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Southgate's thinking long-term

GARETH SOUTHGATE has admitted Middlesbrough may suffer short-term pain for long-term gain including a return to Europe. Read

Over the moon - Editor celebrates 20 years of Boro fanzine

SOME get less for murder, but Fly Me To The Moon chalked up 20 years last week with editor Rob Nichols insistent that fanzines retain a vital role in modern-day football. Read

Hoyte harbours England ambition

JUSTIN HOYTE has outlined his determination to follow Stewart Downing into the England team. Read

Boro’s Tuncay a team player

WITH an international hat-trick in midweek and a starring role in Middlesbrough’s recent Premier League revival, you might forgive Tuncay Sanli if it all went to his head. Read

Mido: Future is at Boro

MIDO has reiterated his heartfelt commitment to Middlesbrough — dismissing fears the Egyptian had gone AWOL. Read

Macca: I had hand in Yak’s move

STEVE McCLAREN has handed Gareth Southgate his seal of approval... And revealed that while he would have liked to have signed Phil Neville during his Middlesbrough reign, he did play a part in Yakubu’s departure from the Riverside after Southgate had succeeded him. Read

Football’s a funny old game for Boro

IN football, anything can happen. Had things worked out only a little differently, Yakubu and David Wheater might well have been lining up alongside each other in attack for Middlesbrough, against Everton, today. Read

Boro boss: We tried to sign Milner!

GARETH SOUTHGATE has confirmed Middlesbrough DID have an interest in James Milner — but couldn’t afford the England starlet. Read

O’Neill warns Villa, Boro will be tough

ASTON Villa manager Martin O’Neill has warned his players Middlesbrough will present a significant challenge today. Read

Turnbull: Won’t be any favours for old hand Luke

FORMER Boro full-back Luke Young should not expect any favours from his former team-mates when he takes on his old club at Villa Park today, goalkeeper Ross Turnbull has warned. Read

Boro boss back Alves for Brazil

GARETH SOUTHGATE has backed Afonso Alves to get back in the Brazil squad. The last of the Middlesbrough star’s eight caps came last October but after two goals in his last three games, Southgate believes Alves could earn an international recall soon. Read

Southgate: Huth will be stronger

ROBERT HUTH will bounce back “stronger” from the latest instalment in his ongoing injury nightmare — and can get better. Read

Time for French star to get physical!

THE crash, bang, wallop of the Premier League “found Didier Digard out a little bit”, Gareth Southgate has admitted . . . Read

Boro boss can splash cash

MIDDLESBROUGH boss Gareth Southgate will have cash to spend in January... With Dutch sources claiming the club have inquired about NAC Breda’s Ghanaian striker Matthew Amoah, top scorer in Holland. Read

Bates: I never gave up

EIGHT months since his second serious injury and almost two years after his first — setbacks which required three operations — Matthew Bates is back . . . Read

Digard: I’ve no Boro regrets

...DIDIER DIGARD has revealed he has no regrets about turning down other clubs in favour of Middlesbrough — because the Teessiders have a “culture for victory” . . . Read

Gareth: Only your shirt colour matters!

AS football’s anti-racism campaign kicked off this weekend, Gareth Southgate has recalled the abuse he witnessed during his early days in the game . . . Read

Boro boss wants BOTH keepers to stay

MIDDLESBROUGH are no closer to securing the futures of Ross Turnbull and Brad Jones, but Gareth Southgate insists he is determined to keep BOTH keepers at the Riverside. Read

Boro boss makes peace with Capello

GARETH SOUTHGATE HAS smoked the peace pipe with Fabio Capello . . . Read

Boro eye Belgian youngster

MIDDLESBROUGH are eyeing Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel — as Gareth Southgate maintains his commitment to attacking football. Read

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