Club Name: Middlesbrough FC.
Year Founded: 1876
Status: Professional
Reputation: National
Nickname: Boro
Affiliated Clubs: Darlington
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Chairman: Steve Gibson
Manager: Tony Mowbray
Finances: Secure
Value: $38 Million
Transfer Budget: 3.7million (Playoffs)
4.3 million(Promotion)
4.7 million( Winner)
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Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Capacity: 35100 all-seater
Stadium Condition: Very Good
Training Facilities: Top Training Facilities
Youth Facilities: Average Youth Facilities + Youth Academy
Youth Recruitment: Above average Youth Recruitment Network
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Media Prediction: 5th
Fierce Rivals: Newcasle, Sunderland
Other Rivals: Chelsea, Leeds
Derbies: Tyne-Tees Derby (vs Newcastle)
Legends: Juninho, Steve Gibson, Wilf Mannion
Icons: Gareth Southgate, Brian Clough, Tony Mowbray, Stephen Pears, Bryan Robson, George Camswell, George Hardwick, Colin Cooper
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First Things First
1. I suggest you request the Board to upgrade your Youth Facilities, they mostly accept and you get Top Youth Facilities by next year
2. Ask your Board for a Parent Club and they usually come back with recommendations such as Man United which you should definetly accept to get players such as Chris Smalling and Bebe on loan
Transfer and Wage Budget
You should select your aims for the season to be Winner of the league so you get a sizeable transfer budget of 4.7 million and a wage budget of 650k p/w.
Even if you manage to not win the League but gain prmotion the Board is fine with it so you don't get sacked
Team
Goalkeepers
Danny Coyne
Jason Steele
Middlesbrough are reasonably covered in this area with Danny Coyne starting and Jason Steele one for the future although I like to purchase Alex Smithies for 700k who is already as good as Danny Coyne and will get much better to become Premiereship standard one day.
However it makes no sense having 2 young prospect Goalkeepers in the same Squad so I usually loan Jason Steele out so that he can get some quality first-team matches.
A Rock between the Posts
Alex Smithies
Recommended Transfer Activity:
In: Alex Smithies (500-700k)
Out: Jason Steele (Loan)
Right-Backs
Tony Mcmahon
Justin Hoyte
Another area of the team which is reasonably covered although Justin Hoyte is not up to scratch when you get promoted to the Premiereship so I usually loan him out or sell him off and get Bernard Mendy on a free transfer and rotate him with Tony Mcmahon
Recommended Transfer Activity:
In: Bernard Mendy (Free Transfer)
Out: Justin Hoyte (Loan or Transfer)
Left-Back
Julio Arca
Matthew Kilgallon
Another area of the team which needs some tweaking, Matthew Kilgallon is more of a Centre-Back so I recommend getting someone like Fabio on loan and rotating him with Julio Arca.
Recommended Transfer Activity:
In: Fabio (Loan)
Out: No One
Centre-Back
Stephen McManus
Matthew Kilgallon
Matthew Bates
David Wheater
You get a top-quality Central defensive Partnership in Stephn McManus and David Wheater for the Championship with Matthew Bates ready to step in incase of a injury crisis although Matthew Kilgallon makes mistakes and does not add much to the squad so I usually terminate his loan and get Chris Smalling or Jordan Spence on loan to provide cover for the First-Team
Boro Man out and out
David Wheater
Recommended Transfer Activity:
In: Chris Smalling or Jordan Spence (Loan)
Out: Matthew Kilgallon (Loan Terminted)
Defensive Midfielders
Matthew Bates
Kevin Thompson
Mickael Tavares
Matthew Bates and Kevin Thompson are superb DMC's with Mickael Tavares providing adequate cover so no strengthening is needed in this position
Recommended Transfer Activity:
No Transfer Activity
Midfield (Centre)
Willio Flood
Gary O, Neill
Kevin Thompson
Mickael Tavares
Barry Robson
Matthew Bates
Nick Bailey
Arguably the best position in the team, Gary O Neill is the star of the team providing a real physical presence in the middle of the park while Kevin Thompson or Willio Flood can play the role of the playmaker alongside him, Nick Bailey and Matthew Bates provide decent cover although Barry Robson and Mickael Tavares should only be brought in during the worst injury crisis
Boro's Midfield General
Kevin Thompson
Recommended Transfers Activity:
No Transfer Activity
Attacking Midfielder (AMC)
Gary O, Neill
Marvin Emnes
Barry Robson
Gary O Neill is your star man here and he will score goals for fun if used in the right way while Marvin Emnes should be next in your pecking order. Barry Robson is also decent.
Leading from the front
Gary O' Neill
Recommended Transfer Activity:
No Transfer Activity
Attacking Midfielders Left (AML)
Andrew Halliday
Marvin Emnes
Tarmo Kink
A Position that will definetly call for a make-over. Andrew Halliday is young but he is nowhere near good enough for the Premiereship if you get promoted. Marvin Emnes and Tarmo Kink are again decent players but never going to be able to survive in the Premiereship.
I suggest trying to get players like Junior Stanislas or Gai Assulin. You should try loan out or sell Andrew Halliday as he is next to useless.
Bringing his magic from Villa Park to the Riverside Stadium
Junior Stansilas
Recommended Transfer Activity:
In: Junior Stanislas/ Gai Assulin (Free)
Out: Andrew Halliday (Loan or sell)
Attacking Midfielder Right (AMR)
Jonathan Franks
Gary O' Neill
Marvin Emnes
Tarmo Kink
The fact that Gary O' Neill a predominantly Central Midfielder is your best Right Winger should say it all for the quality of players who can play this position. I usually try to sign Sisi on a free transfer and use Marvin Emnes and Tarmo Kink to provide back-up.
There is no point selling of Marvin or Tarmo as they are so versatile they can provide cover for a number of positions essentially saving you a lot of money.
Recommended Transfer Activity:
In: Sisi (Free Transfer)
Out: Nobody
Striker (ST)
Leroy Lita
Scott McDonald
Kris Boyd
Andrew Halliday
Jonathan Franks
Marvin Emnes
Middlesbrough have fantastic Strikers in Scott McDonald and Kris Boyd although Leroy Lita is not going to be adding anything to the Squad once you get promoted to the Premiereship so I try to sell him off as soon as I can. In his place I try to sign both Vaclav Kadlec and Leigh Griffiths who are both amazingly cheap players who can rip apart any Championship Defence together and Kadlec becomes one of the best strikers in the world as the game goes on.
In your worst Injury Crisis, you always have 3 mediorce strikers in Andrew Halliday, Jonathan Franks and Marvin Emnes to call upon who will not score goals for fun but can get the job done
The new star of Boro's front line
Vaclav Kadlec
Recommended Transfer Activity:
In: Vaclav Kadlec (1.5 million)/ Leigh Griffiths (900k)
Out: Leroy Lita
Staff Changes:
Fitness Coaches:
In: Mario Innaurato, Joost Desender, Paul Winsper, Andy Renshaw (Any 2)
Out: Peter Hood and Nick Allamby (Mutual Termination)
Out: Peter Hood and Nick Allamby (Mutual Termination)
Shooting:
In: Brian McClaire, Tosh Farrell, Sergiy Reborv, Robert Prosinecki
Attacking:
In: Ebbe Sand, Tony Whelan, John Owens
Defending:
In: John Versleeuwen, Gonzalo Abando, Marcel Desailly, Alex Inglethorpe, Massimo Bonini
Ball Control:
In: Mike Rigg, Robert Prosinecki, Ezio Raciti
Tactics:
In: Bernhard Peters, Brian Horton, Martin Keown, Ian Brunskill, John Verseeluwen, Marchanno Schlutz
Goalkeeping:
In: Adam Matysek, Michelangelo Rampulla, Juan Jose Lasuen, Inaki Bergara, German Burgos, Roberto Bocchino
Note: I have provided lists of good coaches who will come to a Lower League Club like Middlesbrough according to testing done by Hellroker, who to appoint and who to sack is up to you
Tactic
And Finally if you just simply cant be bothered to try your own Tactic, you can try either of these two fantastic 4-4-2 Tactics...
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