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12 things you (probably don’t) need to know about Bolton v Middlesbrough

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 | Andy O'Brien, BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson, Kevin Davies, Mark Davies | No Comments

Your guide to all the predictions and Mystic Meggery ahead of Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

Reasons to be cheerful
1. Middlesbrough have far more injury concerns – Tuncay, Adam Johnson, Robert Huth to name a few – than Bolton, although Andy O’Brien will be back in contention for a place, so…

2. Boro are currently 19th in the Premier League, largely because they have failed to score in 10 of their last 13 league games.

3. Gareth Southgate’s men suffered a demoralising defeat at Stoke last time out.

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Tags: AdamJohnson, BoltonWanderers, FabioCapello, Fulham, GarethSouthgate, Middlesbrough, PremierLeague, RobertHuth, StokeCity, Tuncay

Is this the future of football management?

Monday, March 30th, 2009 | BWFC News, BWFC People, Gary Megson | No Comments

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Gareth Southgate (allegedly) asks Twitter followers to pick his team to play Bolton

With only one win in the league in 2009, Middlesbrough are in all kinds of trouble as they try to stay in the Premier League.

And it appears their manager, Gareth Southgate, is willing to try anything as he attempts to avoid relegation with Boro.

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Tags: BoltonWanderers, GarethSouthgate, Middlesbrough, Tuncay