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DIDIER Digard is fighting fit and ready to pitch in from the start of Boro’s promotion push on Monday.

KEEPER Ross Turnbull has left Boro after sealing a dream move to Champions League big boys Chelsea.

DAVID WHEATER today set his sights on Boro’s Championship opener against Sheffield United by declaring: “Count Me In!”

CHELSEA are expected to announce the signing of former Boro goalkeeper Ross Turnbull this week.

AFONSO Alves is fit and ready to answer his critics from the start of the Championship campaign.

GARETH Southgate is likely to again draw on the experience of his mentor Alan Smith this season.

MARK Yeates is the first of a string of 'hungry' new players Gareth Southgate hopes will revitalise the Boro next season.

STEWART Downing will feel a heavy weight lifted off his shoulders this time next week.

BORO season card holders snapped up the side’s new shirt this morning.

GARETH Southgate today warned his up-and-coming Boro Academy stars that they will have to work even harder to earn first team football next season.

Birmingham have inquired about Middlesbrough's French striker Jeremie Aliadiere. Boro are willing to let the 25-year-old go for around £3.5m and Alex McLeish could yet team him with Patrick Vieira.

Birmingham show interest in Middlesbrough striker Aliadiere

We reported earlier in the week that Sky Sports will broadcast Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd as the first live Coca-Cola Football League match of the new season. But that is their only one TV date.

Wheater is attracting plenty of interest. (©PAphotos) Middlesbrough defender David Wheater looks set to snub a £7 million move to Aston Villa, opting to stay and help Gareth Southgate’s side return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

Middlesbrough will travel to Macclesfield for a pre-season friendly on Saturday, July 18.

Chairman Steve Gibson resisted the temptation to part company with Gareth Southgate,in the wake of relegation despite calls from many fans for a change.

Tuncay Sanli could be leaving Middlesbrough Football Club shortly. Gareth Southgate knows he has little chance of keeping hold of the Turkish international following Boro’s relegation, and the player won’t be short of offers.

• We are pleased with Stewart's progress, says Southgate • Injured winger to see specialist on 7 July The Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing is hoping to be given permission to step up his recovery from foot surgery next week. The 24-year-old England international underwent an operation on 22 May to repair the damage he suffered in a challenge with Aston Villa's Stiliyan Petrov in the ...

If they are good enough and come through, then there's every chance they will get in the squad and maybe the team... Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has warned his young players they will only get into his team if they are good enough.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has warned his young players they will only get into his team if they are good enough.

In the fifth and final instalment of Talking Boro, our panel of experts debate whether the club can come straight back up?

In the fourth instalment of Talking Boro, our panel of experts are asked: What, if anything, needs to be done behind the scenes to ensure the club can win promotion?

Our Talking Boro panel discuss if Steve Gibson is right to stand by Boro manager Gareth Southgate?

The Gazette's Talking Boro panel discuss if Boro's relegation from the Premier League was inevitable.

Boro's relegation has sent shockwaves through Teesside. But why did it happen and what must the club do now to bounce back?