Boro Friendly

[roversdude]

27th July at home

[Herbert Anchovy]

I remember when we played them at home in the mid 80's when they were promoted and literally took over Belle Vue. I think Rovers made it an all ticket game about 24 hours before kick off or something equally as insane. Donny town centre was a complete mad house after the game as Boro took over almost every pub that was open. To be fair, most of them were ok but there was still a lot of trouble.

[Filo]

Plenty of Boro fans in Donny

[VivaRovers]

I remember when we played them at home in the mid 80's when they were promoted and literally took over Belle Vue...

It was at the end of the 1986-87 season.

The whole match is on YouTube here should you wish to relive it.

[Alan Southstand]

I was at that game - didn’t they hammer us 4-0? Their supporters filled the pop side.

[Dougiebulletheader]

Is it the same season they played some of their home games at Hartlepool as they were locked out of Ayresome Park, what a dump that was but good atmosphere..why do I remember the away fans at the Asda end of the mail stand. Was the away end being changed at the time?

[Dougiebulletheader]

If its that season I saw Middlesbrough play 3 times, home and away then went in the away end at Millmoor..

[Padge_DRFC]

Plenty of Boro fans in Donny

Strange people then. At least support someone decent if you're not gonna support your home town team. Unless family from there originally I guess.

[Drover]

I was at that game - didn’t they hammer us 4-0? Their supporters filled the pop side.

I thought it was 2-0? I was expecting us to get hammered but thought we done good to keep it at only 2-0,but I might be wrong, memory can play tricks.

[Colin C No.3]

Be nice to see Seny Dieng again & remind ourselves of the need for a good goalkeeper, if we haven’t got one by then.

[craigdrfc]

Had a ticket for this game at the time … made it as far as town centre and then gave it away to some random guy in the pub as i thought at best it would be heavy defeat and just about get away without a head kicking. Might have been the only home game I missed that season too.

[ravenrover]

Just my ticket heads up it's a 2.00 kick off