The Middlesbrough Gazette
Market5 Mar 2029
Callum Brittain puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Middlesbrough, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market5 Mar 2029
Charles Reid steps up from the Middlesbrough academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Charles Reid has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Mar 2029
Robert Barnes steps up from the Middlesbrough academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Barnes has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Mar 2029
Middlesbrough promote David Reid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Reid has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match3 Mar 2029
Derby County take the points off Middlesbrough
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
No hiding place for Alfie Jones
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alfie Jones, and the manager let it.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Luke Matthews left the room before anybody could ask which.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
Middlesbrough keep their word to Sebastian Berhalter
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 dugout5 Mar 2029
Morgan Whittaker asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad Middlesbrough take the armband off Jaka Bijol
- Squad Bookings catch up with Max Arfsten
- Looking ahead Luke Ayling faces his old club