It’s been a long season for Middlesbrough so far with them struggling for form and continually looking over their shoulder at the relegation places.
As things stand, they are safe in 20th place but are only three points above the drop zone with Stoke City looking to be one of the sides aiming to make up the gap.
Clearly, it’s not gone particularly well for Jonathan Woodgate so far in his first role as a senior manager and fans will hope that in the second half of the season things will turn around.
We reach the halfway point in the campaign after the weekend’s set of games but Paddy McNair won’t play a part in that or the two after as he is banned – as the club have confirmed:
https://twitter.com/Boro/status/1207237476156346368
Fans have reacted to this news on social media, then, and it seems as though few are really surprised by the outcome:
https://twitter.com/HazelClay/status/1207240124972650496
https://twitter.com/Oliverhh96/status/1207238287041220608
https://twitter.com/_ChrisPettitt/status/1207241238660952064
https://twitter.com/cals2204/status/1207237625435832320
https://twitter.com/BoroKnicks/status/1207238116769239040
https://twitter.com/stewallace86/status/1207238731511369728
https://twitter.com/smoggie1/status/1207238223585595392
https://twitter.com/AnthonyBraithw7/status/1207238758212481024
