Betting has been suspended on Phil Brown being the next Premier League manager to be sacked, this is following speculation today that Brown is on the verge of leaving Hull City. There are rumours that he may have already left but the club are refusing to comment. Brown has been under pressure following a poor start [. Click to continue reading...

New Boro boss drops a clanger!

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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.

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Stuff to read while you miss the sitter of the season........... Big Four is dwindling. (EPL Talk) Rogerio Ceni scores again. (See The Cup) Reviewing The Damned United. (Unprofessional Foul) Barca still the beesneeze. (SoccerLens) A cokehead's booze line. (Dirty Tackle) Just what is Southgategate? (Fisted Away) Help name that city. Click to continue reading...

GS is replaced by GS Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has found an interesting way of cost-cutting at the Riverside Stadium. Recession-busting Boro will only appoint managers with the initials GS in future. Gordon Strachan can look forward to some oversized hand-me-downs from Gareth Southgate.

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Listen to this week's Soccerlens Podcast, where Adrian Clarke and Iain Spragg discuss Liverpool's problems in detail, preview the Liverpool v United game and also talk about why Rafa Benitez is safe in his job regardless of results in the next couple of games [podcast link].

Ian McParland and Gareth Southgate's sackings have surprised people in recent weeks, although for both managers the tell-tale signs were there from the start of the season.

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It was with some sadness I heard that Gareth Southgate had been sacked yesterday. I always felt he had the making of a decent manager. I suppose in these days of quick fix changes and changing managers when a few results go wrong, none of us should be surprised.

OK, Boro were relegated last season but I felt he was working with his hands tied a little.

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There are plenty of reasons to be disappointed with Rafa Benitez right about now. Liverpool head into this weekend's match against Manchester United with the prospect of lodging their fifth defeat on the trot. After such high expectations for this season, Liverpool have been finally exposed as a two-man team.

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Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson finally lost patience with Gareth Southgate after sacking him following Tuesday night 2-0 victory over Derby County.

"The long term future of the club was a key decision in replacing Southgate. One good result wasn't going to change that decision,"
"We had a strategy for Gareth's replacement.

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Oh my!
What a day.
My emotions are in shreds.
Work did not present anything out of the ordinary.
My lover and I continue to live together in hippy paradise.
So why the trauma?
Well it started at about 7.50am when I heard on the radio that Gareth Southgate had been sacked last night. Click to continue reading...

After a succession of bad managerial choices, Steve Gibson appears to finally about to get it right!

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In a shock move, Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson gave Gareth Southgate his marching orders last night just hours after a 2-0 home win over Derby County which took Middlesbrough to fourth in the Coca-Cola Championship and within a point of the Championship summit.

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Ex-Boro boss should have sniffed out a lack of respect Former Middlesbrough player Ray Parlour recalls Gareth Southgate's uneasy transition from Boro player to Boro manager. At least he had some of the older heads in the squad on his side...

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Why now?

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Middlesbrough have announced that manager Gareth Southgate has been 'relieved of his duties'.

Boro have endured an in-different start to the Championship season following relegation from the Premier League last term.

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It will hardly set the football world on fire, but Gareth Southgate has been relieved of his duties as manager of Middlesbrough, the club's website has announced. Boro chairman Steve Gibson quoted: "This has been the most difficult decision I have had to make in all the time I have been in football. Gareth has given Middlesbrough [. Click to continue reading...

Well it looks like the Middlesbrough Boo Boys have finally had their way, Gareth Southgate has been sacked as manager of Middlesbrough.

This is absolutely ridiculous. As a Middlesbrough resident (But not a fan) I know how completely fucking fair weather the fans there are.

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Rewind back to 2003 and you'll see that Jonathan Woodgate had everything. From critical acclaim to a huge fan following, he had all the essentials required to go down in the Newcastle folklore as one of the very best defenders of all time. However, the only obstacle that could stop him injuries came into play very early into his career at St.

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Joe Bennett was recently held back from going to the Under-20 World Cup with England by Gareth Southgate, a clear indication that he is in and around the first team squad and could find himself in the first team before too long.

Bennett is an very talented left full back who currently finds himself behind Andrew Taylor and Jon Grounds in the pecking order, but many think it is a matter of time before Bennett makes the breakthrough.

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The morning after the day before and the finger pointing of blame has begun following the shambolic collapse against West Bromwich Albion. The brunt, no pun intended, of the vitriol seems to be aimed fairly and squarely on the shoulders of manager Gareth Southgate, but for me the players who took to the field yesterday let themselves, the club and the fans badly down.

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The run down to the closure of the transfer window has seen Boro heavily involved in transfer activity, sadly it is with news of imminent departures rather than squad additions.

Sky are reporting that Robert Huth and Tuncay Sanli are undergoing medicals ahead of a move to Stoke City for a reported joint fee of around £11M.

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Pulis looks to build on last seasons successes with intelligent bargains.

Middlesbrough's Robert Huth is set for a medical at Stoke ahead of a £6million move,while Stoke are also interested in Huth's team-mate Tuncay Sanli Sky Sources understand (Sky Sports)

Tony Pulis is very keen to strengthen his squad so that his Stoke City side can push on from last seasons heroics and build a side who can consistently finish mid table or higher.

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Coca Cola Championship season is speeding up and we bring you a brief prediction for each club this season. Many things have changed in the squads, especially on benches. It seems that it will be tougher than ever and many so-called favourites might just prove otherwise...

LEICESTER CITY

When a pretty big club like Leicester city suffers such a failure like a drop to the Third league and then makes it to an express return to Championship, then other clubs should beware of their self-esteem and courage.

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The new football season is once again upon and whilst fans of teams in the Premier League have to wait another week for the ‘big kick off', for fans of the other 72 teams that make up the Football League, the three month wait is over! It is at this time of year that fans [...] Click to continue reading...

Normal service resumes this Saturday when finally the new football league season kicks-off! No more Saturdays wondering round Bluewater or at some random friends BBQ, cos ladies and gents football is back! And what an interesting season the Championship throws up this campaign, with quite possibly the most evenly matched league there's ever been.

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After the second successive week, that elusive Egyptian Mido has still not turned up for training at Middlesbrough!
Gareth Southgate was understood to have expected his Egyptian striker back today after his no-show all last week but was again let down when he did not appear.
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Everton may have just wrapped up a loan deal for Jo, but David Moyes isn't stopping just yet. The Toffees are now set to bid for Middlesbrough's Turkish sensation Tuncay. With Boro relegated to the Coca Cola Championship, Gareth Southgate is resigned to losing his biggest stars all at cut-throat prices.

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Back in 1995, Boro signed Jan-Aage Fjortoft, from Swindon Town, for a club record £1.3million. The fans were delighted.

In the same year, we signed full England international Nick Barmby. Then we signed Brazilian prodigy Juninho. In 1996, we signed European Cup winner Fabrizio Ravanelli. The excitement was too much to bear.

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If the current rumours appear to be true, Gareth Southgate is trying to do the impossible by luring a legend of the Premier League winners Manchester United, to join a relegated Middlesbrough side that is looking to come right back into the Premiership.

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Answer: no it couldn't. I'm all for simple kits, and though this new Umbro shirt is simple, it looks horribly cheap and flimsy. And the shirt sponsor, which sticks out like Gareth Southgate's nose, looks like it's been ironed...

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The Premiership season has just ended and while the players are headed to one of the famous seaside resorts, the club officials will have the chance to prove that their wage bill is not just an unnecessary burden to the club's budget. This is the perfect time to start looking for new players, who can improve the team's chances next season.

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Middlesbrough striker Tuncay Sanli would welcome a move to Liverpool after claiming he was being tracked by the Anfield outfit.
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The all new rumour reporting article system is in full effect! The Rumour Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is chasing Manchester United captain Gary Neville. The Evening Gazette says Southgate sees the Manchester United legend as the perfect player to shout and point Boro towards promotion next season. Click to continue reading...

UPDATE: According to Tom Adams at Setanta Sports, Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate does not plan on selling David Wheater. He said,

"David Wheater is one that we have no intention of letting go ... He is a big part of the future of this club.

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The media has painted a bulls eye on Phil Brown as he tries to keep a leaky Hull afloat. He has banded together a motley alliance of detractors from Stoke City to Arsenal, who have even created a Facebook page "for all those who hate the orange-faced, goatee-bearded moron".

When he gets someone who fights in his corner, it makes news.

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Will it be Hull City, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, or Newcastle?

Phil Brown, Ricky Sbragia, Gareth Southgate, and Alan Shearer live in trepidation and anxiety. Sir Alex has had to come out in public to reassure Hull's rivals that he is not short selling them with his eyes firmly on the CL finals three days later.

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Sir Alex Ferguson has today claimed that the team he picks for Sunday will be one capable of winning, as he intends to keep the integrity of the league in tact.

"I don't think it's wrong to concern yourself with what's going to happen on Sunday," said Ferguson. "I think it's important that we have got the league that's got the best integrity in the world and we'll play a part in that on Sunday.

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