Middlesbrough FC- Rising with the Youth!

[Dannyborofogg]

So here are the basics lads! I have challenged myself and edited the database so that Middlesbrough FC only have english players and no money what so ever! I have demoted them to league 2 and the plan is that I will attempt to move them up the leagues using just academy products and english players! I know this challenge will be difficult but I am willing to give it a go! View attachment 271012 First Post will be up soon!

 

[Dannyborofogg]

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So here is the redefined squad!
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PRE SEASON

STOCKPORT 0-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
BEN GIBSON

ADAM REACH PICKED UP A SLIGHT KNOCK, BUT THE INJURY WAS NOT SERIOUS, GOOD TEAM PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY AS I AM TRYING DIFFERENT FORMATIONS ETC.

FC HALIFAX 0-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
WILSON KNEESHAW

BRENTFORD 0-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
CAMERON PARK
BEN GIBSON

ANOTHER INJURY PICKED UP THIS TIME TO STUART PARNABY, WHICH JUST ADDS TO THE CHALLENGE! I WILL THRIVE UNDER IT!

READING 1-0 MIDDLESBROUGH​

LE FONDRE

THIS TIME IT WAS JAKE FOWLER'S TURN TO JUMP ON THE INJURY BAND WAGON!

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
ZIGIC CHARLIE WYKE
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AL-ABD

SURE THIS WON'T BE A SURPRISE TO MANY BUT STUART PARNABY PICKED UP HIS SECOND INJURY IN PRE-SEASON!






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[Dannyborofogg]

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AUGUST
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CHELTENHAM WAS THE FIRST DESTINATION FOR THE YOUNG BORO' HOPEFULS!
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SQUAD FOR THE FIRST GAME!

CHELTENHAM 0-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
CURTIS MAIN

AN AVERAGE TEAM PERFORMANCE BUT WE GRINDED OUT THE VICTORY! UP AND RUNNING WITH 3 POINTS

MOM: JOE BENNETT- GOOD SOLID PERFORMANCE FROM JOE. DEFENDED WELL AND DIDN'T GIVE THE BALL AWAY THROUGHOUT THE GAME
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OUR FIRST TELIVISED GAME OF THE SEASON, BOLTON TRAVEL TO THE RIVERSIDE IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THE CAPITAL ONE CUP!
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MIDDLESBROUGH 2-0 BOLTON
LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ,MATTHEW BATES

A TERRIFIC TEAM PERFORMANCE AS WE DOMINATED FROM START TO FINISH. ONLY DOWNSIDE WAS MATTHEW BATES PICKING UP AN INJURY LATE ON WHICH WAS NOT AS SERIOUS AS FIRST THOUGHT
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MIDDLESBROUGH 0-0 TORQUAY

WE DOMINATED TORQUAY BUT JUST COULDN'T HIT THE BACK OF THE NET. MY EXCUSE WOULD BE THE MIDWEEK CAPITAL ONE CUP GAME CAUGHT UP ON US

ROTHERHAM 1-3 MIDDLESBROUGH
IAN SHARPE, GRANT LEADBITTER, SEB HINES, LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ

AFTER AN EARLY SHOCK MY PLAYERS WORKED HARD TO GAIN VICTORY AND IT WAS COMFORTABLE IN THE END.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-0 PLYMOUTH
SEB HINES

NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS GAME, PLYMOUTH WERE TOUGH TO BREAK DOWN BUT SEB HINES VOLLEYED HOME THE DECISIVE GOAL

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CRAWLEY 0-0 MIDDLESBROUGH AFTER ET
(5-4 PENS)

A FEW CHANGES TO THE USUAL XI MIGHT OF COST US THIS GAME HOWEVER IT MEANS WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON THE LEAGUE WITHOUT THE WORRY OF THE CAPITAL ONE CUP.

EXETER 0-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
CURTIS MAIN
CURTIS MAIN CAME OFF THE BENCH TO SCORE THE WINNING GOAL WITH A POWERFUL NEAR POST HEADER. HOWEVER WE SUFFERED A BLOW AS JONATHAN WOODGATE PICKED UP AN INJURY WHICH WOULD LEAVE HIM ON THE SIDELINES FOR 2-3 WEEKS.

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A GOOD FIRST MONTH MEANT WE WERE UP THERE CHALLENGING FOR PROMOTION ALREADY.

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MIDDLESBROUGH 1-2 COVENTRY
LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ, STEPHEN ELLIOT(PEN), CHRIS MARTIN

WE MADE SEVERAL CHANGES TO THE USUAL SIDE AND I WAS HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY YOUNG SIDE. A SPIRITED DEFEAT TO A STRONG COVENTRY SIDE.

TRANSFERS

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I SOLD NICKY BAILEY AND JUSTIN HOYTE AS THEY WERE ON WAGES OVER 10K. WE HAD NO MONEY AND THIS WAS A GOOD START TO OUR FINANCES. I SIGNED A YOUNG 16 YEAR OLD FROM PLYMOUTH WHO IS PROMISED GREAT THINGS.

STAR OF THE MONTH

SEB HINES- HE MADE 7 APPEARANCES THIS MONTH AND MANAGED TO SCORE 2 GOALS IN THE PROCESS. AN AVERAGE RATING OF 7.46 SHOWED THAT SEB HINES WAS MORE THAN READY TO BATTLE FOR A PLACE AT THE HEART OF THE BORO' DEFENCE.
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[Dannyborofogg]

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WE STARTED THE MONTH WITH A TOUGH AWAY TRIP TO BRISTOL ROVERS. THE TEAM WERE STARTING TO FIND THEIR FEET IN THE LEAGUE. WELL AT LEAST I THOUGHT THEY WERE......

BRISTOL ROVERS 0-0 MIDDLESBROUGH

AGAIN WE DOMINATED THIS GAME CREATING 20 SHOOTING OPPORTUNITIES, HOWEVER WE ONLY HIT THE TARGET 3 TIMES! SHOOTING PRACTICE NEEDED

MIDDLESBROUGH 0-0 BARNET
REACH(SENT OFF) 85'

A POOR PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF OUR OWN FANS. THIS TIME WE DIDN'T CREATE ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES AND IT WAS BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD FOR ME!

BURTON 1-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
CALVIN ZOLA, GRANT LEADBITTER, JOSH MCEACHRAN

BEFORE THIS GAME I DECIDED TO CHANGE MY FORMATION BACK TO THE OLD FASHIONED 4-4-2 AS MY PLAYERS WERE NOT COPING WELL WITH MY PREFERRED 4-2-3-1 FORMATION. IT WORKED, HOWEVER I WAS STILL CONCERNED THAT WE HIT THE TARGET TWICE ALL GAME! LUCKILY THEY BOTH WENT IN!View attachment 271072

MIDDLESBROUGH 2-0 NORTHAMPTON
CURTIS MAIN, ADAM BLACKMAN (O.G)

A CONFIDENT SECOND HALF PERFORMANCE MEANT THAT WE WALKED AWAY WITH ALL 3 POINTS. THIS PUT US 1 POINT CLEAR AT THE TOP OF LEAGUE 2. A LOT HAPPIER WITH THE PLAYERS AFTER THAT PERFORMANCE. 4-4-2 WAS SEEMING TO WORK A LOT BETTER FOR MY PLAYERS.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-1 YORK CITYCURTIS MAIN, ASHLEY CHAMBERS

THE CLOSEST MATCH WE WOULD GET TO A DERBY AND MY PLAYERS STARTED VERY WELL SCORING EARLY ON. HOWEVER THE FANS HAD NOTHING ELSE TO CHEER AS WE WERE SIMPLY POOR. SOMETHING
NEEDED TO CHANGE

AFTER A DIFFICULT MONTH AND SOME POOR DRAWS MORALE WAS LOW, HOWEVER WE WERE STILL BATTLING WITH THE BIG BOYS OF LEAGUE 2

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[Dannyborofogg]

ANYONE FOLLOWING??

 

[Dannyborofogg]

OCTOBER

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SOUTHEND 1-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
LIAM DICKSON, JONATHAN WOODGATE

UNFORTUNATELY WE COULDN'T HOLD ON TO A 1-0 VICTORY AND SOUTHEND PLAYED VERY WELL FROM THE START. GRANT LEADBITTER PICKED UP AN INJURY WHICH PUT HIM OUT FOR UPTO 6 WEEKS. GOALS WERE STILL HARD TO COME BY BUT I WAS NOT GIVING UP ON MY SIDE AS I KNEW WE JUST NEEDED THAT BIT OF LUCK. 4-4-2 WILL WORK I KEEP TELLING MYSELF!

GILLINGHAM 0-2 MIDDLESBROUGH

JOSH MCEACHRAN, MATT FISH(O.G)

AT LAST IT SEEMED THAT THE TEAM WERE STARTING TO COME TOGETHER AND PLAY NICE FOOTBALL AS WELL AS HITTING THE TARGET! COMFORTABLE

MIDDLESBROUGH 3-0 BRADFORD
LUKE WILLIAMS(2) CURTIS MAIN

BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON SO FAR COULD OF BEEN MORE! STILL UNBEATEN AND STRENGTHENING EVERY GAME. HOWEVER ANOTHER INJURY HAD OCCURED AND JOSH MCEACHRAN IS RULED OUT FOR 7 WEEKS!

MIDDLESBROUGH 2-0 MORECAMBE
LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ, CURTIS MAIN

BOTH STRIKERS GOT ON THE SCORERSHEET AND ARE STARTING TO GEL. THE TEAM IS GAINING IN CONFIDENCE. EXCITING TIMES AT THE RIVERSIDE!

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CHESTERFIELD 0-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
RHYS WILLIAMS

NORMAL BUSINESS IS CONTINUED AT THE B2NET STADIUM

MIDDLESBROUGH 3-1 WYCOMBE
JONATHAN WOODGATE, ADAM REACH, LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ, STUART BEAVON
COULD OF BEEN 6 AS WE HIT THE WOODWORK 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST HALF! UNFORTUNATELY ANOTHER INJURY WAS PICKED UP AND SEB HINES WOULD BE OUT FOR 4 WEEKS. BRUNO PILATIOS IMPRESSED IN HIS 1ST APPEARANCE OF THE SEASON, FILLING IN AT CENTRAL MIDFIELD.

STAR OF THE MONTH
JONATHAN WOODGATE- IMPRESSED THIS MONTH SCORING 2 GOALS AND BEING SOLID AT THE HEART OF THE DEFENCE, HELPING KEEP 4 CLEAN SHEETS FROM 6 GAMES THIS MONTH.

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BY THE END OF OCTOBER WE ARE 6 POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE AND PERFORMING WELL DESPITE KEY PLAYERS BEING MISSING.

ANY TIPS FOR MY STORY WOULD BE APPRECIATED




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[Dannyborofogg]

NOVEMBER

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-1 PORT VALE
BRUNO PILATOS, GAVIN MASSEY

PILATOS WAS MAKING HIS 2ND APPEARANCE FOR BORO' AND AGAIN IMPRESSED SCORING A WORLDIE FROM 30 YARDS. HOWEVER THE TEAM GOT BACK TO THERE OLD WAYS AND COULDN'T KILL THE GAME OFF AND PORT VALE EQUALISED LATE ON.
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FA CUP FIRST ROUND

STOCKPORT 0-3 MIDDLESBROUGH
RICHARD SMALLWOOD, BRUNO PILATOS, CAMERON PARK

A DOMINATING DISPLAY FROM BORO' ON A DIFFICULT SURFACE BRUSHED ASIDE A WEAK STOCKPORT SIDE. PILATOS AND SMALLWOOD AGAIN SHINING IN THE MIDDLE OF MIDFIELD. CREATING A HEALTHY DILEMMA AS MCEACHRAN AND LEADBITTER WOULD SOON BE BACK FIT.

OXFORD 0-0 MIDDLESBROUGH

BORO'S CONSISTENCY HAUNTED US AGAIN! CHANCES BEING CREATED JUST NOT BEING FINISHED OFF. MAIN AND JUTKIEWICZ ARE STRUGGLING. MAYBE CHARLIE WYKE DESERVES HIS CHANCE.

MIDDLESBROUGH 0-0 FLEETWOOD

ANOTHER BORE DRAW! THE FANS SEEM TO BE GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF GOALS, HOWEVER WE ARE CREATING CHANCES. I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL STICK 4 OR 5 PAST ONE TEAM AND THAT WILL BE IT, WE WONT BE ABLE TO STOP SCORING!

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THE LEAGUE IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE AND TEAMS START TO FACE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF THEM FOR THE COMING MONTHS. WE ARE 3 POINTS CLEAR AND STILL UNBEATEN! HOPEFULLY GOALS WILL COME SOON.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
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BRUNO PILATOS- HAS BEEN MAGNIFICENT FILLING IN FOR THE INJURED PAIR OF GRANT LEADBITTER AND JOSH MCEACHRAN. 2 GREAT GOALS HAS BOOSTED HIS CONFIDENCE AND THE FAITH THE MANAGER HAS IN THE YOUNGSTER.




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[Dannyborofogg]

DECEMBER

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FA CUP 2ND ROUND

SCUNTHORPE 1-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
JIMMY RYAN, LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ, GRANT LEADBITTER (PEN)

A GOOD VICTORY TO START THE MONTH AGAINST AN IN FORM SCUNTHORPE SIDE. GRANT LEADBITTER RAN THE MIDFIELD AND GOT A DESERVED GOAL.

DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE 0-0 MIDDLESBROUGH

YET AGAIN BORO' STRUGGLE IN THE LEAGUE, ANOTHER GOALESS DRAW ADDED BUT A POINT IS BETTER THAN A DEFEAT.

MIDDLESBROUGH 3-1 ALDERSHOT
LUKE WILLIAMS (2) CURTIS MAIN, DANNY HYLTON

BORO SECURE A MUCH NEEDED VICTORY IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN FANS. THIS WAS OVERSHADOWED THOUGH BY INJURIES TO ADAM REACH WHO IS OUT FOR 4 MONTHS WITH A TORN CALF MUSCLE AND ALSO SEB HINES WHO IS OUT FOR A WEEK

AFC WIMBLEDON 0-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
JONATHAN WOODGATE, CURTIS MAIN

BACK TO BACK VICTORIES MAINTAIN THE POSITION AT THE TOP OF LEAGUE 2. HOW LONG CAN BORO' GO WITHOUT DEFEAT?

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-0 ACCRINGTON
GEORGE FRIEND


ANOTHER GOOD VICTORY IN FRONT OF OUR OWN FANS. YET AGAIN OVERSHADOWED BY AN INJURY TO A KEY PLAYER. LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AND WILL BE OUT OF ACTION FOR 7 WEEKS

SO WE REACH THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE SEASON. 6 POINTS CLEAR AND NO DEFEATS! DARE I SAY PROMOTION?
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KEY PLAYERS OF THE SEASON SO FAR


SEB HINES
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JOE BENNETT
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JONATHAN WOODGATE
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WHAT WILL THE NEW YEAR BRING?




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[Sam91]

Great idea, how's Josh McEachran getting on?

 

[Dannyborofogg]

He was doing brilliant until he got injured. scored some important goals for me. he came back from injury and was just finding his feet again and now he is out for another 5 months :/ so I sent him back to chelsea as his season may be over. gutted!

 

[Dannyborofogg]

JANUARY

THE WAGE WAS STILL QUITE HIGH AND WE WERE NOT MAKING MUCH PROFIT CONSIDERING OUR AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WAS UNDER 15,000 SO I WAS FORCED TO SELL ONE OF MY PLAYERS. I DECIDED TO SELL STUART PARNABY. A GOOD SERVANT TO THE CLUB BUT HIS WAGE DID NOT REPLICATE THE POSITION THE CLUB WERE IN AT THE MOMENT. WE RECEIVED A HEALTHY 650K AND STUART WAS PACKING HIS BAGS FOR CHARLTON. THIS HELPED A LOT AND TOOK A BIT OF PRESSURE OFF MY SHOULDERS

MIDDLESBROUGH 3-0 CHELTENHAM
MATT LECOINTE (2) SCOTT BROWN (OG)

MY 17 YEAR OLD STARLET IS REALLY STARTING TO SHINE SCORING 2 GREAT GOALS AND VASTLY IMPROVING. THE FANS SEEM EXCITED ABOUT THE YOUNG PROSPECT FROM PLYMOUTH

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THE FA CUP 3RD ROUND

MIDDLESBROUGH 0-1 STOKE CITY
PETER CROUCH

A STRONG PHYSICAL STOKE SIDE TRAVELLED NORTH TO THE RIVERSIDE. THE BORO' WERE PLANNING ON AN UPSET BUT A WELL DISCIPLINED STOKE SIDE CAME OUT ON TOP ALTHOUGH WE DID HOLD OUT FOR 65 MINUTES. GOOD EFFORT FROM THE YOUNG LADS

MIDDLESBROUGH 4-0 ROTHERHAM
MATT LECOINTE, JOSH MCEACHRAN, ANDREW HALLIDAY, JONATHAN WOODGATE

A BIZARRE FIRST HALF AN HOUR IN THIS GAME RESULTED IN BORO' SCORING 4 GOALS! UNFORTUNATELY THE GAME FIZZLED OUT FROM THEN ON AND WOODGATE GOT CAUGHT LATE ON WHICH WOULD KEEP THE EXPERIENCED EX ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL OUT FOR UPTO 2 MONTHS.

PLYMOUTH 1-0 MIDDLESBROUGH
PAUL WOTTON (PEN)

A SHOCK FIRST DEFEAT FOR MIDDLESBROUGH IN THE LEAGUE! JOSH MCEACHRAN PICKED UP AN INJURY IN THE 11TH MINUTE WHICH WOULD KEEP HIM OUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON! THE BORO' BOYS WERE JUST NOT AT THE RACES TODAY!

TORQUAY 0-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
GRANT LEADBITTER, CURTIS MAIN

COMFORTABLE VICTORY AND A GOOD PERFORMANCE AFTER THE DISSAPPOINTMENT OF THE PLYMOUTH GAME.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-1 EXETER
CURTIS MAIN, GUILLEM BAUZA

CURTIS MAIN SCORED AGAIN AND WAS FINDING HIS SHOOTING BOOTS AGAIN UNFORTUNATELY THE REST OF THE TEAM DID NOT DELIVER



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WE WERE STILL SITTING TOP OF THE LEAGUE BUT CHESTERFIELD WERE CLOSE ON OUR TAIL AND WITH INJURIES CATCHING UP ON US WE COULD BE IN FOR A TOUGH FEBRUARY!


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[Dannyborofogg]

FEBRUARY


NORTHAMPTON 1-0 MIDDLESBROUGH
ADEBAYO AKINFENWA

THE BIG MAN CAUSED US PROBLEMS UP FRONT AND WITHOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF JONATHAN WOODGATE WE SEEMED TO BE STRUGGLING. CLEAN SHEETS NOW SEEMED HARD TO COME BY, AND WE WERE NOT HELPED BY LOSING SEB HINES ON THE STROKE OF HALF TIME TO INJURY,AND THE ATTACKING PRESENT WAS NON EXSISTENT!

MIDDLESBROUGH 2-1 BRISTOL ROVERS
LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ (2)JULIAN GRAY

LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE COMING BACK FROM HIS 7 WEEK LAY OFF. HE RETURNED IN STYLE BAGGING TWICE AND GIVING THE BORO' ALL 3 POINTS. HOWEVER SLIGHT DISSAPPOINTMENT AT NO CLEAN SHEET AGAIN.


BARNET 0-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
MATT LECOINTE, BRUNO PILATOS

A CONFIDENT PERFORMANCE AND I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE CLEAN SHEET. KEY PLAYERS WILL BE RECOVERING FROM INJURY SOON.

YORK CITY 1-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
MATTY BLAIR, MATT LECOINTE, CURTIS MAIN

MY STRIKERS WERE ON FORM AGAIN. MATT LECOINTE ADDING TO HIS GOAL AWAY AT BARNET. HAPPY WITH THE 3 POINTS AT YORK CITY! OUR INJURY VOODOO STRIKES AGAIN AS THIS TIME ITS MATTHEW BATES!

MIDDLESBROUGH 3-1 BURTON ALBION
ANDREW HALLIDAY, ZANDER DIAMOND (0G) RICHARD SMALLWOOD, JACQUES MAGHOMA

HAPPY TO GET THROUGH THE GAME WITHOUT ANY INJURIES AND THE 3 POINTS!

NEXT UP WE FACED SOUTHEND WHO ARE BATTLING FOR A TOP 3 FINISH. WOULD WE GET OVER OUR INJURY VOODOO?










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