gareth southgate was the only good thing about the­­ smoggies come and be brucies no 2 m8y

gareth southgate was the only good thing about the­ smoggies @#$% and be brucies no 2 m8y

This is a poor decision by Middlesborough chairman­ Steve Gibson, yet again a chairman gets scared when a­ few mindless fools spew their pearls of wisdom from the­ stands. He was your best bet to get you up. your 4th in­ the table and one point off the top. Gibson states­ " Gareth has given Middlesbrough Football Club­ magnificent service as a skipper and, in very difficult­ circumstances, as manager." If this is how you­ reward a man who has bust a gut for you thank f*** I­ dont work for you. the time to change him would have­ been if he didn't get you up at the end of rhe­ season, Gibson can take responsibility now for the­ turmoil that will hit the club. Roy Keane might be­ available soon. oops look where his team are?

southgate was wrong man in first place. now i hope boro­ take some time and try to land the right man

­ ­ ken l

I think Gibson's decision is about right. The new­ chap can come in and assess the squad properly and then­ plan for the transfer window for some personnel­ tweaking. Good contenders dont spring so immediately­ to mind. Steve Gibsons last three appointments all had­ no previous managerial experience­ Robson/McLaren/Southgate and I'm not sure that­ there is a really outstanding contender to follow suit­ this time (Gus Poyet or Jimi Floyd Hasselbaink maybe I­ suppose). Lee Clark may be possible from Huddersfield­ as may Nigel Pearson at Leicester (but both may only go­ with a fight and Boro may get rejected).
For me David­ O'Leary and Glenn Hoddle still have plenty to prove­ and ought to be considered. Paul Jewell, Steve­ Coppell, Alan Curbishley and Stuart Pearce may also­ come into the reckoning. The Boro job is one of the­ best on offer as it comes with a Chairman who will­ definitely give you fair crack of the whip.

"Gareth has given Middlesbrough Football Club­ magnificent service as a skipper and, in very difficult­ circumstances, as manager.

Not good enough though....­ Ferguson wasn't a great manager overnight...­

Shame, I like Southgate... He'll be back!!­ (somewhere)

Well said David S.I thought he would be given until­ xmas,and we are not exactly in a bad position at the­ moment.The financial situation is going to be the same­ whoever comes in,so if anyone is expecting a massive­ improvement I'd say dont hold your breath.In the­ Premiership there is a distinct correlation between­ wages paid and league position.Boro do not have the­ financial muscle to operate,in its higher­ regions.
However,thanks must be given to Gareth,for­ taking on a difficult challenge,and as David said,he­ did some good for the club.I hope the next manager has­ some experience behind him,I think we have had two­ inexperienced managers in Robson and Southgate and paid­ the price.Personally I'd gladly have McLaren­ back,but he wouldnt come.Nigel Pearson would be an­ interesting thought !!

Well it had to happen but......

Gareth Southgate will­ become I believe a great manager, he clearly had the­ players with him. The only problem was he had lost the­ fans hence the small crowds. However I believe we­ should have got rid of Alan Smith and brought in­ someone with Smith's experiance but more­ charasmatic someone the fans could have related too. I­ also feel he needed a more experienced number 2.

He­ should hold his head up high he did a good job overall­ at Boro within the confines of our best players having­ to go to service the debt and having no money to spend.­ He brought some good players to the club ie Tuncay,­ Huth, O'Neil and Digard to name a few and yes he­ wasted money on Alves but that happens.

When he comes­ back to the club he should be cheered and not booed he­ did alot for this club as a player and manager in ­ difficult times..

UP THE BORO

Why? Because of fickle fan power, that's why! ­ Bang goes your immediate promotion and it will serve­ you all right!

WHY????