Middlesbrough have made their fair share of poor transfer decisions over the years, with several big-money signings going on to flop. Up until the arrival of Kieran Scott as Head of Football and Michael Carrick as manager, Boro had a pretty sketchy track record on the transfer front. Over the years there have been a plethora of Middlesbrough transfer flops, with the most notable of these Afonso Alves. The Teessiders signed Alves for a then club-record fee from Dutch outfit SC Heerenveen in January 2008. The striker had just scored 45 goals in 39 matches for his previous team and major things w…