Source: Telegraph
Middlesbrough poised to confirm Gordon Strachan as Gareth Southgate's replacement
Strachan's appointment is understood to be virtually completed by the Riverside club but in order to avoid distractions ahead of the visit to Deepdale he will be paraded to the media at the Riverside on Monday.[LNB]Coaches Colin Cooper and Steve Agnew have been placed in charge of preparations for the trip across the Pennines following the sacking of Gareth Southgate and the Championship club's manager-in-waiting will study his new team's efforts from the comfort of the directors' box.[LNB] Related ArticlesLawrence: Strachan right for BoroGareth Southgate never made the grade at MiddlesbroughSteve Gibson: sacking Gareth Southgate was 'difficult'Gordon Strachan tipped for Middlesbrough jobSport on televisionChampionship tableThe arrival of Strachan, 52, will inevitably put doubt over the positions of Cooper and Agnew and there are rumours that the Scot will bring in Gary Pendry as his right-hand man, a role he performed at Southampton, Celtic and Coventry.[LNB]There are also suggestions that Strachan may try to tempt Neil Lennon away from Celtic where he is part of Tony Mowbray's coaching staff.[LNB]Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson said: 'We are well on with it. I have been very busy with it.[LNB]'I don't expect us to have somebody in place before the Preston game, but I do expect us to be able to make an announcement before the Preston game.[LNB]'Nothing is certain in football, but I am hopeful we will have an announcement for the fans before the weekend.' [LNB]
