When Brad Jones picked up an injury prior to the Liverpool game it presented young Ross Turnbull with an ideal opportunity to stake his claim for the number one spot. Click to continue reading...

Boro Mania readers have voted Ross Turnbull their man of the match in the 2-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light. Click to continue reading...

Michael Chopra's two goals in the final ten minutes are enough to see off Middlesbrough 2-0 at the Stadium of Light.

A game that was more frantic than metered, this was a game that took a long time for anything to build. Yes both sides had plenty of chances (per Soccernet, 21 for Sunderland, 18 for Middlesbrough), but not many tested either Craig Gordon or Ross Turnbull. Click to continue reading...

County teacher set to kick-off Euro adventureCouncil employee Leanne Ross is set for a european adventure in Serbia this week in the UEFA Women's Cup. Leanne, who works as an Active Schools co-ordinator based at Alva Academy, is part of the Glasgow City team who have qualified for the first round of the competition facing teams from Serbia, Holland and Moldova. Click to continue reading...

This week's match was against Liverpool. Though I had to work, I managed to keep an eye on the game (gotta love Slingbox and P2P technology) and saw Boro forced into a late change to the line-up as keeper Brad Jones injured a hand in the warm-up and Ross Turnbull took his place between the [...] Click to continue reading...

Gareth Southgate had firmly nailed his colours to the mast of Brad Jones and Ross Turnbull, intent on giving the two the chance to show that they're Premier goalkeepers. Jones started well with a good performance against Tottenham but in the build up to the Liverpool game at Anfield he dislocated his finger ruling him out of the game. Click to continue reading...

We launched our first ever poll last week to see who you thought should start between the sticks against Tottenham. Ross Turnbull was a resounding winner. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough bounced back from an early Arnold Slot goal to hit the Ere Divisie side for 6 in Rotterdam. Boro, captained by local star Stewart Downing, went behind after only 2 minutes as slack defending gave Slot an opportunity and he left Ross Turnbull with no chance. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Our quarterback, Tom Huddlestone, is back for this one after completing a three match ban. There are no real injury worries, Malbranque is suspended though, but Ramos could rest key players with the visit of Arsenal in the 2nd leg of the Cup Semi Final on Tuesday.

Sunderland are without Ross Wallace who is missing for the rest of the season with damaged knee ligaments as well as Higginbotham, Leadbitter and Etuhu. Click to continue reading...

2008 MYSA Coaches
Convention & AGM
February 22-24, 2008
Independence Missouri
including a Coaching Session on February 23rd featuring Ian Muliner (Illinois Youth Soccer Coaching Director) and Dave Musso (Quincy University)

If your passion is soccer and you serve the game in any capacity, the MYSA AGM and Coaches Workshop is the place to be!

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