Middlesbrough FC ~ Rivalry follows you everywhere

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 11:21 AM

Middlesbrough FC ~ Rivalry Follows You Everywhere

Club Factfile

- Name: Middlesbrough FC
- Formed: 1876
- Turned Pro: 1889
- Owner: Steve Gibson
- Current Manager: Gareth Southgate
- Current Divison: The English Championship

Brief Club History

Middlesbrough FC formed in 1876 and have had limited success over the last 133 years with only one major trophy to their name, the carling cup in 2004. The club has hadn't luck on it's side for most of it's existence with four major final losses, most notably in the Uefa cup just three years ago.

Whats To Come

Things had looked up for Boro in recent years, with a major trophy finally secured and back-to-back Uefa qualifications it looked like Boro were taking major steps forward but, unfortunately a few player lost here and there and they suddenly found themselves a divison below but with major rivals Newcastle following them down. Now it's a race for the championship title between two clubs with no love lost. Who knows what may follow once they're up?

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 11:23 AM

Manager

Gareth Southgate

Factfile
Age: 39
Playing Career: Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough.
International Career: 57 Caps (2 Goals).
Playing Position: Centre Back
Managerial Career (At Present): Middlesbrough.

Brief Bio

Southgate swapped his boots for the teamsheet three years ago and has so far shown mixed quality as a manager. At teams he made the team shine, example being an 8-1 victory over Manchester City justover a year ago, but he is also responsible for getting a club that seemed at least mid-table quality relegated and there have been many times were Boro fans may have been right to call for his head.

The manager should have learnt from his experiences though and he will be under pressure to get a promotion this season for if he should not get Boro back into the Premiership, Steve Gibson may finally show a more unforgiving side.

Full Club History

Honours:

Football League Second Division / Football League Division One:

Champions: 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners-up: 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98

Football League Third Division

Runners-up: 1966–67, 1986–87

League Cup

Winners 2004; runners up 1997, 1998

FA Cup

Runners up 1997

UEFA Cup

Runners up 2005–06

Boro Legends & Notable Players

Voted Boro Legends (Official) -

George Camsell (1925-1939)
George Hardwick (?)
Wilf Mannion (1936-1954)
Brian Clugh (1951-1953)
John Hickton (1966-1976)
Willie Maddren (1969-1979)
Tony Mowbray (1982-1991)
Bernie Slaven (1985-1993)
Juninho (1995-1997, 1999-2000 (Loan), 2002-2004, 2009- (Coach))
Gareth Southgate (2001-2006, 2006- (Manager))

Notable Players -

George Camsell (All Time Top Goalscorer)
Tim Williamson (All Time Top Appearances)

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 11:23 AM

Squad

Goalkeepers

Brad Jones

Danny Coyne

Defenders

Justin Hoyte

Andrew Taylor

Chris Riggott

Emanuel Pogatetz
Image coming soon

Sean St.Ledger

Rhys Williams
Image coming soon.

Tony McMahon
Image coming soon.

David Wheater

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 11:24 AM

Midfield

Mark Yeates

Didier Digard

Gary O'Neil

Adam Johnson

Julio Arca

Forwards

Leroy Lita

Jérémie Aliadiére

Marvin Emnes
Temp Image

Caleb Folan
Temp Image

Other Players
Will most likely feature less

Matthew Bates
Mohamed Shawky
Josh Walker
Jonny Grounds
Seb Hines
Joe Bennett
Jonny Franks
Jason Steele
Nathan Porritt

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 11:24 AM

Stadium

Riverside Stadium

Capacity: 35,000
Opened: 1995
Previous Stadium: Ayresome Park
International Matches held: 3

Kits
Sorry about the size difference :l

GK & Home

Away

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 11:24 AM

Archived Stories

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Reaver · 03-10-2009, 11:24 AM

Emergency Reserve

Madness11 · 03-10-2009, 11:29 AM

Love it!

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madness11

Love it!

I'm going to risk sounding like a lalalala and say thanks.

The rest will have to be updated later as my computer is being really slow.

Camo · 03-10-2009, 12:17 PM

decent mate, decent

presentation could do with a tidy but the info is good

Reaver · 03-10-2009, 12:24 PM

Yeah, it's my first one and I'm not too good with graphics nor do I have the right programs but as long as presentation isn't everything, it can be good right?

Stuart1113 · 03-10-2009, 01:04 PM

good luck

Reaver · 04-10-2009, 02:22 PM

I think that may be enough info for the moment, player details will need to be added at some point but I think it's time for the first update.

Pre-Season Summary

Gareth Southgate called a press conference earlier today to talk about the start of the season and the upcoming friendlies announced.

First of all, the friendlies, Southgate announced that Middlesbrough will be warming up against Doncaster, Ipswich, Chievo and Leverkusen before the start of the Championship season. These seemed like odd choices considering two of these clubs (Ipswich, Doncaster) are in Boro's own division, Southgate quickly responded to this saying that, 'It'll will give us a good eye on the opposition.'

He then proceeded to take questions which of course always find their way to transfer talk. Southgate kept tight-lipped on many transfer rumous but confirmed that the signing of James Brown from affiliate club Hartlepool United was almost complete. Many fans are already hoping he is more confident with his other signings.

Rod Scottson, Sky Sport News.

T-Hawk94 · 04-10-2009, 02:23 PM

James Brown!?, "I feel good!!!"

Muzzy · 04-10-2009, 02:24 PM

Caption for Justin Hoyte picture:

"We believe we can fly, We believe we can fly,We believe we can fly, WE BELIEVE WE CAN FLY!"

Kudos to anyone who gets the Walk On the Wildside referrence.

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Good start mate, though one thing; stick the text on the left and not in the middle? It makes your articles look like a tower.

.

Stuart1113 · 04-10-2009, 02:48 PM

good update.

SG Cesc · 04-10-2009, 05:34 PM

Really nice start

Didn't know they signed St. Ledger...

Good luck

Reaver · 11-10-2009, 03:15 PM

Sorry for the late update, I have less time during the week so I didn't have much chance to update, I'll try to get two updates a week though.There won't be much match description as I simmed the friendlies.
Thanks for all the response.

Friendly Fever

Today marks the end of Boro's pre-season friendlies and pre-season has had a mixed reaction on most Boro fans which would seem odd due to the negativity of the results, despite a 3-0 win over fellow Championship team Ipswich, they had a pretty bad set of results. This would be due to the three losses in their other games against Doncaster, Chievo and an absoulute hammering from Leverkusen.

The Doncaster match drew few positives for Boro as they lost 2-1 to a team who should be of poorer quality to them in the championship, Emnes' goal didn't do much to distract the fans from the poor defeat. It was a less local friendly next as Boro flew to Italy to play Chievo, it was a hard fought match but St.Ledger and Aliadiere's goals didn't do enough to achieve victory, as they lost 3-2 with the winner being snatched late with twelve minutes remaining. After that it was German opposition, Leverkusen and it was a match they'll want to forget about as they lost 4-1 with Johnson snatches Boro's consolation. Fans are hoping the team will solve their minor losing streak when they face Watford in the league.

There were also a few signings confirmed over the July period as James Brown put pen to paper along with less speculated signings, Wes Hoolahan from Norwich and James McArthur from Hamiltion Academical, these signing came to an estimated combined fee of £3.1M. Boro also saw one departure as centre mid Mohamed Shawky moved to Crystal Palace for £1M.

Soon to be reporting from Vicarage Road,
Rod Scottson, Sky Sports News.

03-10-2009, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	Middlesbrough FC ~ Rivalry follows you everywhere Middlesbrough FC ~ Rivalry Follows You Everywhere Club Factfile - Name: Middlesbrough FC - Formed: 1876 - Turned Pro: 1889 - Owner: Steve Gibson - Current Manager: Gareth Southgate - Current Divison: The English Championship Brief Club History Middlesbrough FC formed in 1876 and have had limited success over the last 133 years with only one major trophy to their name, the carling cup in 2004. The club has hadn't luck on it's side for most of it's existence with four major final losses, most notably in the Uefa cup just three years ago. Whats To Come Things had looked up for Boro in recent years, with a major trophy finally secured and back-to-back Uefa qualifications it looked like Boro were taking major steps forward but, unfortunately a few player lost here and there and they suddenly found themselves a divison below but with major rivals Newcastle following them down. Now it's a race for the championship title between two clubs with no love lost. Who knows what may follow once they're up?

03-10-2009, 11:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	Manager Gareth Southgate Factfile Age: 39 Playing Career: Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough. International Career: 57 Caps (2 Goals). Playing Position: Centre Back Managerial Career (At Present): Middlesbrough. Brief Bio Southgate swapped his boots for the teamsheet three years ago and has so far shown mixed quality as a manager. At teams he made the team shine, example being an 8-1 victory over Manchester City justover a year ago, but he is also responsible for getting a club that seemed at least mid-table quality relegated and there have been many times were Boro fans may have been right to call for his head. The manager should have learnt from his experiences though and he will be under pressure to get a promotion this season for if he should not get Boro back into the Premiership, Steve Gibson may finally show a more unforgiving side. Full Club History Honours: Football League Second Division / Football League Division One: Champions: 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners-up: 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98 Football League Third Division Runners-up: 1966–67, 1986–87 League Cup Winners 2004; runners up 1997, 1998 FA Cup Runners up 1997 UEFA Cup Runners up 2005–06 Boro Legends & Notable Players Voted Boro Legends (Official) - George Camsell (1925-1939) George Hardwick (?) Wilf Mannion (1936-1954) Brian Clugh (1951-1953) John Hickton (1966-1976) Willie Maddren (1969-1979) Tony Mowbray (1982-1991) Bernie Slaven (1985-1993) Juninho (1995-1997, 1999-2000 (Loan), 2002-2004, 2009- (Coach)) Gareth Southgate (2001-2006, 2006- (Manager)) Notable Players - George Camsell (All Time Top Goalscorer) Tim Williamson (All Time Top Appearances) Last edited by Reaver; 04-10-2009 at 01:46 PM.

03-10-2009, 11:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	Squad Goalkeepers Brad Jones Danny Coyne Defenders Justin Hoyte Andrew Taylor Chris Riggott Emanuel Pogatetz Image coming soon Sean St.Ledger Rhys Williams Image coming soon. Tony McMahon Image coming soon. David Wheater Last edited by Reaver; 03-10-2009 at 09:49 PM.

03-10-2009, 11:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	Midfield Mark Yeates Didier Digard Gary O'Neil Adam Johnson Julio Arca Forwards Leroy Lita Jérémie Aliadiére Marvin Emnes Temp Image Caleb Folan Temp Image Other Players Will most likely feature less Matthew Bates Mohamed Shawky Josh Walker Jonny Grounds Seb Hines Joe Bennett Jonny Franks Jason Steele Nathan Porritt Last edited by Reaver; 04-10-2009 at 01:45 PM.

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Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	Stadium Riverside Stadium Capacity: 35,000 Opened: 1995 Previous Stadium: Ayresome Park International Matches held: 3 Kits Sorry about the size difference :l GK & Home Away Last edited by Reaver; 04-10-2009 at 01:55 PM.

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Madness11 EA Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South East London! Age: 16 Posts: 13,324 Blog Entries: 6	Love it! __________________ Got an idea for Manager mode? Post here! (Dont post glitches)

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Camo EA Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tasmania Age: 15 Posts: 10,166 Blog Entries: 1	decent mate, decent presentation could do with a tidy but the info is good __________________

03-10-2009, 12:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	Yeah, it's my first one and I'm not too good with graphics nor do I have the right programs but as long as presentation isn't everything, it can be good right?

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Stuart1113 Forum Junkie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England Age: 14 Posts: 3,543	good luck __________________ Thank You Koop

04-10-2009, 02:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	I think that may be enough info for the moment, player details will need to be added at some point but I think it's time for the first update. Pre-Season Summary Gareth Southgate called a press conference earlier today to talk about the start of the season and the upcoming friendlies announced. First of all, the friendlies, Southgate announced that Middlesbrough will be warming up against Doncaster, Ipswich, Chievo and Leverkusen before the start of the Championship season. These seemed like odd choices considering two of these clubs (Ipswich, Doncaster) are in Boro's own division, Southgate quickly responded to this saying that, 'It'll will give us a good eye on the opposition.' He then proceeded to take questions which of course always find their way to transfer talk. Southgate kept tight-lipped on many transfer rumous but confirmed that the signing of James Brown from affiliate club Hartlepool United was almost complete. Many fans are already hoping he is more confident with his other signings. Rod Scottson, Sky Sport News. Last edited by Reaver; 04-10-2009 at 02:32 PM.

04-10-2009, 02:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
T-Hawk94 Forum Junkie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coventry Age: 15 Posts: 3,781	James Brown!?, "I feel good!!!" __________________ ^ Credit to Steve Coventry 2009-10 Last Match: Bristol City 1-1 Coventry League Position: 15th

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Muzzy Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chobham Age: 15 Posts: 6,013	Caption for Justin Hoyte picture: "We believe we can fly, We believe we can fly,We believe we can fly, WE BELIEVE WE CAN FLY!" Kudos to anyone who gets the Walk On the Wildside referrence. . Good start mate, though one thing; stick the text on the left and not in the middle? It makes your articles look like a tower. . __________________

04-10-2009, 02:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
Stuart1113 Forum Junkie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England Age: 14 Posts: 3,543	good update. __________________ Thank You Koop

04-10-2009, 05:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
SG Cesc Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southampton Posts: 5,701 Blog Entries: 4	Really nice start Didn't know they signed St. Ledger... Good luck __________________ Like my Ipod stuck on replay,replay-ay-ay-ay.

11-10-2009, 03:15 PM	#18 (permalink)
Reaver Forum Guru Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,349	Sorry for the late update, I have less time during the week so I didn't have much chance to update, I'll try to get two updates a week though.There won't be much match description as I simmed the friendlies. Thanks for all the response. Friendly Fever Today marks the end of Boro's pre-season friendlies and pre-season has had a mixed reaction on most Boro fans which would seem odd due to the negativity of the results, despite a 3-0 win over fellow Championship team Ipswich, they had a pretty bad set of results. This would be due to the three losses in their other games against Doncaster, Chievo and an absoulute hammering from Leverkusen. The Doncaster match drew few positives for Boro as they lost 2-1 to a team who should be of poorer quality to them in the championship, Emnes' goal didn't do much to distract the fans from the poor defeat. It was a less local friendly next as Boro flew to Italy to play Chievo, it was a hard fought match but St.Ledger and Aliadiere's goals didn't do enough to achieve victory, as they lost 3-2 with the winner being snatched late with twelve minutes remaining. After that it was German opposition, Leverkusen and it was a match they'll want to forget about as they lost 4-1 with Johnson snatches Boro's consolation. Fans are hoping the team will solve their minor losing streak when they face Watford in the league. There were also a few signings confirmed over the July period as James Brown put pen to paper along with less speculated signings, Wes Hoolahan from Norwich and James McArthur from Hamiltion Academical, these signing came to an estimated combined fee of £3.1M. Boro also saw one departure as centre mid Mohamed Shawky moved to Crystal Palace for £1M. Soon to be reporting from Vicarage Road, Rod Scottson, Sky Sports News.