Boro trudged on back home for final pre-season prep after drawing 1-1 @ Millwall – Rhys Williams continued his uprising by contributing a 4th goal in 5 exhibitions…the gaffer sported a side that probably will not deviate too much from what we’ll see come Friday – Didier Digard, Marvin Emnes, Jonathan Grounds and Gary O’Neil [...]

Boro were blunted at Boundary Park – the pristine pre-season was marred in a 2-2 draw w/ Oldham…after falling behind earlier, we stormed back w/ some set-piece perfection; Rhys Williams and Robert Huth both crunched headers home to stake us a lead…it was short-lived as Oldham pegged back quickly…in the end they shared the insignificant [...]

So it’s VfB Stuttgart submitting a satisfactory tender for our dear Tuncay, £9m reportedly – the Turk wanted to stay in England, but fractional offers from Spurs, Villa, and Everton made this Bundesliga barter the best course for the club… Residual impact from the Carlisle friendly results in another prolonged absence for Matthew Bates…a staggering fourth [...]

Boro continued their dominance over the underlings populating the pre-season fixture list; an adequate 2-0 victory at Carlisle – Adam Johnson and Rhys Williams registering for the visitors The team coach will next point towards Oldham after a hastily arranged replacement match was confirmed for 29 Jul…Darlo had to withdraw due to squad knack Gareth Southgate continues [...]