Erimus74
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Thinking about the strikers, or lack of them, we have at present got me thinking back to my younger days the strikers we bought, John Hickton, Bernie Slaven who we got for £20k & £25k who gave excellent service in front of goal, yet one player I always think of with fondness is Micky Burns
John Neal brought MB to Ayresome Park from Cardiff, just short of his 32nd birthday, paying them £72k for his services & what a goalscorer he turned out for us
He made a goalscoring debut away to Man Utd in a 3-2 defeat on the 7th October 1978 & in his debut season he scored 14 goals in 31 league appearances
And the 1st person to score 4 in a league game for the Boro since 22nd March 1969 when big John bagged 4 at home to Hull City
Once his playing career finished he coached the Boro juniors, but without a contract he was dismissed in November 1982 as part of the clubs finances cutting drive
He went on to make 67 appearances for the mighty Boro, scoring 24 goals, a cracking ratio
John Neal brought MB to Ayresome Park from Cardiff, just short of his 32nd birthday, paying them £72k for his services & what a goalscorer he turned out for us
He made a goalscoring debut away to Man Utd in a 3-2 defeat on the 7th October 1978 & in his debut season he scored 14 goals in 31 league appearances
And the 1st person to score 4 in a league game for the Boro since 22nd March 1969 when big John bagged 4 at home to Hull City
Once his playing career finished he coached the Boro juniors, but without a contract he was dismissed in November 1982 as part of the clubs finances cutting drive
He went on to make 67 appearances for the mighty Boro, scoring 24 goals, a cracking ratio
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