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Boro legend Hignett tells players: 'If you do something special, you'll become family'
The Gazette
|September 13, 2025
MIDDLESBROUGH legend Craig Hignett delivered a rousing speech to Boro players at Rockliffe this week, encouraging them to carry their great early form and lead the club back to the Premier League.
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As part of a ceremony at the club's training base to present new players with their legacy numbers, head coach Rob Edwards invited Higgy to start that day's pre-training meeting. He asked him to tell the players how much playing for the club meant, with Hignett duly delivering an inspiring speech.
This story is from the September 13, 2025 edition of The Gazette.
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