Club are currently feeling bottom of Division 2.
secutive 4-1 'promotion campaign.
Angry fans have watched successful team sold ott to other clubs. David Armstrong (now an England player)
Southampton, David Hodgson and Craig Johnston to Liverpool, Mark Proctor to Forest Tony McAndrew to Chelsea SUPPORTERS OF MIDDLESBROUGH Football more persecuted than the editorial board of Militant. Relegated from Division 1 last season, the club are now defeats at home to start its the list is endless. At least the club should have some but is instead half a million in debt.
The Boro Supporters Action Group, set up by Frank Griffiths, the prospective Labour parliamentary Cane eRTe SEOE Teeside Thornaby, has Ma/colm Allison started to investigate. Wc have found out that the club's new sports complex, which cost over £1 million and is still not in use two years after completion, has been offered for sale to the local concil.
The complex was large ly funded by public HOEV. much or it from the Sports Council but SUTORISHU Wal DUE out to tender. It was built Parkway Estates, whose chairman i:
Amer is a director of the football club. and until last scason was hs chalr man. The Sports Council have just announced their own enquiry.
In a novel attempt to boost its flagging fortunes, the club nas applied for permission to build homes on the first team's training ground. No prizes for which Boro supporters in the Labour Party have drawn ID OCHOT TOE SENIE DI match against Bolton.
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That the books CUE OBRER dependent scrutiny. • An open public meeting to supporters question the directors C A DOCY OT VBOUCBO aO TUSSIOn OT pricet TOr TOE unemployed to all parts of the ground.
These demands have been widely publicised in the local press and on radio and TV. Even as l write this article, George Kitching, who was Amer's successor as charman, has annonced his resignation due to the pressures of the job' There are going to be a lot more pressures on the DORIA LOC COMME WCCK as Middlesbrough lans de what the TEGOOW hell has been going on.
Now this ailing club has appointed Malcom Allison as manager whose buying and selling at ManHOLC CIL LICAL N OULU club the yard. hope have old Middlesbroush got? which can t hide the fact diversion have controlled the cad have controlled club have sold off their best players and assets and stil managed to crin the club.
The business men have got the ETEV and the prestige, and the fans have got frustrated and paid out their cash But that's capitalism. It even cheats you on a Saturday afternoon on the terraces
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Attendances have slumped to around 5,000, not surprising in view of the team's three com-