The Smogs regard our fixture as a derby, but north of Stockton there is only ONE North-East derby! And it does not include those from ICI City! Alan Shearer looked ahead to the weekend’s crunch battle with the Boro, and Big Al (who captained United to four victories on Teesside during his stint as skipper at St James’ Park) said the short trip down the A19 is second to the PROPER north-east derby… FOOTBALL.CO.UK