The Fans S Have Spoken ; the Interest in the Evening Gazette's Big Boro Survey has Been Tremendous. Many Fans Have Voted - the Results Were Printed Last Night -and Most Have Expressed Strong Views in Answer to Our Searching Questions. Today We Print Some of the Most Illuminating Replies From You, the Supporters, to the First Six Questions.

Evening Gazette › May 05, 2010

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Q1. Was Gibson right to sack Southgate when he did? I don"t feel Gibson was right to sack Southgate because he was wrong to appoint him as team manager in the first place. Southgate"s passion and intellect on the pitch showed his potential as a manager but it was a tragic case of too much too soon. He should have worked his way through the coaching system in order to develop his potential effectively. I feel we should have tried harder to secure the services of Martin O"Neill when we had the chance as I can"t help but think that Boro may have been in a similar position as Aston Villa are in now.

We should have sacked him in Jan 09 when we were in the Premier but as we didn't he should have been given the chance to get us back up. We were only a point off the Geordies and looking ok for automatic.

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The Fans S Have Spoken ; the Interest in the Evening Gazette's Big Boro Survey has Been Tremendous. Many Fans Have Voted - the Results Were Printed Last Night -and Most Have Expressed Strong Views in Answer to Our Searching Questions. Today We Print Some of the Most Illuminating Replies From You, the Supporters, to the First Six Questions.

Right decision, wrong time. He should have been sacked after the last campaign ended with relegation.

Should have been removed last May 2009 - wrong to remove in October leaving little time to restructure squad.

Should have given him the time promised or sacked him pre- season. Southgate was blamed for the lack of support, at a time when ...

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