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‘Mentor’ Neil could be Boro’s best option

by
The LeaguePaper Team
8 December 2019

Chris Dunlavy a fresh take on football

BEATLEMANIA was at its peak. England had just won the World Cup. And the Boeing 747 was six months away from its maiden voyage.
It really is that long since Middlesbrough last kicked off a season in the third tier of English football.
Along the way they’ve won a first major trophy, reached a European final and played 15 seasons in the Premier League. Great players. Golden moments. Ravanelli on the telly.
Yet today, 53 years later, the prospect of Boro mixing it with Accrington Stanley and Burton Albion is not just possible. It looks increas...

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