I will try to keep this section as up-to-date as possible, occasionally pruning some of the less important news as the site evolves. Hopefully the details i provide here are noteworthy enough to share.
26th Oct 2012
My Maine Road poster is featured on the Home Page and Back of the Net section of the UMBRO website
26th Oct 2012
Long standing ambition of mine is realised as my Maine Road poster is featured on the Home Page of the When Saturday Comes (WSC) website
23rd Oct 2012
A selection of my work is featured by design collective It’s Nice That and was later discussed on their weekly podcast Studio Audience (Episode 4)
8th Jun 2012
Ex-Boro captain George Boateng features one of my illustrationon as part of his new official website – georgeboatengofficial.com
4th Jun 2012
Nominated as part of TTU Awards 2011/12 – Best Club Website
1st Jun 2012
Nominated for the FSF Football Writers Awards 2012 in the ‘Football Website of the Year’ category – Awards ceremony to take place on July 7th.
28th May 2012
Commissioned by XI Quarterly for Issue One of their new North American Soccer magazine.
14th May 2012
Informed that ex-Boro full back Gary Parkinson not only liked the illustration I did of him, but that it now sits on his wall
11th May 2012
Play in the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation charity match at the Riverside, taking to the field alongside ex-Boro stars, George Boateng, Ugo Ehiogu, Colin Cooper, Curtis Fleming and Neil Madison.
3rd May 2012
Wrote my third and final editorial piece for the Guardian – Championship 2011-12: the bloggers’ end-of-season report
30th April 2012
Former Boro defender Ugo Ehiogu describes the illustration I did of him as “the dogs nuts”
6th Mar 2012
A gallery of my work appears on the front page of the Irish Independent under the heading Iconic Footballers Artwork
22nd Feb 2012
Featured for a second time as part of online magazine Kckrs – Catching Up With Miniboro
20th Feb 2012
Featured as part of online magazine The Beautiful Gear – MiniBoro Football Art
17th Feb 2012
Finalist at the International Shorty Awards 2012 (special thanks to everyone who voted)
10th Feb 2012
Featured on UMBRO.com as part of their Finest Football Things On The Web This Week
8th Feb 2012
Three of my illustrations appear on FHM.com as part of a feature entitled – Pimp Your Walls… 7 Striking Print Artists
3rd Feb 2012
Four Four Two website profiles my work as part of their Inside Track series.
1st Feb 2012
My work makes its Four Four Two print magazine debut with a two page spread and interview.
30th Jan 2012
Marketing / Advertising firm make contact – regarding work for some of their Premiership and Championship clients – face to face meeting booked for later in the year.
7th Jan 2012
Featured as part of online magazine Danger Is Everywhere – The Illustrations of Steve Welsh
30th Dec 2011
Wrote a match preview for Peterborough Utd blog Standing on the Glebe ahead of the festive Boro vs. Posh clash
27th Dec 2011
Named alongside Swiss Ramble and Sarah Flotel from HOTSCORESÂ as part of The Footy Blog – Alternative Awards in the Blog/Website of the Year category
26th Dec 2011
Included as part of Ryan McNamara’s long running series – Possibly The Coolest Posters In The World!
21th Dec 2011
Wrote a short editorial piece for the Guardian – Championship 2011-12: the bloggers’ half-term report
20th Dec 2011
Wrote a small piece on Boro forward Marvin Emnes as part of The Best 25 Players in the Championship via TheSeventyTwo
20th Dec 2011
Named in Spreading Jam’s ‘The Hottest Blogs To Watch for 2012‘ along side NOPA award winners Cahiers Du Sport, Snap, Kaka and Pop and Twisted Blood among others.
7th Dec 2011
Began a full redesign of the site after it becomes clear that things had evolved way beyond what i initially set out to achive.
3rd Dec 2011
Interviewed by Paul Binning for the Bristol City match day programme Red Alert. The full interview also appeared on his blog The Exiled Robin
15th Nov 2011
Decided to open my own t-shirt store to compliment my poster sales. After a number of enquiries, this is later expanded from a European store to also include America and Australia.
9th Nov 2011
Contacted by Dutch clothing brand COPA Football, with a view to working together on their t-shirt range. We agree a deal that will see a number of my designs appear as part of their 2013 collection.
8th Nov 2011
Commissioned by IBWM to create 5 cover pieces / splash screens for their upcoming project “The 100″, which records the 100 best young (aged 23 and under) players on the planet.
1st Nov 2011
Contacted by the National Football Museum who are interested in using my Ayresome Park illustration as a graphics panel when the museum opens early in 2012. Its inclusion is confirmed later in the month.
27th Oct 2011
A selection of my artwork is featured on kckrs.com under the heading – Miniboro is Obsessive Fandom With Style, Passion and Really Cool Art
26th Oct 2011
My illustrations are given the centre spread of national football magazine Late Tackle – Issue 2
18th Oct 2011
My John Barnes illustration appears as part of LLF‘s regular feature – Lovely Left Footers
13th Oct 2011
My Cruyff illustration features as part of Regista’s – Football As Art
12th Oct 2011
My Lisbon Lions illustration appears as a teaser for The Footy Blog‘s exclusive interview with Celtic legend Sean Fallon
29th Sept 2011
Jan Aage Fjortoft illustration added to the site, the man himself gets in touch via Twitter to say “I like it – Cool”.
28th Sept 2011
Interview with Boro Legend Gary ‘Hammy’ Hamilton added to the site.
26th Sept 2011
My Eric Cantona illustration appears as part of an article written by Callum Hamilton over at Surreal Football. Later that day im contacted by the New York Cosmos who describe my take on their Director of Football as “striking visuals” and “fantastic”.
19th Sept 2011
An epic six month interview with former Middlesbrough forward Don Burluraux is added to the site.
16th Sept 2011
My illustrations appear as an A4 feature as part of Sport Magazine, reaching an audience of 300,000 people. Poster sales take a pleasing up-turn.
14th Aug 2011
Score Draws goes live, selling a selection of my illustrations
11th Aug 2011
In Bed With Maradona adds a gallery of my work to their site, it features a variety of world world footballers ranging from Roger Milla to Chris Waddle.
3rd Aug 2011
Edgar Davids (yes, that Edgar Davids) gets in contact via Twitter to describe the recent illustration i did of him as “hard”. He also asks to see more examples of my work for possible inclusion on his official site.
2nd Aug 2011
Invited to write an editorial piece on Middlesbrough that was included as part of the Guardian’s Chapionship 2011-12 Preview: The Bloggers View.
20th Jul 2011
Long time Comedy Hero Bob Mortimer agrees to be interviewed by miniboro.com
15th Jul 2011
IBWM up the illustrations ante by asking if i can produce 10 legends that are unrelated to Boro. I decide to start at the top and take on Maradona.
2nd Jul 2011
Interview with Bernie Slaven added to site.
23rd Jun 2011
Began a series of illustrations inspired by the work of Zoran Lucic. Boro heroes immortalised so far include Bernie Slaven, Wilf Mannion, Stuart Ripley and Gary Parkinson.
12th Jun 2011
Interview with Middlesbrough Ladies Captain Sarah Manning added. Later picked up by SheKicks.net on June 14th and also Our Game Magazine on 23rd June.
10th Jun 2011
Interview with FSF Writers Award Nominee Anthony Vickers added to the site.
3rd Jun 2011
Complete redesign of the site now finished, 2 weeks of pain over, back to the task in hand… content.
20th May 2011
Received a much sought after ‘Things We Like’ endorsement from FSF Award Nominee ‘In Bed With Maradona‘ (IBWM).
20th May 2011
Sir Bobby Robson Fund Charity Match – A life long dream is realised as I take to the Riverside pitch alongside ex Boro players Colin Cooper, Bernie Slaven, Craig Hignett, Neil Maddison, Marlon Beresford and Nicky Mohan. I spend the majority of my time inspecting the inside of Colin Coopers back pocket.
17th May 2011
Interviewed by FSF Award Nominee Danny Last for European Football Weekends.
13th May 2011
More Twitter feedback this time from Chris Ledger at the always entertaining ‘Obscure Music and Football‘.“This is a great website. Full of old Middlesbrough fanzines & interviews. Enjoyable even if you’re not a Boro supporter”.
12th May 2011
Kind mention on Twitter by FSF Award Nominee Brian Philips from ‘Run of Play‘ fame. “Cool archive of Middlesbrough fanzines from the late ’80s and early ’90s”.
8th May 2011
Craig Hignett becomes the second player to be interviewed by miniboro.com, discussing everything from ex-room mate Gazza to Emerson’s impromptu trips to Brazil.
9th Apr 2011
Special mention in the ‘Best of the Boro Writers‘ feature that appeared on Smog Blog.
30th Mar 2011
First interview goes live and it sets the bar pretty high, Mark Burke gives a fantastic insight into his time at Boro with a thoroughly entertaining Q&A session.
26th Mar 2011
Website goes live.