Middlesbrough Get Home Draw With Cit-eh In Fa Cup
Boro drew a plum 3rd round FA Cup draw at home to Premier moneybags Man City. City the spend, spend, spend club gunning for the heights of domestic and European football will provide a formidable but very welcome test for Gordon Strachan’s Boro straight after New Year.
Other stand out ties include little Kettering of once mighty Leeds, Leeds, Leeds taking on Man United at Old Trafford. What a pity it wasn’t the other way round. Which is something Newcastle ....
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Book For Posh Boro And Qpr
Fans are reminded to book their tickets for Boro’s next game, away to Peterborough United, on Saturday November 28 (3pm).
Adult seating tickets cost £22.00 and for Over-60s and students the price is £14.00. Under-16s pay £10.00.
There are also standing tickets available at London Road priced £17.00 adults, £14.00 Over-60 and students and £10.00 U-16.
The MFC Travel Club will be running coaches from The Swan, Billingham, at ....
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Boro Trio Sign On Today
Fans have a chance to get a range of merchandise signed when newly installed Boro captain Gary O’Neil, Brad Jones and Justin Hoyte hold a signing session at Boro’s town centre store this Thursday (November 26).
The Boro trio will be at the store in Captain Cook Square between 4-5pm signing the 2010 club calendar and You are My Boro Annual.
It will also be a chance for fans to get Christmas gifts signed, including the DVD ‘300 Great Boro Goals’, ....
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Merse And Higgy Grudge Match
Boro fans will have an opportunity to grill hero-turned-zero Paul Merson about his Riverside spell when the former England man links up with Craig Hignett for a special event on Friday January 22.
Merson and Hignett, two of the stars of Boro’s 1997-98 promotion success, will be reunited at the Riverside for what is being billed as the ‘Grudge Match Dinner’.
The event will include a three-course meal followed by a question-and-answer session with the ....
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Forest Coming In Force Tomorrow
More than 3,000 Nottingham Forest fans will throw down the gauntlet to Boro supporters this Saturday when Boro’s three recent loan signings could all play together for the first time.
Boro fans will need to rise to the challenge of the Riverside’s biggest away following of the season so far.
But Boro hope supporters will swell the red and white colours by booking seats for a game that could see new arrivals Dave Kitson, Marcus Bent and Isaiah Osbourne all ....
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Boro Stars Signing On
Fans have a chance to get a range of merchandise signed when past and present Boro stars hold signing sessions at the club stores this afternoon and Saturday, November 19 and 21.
Current stars Emanuel Pogatetz and Mark Yeates will both be involved, along with Boro’s legendary Johns, Hendrie, Hickton and Craggs .
It will be a chance for fans to get Christmas gifts signed, including the 2010 Boro Calendar, Boro Legends Calendar, You Are My Boro Annual, home and ....
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Boro Legends Night At The Longlands
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Boro Legends Night at the Longlands
Come on down to the Longlands Hotel anytime after 7pm this Saturday (Nov 21st) for the official Middlesbrough launch of Auf Wiedersehen Lads and 2009 re-launch of Teesside Urban Legends. So after the Boro v Forest game.
Enjoy a spot of grub and a drink and some chatter in the company of the Longlands Hotel gallery of Boro stars of the past and distant past. The Hotel is an absolute goldmine for any Boro fan with ....
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Boro Vip Season Card Goals Treat
Boro are inviting Season Card holders to join them in celebrating the launch of a new DVD, ‘300 Great Boro Goals’.
The DVD is set to be a top seller this Christmas, packed with nearly hours of stunning shots and wonder strikes.
‘300 Great Boro Goals’ will hit the shelves at MFC Official retail outlets in time for Saturday’s home game with Nottingham Forest but special ‘VIP Screenings’ will take place ....
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Dave Kitson Boro Loan Hero
Stoke City’s Dave Kitson has become the second striker to join Boro on loan since the appointment of new manager Gordon Strachan.
The 29-year-old, a £5.5m signing from Reading during the summer of 2008, has joined Boro on a two-month loan and trained with his new team-mates for the first time today.
Kitson will provide additional competition for striker places following the recent arrival of Marcus Bent and will be reunited at the Riverside with his former Reading ....
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Legends Of Film
Last night Legends Uncensored was premiered at Cineworld Middlesbrough. Yes the you’ve heard the show, you may well have bought the book now for the DVD. Hollywood might not quite be the next step for Bernie Slaven, Malcolm Macdonald and Micky Horswill but they’re a hit on the big screen as well as over the air waves.
There was a big crowd in at Cineworld and fair play to the Legendary Three they worked their way round the audience in the bar and chatted to just ....
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Super Cooper Visits Supporters Club
FIRST team coach Colin Cooper will be the guest speaker at Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club's meeting on Monday (November 16).The former Boro and England defender will answer questions from the floor, sign autographs and pose for photo with members.
Cooper began his career as a full-back in the late 1980s before moving to Millwall and being converted to centre-back. He later joined Nottingham Forest and won two full England caps while at the City ....
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Kitson Boro Bound?
The word from Stoke websites is that striker Dave Kitson is about to join Boro in a loan deal until January. The former Reading sharp shooter has scored only a couple of Premier goals since moving to the Potteries but Gordon Strachan will no doubt be eyeing up his Reading record and contemplating playing alongside Leroy Lita again.
Dave Kitson was a prolific scorer for Reading at Championship level. You may recall that his Premier career got off to a slow start after a foul by ....
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Boro Legends Signing On
Fans will have the chance to get a range of merchandise signed when past and present Boro stars hold signing sessions at the club stores on November 19 and 21.
Current stars Gary O’Neil and Mark Yeates will both be involved, along with Boro’s legendary Johns, Hendrie, Hickton and Craggs .
It will be a chance for fans to get Christmas gifts signed, including the 2010 Boro Calendar, Boro Legends Calendar, You Are My Boro Annual, home and away shirts plus a ....
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Boro Brick Road Offer Extension
Boro fans with Season Card and Boro Pride members can now book a place on the Boro Brick Road until December 1. Originally the deadline was to have been the end of last week but now the offer has now been extended through November, with Christmas in mind.
Middlesbrough FC is offering supporters the chance to be part of its history for less with a discount offer for its Boro Brick Road scheme.
An ideal Christmas gift, birthday or anniversary present, the engraved ....
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Bid For Wheater Poppy Shirt
Boro players will proudly sport an embroidered poppy on their shirts to mark Remembrance weekend when they face Crystal Palace tomorrow - and you can bid for David Wheater's shirt to raise funds for Help For Heroes. A set of Boro's cyan blue away shirts has been especially embroidered with the Royal British Legion's poppy logo in memory of fallen war heroes. And we're auctioning skipper Wheater's shirt on Ebay - with all the money raised going to the the Football League's official charity ....
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Super Cooper Makes Charity Awards
Boro first-team coach Colin Cooper has presented cheques for more than £10,000 to five charities from a fund set up in his late son’s memory.
Butterwick Children’s Hospice, Zoe’s Place, Martin House Hospice, near Wetherby, and the First Steps Appeal have received generous pay-outs from the Dragonfly Charity Ball, which was staged by the Finlay Cooper Fund at Wynyard Hall in June.
The First Steps Appeal is supporting three-year-old Thornaby boy ....
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Boro Fans Big Think
Boro fans are being consulted to help bring back the good times at the Riverside. Last night I was one of approximately 30 fans invited to the football club to discuss ways and means of improving supporter experience at the Riverside. The meeting was chaired by Mark Bradley, who although professing a lot of Boro and north east connections works closely with clubs right round the Football League, The SPL and beyond. Neil Bausor, Boro’s Chief Operations Officer and Anthony Emmerson ....
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Boro Sign Osbourne On Loan
Boro today made another loan signing, bringing in some young talent to pep up the midfield. Called Osbourne and hailing from the midlands but definitely not Sharon, though hopefully he can add the X-Factor for us.
Central midfielder Isaiah Osbourne has today joined Boro on a two-month loan from Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa.
The 21-year-old, who trained with Boro for the first time this morning, has made 29 appearances for Villa since making his ....
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Book Now For Boro V Forest
Fans can now book their seats for Boro’s next home game, against Nottingham Forest on Saturday November 21 (3pm).
Prices for Boro Pride members start at just £8 for under-18s, £14 18-21s and over-65s and £21 adults.
Boro Pride members can also purchase a ‘Family Ticket’ for one adult and one under-18 in blocks 44 or 46 of the East Stand for just £27.
General sale prices start at £13 under-18s, £16 ....
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Pillar Of The Academy - Malcolm Danby
Boro Academy matchday co-ordinator Malcolm Danby has been honoured for 40 years of outstanding service to Middlesbrough FC.
One of the key figures behind Boro’s legendary success, Malcolm has encouraged a string of promising players thanks to his strong links with the Teesside leagues.
He was presented with an engraved silver salver by acting first-team captain David Wheater.
Football runs in Malcolm’s blood and he has been heavily involved in the ....
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Boro Invitation To The Palace
Boro hope the club’s fans will continue to back the team in record numbers for the visit to Crystal Palace this Saturday November 7 (3pm) with tickets now on general sale.
Supporters have already snapped up more than 1,100 of an allocation of 1,889 tickets for Gordon Strachan’s first away game as Boro manager.
Boro took their biggest away following for at least six years to their last match, at Preston, when 3,317 fans backed the club.
Tickets are ....
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Boro Snap Up Bent
Experienced striker Marcus Bent will go straight into the squad for Gordon Strachan’s first game in charge, at home to Plymouth, after joining Boro on loan from Birmingham City until December 28.
The 31-year-old will provide Strachan with attacking options while Jeremie Aliadiere and Caleb Folan recover from injuries.
The new Boro manager said: “I’m delighted to bring Marcus in. He brings us ability, strength, pace and experience.
“We ....
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Wheater At Supporters Club
Boro's own Redcar Rock DAVID WHEATER is the star guest when Boro's Official Supporters Club meets in the Riverside Stadium's Fenton Suite next Monday November 2 at 7.30pm.The acting skipper will answer questions from fans, sign autographs and pose for photos.
Non-members are more than welcome to attend MOSC meetings and can sign up as members on entry.
MOSC membership fees are £6 per adult and £2 for under-16s and two passport sized photographs are required with each new ....
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Get On Boro Brick Road - Special Offer
Middlesbrough FC is offering supporters the chance to be part of its history for less with a special offer for its Boro Brick Road scheme.
A popular feature outside the Riverside Stadium, the Brick Road already features inscribed bricks dedicated to over 5,000 supporters and more than 50 former stars and managers of the club.
An ideal Christmas gift, birthday or anniversary present, the engraved
brick prices start from just £39.95 but, for a limited period ....
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Join Gordon's Gang V Plymouth
It’s a new era at Boro with Gordon Strachan. The little man with the big personality is bound to impose himself on everything the club stands for. He says he is here to improve the players; he likes to work hard and enjoy the experience. Something tells me this is going to be an interesting time to be a fan.
So, be in at the start and let’s get the Riverside rocking just as we’ve experienced at Scunny, Sheff Wed and Preston. Come on down and fill up ....
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