Middlesbrough v Bristol City Preview

with the highly regarded Gordon Strachan and Steve Coppell taking charge of the two. However, both of those managers have now departed and it’s now left to Tony Mowbray and Keith Millen to take the reins. This is in fact Mowbray’s first game in charge and while the Boro faithful will be baying for promotion, his first task is to lift them out of the bottom three. Keith Millen on the other hand has been in his job for quite a while now although he still has to win over his fans, with City rooted at the foot of the table.

Considering the money they have spent, if Middlesbrough carry on in this fashion they must be a contender for the biggest ever underachievers in this division. Millions of pounds were splashed during the summer yet Boro now find themselves in the relegation zone on just eleven points from the opening thirteen games. The Boro board decided to this week turn to Tony Mowbray to replace the recently departed Gordon Strachan