Connect with us

Championship

Boro chairman Gibson steps in to resolve issues

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson held numerous meetings with players and club staff today regarding the fall-out between Aitor Karanka and members of his squad.

Concerned by the 2-0 defeat to Charlton on Sunday, Gibson held discussions with players – with Karanka in absentia – to gauge the situation he hopes to put an end to.

On Sunday, goals from Jorge Teixeira and Callum Harriott added to concerns about Boro, who stand a chance to end their six-year wait to return to the Premier League lying 2nd in the Championship table currently.

Ahead of their crunch promotion clash against Hull City on Friday, Gibson has signalled his intentions to placate the differences and push ahead in the fight to get out of the Championship.

Karanka boasts a win percentage of 53% as head coach of Middlesbrough, but as things stand the Spaniard’s position is unclear and is yet to make an appearance at the Rockliffe training complex since last Tuesday’s row.

Related Topics
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Best Betting Sites at Betinireland.ienew-UK-football-betting-sites-banner

Online Casinos

More in Championship

  •

    LANKSHEAR AT TO DENY IMPS

    CHAMPIONSHIP Boro given huge scare by new boys City Star Game By Anthony Brown Lankshear 62, 90+1 MIDDLESBROUGH 2 ALL-SQUARE: Middlesbrough’s Will Lankshear, left, celebrates his leveller with skipper Luke Ayling PICTURE: Alamy MARQUEE signing Will Lankshear’s brace, including an injury-time winner, helped Middlesbrough see off Lincoln City, with boss...

  •

    COBURN BRACE CAPS LIONS’ PERFECT DAY

    CHAMPIONSHIP By Richard Latham Coburn 41, 50 BRISTOL CITY 0 MILLWALL 2 MILLWALL boss Alex Neil hailed “a really strong team performance” after a Josh Coburn brace brought an opening-day win against ten-man Bristol City. The hosts went a man down after 36 minutes when Adam Randell was shown a...

  •

    FIRST TOUCH ADAM CONDEMNS POTTERS

    CHAMPIONSHIP By Neil Goulding STOKE CITY 1 Bocat 10 SWANSEA CITY 2 Opoku 23, Idah 66 GAME ON: Joseph Opoku, centre, celebrates scoring the Swans’ equaliser PICTURES: WhiteRosePhotos DELIGHTED Swansea boss Vitor Matos saluted his battling side as they came from behind to stun Stoke on opening day. Defender Eric...

  •

    ‘PROUD’ LEROY SETS HIS TARGETS AT PNE

    CHAMPIONSHIP By Chris Dunlavy NEW Preston midfielder Leo Leroy says he is targeting the play-offs after signing a three-year deal at Deepdale. The 26-year-old Frenchman has joined from Swiss giants Basel for a fee that could potentially rise to 3.5m euros. “I’m very proud to join this club,” said Leroy,...