Boro have an almost full fit squad at the moment from which Gordon Strachan can make his selection for the not very neighbourly clash with Newcastle, but what of those players who are not currently in action for the Boro?
While perusing the club's official website, I couldn't help but notice that a number of Boro youngsters are classed as 'on work experience' at lower league clubs.
Does this mean they are not on loan and therefore no money has changed hands?
Regardless of the legal ins and outs of the system, it made me giggle, and that's the most important thing on such a miserable wet evening!
We also have a number of loan stars at our disposal, although Sean St Ledger is not our player again until January.
And let us not forget, we still technically own Mido. Yes, I'd forgotten too!
Our injury list is on constant rotation, with Gary O'Neil and Didier Digard the most regular visitors to the treatment room. This week, Digard has a back injury and O'Neil recovered from his concussion, following his groin strain by injuring his calf. But honestly with these two, pick a body part and they will have injured it at some point. It's rather like Twister, but instead of left foot red, its left calf, strained or whatever.
Half French, half cockney striker/winger Jeremie Aliadiere is back in 'conditioning training' whatever that means. Shouldn't all training be conditioning?
And sitting in a dark corner, probably in a grey cardigan if his fashion choices have not moved on from last season, is Matthew Bates - probably the unluckiest graduate from the MFC academy.
Bates has had a string of injuries and surgeries, most recently cruciate ligament damage which would make a lesser man throw the towel in, but is determined to play for his hometown club again, and could be back in action next season.
First published on www.ComeOnBoro.com on 15-11-09
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