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Scotsman
01-05-2025
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- Scotsman
Scotland ace delivers heartfelt 61-word message to fans after injury ends season as teammate wins double award
Scotland wonderkid Ben Doak has saw his season ended by injury. Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scotland starlet Ben Doak has delivered an emotional message of thanks to Middlesbrough supporters after his encouraging loan spell with the club was cut short by a troublesome injury. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a breakout campaign at the Riverside Stadium after joining on a season-long loan from Liverpool in September, scoring three goals and assisting a further seven for Michael Carrick's side as they battle for a top six spot in the EFL Championship. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad However, he has not appeared for the club since late January, when he started the 2-1 win against Preston North End, due to a thigh injury which required surgery. With the Teesside outfit still hopeful of promotion, the club had hoped he may make a return to the first team squad in time for a potential playoff campaign, with hopes raised when back he took part in the club's lap of honour following their final regular season home game against Norwich City on Saturday. HUGE GOAL: Middlesbrough's Tommy Conway (Image:) | (Image:) However, those hopes were dashed when the ex-Celtic winger took to his official Instagram page to say his goodbyes to the club's supporters. 'Not the way I wanted to finish this season off through injury,' he wrote. 'But what a time I've had here. Thanks to all the players, staff and fans at Middlesbrough for making my time at the club as good as what it was. I will be forever grateful and wish everyone at the club the best of luck for the future. UTB [up the Boro]'. Subject of two £16million bids from Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace in January, the Scotland youngster will now return to Anfield to begin his rehabilitation, where he'll hope to impress Liverpool head coach Arne Slot in pre-season in order to stake his claim for a place in the Dutchman's first team squad. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Meanwhile, Doak's club and international teammate Tommy Conway was a double winner at Middlesbrough's end of season awards earlier this week following his own excellent debut season on Teesside. The 22-year-old Scotland striker has bagged a personal best 13 goals for the North East club this season after making a £5million move from Bristol City last summer. His efforts in front of goal were rewarded by the club at the end of season gala, as he was presented with the Young Player of the Season award, while he also landed the Goal of the Season trophy for his Dennis Bergkamp-esque strike against Blackburn Rovers last month. Former Scotland Under 21 international Hayden Hackney was crowned the club Player of the Season for the second time in the last three years.
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Norwich City
Middlesbrough are three points short of the Championship play-off places after a run of three defeats from their past four City sacked boss Johannes Hoff Thorup on Tuesday having dropped to 14th in the are unbeaten in their past six league games against Norwich City (W4 D2), after losing five in a row against City have lost their past two away games against Middlesbrough in the Championship, while they last lost three in a row away to them in league competition in October have won four of their past five home league matches (L1), with all four of those victories coming by a one-goal margin. Indeed, their last one was a 2-1 victory, with Tommy Conway scoring the winner in the 93rd City have lost their past three league matches, and could lose four in a row in the Championship for the first time since November 2023, under David Finn Azaz has both created the most chances (82) and had the most shots (115) of any player in the Championship this season.
BBC News
23-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Trips to Leeds 'daunting' but often 'memorable'
City were humbled by Luton Town on Easter Monday yet remain in fifth position in the Championship thanks to Coventry slipping up at Plymouth and Boro coming away from Hillsborough with nothing - due in no small part, I'm sure, to ex-City player Tommy Conway missing a first-half penalty and then crashing a shot against the underside of the bar in the last minute of added City still remain odds-on favourites to qualify for the play-offs, they face the daunting prospect of a trip to Elland Road on Monday to face champions-elect Leeds United. They can only hope that the Yorkshiremen gave their end-of-season champagne performance in the 6-0 drubbing of Stoke over Easter, as they come up against opponents against whom they have an appalling record in recent years. This will be the 20th encounter since 2010, with Leeds racking up 15 wins and City winning just of encounters between the sides over the years, if you go back to 1968, there was an FA Cup tie which (naturally) Leeds won, the game memorable for the fact that goalkeeper Gary Sprake was sent off for unceremoniously knocking out City's Chris Garland. Roll the clock forward six years, and after a 1-1 FA Cup fifth-round draw at Ashton Gate, City made the national news headlines - such was Leeds' grandeur in those days - when a Donnie Gillies goal gave them a famous 1-0 victory in a game played on a Tuesday afternoon due to the three-day week and associated power cuts!One final game against Leeds sticks in the mind, although perhaps one should say one and a December 1976 it was a very foggy day as I walked across Ashton Park to the ground. Taking my place in the enclosure, on the halfway line, you could not see either goal. Surprisingly, the game kicked off with 36,000 people in the occasionally caught glimpses of the orange match ball and heard the "oohs" and "aahs" of the crowd from either end when there was penalty area action. It was farcical and no surprise when the game was abandoned at half-time with no refunds. The replayed game in May saw a Chris Garland goal secure the points as City scrambled to avoid can hear more from David Pottier on the fans podcast Forever Bristol City, external.
BBC News
26-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Conway steps up as Boro rediscover winning touch
Middlesbrough striker Tommy Conway says the 3-1 win at Stoke City on Tuesday night "means everything" to the team after ending a run of five straight eased the pressure around Michael Carrick with victory in the Potteries that moved them back within four points of the play-off spots."Everyone knows the run we've been on hasn't been a good one over the past couple of weeks and we've been trying to put it right but for some reason it hasn't been falling for us," Conway told BBC Radio Tees."But I thought everyone put in a fantastic performance. Credit to everyone, I'm just buzzing for everyone that we've managed to come away with three points."Conway was on the scoresheet at the bet365 Stadium for the second game in a row and took his Championship goal tally for the season into double 22-year-old scored 12 in all competitions, in each of his two previous campaigns with Bristol City, but is now on-pace to eclipse that personal Scotland international is helping fill the void left by Emmanuel Latte Lath's departure and says he is "100%" hitting form now after a five-week absence because of a hamstring injury."Getting back into the rhythm of playing games week in, week out - we know the relentlessness of the Championship," Conway added."I'm just trying to do my job and score goals. I feel like I'm getting better and better every game and hopefully that continues."Conway also believes Middlesbrough can get their play-off bid back on track and continue to close the four-point gap to the top six with struggling Derby County the visitors to the Riverside on Saturday."When we're not winning football matches, we're not doing our jobs and it affects us," Conway added."When you win games, it ultimately goes the other way and you start getting your confidence back and everyone starts believing again."If we take that into the next couple of games leading up to the international break, I think we'll be right up there." Listen to Tommy Conway's interview following the win at Stoke on BBC Sounds.
BBC News
20-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
EFL preview: Title showdown and great escape brewing
The days are starting to stay lighter for a little longer and with every passing week, the tension is cranking up another can only mean one thing. We're moving into the business end of the season across the weekend will almost certainly provide yet more twists and turns at both ends of the Championship, League One and League here's a look at some of the key talking points ahead of what promises to be another captivating round of fixtures. Friday night battle at the top It's quite the curtain-raiser for the weekend's action on Friday night, with four teams vying for promotion to the Premier League all on hopefuls Bristol City welcome Middlesbrough to Ashton Gate knowing victory would lift them into the top six above West Bromwich Albion before the Baggies play Oxford United on straight defeats for Boro has seen them slip to 11th, four points off the play-off places - a run which striker Tommy Conway, who returns to his old stomping ground, described as "frustrating"."In the changing room, everyone's still on the same page, no-one's letting their head drop," he told BBC Radio Tees."For me, it means everything. When you lose so many games on the bounce, it affects you mentally."Burnley are five points off the automatic promotion places but could gain ground on Leeds and Sheffield United, who face each other on Monday Clarets take on a Sheffield Wednesday side who still harbour ambitions of reaching the play-offs and are just three points off the top six, though the Owls will have to try and breach a Burnley defence which has now gone 1,000 minutes without conceding in the league. The fight to survive Neither Luton nor Plymouth could land a significant blow on a relegation rival as they played out a 1-1 draw on Argyle have another chance to dent fellow strugglers Cardiff City's survival hopes when they meet at Home Park on Saturday Pilgrims could move out of the bottom three for the first time since 6 December with victory, depending on Derby County and Hull City's results, and in doing so, drag the Bluebirds right back into the midst of the fight to stay for the Hatters, few could have foreseen the predicament they now find themselves in, rooted to the foot of the second tier, two points from safety, without a win in 11 league games and yet to taste victory in seven matches under new boss Matt Bloomfield."For two home games in a row, we've managed to put two performances together which could have got six points," Bloomfield said after the draw with Plymouth, also referencing the 1-0 home defeat by Sheffield United four days reality is that Luton are in danger of back-to-back relegations and playing League One football come August if they can't stop the rot when they visit Watford for the Beds-Herts derby on Sunday. Is the great escape on? At the bottom of League One, Burton Albion have been going about what looked like an unthinkable escape five weeks Brewers were 11 points adrift of safety at the foot of the table before they drew 1-1 with fellow strugglers Crawley on 18 Gary Bowyer's side have only lost one of their past eight games (W4 D3) to move up to 21st and are now just two points from safety following a 1-0 win at Stevenage in face a difficult trip to Lincoln on Saturday, but a win could see them move out of the bottom four for the first time in five months if Peterborough lose at Huddersfield. The form teams meet There are at least seven teams jostling for the four play-off spots in League One and two of them go head-to-head on Saturday, with both in good Orient's run since the start of December has been nothing short of remarkable, climbing 15 places from 21st to O's have won 12 of their past 15 games (D2 L1), including three on the bounce, and none more impressive than a 2-1 win at promotion-chasing Wrexham on Wellens' side travel to Bolton Wanderers who have reignited their own push for a top-six finish with four wins from their past five, two of which have come under new boss Steven Schumacher. And in League Two, automatic promotion-chasers AFC Wimbledon travel to Colchester, with both on impressive unbeaten are undefeated in their past 11 games (W6 D5) and have lost just once in 16 (W9 D6).Johnnie Jackson's side are second and trying to chase down Walsall, who are seven points ahead at the top, but Wimbledon will also have one eye on a congested chasing pack within striking are unbeaten in seven (W4 D3) and have gone from 13 points off the play-off spots in 17th a month ago to 11th, and are now only seven points off the top win on Saturday may just increase their faint hopes of a play-off finish to a potentially realistic aim. Title showdown There's no doubt about which game is the headline act this don't come much bigger in the EFL than Monday night's Championship title showdown between Sheffield United and Leeds United at Bramall two points separate the Whites at the top from the Blades in second - ironically, the number Sheffield United were deducted for defaulted transfer payments at the start of the teams have won four on the bounce and the outcome of this one could go a long way to determining which of them lifts the trophy in May and, perhaps more importantly, secures a place in the Premier League for next for Leeds - who are unbeaten in their past 15 league games (W11 D5) and boast by far the best attack in the division, with 68 goals scored - would take them five points clear at the a win for Chris Wilder's men would see them leapfrog the couldn't be more finely poised.
