Fan EmotionHope
Hope
Rating
6.8/10
Fans are feeling positive
League
Table
5th
Fan's table estimates average 5.5
Hope Rating Breakdown (Avg: 6.8/10)
Middlesbrough fans are feeling positive this season
Trophy
73%
Believe Middlesbrough have a realistic chance of winning a trophy
Emotion: Hope
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Middlesbrough fans are presently mostly feeling Hope
League Table Prediction (Avg: 5th)
Middlesbrough's fans table estimates averaged a placing of 5.5
Manager Performance
93% of Middlesbrough fans are happy with the team's current management
Transfer
%
Middlesbrough fans want to see a Striker transfer
Recruitment
63%
Are satisfied with Middlesbrough's recruitment so far this summer
Last Season
7th
10 17%
M Crooks
9 15%
I Jones
16 1
M Crooks
Home Vs Away Points
Predicted Formation
SteffenGK
LenihanCB
FryCB
McNairCB
JonesRWB
CrooksCM
HowsonCM
McGreeCM
GilesLWB
WatmoreCF
ForssCF
Key Transfers
Liam Roberts / Free / Northampton
The goalkeeper was Northampton's player of the year in League Two last season but is likely to start his Championship career as an understudy. Solid addition to the squad. 3/5
Kamil Conteh / Free / Watford
The young midfielder never broke into the Watford first team but is already a full Sierra Leone international and impressed as a triallist at Boro. 3/5
Darragh Lenihan / Free / Blackburn
A rock at the back for previous club Blackburn, Chris Wilder hopes the Republic of Ireland centre-half will address a lack of leadership in the dressing room. 4/5
Ryan Giles / Loan / Wolves
Registered ten assists across two loan spells in the second tier last season. Definite upgrade in the left wing back position and looks a very solid addition. 4/5
Zach Steffen / Loan / Manchester City
The USA international is highly rated by Manchester City and his shot stopping and agility should mean he's a huge upgrade to Boro's goalkeeping contingent. 4/5
Tommy Smith / Free / Stoke
Smith is unlikely to usurp Isiah Jones as Boro's first-choice right wing-back but will provide valuable depth and experience to a relatively young squad. 3/5
Marcus Forss / Undisclosed / Brentford
A young forward who doesn't have an outstanding goalscoring record, with eight league goals in 54 appearances for Brentford. However the Finn could improve in more these favourable circumstances. 3/5
Nathan Wood
Undisclosed / Swansea
Joe Lumley
Loan / Reading
Sol Bamba
Released
Lee Peltier
Free / Rotherham
Neil Taylor
Released
Martin Payero
Loan / Boca Juniors
Djed Spence
£12.5m / Tottenham
Grant Hall
Loan / Rotherham
Hayden Coulson
Loan / Aberdeen
Marcus Tavernier
£12m / Bournemouth
Insights
Matt Crooks had the worst disciplinary record in the Championship last season with 16 yellows and one red card.
Only four Championship players had more shots from outside the box last season than Marcus Tavernier's 49, demonstrating the influential midfielder is not afraid to try his luck from range.
No team won more home Championship games than Middlesbrough's 14 and another strong showing at the Riverside should put Boro in the promotion picture.
Loanees Aaron Connolly and Folarin Balogun contributed just five Championship goals last term and Boro will be hoping to improve their attacking options in the transfer market.
Season Verdict
Middlesbrough were disappointed to finish outside of the playoffs last season, but they progressed after Chris Wilder's November appointment and continued improvement can pave the way for a top-six finish in 2022-23. Wilder will be looking for a further uptick in standards and may target better use of the loan market after Folarin Balogun and Aaron Connolly struggled to make an impact last term.
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