Your top 3 best Boro players in your lifetime (Any order)

Downing
Juninho
Traore

The 3 players who could do things i couldnt and i couldnt dream of and got me off my seat more than any other. Downings left foot was a wand and fact he's from here he gets top spot. Traore was erratic, but his speed was frightening maybe hes on the list for his speed and not his footballing merit, Ziege was my 4th choice but Traore for his speed got the spot and obviously Juninho because he was a god.
I'd have included Traore if it was for comparing to the level they were playing at, he was miles ahead of us (as the rest couldn't keep up with him), and the rest of the league (in the championship, under Pulis). Same criteria sort of applies to Merson but in a different way.

Not sure if Traore was good enough for us in the Prem, but put him in a good attacking side and don't cripple him with defensive duties and he could still be a world-beater. Basically do the opposite to what Wolves did.
 
Juninho (First spell only)
Ripley (was only with us in the old Second Div but won the Premier League a few years later and provided Shearer with a boat load of goals)
Woodgate (before selling to Spurs) or Southgate, think Southgate was better for longer but Woody at his peak and injury free was unreal
 
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