Boro Mania

Thanks to Marc in the comments of another article for pointing out that Porritt has gone off to Portugal in an attempt to find a new club.

Nathan Porritt, once considered one of the brightest young players in the country, has had his contract cancelled by Boro. Porritt shot into the limelight in 2006 in a BBC Panorama documentary in which it was alleged that several other teams (Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle) had attempted to “tap up” the Boro youngster in an [...]

The arrival of the transfer deadline has led to a whole range of rumours springing up all over the internet, TV and Radio, some with more substance than others.

Scotland international defender Stephen McManus goes straight into Boro’s squad to play Bristol City today after the Celtic defender agreed on a loan move to the end of June.
Boro Manager Gordon Strachan said:
We’re delighted to have Stephen join us. He has achieved a lot in his career, winning trophies, playing in the Champions League and [...]

Middlesbrough have had three players included in The Football League’s team of the week following the 1-1 draw with Swansea at the Riverside.

Mark Yeates could soon be heading through the Middlesbrough exit door on his way to Sheffield as he enters talks with Sheff Utd over a proposed move, rumoured to be worth around £500,000.
Yeates who arrived at Boro in the pre-season for an undisclosed fee from Colchester has struggled to cement a place in the Boro [...]

So the missing Egyptian midfielder Mohammed Shawky resurfaced just long enough to put to paper on a transfer to Turkish side Kayserispor.

It is being strongly rumoured that Celtic’s Scottish International defender Gary Caldwell is about to join Wigan, despite agreeing terms with Middlesbrough.
Caldwell underwent a medical on Monday and had agreed a three-and-half-year deal to join Boro, however, the former Newcastle defender now looks set to have opted for a move to Wigan instead. In a [...]

Dave Kitson of Stoke City has become the second striker to join Middlesbrough on loan since the appointment of Gordon Strachan. It is hoped that Kitson will provide additional competition for places up front, following the recent arrival of Marcus Bent on loan, and will be reunited at the Riverside with his former Reading strike [...]

Gareth Southgate has been relieved of his duties as manager of Middlesbrough Football Club with immediate effect. The decision was announced in the early hours of this morning and came hot on the heels of yesterday’s 2-0 victory over Derby County at the Riverside.