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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Boro transfer need clear but for Rob Edwards there's another painful takeaway
ROB Edwards described Middlesbrough's opening day Championship win over Swansea as a dream, but their "painful" Carabao Cup defeat to Doncaster Rovers was something of a disaster. On the day Boro agreed a deal to sell Rav van den Berg, the 4-0 thumping at home to Doncaster's second string emphasised why the focus is now very much on incomings in the final weeks of the summer transfer window. The lack of depth in Edwards' squad was on show at the Riverside on Tuesday night. That said, Grant McCann made 11 changes yet his side eased into the second round. Edwards must have fumed at how comfortable a night this was for the third tier visitors. He described it as painful and one thing he hated was how heads dropped late on. That will be addressed. Rovers raced into a deserved two goal lead in a shocking opening half an hour for Boro, before wrapping up the victory with two more goals late on. Most Boro's fans had headed for the exit long before Edwards and his players set off on a lap of appreciation at full-time. Edwards and Boro's recruitment team know the squad needs strengthening and it will be. But the head coach will also demand more and better from the players already in his ranks. Boro will hopefully learn a lot from this setback. On the eve of this first round tie Edwards purred about Boro's rich history in the competition and vowed to take the game seriously. He was true to his word, only making five changes. But the fact that three of the four outfield players to come into the side were academy youngsters Law McCabe and George McCormick and full debutant Abdoulaye Kante highlights the lack of depth in the new head coach's squad. That will be addressed in the coming weeks, with Boro's recruitment team working hard and pushing for new recruits. Edwards' focus is on the players currently at his disposal and the head coach was visibly unhappy with a lot of what he saw on Tuesday night. The defence looked uncomfortable and unsettled and at the other end of the pitch Tommy Conway was ineffective and replaced after an hour. Boro lacked intensity and could have no complaints at the outcome. Boro trailed by two at the break and it could have been worse. The defence was chaotic and when Boro managed to get it forward to the unchanged attacking trio of Morgan Whittaker, Delano Burgzorg and Conway it didn't stick. Both first half Doncaster goals were heavily deflected but the League One side were very much deserving of their advantage. They were still given a leg-up by Boro, though, who cheaply conceded possession in the build-up the opening goal and let Rovers pick their passes unchallenged in the build-up to the second. Doncaster were lively from the off and it took them just 11 minutes to break the deadlock, aided by Boro's sloppy play in their own half. McCabe's pass was weak but the midfielder was bailed out. Neto Borges was not. His half-hearted clearance was intercepted, allowing Jordan Gibson to pick out Billy Sharp, who teed up Close in the box to fire in off the unfortunate George McCormick. The goal sparked something of a brief improvement from Boro, who almost levelled when Delano Burgzorg's strike crunched the post before goalkeeper Ian Lawlor did well to deny Morgan Whittaker. But Boro's defence looked nervous and vulnerable and Doncaster's second goal just after the midway point of the first half was far too easy. The visitors picked their way through unchallenged before a cross from the left found the completely unmarked Damola Ajayi, Alfie Jones this time the defender to desperately lunge and deflect the ball beyond the helpless Tom Glover. The third goal should have come when Billy Sharp picked out Jordan Gibson with a pinpoint cross but the left winger somehow headed wide of the open goal. Edwards was visibly unhappy with a lot of what he saw in the first half, and Boro were slightly improved early in the second half, Brittain advancing and Whittaker going close. Edwards turned to his bench and the big hitters, with Hayden Hackney, Aidan Morris and Dael Fry introduced. But there was no fightback, and instead salt was rubbed into the Boro wounds. Robbie Gotts fired in the third goal six minutes from time and there was still time for Tom Nixon to add to the misery deep in stoppage time.
BBC News
8 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Middlesbrough v Doncaster Rovers
Update: Date: 9' Title: Post Content: Offside, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg is caught offside. Update: Date: 3' Title: Post Content: Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Update: Date: 3' Title: Post Content: Foul by Jay McGrath (Doncaster Rovers). Update: Date: 1' Title: Kick Off Content: First Half begins. Update: Date: 1' Title: Post Content: Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Loan Report: Crew and Gelhardt make second debuts
The EFL season is underway, with two Leeds United loanees coming off the bench over the weekend to make their second debuts for their respective clubs. Having rejoined Doncaster Rovers just days earlier, midfielder Charlie Crew made an appearance in their 2-1 win over Mansfield Town, playing the final half-hour on Saturday. The Welsh international, who featured 13 times for Rovers as they won promotion last season, was introduced with his side trailing 1-0 at the One Call Stadium, before Grant McCann's men staged a comeback with a brace from Owen Bailey. Speaking of his delight at re-signing Crew, McCann said: 'He is obviously a special talent, as we all know. Seeing him over the last couple of days in training reminds us how good he is, how much energy he has, and how well he can handle the ball. I'm really pleased to have him back, and I'm pleased that Leeds have trusted us again with his development.' Elsewhere, Joe Gelhardt's loan move to Hull City was announced on Saturday morning – just hours before the forward came on in the 80th minute of the Tigers' 0-0 draw with Coventry City at the CBS Arena. Reflecting on the move and the impact he hopes Gelhardt will make, Hull boss Sergej Jakirović said: 'He was my vision. I asked so many times about him because, in our situation with the embargo and everything else, he wanted to come to us. We need such a player, and there's no adaptation time. The group likes him, and he knows our environment as well, so this is a very, very good choice for us.' The EFL Cup awaits both Crew and Gelhardt on Tuesday night, with Doncaster making the short trip to Middlesbrough (7:30pm) whilst Hull City travel to Wrexham (7:45pm). Max Wöber, on loan at Werder Bremen, has a little longer to wait until his season gets underway – the German side's first competitive match kicking off at 7:45pm on Friday, a DFB-Pokal tie against Arminia Bielefeld. After completing his move to Mallorca over the weekend, Mateo Joseph could be in line to make his debut for Los Bermellones on Saturday (6:30pm), as they open their 2025/26 campaign against La Liga champions Barcelona.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
No wholesale changes for Boro in EFL Cup tie
Middlesbrough welcome League One Doncaster Rovers to The Riverside in the first round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday (19:45 BST).Boro began life under new boss Rob Edwards with a 1-0 win over Swansea on Saturday while newly-promoted Rovers came from behind at Mansfield to snatch a late winner and make it two wins from two in the third spoke to the media after training on Monday and here are some of the key points:Says "there's nothing wrong with enjoying" the opening day winThey've been working on set-pieces and were pleased to score the winner from oneWorking to build a connection with the fans - "We're all in this together""We're always looking to maximise the transfer window, we're hopeful we'll have more bodies coming in to help""News to me" that keeper Tom Glover will leave but talks over Rav van den Berg's future are "ongoing"Finn Azaz and George Edmundson resumed light training on MondayBig history in the EFL Cup at Boro, "we want to build momentum here"Grant McCann has done a really good job at Doncaster but "it's about what we do, we expect a really tough game""There won't be wholesale (Boro) changes but there will be a few"
Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Louis Tomlinson And Zara McDermott Hard-Launch Relationship On Instagram
Louis Tomlinson and Zara McDermott have finally confirmed they are an item. The One Direction star and former Love Island contestant were first linked in the press earlier this year, after the two were reportedly seen dining out together in Suffolk. Since then, Louis and Zara have repeatedly popped up in the comments of one another's Instagram posts, but have remained tight-lipped about the rumours that they're dating. That is, until Monday, when Zara posted a picture of herself and Louis on her Instagram page sharing a kiss in the sunshine, accompanied by just a heart emoji. Louis initially rose to fame as one-fifth of the chart-topping boy band One Direction, who first became known on The X Factor in 2010. In the years since, Louis has embarked on a number of different ventures, including a short-lived stint playing for his hometown's team, Doncaster Rovers; a solo music career (which has so far seen him release two albums, the most recent of which topped the UK albums chart in 2022); and even judging the TV talent show on which he first found fame. Zara, meanwhile, first appeared on the fourth season of Love Island in 2018 and, like Louis, subsequently competed on The X Factor, albeit the celebrity version. More recently, she's fronted a number of documentaries for the BBC, exploring topics like revenge porn, stalking and social media. In 2022, she competed on Strictly Come Dancing, where she was the fifth celebrity to be eliminated. Louis has previously dated model Eleanor Calder, stylist Briana Jungwirth (with whom he shares a nine-year-old son, Freddie) and former Disney actor Danielle Campbell. Zara was previously in a relationship with fellow reality star Sam Thompson for five years until they parted ways towards the end of 2024. Earlier this year, Louis and Sam , which the latter spoke about at the time on his podcast.
