforce them if someone just says they don’t have ID?

Not good enough for Middlesbrough, but good enough for the ‘Biggest Club in the World™️’

Surely it’s completely dependent on how they look, rather than sticking to a uniformed, arbitrary age cut off?

Trippier’s a full back though. I know he never relied on pace, but you’re always more susceptible to be exposed there than you are at centre back. Burn’s been our best defender, arguably our best player, since the start of last season. I’m astonished folk seem so keen to see the back of him.

You probably did less travelling going to the Ashes! 🤣

There’d have been absolute murders if we’d moved Burn on in the summer. He’s literally a current England international who’s probably playing the best football of his career. He’s probably got minimum two years left at this level. Bit more of an argument with Schar, but I think we were all happy enough with him being extended.

It’s probably a bit less than 14k when you take into account hospitality tickets (not sure how many of those there is tbh) plus however many they are holding back for the general sale.

Piece of piss.

Seems to have got Botman’s contract sorted with a minimum of fuss. Obviously we don’t know the details of the contract, so impossible to say whether he’s made a good job of it, but the fact it’s been resolved before it started becoming an issue, at least bodes well to him knowing what he’s doing.

Did he offer you some?

Should be a 6.5k allocation, so good chance for anyone on low points to get (idiotic ko times not permitting…)

Here man, Man City with another piss easy home draw. We’ll let them have this cup and they can let us keep the Carabao.

YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/BwmI7pi4dKg?si=UgNQ-0703m03HDwz

Don’t forget Willock…

Guess it partly depends if he’s had an increase in wages?

So you telling me the club hierarchy don’t despise him for being Isak’s mate, and aren’t trying to force him out?

Ashby’s in the PL squad, so there’s one.

https://x.com/theathleticfc/status/2010747528598474952?s=46&t=OQLMckSuatbpqWF13Al4mQ

Unquestionably a step in the right direction, even if they could do more.

Interesting quote from the Boro forum:

Problem being you didn’t need to be a member to buy a ticket then. They’ll never limit membership numbers anyway. It’s like putting a cap on how much your revenue can grow. @bobbydazzla’s suggestion of having a membership purchase window(s), would seem the most obvious way of not stifling revenue, but also trying to address some of the issues unlimited membership causes.

Didn’t they do that for one of the games earlier this season? I may have made that up mind.

So how would you decide who is eligible? First come first served?

It’s at a least a start to better transparency. Some actual numbers to go with the %’s would be helpful like.