Boro boss Gareth Southgate surely has pondered if cup runs are worth it this season. With so much wagered on gaining promotion, would the disruption of the inter-league competitions overburden an already underweight side? Even if Tuncay and Alves, and possibly any combo of David Wheater, Robert Huth and Gary O’Neil, do depart it’s painfully [...]

So it looks like we will not have the squad proper sorted until September. Boro seem content exercising the balance of the transfer window to raise more funds, facilitating the badly needed amendments to a core first team already compromised by injury: Didier Digard is out for up to a month; Gary O’Neil is sooo [...]

Side: Nottingham Forest F.C. Nickname(s): Forest, The Reds Ground: City Ground From Boro: 130 miles south – 2.5 hours by motor Kit: they have worn red, later named Garibaldi Red, since the inception of the club in 1865; it’s why Arsenal wear it too… Silverware: Forest was the English epicenter of football in the late 70’s, capturing their only top [...]

Side: Leicester City F.C. Nickname(s): The Foxes, Fosse, City Ground: Walkers Stadium From Boro: around 155 miles directly south Kit: very nice actually… Boro Links: current manager Nigel Pearson captained Boro during his tenure from 1994-98…Division One champions in 1994-95, an FA Cup final in 1997, along w/ consecutive League Cup finals in 1997 and 1998…the steely defender made 115 [...]