‘Village’ Returns To The Premiership
Permanently injured defender Jon Woodgate has returned to the Premiership by joining Middlesbrough on a season long loan from Real Madrid, with the option of making the deal permanent.
The former Newcastle United centre back, cruelly nicknamed Village by his team mates due to astounding brain power, made just 14 appearances in Spain since his £13.4 million arrival in 2004 and memorably marked his debut by scoring an own goal.
Manager Gareth Southgate has such confidence in Woodgate being a success at the Riverside Stadium, he also went and snapped up Chelsea defender Robert Huth. You know, just in case.