Jonathan Woodgate has been appointed the manager of Middlesborough. This is a great opportunity for the former Newcastle United player who is a Middlesborough lad.
This appointment comes just days after Mike Williamson was appointed manager of Gateshead FC.
Here is the announcement made by the club:
MFC are delighted to confirm that Jonathan Woodgate will head up a new-look senior coaching team ??? #UTB
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) June 14, 2019
Woodgate was one of the top centre-backs in English Football when he joined Newcastle from Leeds United in January 2003 for a fee of about £12M.
Though he had a lot of trouble with injuries, he was a class player when he could stay fit.
He only spent a year and a half at Newcastle as Real Madrid came calling in the summer of 2004. After making just 37 appearances for our club, he was off to the Madrid giants.
There were rumblings in 2008 that Kevin Keegan was trying to get Woodgate back to Newcastle but it was not meant to be.
We would like to congratulate Jonathan on this appointment as manager of his hometown club.
77 comments so far
IrishRob
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:08 AM
Comment #1Keep calm and post FIRST!
jazzyp
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:08 AM
Comment #2A line on their homepage regarding their confirmed takeover: “We are now working towards a signed Heads of Terms agreement by close of play on June 14 and until that has been signed, we are still bound by the confidentiality agreement within the process.
????
northernirishtoon
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:09 AM
Comment #3If exclusivity has not been granted (according to caulkin) then we are still miles away
kev1664
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:13 AM
Comment #4From previous thread.
No BZG never gave a timeline. There was information that they were trying to get it done before Rafa’s contract ran out but that it would be tight and may not happen before then.
Going off BZG statements about owners and directors test taking 10-15 days (working days) I’d predict Wed 19th from PL approval. A week or so to transfer cash. Meaning Wednesday 26th June. If it runs into July I’ll start to be concerned as Rafa wont wait forever and even if the takeover happens a new manager and some new player wont hel in time for the start of the season.
jazzyp
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:16 AM
Comment #5So now there home page is a lie as well as Midhat fake account…We doing well lads
Return of the Geordi
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:16 AM
Comment #6The bus keeps pulling out
I think the most likely scenario is that the Sun’s journalist who broke the story, has a source inside of the Premier League who tipped him of that the “fit and proper persons” had been lodged. This was on May 24th and they say it takes 10 to 15 working days.
Chill guys
Tony Baloney
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:16 AM
Comment #7Woodgate was known as bungalow because he had nothing upstairs. Late developer mentally?
kev1664
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:17 AM
Comment #8Northernirishtoon,
I’m not so sure. We’ve heard how underhand Ashley is in business.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Caulkin’s source is in one of the other parties trying to buy Newcastle, they are probably being told by Ashley that they haven’t agreed exclusivity or a deal with BZG and to carry on regardless with their attempt.
Late june is the earliest I think it’ll happen and that’s what BZG said all along.
northernirishtoon
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:21 AM
Comment #9Its all starting to take a familiar pattern. Worrying
Mindshaft
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:22 AM
Comment #10My grandad used to own a garage on the quayside back in the day and used to repair quite a few footballers cars – woidgate brought his in and the back was full of crap and half empty champagne bottles – said he was the thickest footballer he had ever met …. And he met some thick footballers
Still , was a great centre back for the toon in his brief period here
Posh_Geordie
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:24 AM
Comment #11Woodland used to like the Columbine Dancing powder and one match gave his shirt to a fan in the crowd. It was the same dealer a smoggy guy I knew had. Allegedly 😉
bettyswallocks
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:25 AM
Comment #12Reading between the lines and with Caulkin’s recent statement I would imagine there is another buyer in the equation and BZG are trying to get to the winning line first, hence their statements of intent.
Ashley is probably going by the old addage that nothing is actually sold until paid for so is hedging his bets / keeping his options open and more than likely playing one off against the other.
Posh_Geordie
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:25 AM
Comment #13Woodgate f u autocorrect.
MaximusToon
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:27 AM
Comment #14Met a few Ex-Newcastle players in my time, but by far the best was Rob Lee. Such a great guy and we talked all things Toon for ages. He seemed genuinely happy to talk to fans. Hope if we do get new owners the legends will be a regular fixture at SJP again
The Sheikh'sMate
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:29 AM
Comment #15Bollocks to who what which player we’re linked to, we mightened have a manager in 16 days time ffs
JP...from The Rock
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:30 AM
Comment #16Woodgate was awful for Real Madrid lol never reached double figures for them in 3 years!
oldarse
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:31 AM
Comment #17Anybody got a drone that they can fly over SJP just to see what’s going on re: the clean-up or whatever.
Think any info would be interesting.
The overrated Frenchman
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:31 AM
Comment #18Didn’t Woodgate glass himself in the head in Ibiza or somewhere? Good player though.
The Sheikh'sMate
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:31 AM
Comment #19Oh aye, well done Jonathan Woodgate.. a rolls royce of a player in his day
IrishRob
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:33 AM
Comment #20It’s hard to believe someone so proficient at football was really that stupid. Usually the best footballers are by far the smartest because its their brain that helps them with that innate knowledge and understanding of how to play what and when, and Woodgate was one of the very best defenders around back then.
I’m sure he was just young naive and thought it was cool to act stupid. We all did that at that age. I would be surprised if he doesn’t have a proficient brain in his head.
The Sheikh'sMate
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:36 AM
Comment #21I wish I was as thick as Woodgate allegedly is.. what a player… yes he didn’t have much luck in Madrid but that was down to injuries.. He even offered half his salary back to the club… Unlike a certain short arsed greedy bin dipper that comes to mind
Frank pingles come sock
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:38 AM
Comment #22Have you seen the Sports Direct tweet ?
Now if that’s not trolling
I don’t know what is ………..
wynsleap
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:38 AM
Comment #23Just read on Google:
“Heads of Terms evidence serious intent and have moral force, but do not legally compel the parties to conclude the deal on those terms or not at all”.
Great latitude for Cashley to move the goalposts or just decide he’s changed his mind.
I think we’ve a long way to go yet.
Frank pingles come sock
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:40 AM
Comment #24https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9AkK53XoAAqDQm.jpg
Frank pingles come sock
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:40 AM
Comment #25Keep it monochrome
Is this a wind up ? FFS
HA
Frank pingles come sock
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:41 AM
Comment #26Embrace the monochrome
Tony Baloney
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:41 AM
Comment #27Everything is on hold if we are talking Woodgate and Boro FFS. About as boring as it gets!
For those of you who think cricket is boring… glad to see England aren’t playing a finger spinner. White ball not conducive to it.
Swlabr
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:44 AM
Comment #28We haven’t had our daily dose of frog’s porn yet. Where is he?
JP...from The Rock
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:45 AM
Comment #29Frank- what the hell!?? Is that fat oaf taking the piss or what!? Or could there be a hidden message here?
Pain in the Blog
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:52 AM
Comment #30I hear that Mo Diamé is in Qatar undergoing a medical for Al-Gharafa. Good luck to him.
Frank pingles come sock
Jun 14, 2019 at 11:55 AM
Comment #31Hidden message I hope
Or he has no idea or input on marketing
It’s in their website, (sale) when you click it
It takes you straight to the £20 toon strip on sale !!
Posh_Geordie
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:02 PM
Comment #32Frank
That made me laugh.
32 Laurent Robert
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:06 PM
Comment #33Jazzyp
Where is this homepage that they are saying they are looking to sign heads of terms by today?
Genjikai
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:07 PM
Comment #34Frank i hope hes not proper taken the piss out of us now.
If this doesnt come off am going to rip down SJP and start lobbing bricks at fat man.
droppy in Wallsend
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:07 PM
Comment #35Whilst Caulkin is a respected journalist he was also absolutely sure that Staveley was taking over and that didn’t work out.
We’ve had 12 years of this so another week or two isn’t that much.
I think once FA approve it will move fast.
Optimistic Oryx
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:13 PM
Comment #36I wonder if Toon22 will be giving all his doubters custard with their humble pie?
IrishRob
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:18 PM
Comment #37All I can say if it turns out MA was playing a game on us all along then we cant let him win the war. If hes still owner come September we need to boycott every single game. Dony buy season tickets yet. He might be laughing now but trust me he wont if St Jame’s is empty or devoid of home fans every fortnight. This is our ultimate Ace and if we all stood together there is nothing he or his money could do about it.
JP...from The Rock
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:18 PM
Comment #38Maybe with all the NDA stuff Fat Mike is saying;
You can Keep It Monochrome!! – as in keep the club Monochrome Ltd as I am done with it!
I really hope that’s what he’s saying and not another piss take.
Frank pingles come sock
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:24 PM
Comment #39It’s a bizarre coincidence
Hope it’s a good sign
G
Jun 14, 2019 at 12:25 PM
Comment #40IrishRob, don’t want to fall out mate, but lets not bring Downs into the insults category please.