BELONG

Many of you would have expected the usual Boro view on this first day of a new season . . . the first time Boro have won an opening match in 10 years . . . but this image and the extra mean much more than that. You are forgiven if you want to miss the rest of the text.
Main image . . . another special pre-match Banner from the Boro . . . WHERE I WAS BORN . . . I WAS RAISED . . . and that means sooo much more.
Extra shows Legends . . . every player that has ever donned a Boro Shirt, for the first team, has now been given a Legacy Number. Website details here. USA player Aiden Morris made for first-team debut today . . . as legacy player number1000.
Brian Clough bears the number 393. Best of all . . . ex-Captain and ex-Manager Tony Mowbray made an appearance at half-time, as legacy player 542. The real story behind this is that TM has had the most difficult 6 months, being seriously ill and having to give up his last job as Manager of Birmingham City . . . sooooo good to see him. Picture bottom right shows his back, whilst being interviewed, as the big screen left shows his face.