October 21 – Ugo’s in at Boro and Shepherd You Old Spoil-Sport

Bryan Robson’s spending hits £80m at Boro, while Freddie Shepard play’s hardball with the FA.

2000 – Ugo’s in at Boro

SUPPORTERS of Bryan Robson’s managerial prowess always used to point to his success at Middlesbrough in his first job as a gaffer. Read more here.

2000 – Shepherd You Old Spoil-Sport

It was on this day in 2000 that one-time FA chief exec and current postman Adam Crozier decided that a 67-year-old man who could never remember his player’s names was the guy to buck England’s ideas up. Click here for the whole story.


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