Just getting home. Conclusions: i) Boro steward at the top of the away end was a lovely bloke - makes a big difference ii) can play ‘if, buts and maybes’ but Boro are slick and that game won’t define our season

tbh I need to enjoy looking up the table rather than down but still can’t help going ‘ooh, that’s a nice gap between us and bottom 3’. As for the ‘analysis’, sub-editor returned to the sports desk on Thurs morning, rolled his eyes, and downgraded us from ‘promotion quality’ to ‘impress’

Thanks Clive, great report. Scrolled through BBC sport after the game and came across a lovely snapshot of optimism vs realism/scar tissue, ‘analysis’ from the unafflicted vs those who’ve been here before