Source: SKY_Sports
Lamb pleased to get Strach
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb is delighted that the club have secured the services of Gordon Strachan.[LNB] The new Boro boss replaces Gareth Southgate as manager at the Riverside Stadium, and inherits a team that are only three points off the top of the Championship table.[LNB]Strachan's first game in charge will be against Plymouth on Saturday, and Lamb is predicting a long and successful era with the Scot at the helm.[LNB]"We're delighted that Gordon has agreed to join us as our new manager," he told the club's official website.[LNB]"Gordon has a wealth of experience as a player and as a manager. The experience will be of great help to the club, particularly to our younger players.[LNB]Nurture"For a club like ours, with a wealth of talented young footballers, whose careers are ahead of them, Gordon will be invaluable in ensuring they get every last ounce out of their potential.[LNB]"That can only be a good thing for the players themselves and Middlesbrough Football Club."[LNB]Strachan has previous management experience with Coventry City, Southampton and Celtic, and Lamb is expecting him to provide entertaining times on Teesside.[LNB]"He is a character and I think everybody, from the chairman down over, will enjoy working with him," he added.[LNB]"Certainly I doubt there'll be many dull days at the football club."[LNB]
