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Bruised Boro in crisis for FA Cup tie with SAFC

THREADBARE Middlesbrough face a midfield crisis for the looming FA Cup clash with Sunderland after ending a dismal day at Coventry with nine men.Read

Confident Tony Mowbray keen to shrug off recent losses

FOR Middlesbrough, 2011 was a pretty, pretty good year. This one has not started quite so well.Read

Neale Cooper keen to keep Hartlepool United revival going

NEALE Cooper is backing his Hartlepool United side to keep their revival going when they face promotion-chasing Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon.Read

Loan star Jordan Cook set for debut at Carlisle United

LOAN signing Jordan Cook is in line to make his Carlisle debut as the Cumbrians take on Walsall at Brunton Park this afternoon.Read

Jordan Cook is targeting a long-term stay at Carlisle United

JORDAN Cook is not due to make his Carlisle United debut until Saturday, but the striker has already set his sights on staying longer.Read

Middlesbrough 0 Burnley 2

THE Championship promotion race is widely acknowledged to be a war of attrition, so setbacks like this are to be expected over the course of Middlesbrough’s season.Read

Exeter City 0 Hartlepool United 0

NEALE Cooper will spent time this week trying to bolster his Hartlepool United squad for the League One run-in.Read

Tony Mowbray backs Thomson to come good

TONY Mowbray has backed Kevin Thomson to come good – while admitting the midfielder has been drafted into front-line duty faster than anticipated.Read

Greg Abbott is cooking up a deal for striker

HAVING signed one Sunderland player already this month, Greg Abbott is hoping to push through a deal for another next week.Read

Hartlepool manager looking for a run of results

NEALE Cooper has told his Hartlepool players they must build on last weekend’s long overdue home win. Read

Boro close to deal for Coventry City ace Lukas Jutkiewicz

MIDDLESBROUGH hope to have completed the signing of striker Lukas Jutkiewicz in time to face Burnley – after injuries left their attacking options looking sparse. Read

Marvin Emnes celebrates after scoring Boro's opening goal against Shrewsbury Town

Middlesbrough 1 Shrewsbury 0

RELIEVED Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray admitted his side had just scraped through against Shrewsbury after a close call at the Riverside.Read

Carlisle United 4 Leyton Orient 1

CARLISLE assistant manager Graham Kavanagh watched his bounce into League One’s top six and said: “We are there to be shot at, but that means we are doing something right.”Read

Hartlepool United 2 Rochdale 0

AS Luke James left the pitch to a deserved standing ovation, he was replaced by a Hartlepool United hero getting one himself.Read

Cumbrians keen to sign up Noble

CARLISLE United will look to make Liam Noble their second signing of the transfer window after making Chris Chantler’s loan from Manchester City permanent.Read

Hartlepool hoping to work way out of home slump

NEALE COOPER has revealed Hartlepool United have been putting in extra work on the training pitch as they bid to call a halt to their nine-game losing streak at Victoria Park.Read

Richie Smallwood could feature in Boro clash with Shrewsbury Town

RICHIE Smallwood is the latest product from the Middlesbrough Academy conveyor belt of talent, and the 21-year-old midfielder could well play a part in the club’s FA Cup at home to Shrewsbury Town today.Read

Kevin Thomson handed a recall to Boro first-team

KEVIN Thomson looks set to be handed a recall to the Middlesbrough first-team following the news Nicky Bailey could be sidelined for two months.Read

Matthew Bates backing Boro to stay in promotion fight

MIDDLESBROUGH skipper Matthew Bates has urged fans to look at the bigger picture despite the heart-break of the last two results.Read

Carlisle United's Jon-Paul McGovern hails team spirit

CARLISLE’S New Year match-winner Jon-Paul McGovern has hailed the team spirit which has propelled the Brunton Park side to the fringes of the League One promotion race.Read