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But he was forced out by the arrival of other players. He did well in his first season on Teesside too, finishing as our top goalscorer. Signed the season before, his arrival from Tottenham was almost as great a coup as that pulled off to bring Juninho in.īarmby was a hot young talent in English football, he had scored more than 20 goals in his time at White Hart Lane, had already been capped by England, and was still only 21 by the time he became Boro’s record signing. One player who often gets forgotten about when Middlesbrough fans gather over a parmo and a pint of something cold and fizzy is one Nicholas Barmby. This week, David turns the clock back to six games into that season, when Boro were flying high in the Premiership.ĭo you remember that season? Please share your memories with us in the comments section at the bottom of the article.
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This is the Third in a new series of columns on Teesside Live celebrating 25 years since Boro’s unforgettable 1996/97 season.ĭavid Broome, the author of The Little Fella: How Middlesbrough Fell in Love with Juninho, has chosen 15 key moments from that season.