The Middlesbrough Gazette
Squad16 Aug 2027
Sol Brynn keeps Middlesbrough in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match14 Aug 2027
Middlesbrough get the job done against Hull City
A 2-1 win over Hull City, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Loan watch16 Aug 2027
Cruz Ibeh has seen enough of Reading
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Middlesbrough, and 1 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad16 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Sontje Hansen
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Sol Brynn knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Middlesbrough, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market16 Aug 2027
Armando Shashoua is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Middlesbrough has been clear about where Armando Shashoua stands, which is more than many ever get.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Miles Leaburn is off the mark for Middlesbrough
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Market16 Aug 2027
Callum Brittain linked with a move away
The name of Callum Brittain keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Middlesbrough say nothing, which says plenty.
The terraces16 Aug 2027
Everybody has an opinion about Alex Bangura
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
In brief
- Market Middlesbrough pick up Loïc Mbe Soh for nothing
- Market Cayden Cole leaves Middlesbrough for nothing
- The terraces The press have found their man in Miles Leaburn