March 2006
31/03/06
WITH Basle inundated with jewellery salesmen, the travelling press pack decided to spend yesterday in Zurich.
31/03/06
STEVE McClaren last night claimed his Middlesbrough side were capable of producing an unlikely escape act in next week's UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg.
30/03/06
FROM the moment that Middlesbrough were drawn in the Swiss city of Basle earlier this month, it became clear that something strange was going on.
30/03/06
SWITZERLAND might be famed for its neutrality but, with Aiyegbeni Yakubu having described Middlesbrough's strikeforce as the envy of the rest of the Premiership, Steve McClaren's men will travel to Basle this evening with the intention of going on the attack.
30/03/06
TWENTY years after he helped rescue Middlesbrough from oblivion, chairman Steve Gibson is hoping to celebrate the anniversary of the club's rebirth with a unique cup double.
29/03/06
A SIGN Lee Cattermole's value to the Middlesbrough first team since his emergence from the Academy will be just how much he will be missed in Basel tomorrow night.
28/03/06
UGO Ehiogu fears Emanuel Pogatetz's tendency to snap could contribute to a European exit for Middlesbrough and has urged the Austrian defender to curb his hot-temper.
27/03/06
STEVE McCLAREN last night defended his raging Austrian Emanuel Pogatetz after the hot-tempered defender went ballistic following an elbow in the face by Kevin Davies.
24/03/06
Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren admitted he would rather not be facing an extra game but was pleased to still be in the FA Cup last night.
23/03/06
STEVE McCLAREN has drawn on his experiences of Manchester United's treble triumph of 1999 in an attempt to avoid a fruitless end to Middlesbrough's assault on a cup double.
22/03/06
MIDDLESBROUGH'S innovative coaching techniques are benefiting Emanuel Pogatetz's defensive game but one thing the Austrian is quite keen to retain is his Mad Dog image.
20/03/06
AFTER receiving his marching orders for the first time in his domestic career, Robbie Savage reacted by pointing the finger at the Middlesbrough players and George Boateng in particular.
17/03/06
STEWART DOWNING'S part in Middlesbrough's glorious triumph in Rome impressed Sven Goran Eriksson and the dazzling winger has been left dreaming of a UEFA Cup and World Cup double.
17/03/06
Boro's recent success has been based on the quality of the young players who have come through the Academy. Paul Fraser reports on a seemingly never-ending production line.
16/03/06
THE clock on the plasma screen said 10.30, I had just missed breakfast and the phone rang. 'Hello Paul, I'm calling from Sky Sports News, is there any chance I can quiz you for a few minutes?' said the chap at the other end of the phone, whose name I can't remember because I was in a sleepy-dazed state.
16/03/06
IN THE city where gladiators were renowned for doing battle at the Collosseum, proud manager Steve McClaren last night witnessed his Middlesbrough team turn in their very own gladiatorial display in the Stadio Olimpico.
15/03/06
IN the Eternal City of Rome, manager Steve McClaren feels Middlesbrough can keep alive dreams of an historic UEFA Cup triumph by claiming AS Roma should be the team running scared.
14/03/06
RAY Parlour may be none too keen to be considered a veteran just yet, but the 33-year-old is happy to act as a father figure to Middlesbrough's latest crop of young talent.
13/03/06
STEVE McClaren was quick to praise the impressive performance of one of his young stars, but admitted another could be facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
10/03/06
STEVE McCLAREN last night hailed the 'excellent European performance' that has given Middlesbrough every chance of knocking the might of AS Roma out of the UEFA Cup.
10/03/06
THERE is nothing like a big night of European football to stir the senses but, for most of this season, Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup matches have been nothing like a big night of European football.
09/03/06
AFTER delivering perfect performances to overcome three of the Premiership's best this season, Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren has called for an English-style display that will send shockwaves around Europe tonight.
09/03/06
Middlesbrough enjoyed a taste of the momentous European occasion when Lazio arrived on Teesside last season. Tonight promises to be even bigger and Chief Football Writer Paul Fraser learned a little more about AS Roma by talking to Italian football expert James Richardson.
09/03/06
FRUSTRATED AS Roma boss Luciano Spalletti last night suggested Middlesbrough's chances of gaining the upper-hand in the UEFA Cup last-16 meeting have been given a helping hand by the state of the Riverside Stadium pitch.
08/03/06
HE HAS won Spanish Cups and Super Cups, played in two Champions League finals and commanded a world record transfer fee of more than £28m but, for Middlesbrough midfielder Gaizka Mendieta, success in this season's UEFA Cup would represent the biggest achievement of his footballing career.
07/03/06
GARETH Southgate has reassured Stewart Downing he has plenty of time to fulfil his international ambitions, even if he is overlooked by Sven Goran Eriksson for this summer's World Cup finals.
06/03/06
FIVE weeks ago Middlesbrough were a club in crisis. Fast forward to Saturday March 5 and three successive league victories have all but guaranteed Premiership survival.
06/03/06
TWO managers, two clubs suffering from different fortunes, two strikers told the tale.
04/03/06
AIYEGBENI Yakubu has pledged his long-term future to Middlesbrough, whether they are in Europe next season or not.
04/03/06
THE thing about cliches is that they are grounded in truth. So while it might sound patronising to say that Aiyegbeni Yakubu always dreamed of playing professional football, as he kicked a ball, barefoot, in the backstreets of his Nigerian homeland, it is also the truth.
04/03/06
STEVE McCLAREN last night told Middlesbrough's Mark Viduka to be ready, willing and able to take any chance he receives to prove his critics wrong after weeks of uncertainty surrounding the striker's future.
03/03/06
MIDDLESBROUGH'S Premiership rescue job will not be complete, even if they beat Birmingham City in tomorrow's must-win game, Aiyegbeni Yakubu has declared.
02/03/06
MARK Viduka has dropped the broadest hint yet that he sees his footballing future away from Middlesbrough.
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