BORO have confirmed that first team goalkeeping coach, Paul Barron, has followed Mark Viduka up the road to rivals Newcastle.
Barron has been with BORO since Steve McLaren brought him to the Riverside in 2001 and has worked closely with BORO number 1 one Mark Schwarzer as well as Brad Jones, Mark Crossley, Ross Turnbull and others during his 6 years at the club.
BORO have also confirmed that academy
keeper coach and former BORO star Stephen Pears has taken over from Barron as senior coach. Pears was a fan favourite during his 12 years as BORO's number one in the eighties and nineties and even managed to set a club record of seven consecutive clean sheets, making over 400 appearances and even earning a call up to the England squad whilst with BORO in 1992. Pears was also the last person to score a goal at BORO's former home, Ayresome Park, where he was allowed to take a penalty in his sell-out testimonial game in 1995.
In other news, BORO have been linked with a number of strikers ahead of the January transfer window. The latest, Saudi Arabian striker Yasser Al-Qahtani, is yet another player who is a firm fan favourite in his homeland, just like recent flops Lee Dong-Gook and Tuncay.
25-year-old Al-Qahtani has a prolific international record with 44 goals in 54 games, earning him the nickname 'Sniper'.
The player is also a close friend of BORO striker Mido, who is said to be trying to persuade his bosses that a move for Yasser Al-Qahtani would be the right move for BORO.
However, BORO have stated, through their official site, that reports of such a move for Al-Qahtani were far from accurate.
Tuesday 20 November 2007
Red Barron Makes Move to the Toon
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The fact Paul Barron has left does not concern me too much. It is why he has left which worries me! It seems people cannot wait to get out of the club these days. I hope it is purely for financial reasons and wanting a change. Steve Pears should be a good replacement if he is as good a coach as he was a keeper for Boro.
I have to agree, there is some cause for concern the fact that we seem to be leaving left right and centre. Look at Mark Viduka, there should have been some kind of alarm bells ringing when he said, upon leaving the club, that they didn't do enough to keep him at The Riverside. Surely if he wanted to be there then there was little that had to be done on the part of the club.
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