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This section will be added to as and when individuals become available. There is a lot of ground work that goes into these pieces, so they often take quite a while to produce. I will always try to announce interviews once they have been secured together with an expected publication date, so keep checking back for details.
When I heard that a new series of Shooting Stars was to be aired last year, I thought it seemed like the perfect opportunity to catch up with long time comedy hero and long suffering Boro fan Bob Mortimer. After a couple of false dawns (due to Bob’s own workload / commitments) i’m happy to say that I finally managed to catch up with him one Friday night. I must say a huge thank you to Bob who was extremely generous with his time and for putting up with my ‘just one more thing’ Columbo style of questioning. …MORE
Miniboro sits down with Mark Burke to discuss (among other things) Trevor Senior’s teeth, his relationship with Sir Bruce and the highs and lows of a sometimes fractious Boro career. I caught up with Burkey in October of last year, the resulting interview is surprisingly candid and far more open than i could have hoped for. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mark for his time and honesty, it is clear he still holds a great deal of affection for the team and the area. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as i did compiling it …MORE
In the second of my exclusive interviews, I managed to catch up with fans favourite Craig Hignett for a quick chat about his time at Ayresome and the Riverside. This was just prior to his appearance (along with a host of other former Boro stars) in the hugely successfull charity games in aid of both Gary Parkinson and Bobby Robson. I’d like to thank Craig for agreeing to speak to me during a very busy time for himself and also for the great memories he’s given Boro fans over the years. Enjoy the interview …MORE
We casually stray into an offside position to pitch a few questions to perennial fence jumper and goal scoring legend Bernie ‘The Wolfman’ Slaven. Bernie took time out of his busy schedule to provide me with my most frank interview to date. Never one to shy away from a question, we covered a broad range of topics including contract negotiations, managerial differences and the Bermuda Triangle! I had a great time coming up with the questions and was certainly not disappointed with the answers i got …MORE
My series of exclusive interviews gathers pace with fomer midfield legend and bona fide Holgate Hero, Gary ‘Hammy’ Hamilton. I caught up with Hammy at his home in the US where he was generous enough to spare some time to reminisce about his time at the Boro, his career ending knee injury and his hopes for the future and MFC. I have promised that I will feedback all comments directly to Gary himself, so please feel free leave a message or comment at the foot of this particular piece and i will forward them on. Hope you enjoy the interview …MORE
What began as a brief chat regarding a photo, turned into one of the most interesting and entertaining interviews I’ve conducted so far. Don Burluraux was part of the same team that included Willie Maddren, David Mills, Pat Cuff, Peter Creamer, Harry Charlton, Alan Moody and Brian Myton. Over a period of six months Don agreed to answer a variety of questions about his time at Boro and close friendship with Willie Maddren, the results are well worth a read …MORE
Miniboro catches up with FSF Writers Award nominee Anthony Vickers to discuss his early days as a regular FMTTM contributor, from his sporadic first articles, right through to his current role at the Evening Gazette. What is very apparent is that Anthony is first and foremost a fan, someone who is passionate about both the club and the area. I would like to thank him for talking at such length and with such honesty about the club he clearly loves …MORE
Middlesbrough Ladies Captain Sarah Manning gives an insight into the progress that has been made within the ladies game, whilst also highlighting the realities of Women’s Football. We discuss a variety of topics including the recent sexism row that errupted via messers Gray and Keys, the contentious issue of female goalkeeping, plus Middlesbrough Ladies groundbreaking trip to North Korea in 2010 where their televised games were watched by over 23 million people. …MORE