When you look back at the Boro from a number of years ago

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Our first choice back four wasn’t injured at the same time, we had these discussions at the time. And that’s without mentioning the previous season, when they were in touch of the playoffs and then faded into obscurity.

Dijksteel, Fry, Bola, McNair, Howson. That’s the core of our playing staff, save for Crooks and *possibly* young Duncan. Not a leader to be seen. They’re decent sorts. But these lads are supposed to set the tone and they just don’t do it, let’s have it straight. They’ve performed in fits and starts for years.

How many of this outfield team would get into Aitor’s promotion team? Exactly. Not a single one of them.

I’ve explained the previous season. It didn’t work. That back four was injured enough to seriously effect our results at the start of the season.

“Dijksteel, Fry, Bola, McNair, Howson. That’s the core of our playing staff”

Dijksteel, Fry, Bola & McNair we’re injured for significant parts of the start of the season. They only really got back into it when Wilder was given the job. (Convenient timing)

‘Not a leader to be seen’ I would agree with you there. Woodgate was given three lower league young lads. Warnock brought in Bamba, Peltier, Taylor.. etc Bamba was being lined up for management at Cardiff, Peltier is managing Rotherham.. Wilder got rid of them and replaced them with Lenihan and Smith

We need a Leadbitter, a Friend, a Robson, a Cattermole