Middlesbrough News 24/7Writer: UpTheBoro 
Date:Wednesday May 6 2009
Time: 10:58AM
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Boro Boss Getting Sentimental In His Last Days
Southgate is becoming more and more desperate to clutch onto the top flight in English football. It seems he is getting sentimental in, what could be, his last days at the Riverside.
Rather than concentrate on keeping the Boro team in the Premier League he is now worrying about the man who owns the club.
The curtains are nearly closed on Southgate's managerial career at Middlesbrough. We are only one game away from finding out whether we will have a chance of staying in the Premier League this season.
Southgate's latest quote about his boss is evidence that the Boro manager is finally slipping back into reality after being away with the fairies for most of the season.
'It is great to have the support of the chairman, of course, but I want to achieve for the football club and also to repay that faith.'
Repaying the faith
So how is Southgate going to repay that faith in 270 minutes of football? Or has Southgate recently purchased a book of quotes written by various Premier League managers down the years that have suffered relegation from the top flight? Chapter 1 - covering all angles if relegation looms.
Three wins would be a perfect way to repay the chairman. Maybe GS has something up his sleeve for the remaining games of the season that nobody knows anything about - not even the players.
Southgate should be talking about how we are going to beat Newcastle next Monday rather than getting all sentimental about the chairman's support. We all know how supportive Steve Gibson is, that's why he is liked by the footballing world.
If he continues with the sentimental clobber this week, expect to hear Southgate rant on about 'doing it for the fans' at some point this week. It's in chapter 4 of the relegation quotes!
Keep the faith!
UpTheBoro
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Your Comments
Can we count on Southgate for a ball-busting team talk before the Newcastle game? We are doomed!
TheSlaven
Can we count on Southgate for a ball-busting team talk before the Newcastle game? We are doomed!
TheSlaven
I wouldnt get your hopes up lads who is to say these will be GS last days!
TimBoro
I wouldnt get your hopes up lads who is to say these will be GS last days!
TimBoro
If we lose on Monday I can't see him being in charge next season.
TheSlaven
If we lose on Monday I can't see him being in charge next season.
TheSlaven
Regardless of the outcome of our season GS should do the decent thing and just walk away at least then he might retain some respect from the fans, it's hard to knock a nice guy and to be fair to him he's been let down by some of the players but that doesn't excuse his lack of tactics and poor team selection.
sixpot
Regardless of the outcome of our season GS should do the decent thing and just walk away at least then he might retain some respect from the fans, it's hard to knock a nice guy and to be fair to him he's been let down by some of the players but that doesn't excuse his lack of tactics and poor team selection.
sixpot
im fully with you on that slaven but the day GS leaves is when his contract expires, who watched the chelsea barca match what a farce uefa got their final they wanted
TimBoro
im fully with you on that slaven but the day GS leaves is when his contract expires, who watched the chelsea barca match what a farce uefa got their final they wanted
TimBoro
many moons ago i raised the point about gibson needing to choose wether he wants to retain his image as the nice chairman or if he cared about keeping the boro up and getting rid of southgate, now with rumours flying around about gibbo wanting out who knows about the future of Boro
boros_finest
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