Bernie Slaven
Into the top five, Slaven is just behind Fenton in the all-time top scorer rankings, having scored 146 goals in 381 games.
The Irishman played for Boro for eight years in the 80s and 90s, but also turned out for the likes of Port Vale and Darlington in English football, as well...
During my time stationed in Germany I had some German mates who were staunch Werder Bremen fans. Took 5 years but they all adopted the Boro as their second team.
Freedom. After growing up on Ayresome Street and not really being allowed out to play, moving to Coulby Newham as a 9 year old in 1980 and discovering Fairy Dell on my doorstep. Amazing memories.
2 ex coppers ran my course in Middlesbrough. Really patronizing. One was talking about the Highway Code..."Every single one of you has studied and learned the Highway Code!". I put my hand up "I haven't." He said "If you've got a full UK driving licence I can 100% guarantee you've read it."...