1.   Former Middlesbrough central defender Gary Pallister said it was an unusual experience to return to Ayresome Park in the opposing side.

2.   Ward will have a full squad to choose from apart from former Hartlepool defender Tony Barratt, who has a calf strain.

3.   FORMER Middlesbrough defender Owen McGee has joined Fourth Division Scarborough on trial and could make his debut against Halifax Town on Saturday.

4.   Former Middlesbrough defender Owen McGee was the pick of the new boys and McHale must be hoping the trialist can repeat his debut display.

5.   Jason Drysdale, the son of a former Hartlepool United defender, caught out Middlesbrough with a superb free-kick for David Holdsworth to score.

6.   And former Revolution defender Brian Dunseth and Chad McCarty tended to panic when pressured in central defense.

7.   Andrew Crane, the former defender general who represented the parents in the case, made the trip from Boston for the occasion.

8.   Former Los Angeles Galaxy defender Robin Fraser has a rare combination of speed and positional sense.

9.   Giuseppe Bergomi, the former Inter defender who announced he would visit the Revolution this month, apparently is out of the picture.