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  1. Dave Budd is looking at the camera and smiling very slightly. He has short, greying hair and is wearing a dark suit and a striped shirt with a tie.

  2. Boro hierarchy sign new 'long-term contracts'

    A view of Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium from pitch level on the halfway line with the club's crest in the foregroundGetty Images

    Middlesbrough have announced head of football Kieran Scott and and head of recruitment Chris Jones have signed new "long-term contracts" to continue at the club.

    Scott was appointed as head of football in August 2021 and was the key man in replacing Rob Edwards with current head coach Kim Hellberg when the former left for Wolverhampton Wanderers last November.

    Jones, meanwhile, has impressed supporters with the signings he has helped bring in through the door at the Riverside Stadium this summer.

    Boro signed 12 new players, including defender Ashley Phillips and striker Will Lankshear from Tottenham Hotspur, goalkeeper Radek Vitek from Manchester United, as well as Amario Cozier-Duberry on a season-long loan from Brighton, who have all made a big impact as the club currently sit top of the Championship.

    The club also confirmed the appointment of Paul Watson as their new chief technical officer having arrived from Brentford.

    "I'm delighted to sign a new contract and along with Chris we are excited about the future," Scott said.

    "Bringing Paul in is a real coup for us. His focus is on the technical and data side of things, and he comes here with a successful background at Luton, Swansea and Brentford."

  3. Barry Faulkner Jnr and Barry Faulkner Snr are sitting side-by-side in the BBC Radio Tees studio and smiling at the camera. Faulkner Jnr, on the left, has short brown hair and is wearing a grey top. Faulkner Snr has mid-length grey hair and is wearing a dark yellow/brown jumper. There is a purple, branded microphone in front of them.

  4. Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg looking on from the touchline.

  5. Freddie Hardy, a man in his late 60s with a full head of white hair and long sideburns. He wears glasses and a bright red sweater.

  6. The grand red-brick building has two turrets on either side and the words "Empire" at the front. There is a metal canopy over the doors and a line of blue bins on the side of the building.

  7. Middlesbrough Town Hall, a large stone-brick building with elegantly carved archways around its doors and windows, small towers jutting from its tall roof, and flags flying above it in the wind. A lawn spreads out in front of its entrance surrounded by planters and trees.

  8. Five young men in their late teens and early 20s. They all have similar haircuts, with a fringe and faded back and sides. Four of them are gesturing with their fingers. Three of them extend their thumb, index, and pinky fingers - leaving their middle and ring finger tucked down. One points with his index and middle finger whilst holding a Lucozade bottle. They are all dressed in casual clothing.

  9. An overturned car is under a blue tarpaulin and surrounded by eight police vehicles on a road. There are bushes in the background and street lights along the central reservation which curves round to the left as it heads away from the camera.

  10. Two men sit side by side in a radio studio, smiling at the camera. The man on the left wears a black jumper with a red heart emblem, while the man on the right wears a brown quarter-zip top. A purple BBC Radio Tees microphone is positioned in front of them, with a large image of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge displayed on a screen behind them.

  11. Chris Cooke looking to the left of the camera with a serious look on his face. He has brown, short hair and light stubble on his jaw. He is wearing a grey suit jacket and white shirt and standing in front of a patch of grass, which is out of focus. Trees line the back of the grass, with a large brown building peeking out behind them.

  12. A kestrel stares down the barrel of the camera. The kestrel has light beige feathers with small brown flecks in it. It has bright hazel, beady eyes.

  13. Will Lankshear (left) celebrates his first goal at Bolton with Tommy Conway

  14. Hellberg thrilled after Boro wallop Bolton to go top

    Hellberg: 'No better feeling than winning on a Friday'

    Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg spoke to BBC Radio Tees after they thumped Bolton Wanderers 5-1 to go top of the Championship.

    For a written selection of his quotes, click here.

  15. Will Lankshear (right) celebrates scoring Middlesbrough's fifth goal at Bolton

  16. An overturned car is seen under a blue tarp, surrounded by eight police vehicles on a road. There are bushes in the background and street lights along the road kerb.

  17. Kim Hellberg puffs out his cheeks after Middlesbrough's draw with Cardiff

  18. Pick of the stats: Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

    The Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough club crests side by side

    Bolton and Middlesbrough meet for the first time in seven years on Friday night (20:00 BST).

    Boro come into the game on a 10-match unbeaten run while Bolton recovered from losing at home to 10-man Stoke by winning at Wolves and becoming the first side to deny Southampton at home with a 0-0 draw at St Mary's last weekend.

    • Bolton have lost their past four home league games against Middlesbrough, twice as many defeats as across their prior 27 meetings combined between September 1951 and January 2014.

    • Middlesbrough have won each of their past eight league games against Bolton Wanderers; it is their longest winning run against a side in their Football League history.

    • Bolton have lost just one of their past five league games (W3 D1), picking up as many points (10) as in their previous 12 league matches (W2 D4 L6).

    • Middlesbrough have struck 22 goals across their opening 11 Championship matches this season, their most at this stage of a campaign since 1986-87 in the third tier and their most in the second tier since 1963-64 (27).

    • Middlesbrough lead the Championship this season for build-up attacks (48) and passes per sequence (4.2), while only Cardiff City (9.8) have a lower PPDA value than their 9.9.

  19. Schoolchildren dancing in costume at Middlesbrough's popular Orange Pip Market. They have yellow masks attached to their heads and their arms are outstretched. They are wearing jeans and blue trousers with green and yellow material wrapped around their waists. They have black stripes across their noses.

  20. Four people standing next to each other infront of a bakery counter. On the left is a young man with a beard and glasses, wearing a green cap, to his right is a young woman with brown hair, to her right in a young man wearing a green cap. These three people are wearing forest green t-shirts which say 'The Glowsticks Project', they are also wearing green lanyards. On the far right is a woman with long brown hair. she is wearing a cream spotty top and a light green cardigan and glasses.

  21. A stock image of the back of young pupils in red shirts raise their hands. A teacher is sitting at the front of the classroom with her hand raised. She has blonde hair and is slightly out of focus. She is sitting in front of a large board which has an image projected on it. The classroom walls are colourful and covered in the pupils' work

  22. Tommy Conway with his head slightly down and the ball at his feet playing on a sunny day for Middlesbrough

  23. Middlesbrough 2-2 Cardiff City - fans' verdicts

    A black banner with the words 'Your Opinions' written across in white lettering next to an image of a megaphone

    We asked for Boro fans' thoughts after Middlesbrough came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Cardiff at The Riverside.

    Boss Kim Hellberg rested leading scorer Will Lankshear and Seb Berhalter before introducing both at half-time with the hosts trailing 2-0 - but despite fighting back to claim a point, Boro missed the chance to go top of the table.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Nick: All down to KH, why did he go for Joseph and Ayling to start? If it's not broke, don't fix it!

    Richie: I am enjoying the belief the attackers have and, let's face it, they have saved or gained points in four games in the dying minutes. Boro will not be top two if they don't start learning lessons and showing progress. A very poor manager's decision has cost Boro points at home. Why rest the league's best striker 10 games in? Malanda Is NOT a midfielder. Third, why continue playing out from the back when midfield lose the ball cheaply? Fourth question is why have a defence if they are not chasing back and putting in a tackle.

    Mo: Why did Kim change a winning team? He obviously underestimated Cardiff by giving Will a match off!! Malanda is better in the back four and not in midfield. Sorry Kim but this was your fault!

    Malcolm: Manager Kim has worked wonders to get Boro competing this season but too much fiddling with selection cost us two points today. Playing a centre back in midfield and not starting the leading striker in our league were mistakes. I should also like to mention that Brynn should start in goal. The new signing is certainly not a improvement on Sol.

    Jamie: Malanda is one of the best centre backs in the division - he needs to play there and not in midfield. I love Ayling, but he shouldn't be in the starting XI. Rest Lankshear by all means, but let him give us a lead first, then sub him. That said, this could be a very handy point come the end of the season - Cardiff are far better than their league position would suggest.

  24. Will Lankshear celebrates