FreeBetting (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Palace are doing well in the new season and they are especially good against the favourites. Even after sacking the manager, the situation in Boro is not better, so perhaps Gordon Strachan needed another seven days to stabilize the team. Unpredictable Eagles Popular Eagles from London continue giving a hard time to rivals and they recorded the second draw in a row. Manager Neil Warnock’ men...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Pride Park's level-headed and ego-free manager is struggling to stamp his mark on the club his father built THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Wouldn't it be nice if Derby County started doing well under Nigel Clough? Visit Pride Park and you cannot fail to notice the photographs depicting past glories. In many a certain, late, leviathan of the English game looms large. We are talking Brian Clough and the days...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Yaya Touré to Man City | Angel di María interests Chelsea | Kilgallon to Newcastle? You know the score. New cash-rich owners mean new big-cash marquee signings. Once a businessman has landed his Premier League club, the second priority (after heading down to the Gentleman's Club to smoke a fat cigar and telling anyone within braying distance just how rich and clever he is) is a transfer...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Football will miss Gareth Southgate's sane voice but Gordon Strachan can bring common sense to the Riverside It is to be hoped that Gareth Southgate does not stay out of work for long. Amid the weekly post-match hubbub the lone voice of reason and rationality is one to be treasured. Southgate's problem at Middlesbrough was that his team tended to be a bit too reasonable in seeing the opposition's...
mfc1986.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Keith Lamb stressed that it was a very difficult decision to sack Gareth Southgate.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
• Photographed list included Wilshere and Macheda • It was 'unfortunate it happened' says Gordon Strachan Gordon Strachan last night denied he is seeking to bring virtually an entire new team of loan signings to Middlesbrough. When the former Celtic manager was presented as Gareth Southgate's replacement on Monday a sharp-eyed photographer zoomed in on papers clutched in Strachan's hand...
Soccer Pie (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
‘Mr. Nice Guy’, ‘Pinocchio’, ‘a lovely man but a terrible manager’ – these are all the ways former Middlesbrough boss, Gareth Southgate was described. “The Rookie” on Boro bench got sacked even though he was only one point behind the leading teams. In spite of the 2:0 win over Derby, president Steve Gibson made the [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
• Bookies report a string of bets on manager's dismissal • Auditors issue public warning about the club's financial future A week of turmoil at Hull City intensified today when the struggling Premier League club were forced to issue a statement denying widespread rumours that Phil Brown had been sacked as manager. Yet, although Brown is scheduled to be at first-team training tomorrow morning...
mfc1986.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Steve Gibson and chief executive Keith Lamb came in for criticism for sacking Gareth Southgate shortly after giving his post-match press conference following the victory over Derby.
OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Unless you only prefer to read the opinions of actual celebrated and well-recognised figures in football, you’ve probably come across Stan Collymore’s ludacris proposal to “make the Premiership better”. If you can’t be bothered to read through it (and I don’t blame you), Collymore basically thinks around 20-25 teams who he believes to have the [...] Related posts:...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
New Boro boss drops a clanger! Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! New Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan may have slipped up on his first day in charge of the Riverside Stadium outfit, by inadvertedly revealing a list of transfer targets. The 52-year-old former Celtic and Southampton boss was named as Gareth Southgate’s successor...
Newcastle United Mad (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Gareth Southgate was quick to point out last week: "It's amazing, Boro win 2-0 and I get the sack; Newcastle have won one game in six and Chris Hughton gets a new contract!"
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Gordon Strachan has penned a four-year contract with Middlesbrough after being confirmed as Gareth Southgate's successor at the Riverside Stadium...
Lord of the Wing (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
I always had my doubts about 'Boro Chairman Steve Gibson. He has steered the club to an un-clearable debt and relegation via the heights of a UEFA Cup Final in 2005. With his team sitting 2nd in a competitive league, a league where the weak can give you a kicking, he has sacked his manager sighting poor performances and results not being reflective of the fare being served. A big f*ck off to those...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The unpredictable manager arrives on a four-year contract determined to return Middlesbrough to the top flight Gordon Strachan rarely tells people precisely what they want to hear so it was no surprise when Middlesbrough's new manager revealed that his invitation to succeed Gareth Southgate had arrived at an inconvenient moment. "No, the chairman's call did not come at the right time," said...
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