Editing Terry Venables (section)

===Middlesbrough===
Having been linked with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] weeks earlier,<ref>{{cite news |last=Thorpe |first=Martin |title=Zola ruled out as Chelsea take time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/sep/14/newsstory.sport2 |access-date=26 November 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=14 September 2000 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004629/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/sep/14/newsstory.sport2 |url-status=live}}</ref> Venables was appointed head coach at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in December 2000 in a bid to help the club avoid relegation.<ref name = boroappt/> Venables had initially turned down the offer due to his media and business interests, but he accepted when Middlesbrough offered him the job on a short-term basis.<ref name=boroappt>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1054641.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Robson hopes Venables stays |date=5 December 2000 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921014521/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1054641.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> Incumbent manager [[Bryan Robson]] remained at the club, but Venables made team selection decisions.<ref name=boroappt/> Results improved under Venables, and the club eventually avoided relegation by finishing in 14th place.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revisiting-terry-venables-middlesbrough-escape-18582658 |title=Revisiting the Terry Venables Middlesbrough escape act 20 years ago |website=Teesside Live |date=12 July 2020 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |first=Eric |last=Paylor |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126165814/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revisiting-terry-venables-middlesbrough-escape-18582658 |url-status=live}}</ref> Venables left Middlesbrough in June 2001, soon after Robson, with the club saying that his media commitments made it impossible for him to continue.<ref name=itv2001/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/1386245.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Tel ends Boro affair |date=13 June 2001 |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> Venables had signed a new five-year contract with [[ITV Sport]] in May 2001.<ref name=itv2001>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jun/05/newsstory.sport8 |title=Robson leaves Middlesbrough |newspaper=The Guardian |date=5 June 2001 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126165814/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jun/05/newsstory.sport8 |url-status=live}}</ref>