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Reflecting over Christmas time disappointments and hoping for a return of Swedish cheer on the road over New Year.
Come On Boro...
Special Issue for Boxing Day with lots of little Xmas trees and Robins and Xmas Puds sprinkled throuhout the pages with Santa Kim resplendent on our cover. Twelves days of Christmas defrved up by from Shaun Rye.
What book not to ask for this Christmas and what was Pete Doherty doing with Fmttm...
Off The Beat - music reviews, interviews and listings. =AZXEf3tk4fY50AKgDY_sTl1wyPiX429zgiru5cS5kM7L89wL9cflg5goxHO9N4scHywlLwhwOoq8nEXWfhQ4M9fOmQAwogFt5bov_tzjDMz9Hf2Y5hzKx-ZePabEWafD9tlUUes7rUxVO4MS_Q_LA8HG&__tn__=-]K-R']Elaine Palmer assisted us with this interview with Lauren Housley -...
Before I put finger to keyboard for this month’s edition, I felt I had to look back at last time out, when Wrexham rolled into town. Now, four weeks may have passed since, but a quick scan of my thoughts from October almost feels like it was written a lifetime ago. I’m not sure what’s been the...
Now on sale - the first issue under new boss Kim Hellberg.
Cartoon-wise - Roofus the Boro dog gets ruffled under the collar by managerial changes. Jack pins his colours to the mast as far as his opinion of Rob Edwards and as you might expect he isn't alone in this opinion.
Maybe, the only person...
News of a brand new Boro book throwing the spotlight, or should that be searchlight, on a previously little explored subject, football in wartime. What happened at Ayresome Park and who played in Boro colours during WWII?
Co-author David Harnby tells us “Ayresome Park Through Wartime" delves...
This is almost full fanzine worth package - great value for your money lol - but more importantly it shows how much live music is currently going on in the boroughs around the Tees.
READ IT HERE
Includes press conferences with Rob Edwards and Joe Lillie - Middlesbrough Women.
And we recite Jimmy Flynn's epic poem about Chris Kamara.
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ckv7v-19a260b
Your October issue of the our record breaking fanzine.
Includes shirt interview with Paul Heaton.
With Wrexham in town we welcome lots of American links. We do avoid going all Hollywood though of course we have the original California heights under the Nab.
OK it is not the original but hoping...
Plotting pushing the Potters back into the pack -
Fmttm podcast pre Stoke City - looking to stay Top of The League
#UTB
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ggby7-197b9d7
The latest fmttm podcast a companion to Issue 658 Boro v WBA - joined by Jennie Finch, Thomas Bartley, Shaun Rye, Chris Bartley and master of ceremonies Mr Alex Lewczuk. Looking ahead towards Friday's special night by the Riverside...
Up The Boro
Family friendly festival Deer Shed reviewed.
https://issuu.com/offthebeat/docs/off_the_beat_55
Here is our podcast companion to the first issue of the season - and the start of the Rob Edwards era.
Hope you enjoy the Boro chatter
Podcast
At the end of last season with Issue 655 v Oxford United Fly Me To The Moon published more issues than any football fanzine ever. It has only taken us since 1988 to make this mark. A drop in the football ocean. But now we hope to continue the mission and to boldly go where no fanzine has ever...
Reviews of recent gigs at the Waiting Room, Eaglescliffe and all the whats on gigs for the next couple of weeks by the Tees.
https://issuu.com/offthebeat/docs/off_the_beat_51
With many thanks to Chris Bartley for his review of the Bluebells, Forever Young at Heart.
And gigs for the next week or so around the Tees.
https://issuu.com/offthebeat/docs/off_the_beat_50
Reviews of live gigs from The Fallen Leaves and La Sonora Boreal.
as we continue supporting live music on Teesside.
In this sad week when the court appeal went against the Leadmill in Sheffield meaning the building owners can evict one of the country's historic venues. It would be the biggest...
A vintage Stockton Calling this year - Chris Bartley and myself have reviewed our own routes around the day - from Dressed Like Wolves final gig to Avalanche Party and Maximo Park - pics from Tracy Hyman.
Plus a Sunday evening at The Waiting Room in the company of gentleman George Baily and Max...
Final Issue of the season - End of Campaign report cards marked - Unpleasantness abounds.
A general lack of focus - and that is just the fanzine writers.
Our record breaking issue - buy the fanzine to find out why we lead the way..
On sale now.