Conway.

[Kevo4]

No internet in 2004?

Not as you know it today, at your fingertips.

 

[t4tomo]

Seems he is already here

Bristol City star Tommy Conway is closing in on a £5million move to Middlesbrough amid interest from Rangers, according to The Mirror.

The national newspaper reported [8 August, page 53] that Burnley and Hull City are also interested in the 22-year-old, who is in his final 12 months at the Riverside Stadium after turning down a new deal.

no that seems like the reporter cant tell his Ashton Gate from his Riverside

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

Not as you know it today, at your fingertips.

Yeah I remember back inn 2004, Rob used to hand deliver this messageboard to each of us, and await for us to respond to posts before having to deliver our response to all the members.

 

[MichaelDebeve]

Just a left back and we're done.

My thoughts exactly - hopefully fill that gap over the next week or 2

 

[Nano]

No internet in 2004?

Not at your fingertips and definitely not when travelling abroad. My mobile phone didn't even have a colour screen and my PC would've been too big for my suitcase.

 

[Mysonpat.]

Please sign, I have a real good feeling about this lad.

 

[Kevo4]

Yeah I remember back inn 2004, Rob used to hand deliver this messageboard to each of us, and await for us to respond to posts before having to deliver our response to all the members.

I must of forgot to pack my computer and modem with me on holiday mate, I feel so stupid now you’ve brought it up

 

[Matt]

No internet in 2004?

First iPhone was 2007 I believe

 

[Redwurzel]

This was a mad day! I was in Tenerife with my mate, only a teenager, chasing beer and lasses, think one of us had a boro top on and remember during the course of the day people coming up and saying to us “you’ve just signed hasselbaink, what do you think of viduka signing etc”. Was totally surreal, youth mixed with heat and alcohol, the excitement levels were insane, just won the cup with Europe to come, I’d love the next generation of boro fans to be able to feel those times we felt

I was in Greece - no Internet, found a Red Top British Newspaper in a cafe by chance and couldn't believe the Viduka and Hasselbaink signings both together - July 2004. Certainly felt as big as the Juninho signing.

There were internet cafes then, but it was expensive and not trustworthy on security.

 

[Otto42]

I remember Keith Lamb announcing one of the signings, Reiziger if memory serves me right with ‘Gentleman here we are again’ heady days never to be repeated.

Remember being at work in Sheffield when we signed Rav, suddenly everyone knew about the mighty Boro.

 

[Frozen Horse]

I think I followed TLF's arrival on Ceefax.

I was about to start university; York started a couple of weeks later than other unis, and most of my mates had gone, and I was fairly bored.
Wore out the remote's button pressing 302 so many times.

 

[Mysonpat.]

I think I followed TLF's arrival on Ceefax.

I was about to start university; York started a couple of weeks later than other unis, and most of my mates had gone, and I was fairly bored.
Wore out the remote's button pressing 302 so many times.

Ceefax was my friend for updates.

 

[iamborome]

I remember tlf's debut. I was in London and was meant to be on a course that weekend, but I snuck away to the Riverside. When I saw Juninho run on the pitch in a Boro shirt I had to pinch myself to believe it was true. Brazilian footballer of the year, 22 years old playing for us! 10 minutes in he gets the ball out wide, runs in field with pace, jinks past two defenders and plays an exquisite defence splitting pass to Jan Fjortoff who promptly scores. Fantasy football!

 

[Ravs]

First iPhone was 2007 I believe

Oh so Nano was probably meaning “mobile” internet. Thanks Matt

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

It’s pretty obvious that’s what was meant. Thanks

Not really, there were internet cafes that many people used before you had the internet on your phone.

In all seriousness this board has been going since c1997 and before then there was Tim's mailing list going back to c1993 or so, and so there's always been a way to access Boro news via the internet.

Now you may have chosen not to use it, but some people did.

 

[Kevo4]

I removed the comment because I could see this leading to a pretty petty debate. The internet was around, you’re quite right

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

I removed the comment because I could see this leading to a pretty petty debate. The internet was around, you’re quite right

This board has been based on petty debates since the day it started, why stop now ?

 

[Middlesbrough123]

There’s often one position where you think another player would have been handy . Right now that’s left back , surely we can’t get a full house ?

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Not really, there were internet cafes that many people used before you had the internet on your phone.

In all seriousness this board has been going since c1997 and before then there was Tim's mailing list going back to c1993 or so, and so there's always been a way to access Boro news via the internet.

Now you may have chosen not to use it, but some people did.

I had an xda in 2002 and that was my first experience of "mobile" Internet I.e full fat web pages with full graphics and desktop layout.

Prior to that though there was WAP even and I used to post on forums when on long journeys (albeit it was a painful experience!) on the old style phones with just keypads. Through WAP though there was load of news sites you could pull articles down with. Dread to think what foreign usage charges would have been like though!

 

[Middlesbrough123]

I had an xda in 2002 and that was my first experience of "mobile" Internet I.e full fat web pages with full graphics and desktop layout.

Prior to that though there was WAP even and I used to post on forums when on long journeys (albeit it was a painful experience!) on the old style phones with just keypads. Through WAP though there was load of news sites you could pull articles down with. Dread to think what foreign usage charges would have been like though!

Same here