Championship - Boro delay manager appointment

Eurosport - Fri, 23 Oct 12:06:00 2009

Championship side Middlesbrough are not expected to make an announcement about their new manager until Monday.

Gordon Strachan, Celtic manager - 0

The Teessiders had been widely expected to confirm Gareth Southgate's replacement on Friday, with Gordon Strachan odds-on favourite for the post.

Bookmakers have stopped taking bets on the Scot, who is reported in the media to be lining up his former number two at Celtic Garry Pendry and one of his coaches at Parkhead Neil Lennon as his backroom team.

However there will be no such announcement for at least the next 48 hours.

Boro parted company with Southgate following Tuesday's 2-0 home win over Derby, which put the club within a point of West Brom in top spot.

PA Sport

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  1. I hope this will, once and for all, explode the myth­ that Chairman Gibson is some kind of Super Chairman!­ Regardless of the fact that Southgate should've­ been sacked last May, this is dreadfully distasteful­ conduct. For his part in this conspiracy, i do hope the­ wee man falls flat on his face here - besides, what has­ he ever done, and PLEASE do not quote ANYTHING from­ that Mickey Mouse league north of the border!!!!

    From cameron w, on Sun 25 Oct 4:57PM
  2. The club need a change in the boardroom as well the­ need to get rid of Keith Lamb, we are going to loose­ Johnson in january because the chief exec failed to­ give him the long term contract he was asking for­ whilst Downing was still at the club, but now downing­ has gone its too late because if you dont make a player­ feel wanted he will leave.This is another blunder by­ Lamb,like when we got docked 3 points years ago for not­ putting a team out against Blackburn which resulted in­ us being relegated and all our players like­ Juninho,Emerson & Raveneli leaving the club , where­ would we have been now if we never got docked 3 points?

    From C, on Sun 25 Oct 11:20AM
  3. Toon reserves could beat Rangers. 50,000 at ibrox a­ queue around the block to buy them? the toon have­ 53,000 just relegated still get the money off­ premiership two more years and Fat Ash cant give the­ club away. The Real world is in the premiership and­ championship, Rangers and Celtic week in week out with­ the English teams would be mediocre at best @#$% at­ worst. You wont be playing against part time co-op­ workers gas fitters and fireman down here. All battle­ hardened pro players just like the toon reserves.

    From ben, on Sun 25 Oct 11:18AM
  4. Toon reserves could beat Rangers. 50,000 at ibrox a­ queue around the block to buy them? the toon have­ 53,000 just relegated still get the money off­ premiership two more years and Fat Ash cant give the­ club away. The Real world is in the premiership and­ championship, Rangers and Celtic week in week out with­ the English teams would be mediocre at best @#$% at­ worst. You wont be playing against part time co-op­ workers gas fitters and fireman down here. All battle­ hardened pro players just like the toon reserves.

    From ben, on Sun 25 Oct 11:18AM
  5. I hate lot's of teams,but at the end of it all­ it's only a game,not the be all and end all. So­ lets give whoever takes over as manager a fair crack of­ the whip,and whats Rangers and Celtic got to do with­ it,come on Clachna pudding.

    From Colin, on Sun 25 Oct 1:41AM
  6. Would you like to make friends with people from other­ country or place?
    Log on--------- T ALL Cha t ---C o m­ ----
    Then you can get help and suggestions from all­ over the world.
    While you may find your true love or­ friendship there.

    From kojanet26, on Sat 24 Oct 2:07AM
  7. if he has then middlesbough have had a lucky escape

    From LEX, on Fri 23 Oct 6:41PM
  8. Tom Tom Tom

    give us a break the reason the old firm is­ struggling is because the directors are not investing­ money into the 2 teams but believe me you are kidding­ yourself on that any team from the N East would give­ them a doing
    I doubt even Sunderland would manage that­
    The money the mediocre teams get from the premier­ league is awesome compared with the Money thats around­ in Scotland

    But with Rangers being up for sale if and­ its a big if they were in the English premier
    you­ would have a queue a mile long to buy them

    50000 AT­ EVERY HOME GAME

    Celtic 60000 AT EVERY HOME GAME

    AND­ BOTH with a world wide fan base

    I guess when the­ bubble bursts in England and it will soon
    Sky will­ determine whether we get in or not

    But m/bro or­ Newcastle beating Either of the old firm still doubt it

    From duncan h, on Fri 23 Oct 6:05PM
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    speaking as someone who loathes m'boro. i can't­ believe Southgate got that job in the first place, it­ was bound to end in failure. Not that i was­ complaining, boro are now in a league where they belong­ and hope they stay there.
    As for Strachan going there,­ it would be the best manager appointment boro have made­ since jack charlton. Strachan knows his stuff. He got a­ @#$% deal from Celtic cos that club are idiots, they­ don't know how lucky they were. Strachan has done­ well at a load of @#$% clubs and i'm sure he'll­ make improvements at boro if he was to go there.­ Persoanlly i think he should aim higher, he's too­ good for them.
    Winning trophies every year doesnt make­ a good manager. Doing well on limited resources does.­ Teams like man utd and chelsea can run themselves cos­ they have all the top players and money to get more.­ Malcolm you really are numb nuts and know very little­ about the sport, probably why you support a nothing­ club like boro.

    From gwaporob, on Fri 23 Oct 5:56PM
  10. duncan duncan duncan. bless. Accept it Celtic and­ Rangers are very much bottom half of the prem league or­ good championship contenders, the problem being they­ are getting worse and worse by the day. Blame Scottish­ football in general for that. MidsB, Newcastle would­ hump Celtic and Rangers right now. And unless Scottish­ football does something drastic they are only gonna get­ worse and sucked into the anonimity of the Scottish­ league

    From Tom, on Fri 23 Oct 5:46PM
  11. Nudge nudge wink wink Pearson from leicester

    From Andrew, on Fri 23 Oct 5:43PM
  12. hey malcolm m

    you support a two bob team that has had­ relegation written all over it for yrs(and you got it­ last season)

    i'm a Rangers fan and they are pretty­ @#$% at the moment but would still destroy your team­

    As per the park league we have no choice but to play­ in it

    however if Celtic or Rangers were ever aloud­ into the English league system it would be delightful­ to see m/bro against the park league teams????(if you­ get back to the real big time that is)

    Wee Strachan­ has forgotten more than Sothgate WILL EVER KNOW

    As­ another post says Strachan has learned lots from Sir­ Alex
    its a pitty Southgate never??
    then you may still­ be in the PREMIER

    From duncan h, on Fri 23 Oct 5:38PM
  13. As I've suggested in free-online verse, club­ football should be REGULATED back to the way it was -­ mostly-locals in MEANINGFUL competition.

    From David Franks: Walkabouts Verse, on Fri 23 Oct 5:15PM
  14. oh and i know how.............what manager doen't­ bring along his own staff????????

    From danny, on Fri 23 Oct 4:29PM
  15. 3 - Malcolm, just in case you didn't already­ know... The wee man has played under Alex Ferguson,­ both at Aberdeen (when they won the European Cup­ Winner's Cup), and at Man U. Now, I don't know­ about you, but I happen to think a lot of Fergie has­ rubbed off on Strachan, both good AND bad!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Fri 23 Oct 4:21PM
  16. how's lennon a has been its as a coach which he has­ only been doing for about a year you tube....

    typical­ north east fan always think ya bigger then you­ are..........

    you would be lucky to get Lennie believe­ me.....

    From danny, on Fri 23 Oct 4:17PM
  17. back to pizza hut i suppose gareth

    From catlinjohn, on Fri 23 Oct 4:14PM
  18. Simple,

    Gibbo did not need the sidekicks, deal­ off.

    Him alone or nothing doin.
    Keegan now lined up­ and probably always was to throw the bookies off.
    First­ choice was always going to be a problem.

    Martin O­ never came because the sidekicks were not­ wanted.either, so he backed off.

    From I know how, on Fri 23 Oct 3:10PM
  19. malcom u r a @#$% 3 title last 16 twice num nuts

    From bald amigo, on Fri 23 Oct 2:35PM
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    what has strachan ever won except the park league in­ Scotland, & he,s gonna bring that other hasbeen­ with him lennon, no thanks, what is gibbo thinking­ about
    Mally M
    BORO SUPPORTER

    From Malcolm M, on Fri 23 Oct 1:59PM
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