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30/09/05 UEFA Cup Diary
TOWERING over the city of Xanthi stand the mountains of Rodopi. Eighty five per cent of the mountain range is across the Bulgarian border, while to the south runs the Thrace Sea.

30/09/05 Boro praised for showing character
STEVE McCLAREN last night paid tribute to the character and attitude shown by his Middlesbrough players in bouncing back from Sunday's derby defeat by booking a place in the group stage of the UEFA Cup.

29/09/05 UEFA Cup Diary
GREEK supporters are renowned for being passionate and occasionally going over the top. Olympiacos and Panathinaikos are two of the biggest clubs in Greece and their fanatical fans have often gone a step too far in trying to intimidate opponents.

29/09/05 Boro willing and Abel to become a force in Europe
ACCORDING to Abel Xavier, silverware is not the be all and end all of professional football. Fifteen years of playing for some of the biggest clubs in Europe have taught him that.

29/09/05 McClaren determined to repay Gibson's faith
FRESH from receiving a glowing and timely endorsement from Steve Gibson, under-fire Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren would love nothing more than to repay his chairman by delivering sustained success on the field this season.

28/09/05 Injuries deal blow to Boro's Euro ambitions
STEVE McCLAREN will have a numbers count before his Middlesbrough squad board their flight to Greece this morning, after the list of injured first team regulars continued to grow last night.

27/09/05 Davis the difference claims angry Boateng
GEORGE Boateng pointed the finger at Middlesbrough's profligacy in front of goal and the inspired heroics of Sunderland goalkeeper Kelvin Davis as the reasons behind Sunday's derby day defeat.

26/09/05 McCarthy believes Tees-Wear derby delight can finally ignite Sunderland's season
RELIEVED Mick McCarthy believes Sunderland are slowly getting to grips with life in the Premiership after claiming their first win of the season at Middlesbrough yesterday.

26/09/05 Cats add some steel with the Wearside Boateng
AS Sunderland earned the bragging rights following yesterday's Tees-Wear derby win at the Riverside Stadium, Christian Bassila proved how he could be the Black Cats' equivalent of George Boateng this season.

23/09/05 McClaren wants the England job
STEVE McClaren last night revealed his burning desire to become England manager.

22/09/05 Pogatetz warning for Boro
Emanuel Pogatetz may not be familiar with Tees-Wear derbies but the Austria international knows enough to warn his Middlesbrough team-mates that the visit of Sunderland on Sunday is no foregone conclusion.

20/09/05 Boro are missing Downing
STEVE McClaren took stock of Middlesbrough's lacklustre display at Wigan on Sunday and admitted his side were missing Stewart Downing, who is out until Christmas.

19/09/05 McClaren happy to settle for a point after a testing week
STEVE McClaren took a pragmatic approach to Middlesbrough's hard-fought draw against Paul Jewell's Wigan side after the game.

16/09/05 Watching Brief: Case of the disappearing Riverside fans
IN his pre-match press conference prior to last night's UEFA Cup first-round clash with Xanthi, Steve McClaren spoke at length about just how much European qualification had meant to Middlesbrough's players at the end of last season.

16/09/05 McClaren rounds on stay-aways
STEVE McClaren last night criticised Middlesbrough's stay-away fans after a crowd of less than 15,000 watched his side kick-off their European campaign with a 2-0 win over Greek minnows Xanthi.

15/09/05 No vanishing act as Emerson heads for Teesside
Brazilian Emerson, who returns to the Riverside tonight, could have been idolised on Teesside as a footballing magician. Instead, the only magic the fans remember him for are his regular vanishing acts as Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson discovered.

15/09/05 Emerson's Riverside soft spot
SAMBA superstar Emerson will make an eagerly-awaited return to the Riverside this evening claiming that, despite his controversial departure from the club, he remains a committed "Middlesbrough supporter".

15/09/05 Boro hope for smooth run past Skoda squad
WITH Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup campaign starting against a Xanthi side sponsored by much-maligned car manufacturers Skoda, it should be no surprise that Steve McClaren's biggest concern this evening is to guard against his players breaking down.

14/09/05 Reiziger takes parting shot
MICHAEL REIZIGER faces a hot reception back on Teesside should he ever return - after stating new team PSV are 'a bigger club . . .with a more successful history'.

13/09/05 Boro learn UEFA lessons
MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren is ready to adapt a new approach in an attempt to ensure Premiership form does not suffer from European exhaustion.

10/09/05 McClaren hails his new star
IF Steve McClaren could have picked a side to face at home following the embarrassing 3-0 Riverside defeat by Charlton last month, you could be assured Arsenal would come somewhere near the bottom of his list.

05/09/05 McClaren's best bet is with Boro
STEVE McClaren is too young to lie back and think of England and should concentrate on bringing more glory to Middlesbrough, according to one of his former colleagues.

02/09/05 Viduka's international ambitions
MARK Viduka last night admitted his career would finish unfulfilled if he was unable to lead his native Australia into a World Cup finals.

01/09/05 Boro's last-gasp Rochemback deal
MIDDLESBROUGH last night rushed through a deal for Fabio Rochemback to seal the South American's complicated transfer from Barcelona.


	Pld	Pts
Chelsea	35	88
Man Utd	35	79
Liverpool	35	73
Spurs	36	62
Arsenal	35	58
Blackburn	35	54
Newcastle	36	54
Bolton	35	52
Wigan	35	51
West Ham	35	49
Charlton	36	47
Everton	36	46
Middlesbro	34	43
Man City	34	40
Aston Villa	35	39
Fulham	34	39
Portsmouth	36	35
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Birmingham	36	33
WBA	36	29
Sunderland	35	12

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