Southgate reveals Boro debt

09 February 2009 08:26
Gareth Southgate is remaining focused on the task in hand after revealing Middlesbrough are currently £85million in debt.[LNB] Boro are struggling in the Premier League, with the club second from bottom in the table and without a win since November.[LNB]Southgate has received a strong backing from chairman Steve Gibson since he took over in 2006, and the Boro chief is refusing to buckle under the growing pressure surrounding his position.[LNB]He said in The Sun: "I'm thinking about getting our team out and getting the right level of performance from them like we did here [Saturday at Manchester City].[LNB]"I have a very good relationship with the chairman. Everything about the club is discussed.[LNB]"We have a debt of £85million. We know the resources we have and we know the parameters and that makes life difficult.[LNB]"We are in a different position now to the last eight or nine years. The chairman knows what he will get from me and that is every hour towards keeping this football club in the Premier League."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports