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HAVING been invited for a post-match meeting with chairman Steve Gibson at the Riverside last Tuesday, Gareth Southgate was expecting a celebratory drink after a return to winning ways and was preparing to ask for a new striker. Instead he got the sack.
That was the final moments of Southgate's time as Middlesbrough manager. To rub salt into the wounds, he found out the next day that Gordon Strachan had been interviewed to replace him two weeks earlier.See the full content of this document
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Southgate Shocked by Boro Chief 'S Admission
The events of last Tuesday, having led his players to a 2-0 win over Derby County before being sacked in the boardroom as midnight approached, will live with Southgate forever.
"The whole thing was surreal, ...See the full content of this document
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