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BBC News
5 minutes ago
- BBC News
Veteran Howson OK with Boro promotion 'failure'
Jonny Howson said he has no regrets at his failure to take Middlesbrough back into the Premier midfielder left Boro last month after eight years on Teesside in which he played 341 games for the club, scoring 10 37-year-old arrived at the Riverside from Norwich City in 2017 just after Boro had been relegated from the top flight but he was never part of a promotion campaign."For why I came to this club, it was to gain promotion and go back and play in the Premier League with a terrific, well-supported club," he told BBC Radio Tees."If you're basing it on that, I have failed, and I'm fine with that because I've given it everything I've got." 'I've had life moments here' Howson played under six permanent bosses at Middlesbrough and helped his team reach the play-offs on two occasions, although they lost in the semi-finals in both 2018 and was part of the side that enjoyed memorable FA Cup successes over Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the 2021-22 season, and a Carabao Cup semi-final win over Chelsea in the first leg in January 2024, before the second leg ended in a heavy the Middlesbrough supporters showed what they thought of Howson's efforts in the pre-season friendly at Rangers as a banner in the away end at Ibrox read: '8 years of loyalty and leadership. Thank you Jonny.'"I probably never thought I'd have eight goes at it, so that's a success in itself," Howson said."I can look back at my time and be proud because we've created other memories."Sometimes in life you don't get maybe what you deserve or what you want, but I've got no problem with that."Look at the other stuff I've created, the people I've met. Promotion and playing in the Premier League is a football thing, but I've had life moments here, which are bigger than that."
Daily Record
a day ago
- Daily Record
Motherwell vs Rangers LIVE score and goal updates from Premiership opener at Fir Park
A new season, new hope - and for Rangers a new era. There have been plenty of false dawns at Ibrox in recent years but will it be different this time? Russell Martin leads the Light Blues into the 2025/26 season with Rangers now under the ownership of 49ers Enterprises following a summer takeover. Martin, who has already negotiated his way through the first Champions League qualifier, will get his first taste of domestic action as a manager with a short trip to Motherwell. And he will come up against his old Norwich City team-mate Jens Berthel Askou as the Steelmen also kick off the campaign under a nee boss following Michael Wimmer's departure. It's three years since Rangers won an opening Premiership game and Martin will be desperate to avoid another false start that kills the early season enthusiasm. There is also the small matter of trying to get a confidence booster ahead of their next Champions League qualifying challenge against Viktoria Plzen. 14:19Gavin Berry A big Ask for Well Jens Berthel Askou hopes to upset Rangers' favourites tag, and get his reign as Motherwell boss off to a flying start. Askou goes toe-to-toe with former Norwich City team-mate Russell Martin at Fir Park for the tea-time kick-off, and says going up against one of Scottish football's giants is a great way to kick off their Premiership campaign. But having watched them overcome Greek side Panathinaikos in Champions League qualifiers, Askou knows that won't be easy. It's always good to start against a top side and really get on your toes from the beginning and get that big test that you're always looking for. You want to compete at the highest level and against the best teams possible, and that's what we get the chance to do. It's about getting a good start. A good start is a good performance where we see there is potential in what we're doing. If we can top that off with a great result, even a win, that will make us even happier, and that is what we will try to do. We're adding quality in what we do every week, and for every game, and we know it's going to be a very big test on Saturday, against a top side that has just performed very well against a really good opponent over two legs. We know we're not the favourites, but it doesn't mean we can't make a result and a good performance, which is what I'm looking to do. I wouldn't say it's an easy job to come up against Glasgow Rangers, no matter what. I know Russell more than I know some of the other coaches, but I haven't played against him before. I expect us to try and do what we want to do, and not let the level of Rangers, or difficulty in playing against a top side, stress us and take away our courage, instead of trying to do it very basically, with fear, and stepping away from our principles. I expect us to do that in a very good way, through many phases of the game, and also for it to be very difficult to do what we want to do on and off the ball, at times. 'That's when we have to be really good, when we feel the game is getting tough and we're making more mistakes, while Rangers are showing their abilities. That's when we have to help each other, and I hope and expect that everyone around us and behind us will help us through these periods. But we've shown to ourselves and whoever has been here to watch us, follow us and support us, that we're in a better place than when we started. 12:44Ross Pilcher Third time lucky? Russell Martin might be a football purist. But while he's in charge at Rangers, he knows he'll be judged on one thing only - winning. And as he prepares for his first crack at the Scottish Premiership as a gaffer, he's convinced he can mould the Ibrox outfit into title contenders. He's only 57 days into the job as manager. At his press conference ahead of today's league opener at Motherwell, he joked that he should still be enjoying pre-season instead of fretting over three points. Unfortunately, that goes with the territory of being Rangers gaffer. In midweek, whilst not anywhere near their best, his team dug out a draw in Athens against Panathinaikos to progress in Champions League qualifying. Martin's pride in that result didn't necessarily come from the performance. After a summer of seismic change, it was their ability to find a way to win. The manager is still in the early stages of implementing a new style of play at Ibrox. They're miles away from where he wants them to be and he's adamant there will be more new signings before the transfer window closes. But while all of this is going on, he has to win football matches. And - then failed to recover sufficiently to challenge for the title - his team will have to do the same in Lanarkshire. 12:42Ross Pilcher Rangers the team to beat says Rothwell Joe Rothwell says everyone wants to beat Russell Martin's new-look Rangers - but insists they're ready to get off to a Premiership flyer against Motherwell. The Ibrox midfielder has already helped the club navigate a difficult Champions League qualifying tie against Panathinaikos. And now he's gearing up for their league opener at Fir Park on Saturday night. Rothwell expects it to be frantic in Lanarkshire with The Steelmen out to spoil Gers' Premiership start. But the 30-year-old - who arrived from Bournemouth this summer - is adamant that Martin's men can compete with Celtic for the title.
Glasgow Times
2 days ago
- Glasgow Times
Celtic manager on why Russell Martin will cope with Rangers pressure
Supporters of the Glasgow giants were underwhelmed when former MK Dons, Swansea City and Southampton manager Martin was named as Philippe Clement's successor back at the start of June. But the ex-Scotland internationalist has recruited extensively this summer and his new-look side defeated Panathinaikos of Greece 3-1 on aggregate in the Champions League second qualifying round last month. Read more: Rodgers, who is bidding to land a third consecutive Scottish title in the 2025/26 campaign, admitted that he was looking forward to pitting his wits against the ex-Norwich City defender in the months ahead. The Northern Irishman, who is in his second spell in charge of his boyhood heroes, feels the loan that Martin had as a player in Govan back in 2018 will prove invaluable to his counterpart in his new role. 'I think the challenge always excites you when you come into a new season,' he said. 'I don't know Russell that well, but I've spoken to him. As a young manager and coach through his career, he's done very well. I followed him at Swansea, as a former club, and he did well there. (Image: Craig Williamson - SNS Group) 'Then moving on, getting Southampton promoted is good. To take a team out of the Championship is hard. It's a tough, tough league. But he was able to do that. Obviously, then it was a difficult season for them in the Premier League, but that is a tough, tough league. 'But Russell, having been up here before, knows the pressures. One of the big things about managing Celtic and Rangers is managing pressure. The football idea and the coaching are obviously very important. 'It is important to have an identity and a style, but managing and playing under pressure is what's key up here. Russell, having been here before as a player at Rangers, will know what's in front of him.' Read more: Rodgers added, 'But I think the managers coming into the league make it exciting. Russell at Rangers, Derek at Hearts and Stuart at Killie as well. 'John [McGlynn] has done a brilliant job at Falkirk over a couple of seasons, getting them promoted twice. I know him well, so I know that they'll be giving everything to stay in the league. 'David Martindale is a good man who was in the league for a few years when I was here before. Livingston have come straight back up after getting relegated. Again, they are experienced managers. So I think the league as a whole will be strong and competitive.'
