Everybody Round My House for a Parmo!

Middlesbrough's Journey from Cardiff to Eindhoven

Phil Spencer

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781801502689
• Year: 2022

Everybody Round My House for a Parmo! is the story of the most successful era in Middlesbrough FC's history, as told by those who experienced it. From Marinelli to Mendieta and Vidmar to Viduka, this 'small town in Europe' went from relegation fodder to cup-winners on the cusp of European glory in the space of just three short seasons, between 2003 and 2006. But while results on the pitch were memorable, they mean nothing without the backstory of how such heights were reached. Told with the help of players, club staff and local media at the heart of the journey, this is the inside story of how Steve McClaren transformed the Teessiders' fortunes while encountering more than a few hiccups along the way - including a failed drug test and even a manager getting hit by an angry fan's season ticket! It's one of modern football's greatest fairy tales, but even the greatest successes come with their fair share of struggles.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. One Stevie Gibson
• 2. A Fresh Face at the Helm
• 3. Two Notable Arrivals
• 4. A Shaky Start
• 5. ‘A Smart Finish’ to Sink the Seagulls
• 6. An Autumn Built on Solid Foundations
• 7. The Gunners’ Gauntlet
• 8. An Acrimonious Return
• 9. A Riverside Night to Remember
• 10. Playing for a Place in the History Books
• 11. Seven Days to Shape Destiny
• 12. A Historic Day
• 13. Post-Cup Final Blues
• 14. The Future’s Bright, the Future’s Boro
• 15. A Point to Prove
• 16. A Five-Star Summer
• 17. Farewell, Little Fella
• 18. Goals, Goals and More Goals
• 19. A Small Town in Europe
• 20. Two Matches, One Big Statement
• 21. Rubbing Shoulders with Europe’s Elite
• 22. The Real Deal
• 23. Back Down to Earth with a Bang
• 24. Winter Blues
• 25. Cut-Throat European Nights
• 26. A Nine-Horse Race
• 27. Schwarzer the Saviour
• 28. No Rest for the Wicked
• 29. Spinning Plates
• 30. Middlesbrough: The Cup Team
• 31. Middlesbrough’s Man of Mystery
• 32. Winter is Coming
• 33. Singing the Blues
• 34. The Italian Job
• 35. England Calling
• 36. An Unlikely Hero
• 37. A Platform to Succeed
• 38. A Make-or-Break Week
• 39. ‘A Stake to the Heart of Dracula’s Boys’
• 40. ‘You Don’t Turn Down the England Job’
• 41. A Game Too Far
• 42. The End of an Era
• 2003/04 Statistics
• 2004/05 Statistics
• 2005/06 Statistics
• Bibliography
• Photos