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Loch Ken Trust is promoting water safety awareness with a free family fun day.

Former Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder experienced Scottish football up close and personal...but not from the dugout.

Premier League's highest paid player once refused to pay his milkman £4.50, telling him: "It's an honour I drink from your dairy."That's according to one of Fabrizio Ravanelli's former Middlesbrough teammates, who said the eccentric Italian "just thought he shouldn’t be paying for stuff like that" because of who he was. Ravanelli made the previously untrodden journey from European giants Juventus to Teesside in the summer of 1996 after Bryan Robson agreed to pay £7.5m for the striker's services. READ MORE: Ex-England star can ‘make his willy disappear’ and showed ‘trick’ to Steven GerrardBankrolled by fiercely ambitious and extremely wealthy local businessman Steve Gibson, the club paid him a reported £42,000-a-week, making him the league's biggest earner.

Gareth Southgate has developed a reputation for being a down-to-earth and personable manager during his time in charge of England – but that perception has not always been shared by everyone.Southgate began his managerial career at Middlesbrough, stepping straight from the players’ perspective to the coach’s back in 2006. He was just 35 years old when he got the job from chairman Steve Gibson following the sacking of Steve McClaren.The former defender’s appointment sparked some controversy at the time because Southgate had not completed the UEFA Pro Licence, which was mandatory for all managers.

FA Cup clash with Chelsea over the weekend.Chelsea's away fans have been banned from the game, apart from tickets purchased before March 10, due to sanctions against Roman Abramovich. And the Blues had asked for the games to be played behind closed doors to keep the 'integrity'.However, Thomas Tuchel's side were forced to make an embarrassing u-turn after backlash from football fans.

Chelsea have been pressured into making an embarrassing U-turn over their request to play their FA Cup tie away to Middlesbrough behind closed doors.Due to current sanctions imposed on the west London club, Chelsea have sold less than 600 tickets for Saturday's game with their 4,500 allocation taken off sale last Thursday. That prompted the side to make an official request to play the fixture at Riverside Stadium behind closed doors.But along with facing wide-spread criticism for the plea, Championship side Middlesbrough hit back by saying they have no intention of doing so.

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has branded Chelsea "pathetic" for requesting to have their FA Cup quarter-final fixture played behind-closed-doors.Due to current sanctions imposed on Blues owner Roman Abramovich, the west London side have sold less than 600 tickets for Saturday's game with their 4,500 allocation taken off sale last Thursday.The home side are expecting a bumper crowd at the Riverside Stadium with the Teessiders selling out their 35,000-seater stadium before reaching general sale. Boro chairman Gibson has slammed the proposal whilst aiming a dig at the so-called "integrity" of Chelsea."I can’t believe it.

Middlesbrough 's hour of need. Neil Warnock is 71 and has managed an astonishing 17 clubs since taking charge of Gainsborough Trinity way back in 1980.When he stepped down at Cardiff last year, retirement beckoned.

Jonathan Woodgate has been axed as Middlesbrough boss with the club on the brink of relegation – and replaced by Neil Warnock.