Fans Hail To Man Robbo

The Scotland star, who leaves the club to join MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps at the end of the season, picked up the most votes from members to collect the prestigious trophy.

He succeeds last year's winner, Julio Arca.

 

The Young Player of the year award was handed to England U21 goalkeeper Jason Steele, while Tony McMahon took the John Ovington Community Player of the Year award for his continued willingness to support good causes.

 

The well-attended event was held in the Legends Lounge began with a three-course dinner before the first team squad signed autographs and posed for photos.

BBC Tees Boro commentator Alastair Brownlee introduced manager Tony Mowbray, who gave a short speech, before the main prizes were presented.

 

The event ended with a prize draw and disco.

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BORO and England legend Alan Peacock was the special guest when Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club in the Riverside Stadium's Fenton Suite.

As well as answering members' questions, Alan signed autographs and posed for photos.

Meetings are usually held on two Mondays per month. Admission is free to members but non-members can attend by joining on the night. Two passport-sized photos are required with each application.

MOSC membership fees are £6 per adult and £2 for under-16s and two passport sized photographs are required with each new application.

Members are asked to arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start for most meetings.

Other guests at recent MOSC meetings have include former players Ian Gibson, David Mills and Terry Cochrane, current star Julio Arca and coach Mark Proctor.

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FOLLOWING the AGM on Monday May 16 2011, Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club now has a new committee.

The roles are carried out by MOSC members who generously give their own time to work on the committee.

Our photo shows the committee together at the meeting and includes Marilyn Wilson (social secretary), Sandra Jackson (membership secretary), Michael Derbyshire (vice-chair), Carol Kidner (treasurer), Graham Mawson (secretary), Sue Garbutt (vice-secretary), Sue Gardener (chair) Val Bandeira (publicity secretary).

THE AIM of Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club is to bring Boro fans of all age groups together in a friendly and relaxed environment at meetings held on the first and third Mondays of each month (fixtures permitting).

MOSC membership is available to all, whether season card holders or not, with the only criteria being that you are a Boro fan.

Membership fees are just £6 per adult and £2 per child 16 years or under and memberships run from August to August each year.

For just £6 our members benefit over non-members by with...

*Priority to any of our organised events
*Price reductions to organised events
*Free entry into a grand raffle draw to win two tickets to our prestigious Player of the Year event
*A chance to meet MFC senior staff, management and backroom staff, players past and current and local media and press celebrities.

As well as social events, meetings also act as a means to canvass members for their views, ideas and concerns to be passed onto the MFC through regular liaison meetings attended by MOSC committee members and MFC staff.

Examples of issues raised at liaison meetings include season card prices, the white chest band on replica team shirts and ideas for matchday entertainment.

Please note, although MOSC organise trips for league and cup away games these are weekend trips only. For all away game tickets and transport please contact the MFC ticket office.

Membership fees are £6 per adult and £2 for under-16s and two passport sized photographs are required with each new application.

Meetings are held in the Riverside Stadium and start at 7.30pm. They are free to members but non-members can attend by joining on the night. Two passport-sized photos are required with each application.

Members are asked to arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Please contact Carol Kidner on carol.kidner@ntlworld.com or Sue Gardener on suem.g58@googlemail.com for further information.

Guests at meetings this season have included Tony Mowbray, Mark Venus, Mark Proctor, Barry Robson, Jason Steele, Tony McMahon, Jonathan Franks, Seb Hines, Danny Coyne and Billy Day.


FANS were given an insight into Tony Mowbray's Boro plans when he held a 90-minute question-and-answer session at the Riverside Stadium.

The Boro boss spoke with honesty, integrity and passion as he fielded questions from more than 150 supporters who attended a special Supporters Club event in the stadium's Riverside Suite.

Mowbray was open about the huge challenges he faces in building a team against an extremely difficult financial outlook, but expressed his confidence and belief that, in time, he could compile a side to take Boro back into the Premier League.

He spoke at length about the sort of players he wanted to attract to the Riverside, the style of football he believed could bring success to the Riverside and his sadness at seeing so many empty seats around the stadium on a Saturday.

The session culminated with Mowbray spending time chatting to groups of fans, signing autographs and posing for photographs with delighted fans.

"On behalf of our members and committee, I'd like to thank Tony for a very enjoyable evening," said MOSC chairman Sue Gardener.

"The manager gave full, in-depth answers to the questions put to him. He is very passionate about the Boro, which shone through time and time again.

"We hope all those present enjoyed the evening and we look forward to future MOSC meetings with a few new members."

Click here for information about the Boro Fans United scheme, coordinated by MOSC's Sue Gardener, uniting Boro fans around the world.

Middlesbrough Official Supporters' Club

Chairman (spokesperson and general enquiries): Sue Gardener, Tel: 01642 634757, email: suem.g58@googlemail.com
Vice-chair: Sue Magson, email susie_babe_63@hotmail.com
Secretary (all general enquiries): Geoffrey Richardson Tel: 01642 801289 Geoffrey.Richardson1@ntlworld.com
Treasurer: Carol Kidner, email (home): carol.kidner@ntlworld.com
Membership Secretary: Sandra Jackson
Publicity Secretary: Val Bandeira, email val.bandeira@ntlworld.co.uk
Social secretary: Marolyn Wilson, email, marolwilson@hotmail.com


SEE BELOW FOR MORE SUPPORTERS CLUB BRANCHES

Middlesbrough Disabled Supporters' Association
 
Chairman: Paddy Cronesberry
Treasurer: Paul Richardson

AS well as campaigning on behalf of disabled fans, the association also organises trips to most away games.

It has 300 members, including all disabled season ticket holders. Meetings are usually on the last Tuesday of every month in the Players' Lounge at the Riverside Stadium.
 
The group has a very close relationship with the club and meets officials regularly to discuss issues affecting members.
 
The club organised a highly-successful trip over land to Boro's first ever UEFA Cup away tie, at Banik Ostrava in September 2004 and has made several subsequent overseas adventures.

For more information, visit MDSA's official website at http://www.mdsa.co.uk/.

Membership: £3 for adults, £2 for senior citizens and £1 for juniors. Lifetime membership is also available for £10. Members get an ID card.
 
Write to: Paddy Cronesberry, 205 Thornaby Road, Thornaby, Stockton TS17 6LS or telephone (01642) 641620.

The Twe12th Man

THE Twe12th Man is a group of Middlesbrough fans united in our unconditional support for the Boro.

Our objectives are to add pride, passion and noise to the matches of Middlesbrough FC, home and away, visually and vocally, for the full 90 minutes, win lose or draw!

The Twe12th Man stands independent of any political organisation, funding or belief, and is a non-profit, non-membership based organisation.

Take a look around the website at www.twe12thman.co.uk and send in your ideas, song suggestions or Boro related photos.

Regular match reports or articles are always welcome. It is a site by the fans for the fans.

Derbyshire Reds
 
Chairman: Gary Patterson
Vice-chairman: Ray Earl
Secretary: Duncan Haywood
 
WHAT began as a group of friends travelling to games together in 1995 is now a thriving organisation with around 130 members.

The club meets monthly, usually in one of the two cities from which it draws many of its members, Sheffield and Nottingham. Guest speakers have included Derrick Downing, Don Masson, Chris Freestone and honorary president John Hickton, who brought along his memorabilia, including championship medal and scrapbook.
 
The club now has its own minibus and while many members are Teesside exiles it also has many second generation Boro fans.

Membership is free. Call Duncan Haywood on 01246 811244 or email janeduncan.haywood@btinternet.com.

MSS Middlesbrough Supporters South

Yarm Reds Supporters Club

Contact

Andy Wilson: andy.wils@ntlworld.com 
Col Walker: col1986mfc@hotmail.co.uk

YARM Reds have been established since 2001. Two coaches travel from the Golden Jubilee to every home league game. The cost is £4 per game or £55 for the season.

They also take in several away games per season. Contact either Andy or Col for further details.

Boro Supporters Around The World

MOSC chair Sue Gardener has been helping Boro fans throughout the world get together to form branches of the supporters club.