Rumours surfacing last week suggesting Southgate is to bid for Manchester United's Ben Foster in January are still gathering pace. Click to continue reading...

Şu görüntüleri gören adamın isyan etmemesi mümkün değil. Başta Ferguson olmak üzere United cephesi Pogatetz'e verip veriştirmiş zaten. Southgate oyuncusunun neden böyle psikopatlaştığını anlayamadığını söylemiş, İngiliz centilmenliği ile özür dilemiş. Bu arada Carling Kupası'nda, Middlesbrough karşısında C-Ron döndü, hem de golle. Click to continue reading...

It has been revealed today that Downing has had talks with Southgate regarding his future as the clubs penalty kick taker. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough striker, Tuncay Sanli is out for six weeks due to a knee injury. He has medial ligament damage in his knee, and with expectedly tough matches against clubs like Chelsea, hearing the news was a blow to Middlesbrough. Boss of the team, Gareth Southgate, says, "It's a shame for Tuncay. Click to continue reading...

Gareth Southgate has been rewarded for Boro's good start to the 2008/09 Premier League season by picking up the Manager of the Month award for August. Click to continue reading...

MICHAEL BRADLEY TRANSFER SAGA Nothing materializing yet as far as an actual bid, but Goal.com reported today that Bradley is "In Talks with Boro." Conversely, Southgate is denying that he will make any moves before the window shuts.  BBC reported earlier today: "Gareth Southgate says he will be expecting a hectic transfer deadline day, but only because [. 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...

Steven Gerrard feels Liverpool's 2-1 win at Middlesbrough was a sure sign that they are now ready to challenge for the Premier League.

Four minutes into injury-time, Gerrard's blistering 18-yarder secured a victory that had been the unlikeliest outcome as Middlesbrough deservedly led from midway in the second period. Click to continue reading...

A quick quiz question......What connects Fernando Torres and the date January 21st 2008?

The answer is that it was the last time the Spaniard failed to score in a Premier League game at Anfield.

Since that blank against Villa, Torres has netted in eight successive Premier League home matches, scoring 12 goals. Click to continue reading...

So, Boro got off to a winning home start in the Premier League for the first time in the Riverside era, they played good, slick, counter-attacking football and could quite easily have scored more goals against Spurs. Looking ahead, has Gareth Southgate got a few big decisions to make on who starts? Click to continue reading...

The opening weekend of the English Premier League saw many surprise results as well as many disappointments. Here's a rundown of which players, teams, managers, and fans won or lost:

Winners
- Middlesbrough. Gareth Southgate and his men were faced with the tough task of going up against a rejuvenated Spurs side to open the season. Click to continue reading...

Middlesborough boss Gareth Southgate is hoping Jeremie Aliadiere will convince ex-Arsenal team-mate Justin Hoyte to join the Teesside club. The 23-year-old is wanted as a replacement for already-departed Luke Young and Arsenal accepted a reported £3.5million bid from Southgate's side yesterday afternoon. Click to continue reading...

Middlesborough boss Gareth Southgate is hoping Jeremie Aliadiere will convince ex-Arsenal team-mate Justin Hoyte to join the Teesside club. The 23-year-old is wanted as a replacement for already-departed Luke Young and Arsenal accepted a reported £3.5million bid from Southgate's side yesterday afternoon. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O'Neil is struggling to overcome a calf strain in time to face Tottenham in the opening game of the season on Saturday. The news comes as a massive blow to Boro boss Gareth Southgate and he may be forced to turn to youngster Josh Walker as cover. The 19-year-old has made just [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has lost some important players this summer, but the latest supposedly set to leave will not be greatly missed if he does indeed make this move to Middlesbrough. GARETH Southgate is pushing Arsenal for a quick decision on Boro's written bid for defender Justin Hoyte. Southgate is keen to have the right-back in his line-up [. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson believes his team is equipped to repeat last season's double. If Rooney and Ronaldo return to a winning team anything is possible.
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Gareth Southgate must show that he can make Boro more than a side that veer frustratingly from the miraculous to the miserable. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has refused to comment on a possible move for Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte. Boro had already been linked with the former England Under-21 international earlier in the week, and speculation has increased following Luke Young's sale to Aston Villa. And media reports suggest the Gunners could be prepared to pay as much as [. Click to continue reading...

Since the departure of Luke Young to Aston Villa speculation has been rife over who Gareth Southgate will bring in to replace him, among them Steve Finnan, Moritz Volz and Justin Hoyte. Boro Mania talks to an Arsenal fan to get his opinion on the Gunners' youngster. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa have signed England right-back Luke Young from Middlesbrough, who reportedly want Liverpool's Steve Finnan as his replacement.

Young, 29, completed a medical on Thursday evening before becoming the second new full-back to arrive at Villa Park following the capture of Nicky Shorey from Reading earlier in the day. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa target Middlesbrough's Luke Young

Martin O'Neill is considering a bid for the former England international.

As the slowburning saga of Gareth Barry's potential transfer to Liverpool continues to run, Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has turned his attention to Middlesbrough defender Luke Young. Click to continue reading...

According to the BBC in an online article published in December of last year, Middlesbrough's youth academy has produced the most graduates (9) eligible to represent England at international level and start in at least five senior games for the club since the 2002-2003 season, including Stewart Downing, Lee Cattermole (now at Wigan), David Wheater, Stuart Parnaby (now at Birmingham City), Andrew Taylor, and Adam Johnson. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Marvin Emnes (Sparta Rotterdam), Didier Digard (PSG) Notable departures: Mark Schwarzer (Fulham), George Boateng (Hull City). Pending: Lee Cattermole (Wigan) Stewart Downing is still not for sale. Gareth Southgate has said it yet again. Aston Villa, Liverpool, Spurs... Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate says that Stewart Downing is not for sale. In fact, he'd like to tell that to Liverpool and Tottenham - if only they would approach him. Downing has been linked with the two clubs plenty this... Click to continue reading...

In the style of Family Fortunes, we asked 100 people whether Gareth Southgate would lead his team into Europe next season, the survey said *annoying rejection sound*. Yes, it's hard to imagine just 1% of readers expecting the north-east club to be facing anything other than a relegation scrap next term, . Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate admits that because of their financial situation, he's decided to follow the example of Arsenal rival Arsene Wenger in signing quality young players this summer. "We shouldn't be mentioning myself and Arsene Wenger in the same sentence, but certainly it was interesting to read his comments in terms of how Arsenal need [. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng looks ready to join Premiership newcomers Hull City. Boro manager Gareth Southgate has granted the 32-year-old Dutch player his release if he wants it and said he won't hold out for a big price if a... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool will make a surprise £10million swoop for Middlesbrough's England winger Stewart Downing, according to reports.
Anfield boss Rafa Benitez wants a left-sided midfielder following Harry Kewell's departure and he has targeted England star Downing, The Sun reports.
The Boro ace was a Spurs target last season. Click to continue reading...

It appears that the club have made a decision over who to appoint as their next manager. Blackburn chairman John Williams has conducted a string of interviews with the likes of Sam Allardyce, Steve McClaren and Michael Laudrup, although it seems he and the board have decided to plump for an up-and-coming candidate instead of [. Click to continue reading...

Gareth Southgate would like to have all of his summer signings completed by the time the club meets back up in early July and one player he hopes will be there is Paris St Germain midfielder Didier Digard. 'Boro are...

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Gareth Southgate has hit back at Jonathan Woodgate's disparaging remarks about his former club. Woodgate slammed Middlesbrough for lacking ambition and expressed his relief at finally working under a 'proper manager' (Juande Ramos) at Spurs. Yesterday Southgate told the People: "He got it wrong. We have ambition. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mail reports that Jonathan Woodgate joined Spurs because he can see that they are going places, White Hart Lane is far more accessible to Fabio Capello, and he wanted to escape his coddled duvet cover of a life at Middlesbrough; Woodgate said: "I could have stayed at Middlesbrough and had [. Click to continue reading...

Donating money to charity. A nice gesture to help those less fortunate than yourself. An area which is free from controversy, surely? Not if you're a footballer it seems.

Yes, the one topic you'd think couldn't possibly lead to footballer's coming under scrutiny has done just that.

Middlesbrough boss/Pizza Hut advertisement star Gareth Southgate has withdrawn all of Boro's donations to the nursing charity 'May Day for Nurses' because of the charity's website naming those players who had donated, and subsequently, letting the public know which players hadn't donated a days wages. Click to continue reading...