One month on from Jonathan Woodgate’s Manager of the Month award and it is almost as if December never happened. Off the field, the weather is worse than ever and the Christmas trees and light-adorned houses are a faint memory. On the field and Middlesbrough look to have forgotten all about the great form they […]
Off the back of a battling display at Griffin Park, which ultimately saw Middlesbrough return to Teesside empty handed, Jonathan Woodgate now takes his team accross the Pennines to the DW Stadium for a showdown with Wigan Athletic. Since Woodgate was given the final Manager of the Month award of the 2010-2019 decade on January […]
Transfer deadline day is upon us! Jonathan Woodgate’s first January window as a manager will slam shut at 11:00pm tonight. It has been a reasonably busy one, with three signings and a few loan exits also. Patrick Roberts, Lukas Nmecha and Dejan Stojanovic all arrived on Teesside this month. There have been a few links […]
After the temperatures in the respective technical areas had cooled down following Middlesbrough one-all draw with Birmingham City in mid-week, attention turned to the January transfer window. Boro boss Jonathan Woodgate was quizzed on possible January signings ahead of a ten day break due to his side being knocked out of the FA Cup earlier […]
If I were to ask a Boro fan what were the main staples of Aitor Karanka’s time at Middlesbrough Football Club, you would probably say ‘a strong defence and ability to grind out victories.’ Not far behind that, however, would probably be the recruitment that took place, and being able to turn the middling, average […]
At this moment, it feels like the level of optimism surrounding Middlesbrough is fully dependent on the result of the last match. After the best first 30 minutes fans had seen in a long time against Hull, and a first win in 10 games over Barnsley, it began to feel like Boro were turning a […]
On Saturday, Middlesbrough fell to their ninth defeat of the season as Swansea City put three goals past Boro for the second time this year at the Liberty Stadium. The poor result followed an upturn in recent form for Jonathan Woodgate’s reds, with only one loss in the side’s past six games. What are the […]
From five million pound-man to make shift defender. Paddy McNair’s first season as a Middlesbrough player didn’t quite go to plan. Tony Pulis brough McNair south from Sunderland, to Rockliffe before the start of the 2018/19 season. To most fans he looked to be the replacement for Mo Besic, who has spent the last six […]
IT has been over two weeks since it was announced Tony Pulis would leave Middlesbrough, following the expiration of his 18-month contract as manager of the Teesside side. Boro fans are waiting with baited breath to hear who will take over from the Welshman. Cash has been exchanged and odds altered on betting sites, and […]
Every Middlesbrough fan has expereinced some form of surprise during their time supporting the club. Be that in a sad way, with the club nearly being wound up in 1986, or in an exciting way with the European nights under the Riverside lights against Basel and Steaua Bucharest in 2006. One thing that came as […]
Views from the Holgate 