The now defunct Teesside Development Corporation made a start, by persuading the football club to build the Riverside stadium.

ECONOMIST: Middlesbrough

Anderson, who played with Strachan at Old Trafford between 1987 and 1989, believes the former Scotland international can also attract the missing Middlesbrough fans back to the Riverside stadium.

BBC: Anderson backs Strachan for Boro

The next test for the new-look coaching duo at Home Park is a trip to the Riverside Stadium on Saturday, where Gordon Strachan is set to take charge of Middlesbrough for the first time.

BBC: Scot buoyed by Mariner's arrival

Home fans at the Riverside Stadium endured another dismal performance in Strachan's first game in charge, and victory was no less than Plymouth deserved following a spirited display which belied their lowly league position.

BBC: Middlesbrough 0-1 Plymouth