Peterboro
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Sat 28th Nov - London Road Ground
Sat 21st Nov - Riverside Stadium
Southgate: Looking at targets
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is not expecting any immediate success in the transfer market.
The Boro boss is very much on the lookout for new faces with midfield a priority.
But Southgate - who has been strongly linked with the likes of Steve Sidwell, Tom Huddlestone and James Milner, is not expecting anything to happen soon.
"We've got targets. Everybody is finished now so they'll start to reflect on what they're needing to do but negotiations take time because selling clubs - the same as we would be - they'll want the best possible price and that means on occasions you have to wait for deals to be done," he said.
"I think there will be very few of those (deals) anywhere in the league. The majority of clubs will do things in June - lots of players will be involved in the European Championships so there will be one or two transfers across the league over the next few weeks but not many."
Southgate has also suggested that George Boateng and Chris Riggott - two players who seemed set for summer exits, could still play a major part for the club.
Former captain Boateng was in-and-out all season, whilst Riggott returned to the club for the last two games of the season after spending time on loan at Stoke.
But Southgate is now thinking over how he could still utilise the experienced pair.
"I think George expected to be a first choice right through last season and was disappointed when he was left out," Southgate said of Boateng.
"I'd like him to stay. If he does, he knows he would be an important part of the squad. There would be no guarantee that he would be in the side, but there'd be no guarantee that he wouldn't be in the side either."
On Riggott, the Boro boss added: "Chris told me that he enjoyed coming back more than he thought he would.
"With Chris, I learned a lesson that I need to pick players on form, not reputation.
"He maybe feels it was an uneven playing field last season but I have assured him that it won't be like that next year.
"I think he would end up playing matches for us. If he started the season well he could end up being a first choice. When he's in the team, he can be a good leader, though I think he would admit that wasn't the case when he was out of the team last season."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 28th November | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Peterborough vs Middlesbrough |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | QPR vs Middlesbrough |
| Tuesday 8th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Middlesbrough vs Blackpool |
| Sunday 13th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 13:15 | Middlesbrough vs Cardiff |
| Sunday 20th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 13:00 | Newcastle vs Middlesbrough |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Scunthorpe |
| Monday 28th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Barnsley vs Middlesbrough |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Swansea |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Sheff Utd vs Middlesbrough |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Doncaster vs Middlesbrough |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Bristol City |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Ipswich vs Middlesbrough |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Middlesbrough vs Barnsley |
| Saturday 13th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Peterborough |
| Tuesday 16th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Blackpool vs Middlesbrough |
| Saturday 20th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Nottm Forest vs Middlesbrough |
| Saturday 27th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs QPR |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 21st November | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Nottm Forest | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Plymouth | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Preston 2 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 20th October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Derby | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Watford | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 0 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 29th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Leicester | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Coventry 2 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 5 West Brom | |
| Tuesday 15th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Sheff Wed 1 - 3 Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Ipswich | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Bristol City 2 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Nottm Forest 2 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Doncaster | |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Scunthorpe 0 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Swansea 0 - 3 Middlesbrough | |
| Friday 7th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Sheff Utd | |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Millwall 1 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Carlisle 0 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 26 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 17 | 26 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 25 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 16 | 24 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 23 |
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