People move away for lots of reasons, usually to provide more opportunity for their families and themselves.
Nobby seems to despise that and believe it forfeits their right to opinion on the Football Club that is every bit as much theirs as people who choose to stay, or move to the Middlesbrough area.
The Club is way bigger than the town of Middlesbrough; important to masses of people, many of who are huge fans.
I think Nobby is aiming a swipe at me which would be predictable.
I was born in Middlesbrough, brought up in various parts of Teesside, then went to Uni in Nottingham, lived up in Edinburgh, down in the south east and been back in Richmond for over 20 years - a whole 28 miles from the Riverside. I did much better through the experience.
I love nothing better than when a local lad does well. The team of 86 felt special because there were lots of local lads, but they cared and they were good and they did well. I loved Maddren, Proctor, Ripley, Mowbray etc.
I loved when Cattermole broke through and I absolutely loved Stewart Downing. I still get excited when a young local prospect starts to near the first team.
But I love my Club more than any of that local stuff.
I don't really care where the lads who pull our shirt on come from. I care what they feel and how they perform together; that's it.
The truth is that not everyone from Middlesbrough is good, not everyone cares and they don't always apply themselves. Being from Middlesbrough doesn't automatically make you better, or try harder.
There are great people from Middlesbrough and there are others too; just like anywhere else.
I still have loads of time for Stewart Downing - he would make my all time Boro team, just ahead of Spike.
I have respect for Woodgate because of his early days as a class centre half.
But I don't feel at all bad for not wanting either of them at the Club now.
Woodgate did not excel here as a player and failed badly as manager albeit with a tough gig.
Downing is done as a player and has no coaching experience, so I don't understand why he would be here either.
It always irritates me when certain posters group together all criticism and assume it all comes in full from the same group of people. It doesn't.
It is possible to admire and be grateful to Gibson for all he has done and yet still criticise the last 4 years.
It is possible to be as passionate a Boro fan in Hampshire as it is in Hemlington.
It is possible to love your memories of Downing and yet not want him to return.
It is possible to acknowledge Woodgate's class as a young centre back, yet think he is the worst manager the club has had and really want him to leave.