Ugo Ehiogu

[fmttmadmin]

3 November 1972 – 21 April 2017 - four years ago today.
One of our cup winning heroes - a rock at the back, a tower coming forward. England international team mate of Gareth Southgate -a pairing to compare with Boam and Maddren, Mowbray and Pallister.
And a top, top bloke taken long before his time.

 

[wilkos_perm]

Loved Ugo, he was absolutely immense in both boxes. He wasn't just a physical player though, his reading of the game, like Gareth's, was superb and rarely looked out of control.
Unbelievable now to think that we had a partnership of that quality.
I don't think we were Ugo's preferred destination but he certainly put a shift in for us.

 

[Andythetouch]

RIP Big Ugo

A true club legend. Taken far too soon.

 

[Borotommo]

Genuine Boro hero. Never forgotten

 

[Marvanelli]

Brilliant signing and player for us.

That partnership of Ugo & Southgate was immense.

He was such a good guy too.

Definitely taken far, far too early.

 

[atypical_boro]

Loved Ugo, he was absolutely immense in both boxes. He wasn't just a physical player though, his reading of the game, like Gareth's, was superb and rarely looked out of control.
Unbelievable now to think that we had a partnership of that quality.
I don't think we were Ugo's preferred destination but he certainly put a shift in for us.

Won more here than he would have at Villa.

 

[Alzi]

Brilliant player and seemed a nice bloke. Taken far too soon RIP. Thank goodness VAR didn't exist in 2004 mind!

 

[Johnny Vincents Motorbike]

A beautiful person, inside and out.

sleep tight big fellah.

 

[newyddion]

RIP UGO

He was so good for us unbelievable, he was doing well at spurs on the coaching side too. Would have been great to see him come back and manage us one day.

Gone but certainly not forgotten. Most definitely a boro legend x

 

[wilkos_perm]

Won more here than he would have at Villa.

Absolutely. I think in an interview he said that someone else had been in for his at the time (Spurs?) but Boro came in with a big bid which Villa accepted. Certainly will have enjoyed Boro more that Spurs or Villa at that time i would think.

 

[toxic_bob]

He was colossal for us, a man mountain. Happy days.

 

[Erimus74]

RIP Ugo x

 

[Boro_Legend]

Was a lovely pro, he went to soon

 

[indeedido]

The best pairing since Boam and Maddren by a long way and every bit as good.
RIP Ugo, one of our great signings and players.
And a great man too

 

[Davey_C]

What about Pallister and Mowbray?

 

[weemoby]

An amazing signing for us.
A proper gentleman and a great footballer.

Like many others, I was very sadden by his sudden death.
RIP Ugo

 

[indeedido]

What about Pallister and Mowbray?

They played in the third division, then second division and got relegated from their only season together in the top flight.
Pallister was a very good player when he left and went on to be a great player at Man Utd in some great partnerships.
Mowbray was not a particularly good player and their partnership doesn't compare.
People get dewy eyed about the 86-88 side for understandable reasons, but Boam & Maddren, Southgate and Ehiogu did it for longer together at a higher level and played for England too.

 

[Slipperutb01]

RIP BIG UGO X

 

[WeeGord]

I can't add anything more than has already been said but to say that Ugo was a giant of a man on the pitch, and a true gentleman off it.

Great player and a big part of the greatest day of my Boro life, if the measure of a man on the pitch makes him a giant his personality, his constant smile and truly fantastic character off the pitch dwarf even that.

RIP Ugo

 

[Berwickhillbilly]

Fondly remembered by all boro fans (especially that save against Bolton)
RIP UGO