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Emanuel Pogatetz appeared for Austria last night in a 2-2 draw with Italy and after scoring for the
Austrians he substituted with what looked like a groin injury.
We are nearing the opening of the January transfer window and as usual they're are all sorts of
rumours flying around of potential players signing for Middlesbrough, more on those in a follow up
article.
It is looking less and less likely that Middlesbrough will be adding Nemanja Matic and Juraj
Hovancik to their squad in January as it emerges Boro are not keen on meeting MFK Kosice's
valuation of the players.
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Matic and Hovancik deals in doubt, do Boro need to sell before they can buy?
Birmingham's chairman David Gold has been in the press recently stating that life as a yo-yo club
is better than being "stuck in mid-table every season"
He has scored in every game for Middlesbrough so far this season, having only started one of them.
He looks fitter and leaner than he has since he joined the club and looks to be full of confidence,
yet come 3pm on Saturday Mido could very well be sat on the Boro bench awaiting his opportunity to
get on and carry on his goal scoring streak.
Rumours surfacing last week suggesting Southgate is to bid for Manchester United's Ben Foster in
January are still gathering pace.
The full France squad are together this week for their fixtures in World Cup Qualifying, and during
training, will be participating in practice matches to assess players fitness.
Former Boro academy goalkeeper David Knight has been picked up Blue Square Premier side Mansfield
Town following his release from Swansea
Matthew Bates is a happy camper this week after returning from a horrific set of injuries over the
past couple of years.
There have been various rumours circulating that Mido may be on his way out of Middlesbrough with
German club Hamburg interested. Hamburg are managed by former Tottenham boss Martin Jol and it is
thought he is keen on a reunion with the Egyptian striker. Also rumoured to be showing an interest
are Al Ittihad, though it [.
Tony McMahon made his debut for Sheffield Wednesday in their 1-1 draw with Preston North End and
had a very solid first outing and, importantly for Boro fans, came through it unscathed.
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.
Saturday's Carling Cup draw has seen Manchester United drawn at home to the Boro!
Rumours are still persisting about the apparent impending transfer of Mido to Wigan from not only
the national papers but also fans as well, with one fan even claiming we've accepted a
£9million bid!
Alves today told Boro fan's that his six goals last season and free kick against Stoke is just the
beginning, and that the floodgates are about to open.
Steve Gibson, a legend known throughout English football plans to remain in his role for the
foreseeable future as he rejects any chance of foreign investment.
Boro hopeful Mohammed Shawky has been ruled out of his Egypt international match against DR Congo
with a groin problem.
Joseph-Desire Job has moved to Qatari club Al Kharaitiyat from Nice on a three-year contract!
Stewart Downing started for England tonight
Middlesbrough are sweating on the fitness of a few players ahead of their trip to Portsmouth after
they returned to Rockliffe Park with injury problems.
There has been a lot of talk since the West Brom game that Gareth Southgate made an error of
judgement in not trying to sign Scott Carson in the summer. As we all know Gareth decided to stick
with what he had at the club, a decision which surprised a lot of fans (me included) and Scott
Carson signed for WBA.
There has been a lot of press in the build up to and aftermath of the Wigan v Middlesbrough game
concerning a few quotes from former Boro midfielder Lee Cattermole.
David Wheater and Adam Johnson grabbed a goal each as England's Under-21 side beat their Welsh
counterparts 3-2 in the first leg of the Euro Championship play-off, in Cardiff.
Nemanja Matic and another of their young prospects, Juraj Hovancik will be coming to Middlesbrough
in December to train with the club and have a look around.
In one of the more ludicrous transfer rumours of the season Middlesbrough winger, Adam Johnson, has
been linked with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
There has been a lot of talk recently, following the news that Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra
is on the verge of a move to Real Madrid, that Tony Adams is keen on bringing former favourite Gary
O'Neil back to Fratton park.
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O'Neil to return to Portsmouth and Matic to replace him?
Middlesbrough are rumoured to be weighing up a January bid for Crystal Palace midfielder Ben
Watson.
Post from BoroMania: Middlesbrough Football
Boro looking at Crystal Palace's Ben Watson? A Palace view
Tonights Carling Cup draw has seen League One team Yeovil Town drawn against us in the 2nd round.
As an unseeded team, they were part of the pre-draw that determined they were to play away from
home. Already disposing of Charlton tonight 0-1, Yeovil wil be quietly confident after the game
given Boro's recent experiences in the [.
Tony Lochhead's 10-day trial has come to an end.
Steve Gibson has today confirmed that he has faxed over a bid for Justin Hoyte. Speculation has
been erratic since the departure of Luke Young to Villa, with Moritz Volz and of course Hoyte being
two of the main players linked with joining the club. It remains to be seen whether Hoyte would
entertain the thought of [.
Steve Gibson has moved to re-assure fans that the sale of Young to Aston Villa was best for the
club. Young completed his move to Villa at around 10:30pm last night, and was very pleased with the
deal. "This was too good an opportunity to miss," Young told The Villains official
website. "I'm really pleased to be here [.
Reports from a Ghanaian website are suggesting that Middlesbrough are about to hand a trial to 18
year old striker/midfielder Emmanuel Agyeman Badu. The Ghana under-20 international currently plays
for Berekum Arsenal.
New signing Justin Hoyte was presented to the fans prior to Boro's opening day victory over
Tottenham.
Middlesbrough were represented by three players as the England Under 21 team beat their Slovenian
counterparts 2-1.
Tony McMahon has joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on a month long loan deal. The right
back will join the Owls to replace Richard Hinds who broke his leg.
Stories have emerged that Wigan have shown an interest in taking Mido on loan for the season and
that Mido isn't exactly distancing himself from these rumours.
Week two of the Premier League is over, and its been a great start for the Boro football wise. It's
been something like eight years since we have managed to win our opening game. Personally i'd like
to take that as an omen for good things to come.
Reports from Tribal Football have been circulating regarding a loan move to Wigan Athletic, and
Vital Football have followed suit by publishing a story suggesting the same, even going as far as
saying that the Egyptian has fallen out with Southgate! What a crock!
While it does appear to be true that Wigan did indeed fax through an official proposal, it has been
rejected out of hand and Mido's move is a non-starter.
With Rumours suggesting Mido took part in a phonecall with TV channel ModernSport, Mido revealed
that Boro will unlikely let him go as Southgate sees him as a key member of the squad.
