Ron's Like Dog with a Bone in His Quest to Unearth Premier Stars of the Future ; He's Worked for Newcastle and Sunderland but Now Top Talent-Spotter Is Working His Magic at Boro with Acclaimed Youth Set-Up Face to Face

Evening Chronicle › August 26, 2008

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HE'S LIVED all his life deep in Durham country at Chester-le- Street, was raised as a passionate Sunderland fan, and worked fleetingly for Newcastle United.

However, Ron Bone is the ace starspotter behind the richly successful Middlesbrough youth academy that has been hailed recently by England boss Fabio Capello, no less, as "not just the best in Britain but probably the best in the world."

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Ron's Like Dog with a Bone in His Quest to Unearth Premier Stars of the Future ; He's Worked for Newcastle and Sunderland but Now Top Talent-Spotter Is Working His Magic at Boro with Acclaimed Youth Set-Up Face to Face

A powerful accolade, indeed, and sure enough many are the envious eyes cast towards Teesside's soccer factory where multi-talented kids roll off the production line straight into the Premier League.

Bone has been their top talentspotter for the last 21 years since, way back in 1987, he left Newcastle to make the short journey down the coast.

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