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The man who brought these players to the Riverside was McClaren, who admitted he had an amazing five years on Teesside after being sold on Steve Gibson’s vision.
“The goal was to win a trophy, we’d done that, I just felt the next season I needed more firepower and a bigger squad,” McClaren said.
“We wanted to go further into cups, do well in the league and not just make
Whittaker’s return to the side was keenly felt and he warmed the palms of Cooper shortly after breaking the deadlock. Matt Targett and Tommy Conway then combined down the left to create a chance for David Strelec as Boro searched for a decisive second goal.
Wednesday were unbeaten in their previous three outings, having held Leicester City, champions Coventry City and Charlton Athletic, but they offered little threat in the
In the wake of Sunday’s frustrating late draw at Ipswich, we asked whether Boro fans thought their hopes of automatic promotion were over, and even if a play-off spot might be in doubt with three games remaining.
Here are some of your responses:
Barry: It was over after the Portsmouth game. It wasn’t lost or finalised after Ipswich, I’d say the Charlton loss (on 11 March) was the turning
Middlesbrough’s promotion hopes were dealt a painful blow as Conor Coady gave Charlton a surprise win at the Riverside Stadium.
Boro were hoping to keep up the pressure on Championship leaders Coventry with victory but instead dropped precious points in their pursuit of a place in the Premier League.
Coady’s second-half winner leaves Boro eight points behind the Sky Blues, and more importantly just one ahead of a charging Millwall
For Watford, who moved up to 10th, it was their fourth successive home win and Javier Gracia’s second victory from his four games since returning as manager last month.
He will be hugely satisfied with the result as the Hornets also registered their first clean sheet at the 13th attempt.
Watford goalkeeper Egil Selvik denied Hayden Hackney to set the theme for the day before Kwadwo Baah crossed for Louza