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Town boss Roy Keane has dilemmas both up front and at the back ahead of Saturday’s live Sky game at home to Sheffield Wednesday (KO 5.20pm). Central defenders Gareth McAuley and Tommy Smith are back in contention after injury.
This Is Pretty Much One Long Pre-Season From Now On - Notes for Middlesbrough Friday, 7th Mar 2014 10:06 by HarryFromBath HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday's game by delving into their forums. "We are a well and truly below average Championship team", "There's still a possibility of challenging for the play-offs, but on current form we have absolutely no chance", "This isn't even funny anymore", "It is so demoralising to watch." With no league win and no goal in their last seven games, most Boro supporters have written off this season's campaign: "We n...
Town 0-3 Southampton Tuesday, 3rd Mar 2009 23:50 Woeful Town fell to yet another home defeat as lowly Southampton left Portman Road having gained a well deserved 3-0 victory. It could have been worse for the Blues with the Saints missing a number of other chances. Boss Jim Magilton made only the one enforced change from the team which lost 3-2 at Preston on Saturday, Pim Balkestein coming on at centre-half with Alex Bruce moving to right-back in place of the injured Moritz Volz. The Blues began the game playing against a strong wind which the visitors made the most of, hitting a number o...
Balkestein Set to Start Against Saints Tuesday, 3rd Mar 2009 09:13 Dutchman Pim Balkestein looks set to return to the Town starting line-up this evening when the Blues take on Southampton at Portman Road (KO 7.45pm). Full-back Moritz Volz has joined Danny Haynes and Ben Thatcher on the sidelines, but Iván Campo is back in the squad. Volz limped off at Preston on Saturday with a recurrence of his groin injury and was replaced at right-back by Alex Bruce, with Balkestein coming off the bench to join Gareth McAuley at centre-half. Boss Jim Magilton seems likely to start with the former He...