Middlesbrough should be able to avoid a repeat of their 2023/24 struggles following a recent pre-season boost. Middlesbrough have been stuck in the Championship for seven years now, last being relegated in 2017. The North East outfit have come close to securing promotion in recent years but have never been able to get over the line. Expectations were high for the Teessiders heading in 2023/24 after they managed to reach the play-off semi-finals the campaign prior. However, Michael Carrick was unable to guide the club into the top six, with Boro instead finishing eighth and four points off the …
