The Middlesbrough Gazette
Boardroom1 May 2028
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Middlesbrough
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Match1 May 2028
Middlesbrough finish in position 9
66 points, and the season has a number on it. Whatever it felt like from the inside, this is what it will look like in a book.
The dugout1 May 2028
Liam Walker says Middlesbrough went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad1 May 2028
A falling-out at Middlesbrough
Radek Vítek and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom1 May 2028
Gavin Kilkenny will join Middlesbrough for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Gavin Kilkenny has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Middlesbrough have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
The dugout1 May 2028
Adilson Malanda gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match29 Apr 2028
Middlesbrough come up short against Southampton
Southampton left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout1 May 2028
Middlesbrough keep their word to Callum Brittain
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
The dugout1 May 2028
Víctor Santiago answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
In brief
- Squad Luke Ayling is no longer first choice
- Squad A promotion for Will Lankshear
- Player ratings Will Lankshear keeps on missing