I think the Boro squad are starting to click a bit now though, the new lads have a had a few games to see what this league is about and the emergence of Coburn has coincided with an upturn in results. Liking the look of Greenwood too, he’s only started 6 games in his career and i think this lad may flourish under Carricks guidance, so although we have lost the goals and creativity of Akpom, Archer, Ramsey and Giles it’s been offset with some promising new talent. And of course there is the January window again, (that’s when we really kicked on last season) which could see even more quality added.
On to Sunderland and i can see Mowbray being hounded out before the seasons end if Sunderland have a bad patch, as Mogga often has with sides he manages. They have some good young players but I’m not seeing much experience in there or players who can graft and slug it out - I was really quite surprised at how they wilted once they went down to 10, they had no fight in them at all really.