The Professional Footballers' Association's comprehensive list of free agents is as lengthy as it is depressing. There are the hundreds of players who are still in their teens - footballers I have never heard of but ones whose professional careers could be set to end in their infancy.

Then there are the likes of Liam Rosenior, Jeremie Aliadiere, Lee Hendrie, Francis Jeffers, Keith Gillespie, Russell Hoult, Gavin Mahon, Jay DeMerit, Barry Hayles - all experienced performers at a variety of levels, all united by the fact they are without a club.

Jeremie Aliadiere's injury nightmare on Teesside is set to continue after the midfielder/striker was ruled out for six weeks yesterday with a broken toe. The 26-year-old had just returned from the treatment table having been out of action for several weeks but now it seems that the Frenchman may face being sidelined for the rest of the season.

Jeremie Aliadiere's return to the first-team has given Gordon Strachan extra options in the final third of the pitch as he hopes to strengthen our resolve in the goal scoring department which has blighted our progression this season in the Championship.

Once again the Frenchman has been hit with injuries this season which have plagued his Boro career since joining us in 2007.

Boro have threatened both Newcastle United and Derby County in the space of three days but the opposition were also resilient enough to produce goals of their own which resulted in two consecutive draws. Strachan will be pleased with the way we have been creating chances at one end of the reason but will be less than happy when he looks at the last four goals we have conceded.

Liverpool made one of their brightest moves by resigning Fabio Aurelio from the free transfer list on the 1st of August. He was one of many good players without a club for the upcoming season and here a few more gems...

Goalkeeper

There isn't many top class keepers on a free since Jameo got snapped up, the only one worth looking at in my eyes is Casper Ankergren, formerly of Leeds, as everytime I saw his last year he made some blinding saves.

McBoro's recurits from Scotland

An accusation one could not level at the NPower Championship, is that it is predictable. Whilst last season's top two, in Newcastle and West Brom, were streets ahead of the field, the reminder of the division was a topsy-turvy mix of teams doing the opposite of what was expected of them.

Former Middlesbrough player Jeremie Aliadiere has pitched up at Upton Park to try and land a deal with the Premier League club after he failed to extend his stay on Teesside. The luxury player, who is a free agent, scored 12 goals in 78 appearances for us in a three-year spell in the North-East and is now trying to grab a contract with West Ham United.

Former Middlesbrough player Jeremie Aliadiere has pitched up at Upton Park to try and land a deal with the Premier League club after he failed to extend his stay on Teesside. The luxury player, who is a free agent, scored 12 goals in 78 appearances for us in a three-year spell in the North-East and is now trying to grab a contract with West Ham United.