Monday, June 9, 2014

'Mad Dog' takes the crown - Emanuel Pogatetz tops Boro fans' hardman poll


Austrian defender beats Graeme Souness to the title after Gazette readers' suggestions were narrowed down to shortlist





'Mad Dog' Emanuel Pogatetz has been named Boro's greatest ever hardman by Gazette readers.


We asked for your nominations on our Facebook page and got dozens of suggestions.


You've been voting on our shortlist for the last week and the Austrian defender pipped Graeme Souness to the number one spot.



Pogatetz - who battled with Bolton's Kevin Davies and regularly sported head bandages to cover his wounds - took 32% of the vote with Souness just behind on 29%.


Dean Glover, Gary Hamilton, Nigel Pearson and Gianluca Festa made up the shortlist.


Pogatetz signed for Boro in June 2005 in a £1.8m deal from Beyer Leverkusen. He returned to England when he signed for West Ham on loan last year and now plays for Nuremberg.



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