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Unseen photos, rare plans and fascinating postcards of Middlesbrough Football Club through time feature in a new book. Previously unpublished historic photographs, an array of fascinating old postcards and plans relating to Middlesbrough FC across the years feature in the new Historic...
Back to season 2010-11 and the dark days of Gordon Strachan - the only light was probably the 100% do or die effort of his signing Barry Robson. I caught up with the Scot for this short interview for the fanzine.
Fly: I watched your comeback at Swansea was it a relief to be back again after...
I have found a few old interviews on a hard drive and I thought I could publish them for you over the next few weeks.
This is Aitor Karanka interviewed at the Golden Ticket Party Boro's annual Xmas party that is for deserving kids. It is a wonderful event because many of the children have had...
Frankie "Bam Bam" Bointon
This is an interview with a terrific character, much missed, home and away regular, for years and years. The one and only Frankie Bointon aka The Bam. Taken from Fly Me To The Moon on the occasion of Bam Bam's 60th birthday.
The words below are exactly what was...
Frankie "Bam Bam" Bointon
This is an interview with a terrific character, much missed, home and away regular, for years and years. The one and only Frankie Bointon aka The Bam. Taken from Fly Me To The Moon on the occasion of Bam Bam's 60th birthday.
The words below are exactly what was...
Ever wondered what was there before the new industrial town of Middlesbrough was founded in St Hilda’s?
Come and join us at myplace to learn about the latest archaeological investigations in St Hilda’s.
On Wednesday, May 25 at 2pm join Salford Archaeology Project Officer Oliver Cook as he...
Redcar’s German star Erik Riss has warned his teammates that they must be on their game to defeat a strong Plymouth side this Friday at the Ecco Arena, 19:30 start.
The double World Longtrack champion knows his side need to be on the top of their game, “I think it’s going to be a battle of the...
Despite living thousands of miles away from her native Teesside, Kay Murray will be pulling on her beloved Middlesbrough football shirt later this month to help a North East cancer charity that supported her own family.
Now a studio host of ESPN’s football coverage in the USA, Kay began her...
We have all seen the heart rending, distressing and awful images and videos coming out of the Ukraine. Watching a terrible and unjust event happening before our eyes. Feeling as though we are too far removed, wanting to help but feeling impotent and unable to know how to help in this grave and...
It’s national Non League Day on Saturday, with fans encouraged to go to watch their local non league clubs. The international break gives the chance to see teams from lower down the football “pyramid”.
Ebac Northern League chairman Glenn Youngman said:
“We’d love to see more people come to our...
Sir Bobby’s Football Run began as a charity fundraising activity during lockdown last year and has now become a way for football fans and North Easterners living across the world to show their support for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
The first Football Run saw runners all over the UK...
By Dr Tosh Warwick and Dr Chris Stride
Brian Clough was one of Middlesbrough’s most famous sons who, after breaking goalscoring records for his hometown club and rivals Sunderland, went on to make a global impact in the world of football through his League-winning exploits with Derby County and...
This is a guide and handy map showing all the car parks available for fans attending Boro matches at the Riverside.
https://www.wearemiddlesbrough.com/about-middlesbrough/football-directions-and-parking/
My good friends the band The Knockouts tell us about their club, Luton Town...
Q: When I was a youngster there was a certain glamour about Luton with the distinctive kit and some real flair players.
Do you have good memories growing up with/in Luton?
A: When I first started going we played...
England Women Play Canada tomorrow night (17th Feb) at the Riverside and ahead of that game we talk with former Middlesbrough and England international Marrie Wieczorek. Maz recently returned to work for the MFC Foundation 5 months after suffering a heart attack. She is fit and working again...
Boro’s own Claire Streeter, Alice Hutchinson and Abbey Lyle set off from the Riverside and walked the 106 miles to Old Trafford to raise money for MFC Foundation to create a Dementia Hub at the Riverside Stadium. In mid winter!
The trio set off after the Coventry game and so gave themselves...
INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY
Today is International Childhood Cancer Day (15 Feb), a day dedicated to raising awareness of the special challenges faced by young cancer patients.
Within the Great North Children’s Hospital, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, which is part of Newcastle...
I’ve always enjoyed creating things for as long as I can remember but I had never allowed myself to consider that aspect of my life as something I could spend my day doing full-time.
My perspective on that gradually began to change after my Mum died of ovarian cancer in 2017. I went on...
Over 10,000 miles away from North East England, an England v the Rest of the World football match has raised an amazing £5,500 for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
The Live Forever Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia, and was organised by 38-year-old Iain Chisholm, originally from Walker...
Which one of you told me to ‘write some fiction’ after the Charlton game in December 2019? It was one of you. Anyway, over the past 18 months I’ve done just that, although ‘The Case of the Shot-shy Strikers,’ inspired by that particular game, didn’t make the final cut on this occasion. December...