No Old Pals Act For Mozza
ANDREW TAYLOR is relishing the prospect of coming face to face with old pal James Morrison this weekend.
The two youngsters were inseparable while they were at the club and have remained in close contact since Morrison's move to West Brom last season.
"I've been on the phone to him quite a lot and we've been having a bit of banter, so hopefully I'll be playing left-back and he'll be playing right-wing.
"I think he felt maybe he wasn't getting as much of a chance as he would have like here. He wanted to get out and improve himself, which is fair play to him.
"He's done well, he's a regular in the Scotland squad, scoring goals and showing people just how good a player he is."
Morrison came all the way through the Boro Academy and made his debut at Old Trafford in a 1-1 Premier League draw back in October 2004.
But a lack of first opportunities led midfielder to sign for Tony Mowbray's
West Brom in a £1.5m deal."We've grown up from being ten years old so we've got a close friendship going and then obviously we've got the FA Youth Cup win we had together.
"So we'll stay close friends during our careers, wherever we go."
Taylor knows the importance of the game after three disappointing results on the road.
"We need to start getting some points on the board if we are to get where we want to this season. We need to be beating teams like West Brom, especially at home.
"We know it will be difficult, they'll be coming at us, but I think the quality we've got and some of the performances we've shown, we're more than capable of beating them."
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