Standout moments of Boro's campaign

Published date19 May 2022
Boro would ultimately finish seventh in the table and miss out on the Championship play-offs but progress was certainly made over the course of the season

Chris Wilder's arrival in November brought with it an upturn in form and some memorable days that left everyone with a feeling of hope and excitement for the future as he plans a big summer rebuild.

While we all would have loved to have made the play-offs and have that reward for the hard work of the season, there were certainly plenty of positives to take from it nonetheless.

We've previously looked at the games which cost Boro a top-six finish, but what about the plus points?

We take a look back at the highlights of the 2021-22 season.

¦Fans return for Bristol City win This past season saw fans return to stadia after a COVID-enforced absence. The game was soulless without fans and there was understandable excitement for that first game back at the Riverside.

The season started with an encouraging draw at Fulham on the road and that led to a big drive from fans to get the Riverside and wear red for the first home game of the season.

The atmosphere that day was superb. It felt like a party atmosphere as fans were finally back home and cheering on the Boro, just as it should be.

And Boro got the win through Uche Ikpeazu and Matt Crooks scoring their first goals for the club too, only helping make the day feel even more special.

¦Payero gets his first goal in Cardiff City win By the time Boro travelled to Cardiff City in October the season had been dominated by two topics to that point - Boro's underwhelming inconsistency and Martin Payero's lack of game-time.

The young Argentine had signed in the summer from Banfield to plenty of fanfare but had been struggling to make an impact in England.

But heading to Cardiff, the 23-year-old was benefitting from a two-game run in the team which also coincided with the first back-toback wins of the season too.

In what would prove his best performance of a difficult first season at the club, Boro would score a third straight win in South Wales. And the noise from the away end when Payero slammed home a brilliant second goal with just over 15 minutes remaining will live long in the memory.

Sadly, the win didn't prove to be lift-off that either Boro's season under Warnock nor Payero's time at Boro needed. Warnock would be gone three games later after two defeats and a draw followed to leave Boro 14th. Payero, meanwhile, suffered an injury shortly after and struggled to...

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