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Steam Locomotive LMS 5428 . . . a Black Five . . . minus nameplate Eric Treacy . . . now named Dancer as she pulls the Santa Special on the NYMR. Train looked full.
Talked with a NYMR volunteer . . . some of you may remember the accident, portrayed as an extra here, where a young driver thought that her steering was faulty ! NYMR staff repaired all of the damage and she insists on paying the Bill herself without involving a Car Insurance Company . . . . she may be in for a Christmas shock . . . she will need £10,000 to cover it.
Thanks for all your support yesterday . . . feel free to ignore the Boro Saga below. Stay safe all !
 
As Football Clubs across the country see their games postponed due to outbreaks of the Coronavirus, Boro fans look ruefully back on the time that illness swept their own camp.
On This Day . . . 25 years ago . . . Boro were given permission, by a Mr Cooke at the Premier League, to postpone a game at Blackburn with just cause. Boro faxed over medical records, to show how many of their players were out, and Cooke told them to announce the postponement, and that he would tell Blackburn manager Tony Parkes. They did. He did not.
Boro were docked 3 points for not fulfilling a fixture . . . known from the campaign as Free The Boro Three . . . and were relegated. If we had played the game and lost 10-0, we would have still stayed up by one point. I was up for playing. Fast forward to the ridiculous decisions being made today in many sports  . . . Aaaaargh !