Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey reacts to Gareth Southgate's admission that he was under qualified to take over at Middlesbrough and wonders what the future the holds for the Riverside club.

Gareth Southgate has admitted that he may have been a bit too inexperienced to succeed when he took over the job at the Riverside. The former Boro captain took over from Steve McClaren in 2006 as the club came to terms with a drubbing in the UEFA Cup after another season of mid table mediocrity.

Football FanCast columnist Luke Raine takes look back has been a progressive season for Middlesbrough football club.

As Portsmouth FA Cup victory brought down the curtain for yet another season, it gives us all an opportunity to let the dust settle and work out where it all went wrong for our respective clubs. We at Football FanCast are doing our own review of each clubs season; and pinpointing all the positives and negatives to be taken from the 2007/08 campaign.

Football FanCast columnist Luke Raine looks back at Middlesbrough's season and feels that there has been a great deal of positives to be taken from it.

Middlesbrough's game against Manchester City on Sunday may well feature last on Match of The Day, but that doesn't mean it isn't important for the players to give the home fans the send off they perhaps deserve after a season that has flirted with the idea of being successful but often flattered to deceive.

Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey looks at Luke Young's justified criticism of his Middlesbrough team mates as Gareth Southgate's men hover perilously above to the relegation zone and asks whether a revamp is in order.

Luke Young has slammed his team mates after seeing Middlesbrough slide slowly down the league this season and has called for an immediate response.

Football FanCast guest columnist Ged Peters wonders if it's inconceivable that Middlesbrough could be relegated from the Premier League.

If there is one side in the Premier League that has me completely puzzled, then its Middlesbrough football club. On their day brilliant, on another totally average, it must have Gareth Southgate pulling his hair out let alone the supporters.

Football FanCast columnist and Boro fan

Now the dust has settled on Sunday's Premier League game at the Riverside, I feel it is appropriate to analyse just why Middlesbrough had so much success against Manchester United at The Riverside. Many fans and pundits will point to the fact that Nemanja Vidic was missing from the side, but I feel that Boro deserve more credit for their performance.

Football FanCast columnist

If Chelsea are going to go on and win the Premier League title, then today's victory will be in the thoughts of most fans. A 1-0 victory, three points in the bag and Middlesbrough will be ruing the Chelsea woodwork that prevented the north east side getting a result they so richly deserved.

Football FanCast columnist

It may now be over 48 hours since Middlesbrough crashed out of the F.A Cup at the hands of Cardiff City, but I am still just as angry. All the optimism which had come out of Saturday's results disappeared in front of Boro fans eyes in the space of 90 dreadful minutes. There are a number of words which could be used to describe the team's performance on Sunday, but not many which could be used in this article.