Ian Smith

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Articles by Ian Smith

Is Ben Gibson's Middlesbrough future really cut and dried?

In a season littered with disappointments, there’s been one shining light, one positive among all the negatives – Ben Gibson.

11/05/2017

Chelsea v Middlesbrough: Match Preview

Two teams looking for victory clash at Stamford Bridge, both with very different ambitions. Will Middlesbrough have enough to keep their survival hopes up for…

08/05/2017

Forget hope, that's gone. Let's look forward to the Championship.

It’s time. It’s time to look to the future. Let’s face it, this season has gone, it’s over bar the three games we’ve got…

05/05/2017

Middlesbrough 2-2 Manchester City: Five things we learned

In a game of vital importance to both sides’ ambitions, the fixture threw up an entertaining, enthralling spectacle.

01/05/2017

Middlesbrough's disastrous season – may it never be repeated again.

Ask a Middlesbrough fan how they’re feeling and you’ll get an answer along the lines of – “What kind of daft question is that”.

25/04/2017

Bournemouth 4-0 Middlesbrough: Match Report

On an afternoon when the sun shined on the south coast, come full time it had surely set on Middlesbrough’s time in the Premier…

23/04/2017

Middlesbrough FC: Still time to dream, or is that just prolonging the nightmare?

With six games remaining and six points from safety things are looking increasingly bleak on the Middlesbrough front. Is this time to dream of the great…

21/04/2017