Chris Wardle

Boro Boy who somehow got lost down south

[Chris Wardle @oakland242]

@wendyfinnandmax 1985 Radio 1 session of Appetite on Craig Charles this afternoon, what an unexpected treat

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@mermhart You must have been clenching tightly!

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@p_isno1 @ChampionshpTalk Nailed it Paul, the ultimate Boro captain

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@mikeparry8 @theJeremyVine @BBCRadio2 Never heard so much bollocks in @mikeparry8

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@Georgeturnerutb He’s from Crawley, the rest is up for debate!

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@TheLemonheads Well I hope so for his own health and sanity, he was off his tits when he played Chalk in Brighton last year.

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@sonyaphotoart 100%

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@FJ1mbow95615 @EFL_Comms Do you want to explain how it is our fault?

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@cmcalister5 @blattercake @EFL_Comms Probably would have won if could hit the net, we didn’t! Send Hull up directly, we don’t deserve it and Southampton most certainly don’t.

[Chris Wardle @oakland242]

@crablungs @EFL_Comms @SouthamptonFC As a Boro fan I would agree we weren’t great and didn’t deserve to go through, and shouldn’t go through. However, if you’re found guilty, then you should be punished and the sensible thing is to promote Hull here and now.

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@marcusa Me too!

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@lukeqpr1996 @QPR You can have it at half time😉

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@BCFC Is your keeper related to Joe Lumley by any chance?

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@C7Burton @Wolves Fucking glad he didn’t!

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@SkyBetChamp Hayden Hackney #UTFB

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@TheRedUK Good god, I may have to frame this, for someone who left Teesside 40 years ago this nearly broke me. Thank you @TheRedUK

[THE RED @TheRedUK]

Teesside has lost one of its greatest sons.
Chris Rea was more than a world-class musician. He was one of us. Born in Middlesbrough, shaped by Teesside, and always proud of where he came from. His voice, his guitar, and his songwriting carried the sound and soul of this place far beyond the River Tees and across the world.

From working-class roots to global success, Chris never forgot home. His music was honest, emotional, and deeply human. Songs that spoke of love, hardship, journeys, and home resonated because they were real, just like him.

For so many of us, we felt that perfectly when he sang about “driving home for Christmas”, a line that felt less like a lyric and more like a shared Teesside moment.

For generations of people on Teesside, Chris Rea was proof that you could come from here and still touch the world, without losing who you are.

Today, Teesside mourns. But we also say thank you. Thank you for the music. Thank you for the pride. Thank you for always carrying Middlesbrough with you.

Rest easy, Chris. You will never be forgotten.

[Chris Wardle @oakland242]

@BoroFever @Wolves Move on and grow up, and that’s from a Boro fan!!

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@gordonhill54 Juggler

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@sonyaphotoart Love that Sonya, a beautiful and different take on Roseberry Topping.