December 2005
30/12/05
MIDDLESBROUGH face a race against time in their quest to sign Sporting Lisbon's flying winger Rudolph Douala in the January transfer window.
29/12/05
YESTERDAY'S postponement at Bolton will be of little benefit to Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng, but the Dutchman has flown to Holland in a bid to reduce the time he spends on the sidelines.
28/12/05
AN EMBATTLED Steve McClaren will make the capture of a defensive midfielder his number one priority when the transfer window re-opens next week, after admitting the absence of George Boateng is threatening to undermine the second half of Middlesbrough's season.
27/12/05
STEVE McClaren has urged his Middlesbrough players to "hold their nerve" despite yesterday's 2-0 defeat to Blackburn leaving them rooted in the bottom half of the Premiership table.
23/12/05
A GLOOMY Gareth Southgate has shouldered responsibility for Wednesday night's Carling Cup quarter-final defeat to Blackburn, claiming: "I didn't do my job."
22/12/05
A FURIOUS Steve McClaren blasted Middlesbrough's efforts in last night's Carling Cup defeat to Blackburn and claimed his side's performance was as bad as anything he had seen during his time at the club.
21/12/05
AIYEGBENI YAKUBU could retire from international football if it helps to prevent more than a month of his Middlesbrough career being spent on the sidelines.
20/12/05
MIDDLESBROUGH'S Mark Viduka has joined the fast-growing Aiyegbeni Yakubu fan club by labelling the Nigerian an 'unbelievable' striker.
19/12/05
STEVE McCLAREN last night revealed the huge relief felt by the entire Middlesbrough camp when James Morrison regained consciousness in the dressing room after yesterday's pulsating draw with Tottenham.
15/12/05
CHRIS RIGGOTT wants to help Middlesbrough secure top spot in UEFA Cup Group D tonight by becoming the club's latest sharpshooter in front of goal.
15/12/05
MIDDLESBROUGH and Nigeria are on collision course over the prospect of striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu being ruled out of Premiership action for over a month.
14/12/05
TOTTENHAM will make a renewed attempt to sign Stewart Downing when the transfer window re-opens next month - and the Champions League hopefuls will use £2m-rated Sean Davis as bait for the Middlesbrough midfielder.
13/12/05
MIDDLESBROUGH'S hopes of enticing Roy Keane to the Riverside would appear to be fading fast after Real Madrid confirmed their interest in the former Manchester United midfielder.
12/12/05
AN amazed Chris Riggott last night hit out at the sending off decision that has tarnished his reputation and cost him a place in the Middlesbrough starting line-up for next Sunday's visit of Tottenham.
09/12/05
MUCH as he would love the opportunity to get one over on his manager, George Boateng has admitted that England are the team Holland would most like to avoid in this evening's World Cup draw.
07/12/05
THE likelihood of Aiyegbeni Yakubu disappearing for more than a month increased last night when Nigeria coach Austin Eguavoen revealed the Middlesbrough striker had a "50-50 chance" of being selected for the African Nations Cup.
06/12/05
STEWART Downing is refusing to give up on his World Cup dream after pencilling in FA Cup third round day for his eagerly-awaited return.
05/12/05
AIYEGBENI Yakubu has told his fellow Middlesbrough strikers to get used to warming the substitutes' bench, because he is determined to prove himself as the club's undisputed number one.
03/12/05
STEVE McClaren's biggest fear is not travelling to Stamford Bridge to take on a rampant Chelsea - it is the prospect of having to tell Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink he is not starting the game.
02/12/05
STEVE ROUND believes Middlesbrough can reap the rewards from Mark Viduka this season as the Australian captain can use the domestic stage to enhance his World Cup aspirations.