Newly appointed Middlesbrough Manager Gordon Strachan, right, is seen with Chief Executive at Middlesbrough, Keith Lamb, left, as they arrive to attend a press conference at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Middlesbrough appointed Strachan as manager Monday to spearhead the team's attempt to return to the Premier League. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Newly appointed Middlesbrough Manager Gordon Strachan, right, is seen with Chief Executive at Middlesbrough, Keith Lamb, left, as they arrive to attend a press conference at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Middlesbrough appointed Strachan as manager Monday to spearhead the team's attempt to return to the Premier League.

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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 7: Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan (C) tries to talk Justin hoyte (L) and Gary O'Neil as the team loses again during the Crystal Palace and MIddlesbrough Coca Cola Championship match at Selhurst Park on November 7, 2009 in London, England.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 7: Manager Gordon Strachan of Middlesbrough shouts instructions during the Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough Coca Cola Championship match at Selhurst Park on November 7, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 7: Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan before the Coca Cola Championship match between Crystal Palace and MIddlesbrough at Selhurst Park on November 7, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 7: Manager Gordon Strachan of Middlesbrough directs his team during the Crystal Palace and MIddlesbrough Coca Cola Championship match at Selhurst Park on November 7, 2009 in London, England.
  5. MIDDLESBROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 26: Gordon Strachan attends a press conference held to present him as the new Middlesbrough manager at the Riverside Stadium on October 26, 2009 in Middlesbrough, England.
  6. MIDDLESBROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 26: Gordon Strachan attends a press conference held to present him as the new Middlesbrough manager at the Riverside Stadium on October 26, 2009 in Middlesbrough, England.
  7. MIDDLESBROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 26: Gordon Strachan attends a press conference held to present him as the new Middlesbrough manager, as Chief Executive Keith Lamb looks on at the Riverside Stadium on October 26, 2009 in Middlesbrough, England.
  8. MIDDLESBROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 26: Gordon Strachan attends a press conference held to present him as the new Middlesbrough manager at the Riverside Stadium on October 26, 2009 in Middlesbrough, England.
  9. Newly appointed Middlesbrough Manager Gordon Strachan, posses for the media after his press conference at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Middlesbrough appointed Strachan as manager Monday to spearhead the team's attempt to return to the Premier League.
  10. Newly appointed Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan, arrives to attend a press conference at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Middlesbrough appointed Strachan as manager Monday to spearhead the team's attempt to return to the Premier League.
  11. Newly appointed Middlesbrough Manager Gordon Strachan, right, is seen with Chief Executive at Middlesbrough, Keith Lamb, left, as they arrive to attend a press conference at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Middlesbrough appointed Strachan as manager Monday to spearhead the team's attempt to return to the Premier League.
  12. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 5: Sarah Brown (centre left), the secretary of state for cuture, media and sport Ben Bradshaw (centre right) and the executive chairman of ITV Michael Grade pose for a portrait with the ten regional winners of the ITV Feelgood Factor Award (Left-Right) Geraldine Williams, from Middlesbrough (Tyne Tees/Border), Andrew Amers-Morrison, from London (London), Kathryn Miller, from Bolton (Granada), Joe Sarginson, from Nottingham (Central), Andy Dalby-Walsh, from Hove in Sussex (Meridian), Kath Sharman, from Sheffield (Yorkshire), Neil Hapgood, from Neath (Wales), Warner Duff, from Ipswich (Anglia), Deborah Maguire, from Belfast (UTV) and Pete Andrews, from Gloucestershire (West/Westcountry) inside 10 Downing Street on October 5, 2009 in London, England.
  13. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 5: Sarah Brown (C) and the executive chairman of ITV Michael Grade (CL) pose for a portrait with the ten regional winners of the ITV Feelgood Factor Award (from left to right) Geraldine Williams, from Middlesbrough (Tyne Tees/Border), Deborah Maguire, from Belfast (UTV), Kathryn Miller, from Bolton (Granada), Andrew Amers-Morrison, from London (London), Joe Sarginson, from Nottingham (Central), Andy Dalby-Walsh, from Hove in Sussex (Meridian), Kath Sharman, from Sheffield (Yorkshire), Neil Hapgood, from Neath (Wales), Warner Duff, from Ipswich (Anglia) and Pete Andrews, from Gloucestershire (West/Westcountry) inside 10 Downing Street on October 5, 2009 in London, England. The regional winners will find out tonight which of them has been selected as the overall ITV Feelgood Factor champion when they attend the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.
  14. READING, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Brendan Rodgers of Reading during the Coca-Cola Championship match between Reading and Middlesbrough at the Madejski Stadium on October 3, 2009 in Reading, England.
  15. READING, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Rhys Williams (L) of Middlesbrough tackles Brian Howard of Reading during the Coca-Cola Championship match between Reading and Middlesbrough at the Madejski Stadium on October 3, 2009 in Reading, England.
  16. READING, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Manager Gareth Southgate of Middlesbrough and Leroy Lita (R) celebrate their victory during the Coca-Cola Championship match between Reading and Middlesbrough at the Madejski Stadium on October 3, 2009 in Reading, England.

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