For all the talk of City being the richest club in the world, they are still going away from home and producing some pretty average performances. Yes yes, they gave Portsmouth and Stoke a good thrashing and put the frighteners on Liverpool, but on their travels, they’re barely capable of landing a draw against a […]

The Guardian today brings us news that Middlesbrough gaffer Gary Southgate reckons Fabio Capello’s decision to bring David Wheater along with the England squad as back-up has knackered him out…

Gareth Southgate doesn’t have a particularly big squad at his disposal, and he could be one player lighter by the sounds of it. It’s refreshing to hear of a young player wanting to have first-team football every week, someone who’s not prepared to bide his time on the bench every week waiting for an opportunity.

Does Gareth Southgate have another season of struggle on his hands? It remains to be seen, although he’s close to seeing another top-drawer midfielder leave the Riverside and join one of Middlesbrough’s Premier League rivals.

In the style of Family Fortunes, we asked 100 people whether Gareth Southgate would lead his team into Europe next season, the survey said

Now that he has successfully severed ties with footballing leech Hara-Kiri Kewell, Liverpool gaffer Rafa B is apparently after someone to fill his lazy antipodean loafing boots.

French midfield prospect Didier Digard is a step away from becoming a Middlesbrough player. Reports suggest that the 21-year-old midfielder travelled to Teeside earlier this month to discuss a €5million (£3.9million) move, agreeing to play at the Riverside next season. The deal is now expected to be completed in the next 24 hours.
Having endured a […]

Come now, Gareth, don’t be so hard on yourself. There’s nothing wrong with believing in your team’s abilities, even if some of the recent performances have been pretty pretty dire. Especially the 2-0 home defeat to Cardiff in the FA Cup - how do you explain that one away? The 1-0 home win over Derby […]

It seemed a pretty innocuous challenge on Saturday afternoon, with Mido challenging for the ball and catching Arsenal’s Gael Clichy in the face with his boot. However, the referee had no hesitation in sending off the Egyptian striker and you might have expected his club to appeal against this dismissal. The Daily Telegraph reports otherwise.
“Having […]

Middlesbrough’s defeat to Cardiff in the last 8 of the FA Cup at the weekend was definitely something that rips apart Boro’s season even more but manager Gareth Southgate insists that his team needs to put the FA Cup exit behind and look towards the future.
Southgate’s men are battling for Premiership survival and they next […]