For Gascoigne, at the age of 31, there seems little time left for a reconciliation, unless the midfielder can rediscover his lost form and fitness with Middlesbrough this season.

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He has struggled for fitness and form and has lost his place in Fabio Capello's England squad.

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But this term his form has been patchy and he lost his place to Matt Connolly, who usually operates as a right-back or central defender.

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