Source: Telegraph
Middlesbrough 3 Birmingham City 1: match report
By Jason Mellor at the Riverside[LNB]7:00PM BST 21 Aug 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] Tony Mowbray admits he faces an anxious wait to see if his Middlesbrough squad will be cherry-picked by Premier League suitors before the transfer window closes. [LNB]The unbeaten Teesside club climbed to third courtesy of their latest come from behind victory, sealed by second-half goals from summer arrivals Faris Haroun and Malaury Martin to leave Birmingham languishing in the bottom half. [LNB]Influential trio Matthew Bates, Rhys Williams and Marvin Emnes again caught the eye in front of the watching top flight scouts, and with Middlesbrough, like their vanquished visitors in no position to fend off serious bids for their coveted players, the next few days could prove pivotal to both clubs' hopes of mounting a serious bid to recapture their Premier League status. [LNB]The Middlesbrough manager said: "I'm not over confident there won't be any significant out-goings in the next week. The balance for me is that if the right offer comes in for the right player and we can use the money to strengthen other areas and benefit the team then we'll look at it. If we're in a position where we need to sell a player to buy a player then we'll do that." [LNB]Wolves manager Mick McCarthy watched Williams in action in midweek, and Swansea are ready to firm up their interest in skipper [LNB]Related Articles
