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  3. Boro play waiting game in search for missing spark

    Mark Drury
    BBC Radio Tees commentator

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    George Edmundson in action for MiddlesbroughRex Features

    George Edmundson has made 19 Championship starts in the heart of the Boro defence

    With half of January gone many Middlesbrough fans are looking for the club to kick-start a recruitment drive.

    Boro's flat performance in losing at home to Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup on Saturday has added to a sense of drift that has been developing in recent weeks.

    Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last six Championship games, but four of those have been draws. Two came against struggling sides Boro would expect to beat in Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City, while the 3-3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday on Boxing Day saw Michael Carrick's side surrender a 3-0 half-time lead.

    Boro want to do business this month and have a decision to make over Emmanuel Latte Lath who is the subject of an offer from MLS side Atlanta United which could total £20 million all told.

    Boro know there is Premier League interest in the striker but how long are they prepared to wait for offers to materialise? For Latte Lath's part, a move to the Premier League would be hard to turn down.

    Isaiah Jones joined fellow Championship side Luton Town last Friday and Liverpool loanee Ben Doak remains on Teesside despite offers for his services from Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace. Boro remain confident Doak is happy and wants to stay but have contingency plans in place.

    Boro's interest in Hull City defender Ryan Giles is part of a drive to reinvigorate the left-hand side of their attack.

    Michael Carrick is a big fan of the full-back who helped himself to 12 assists in Boro's play-off season two years ago. A deal has yet to be done though despite talks having taken place with the Tigers.

    They also want to sign George Edmundson to a permanent deal. The central defender has been a big hit at The Riverside in the first-half of his season-long loan deal.

    He's out of contract at Ipswich in the summer but the Tractor Boys are yet to give the green light to his move.

    In many ways the situation is the same as it was at the start of the month. If Latte Lath leaves, then expect Boro to reinvest that money around the rest of the squad. If he stays, business will be quieter.

    Whichever way things go in the next fortnight, Boro fans need to see some spark return to their play before the huge meeting with derby rivals Sunderland on 3 February.

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  6. Sammy Silvera claps the Portsmouth fans after a match

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  8. Emmanuel Latte Lath celebrates scoring for Middlesbrough

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  11. Jude Keenan and Susie Glatt pictured with a large steel triceratops which is painted blue and has graffiti on it. One of the women has climbed to the top of the sculpture.

  12. Andi Weimann in action for Blackburn Rovers against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup

  13. Matt Crooks playing for Middlesbrough in January 2024

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  16. Forss returns but Jones and Doak futures unknown

    Middlesbrough forward Marcus Forss warming up before their game against Hull CityGetty Images

    Marcus Forss has made just four substitute appearances in the Championship this season

    Middlesbrough forward Marcus Forss is expected to return to the matchday squad for their FA Cup third round tie against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

    The Finland international has missed the past eight league games due to a recurrent hamstring injury but is back training with the squad.

    However, not participating on the weekend are midfielder Aidan Morris and defender Luke Ayling, although they may see a return to action next week.

    Meanwhile, Boro boss Michael Carrick has no update on the futures of Liverpool loanee Ben Doak and winger Isaiah Jones amid interest from other clubs.

    "There's interest and there's no getting away from that," Carrick told BBC Radio Tees. "But there's nothing for me to confirm either way at the moment."

    Boro coach Grant Leadbitter must serve a one-match touchline ban after admitting a charge of misconduct by the FA.

    Leadbitter will also pay a £1,000 fine after it was alleged he acted in an improper manner and/or insulted a match official around the tunnel area following the 1-1 draw with Cardiff on Saturday.

  17. Forward Hoppe leaves Middlesbrough

    Matthew Hoppe playing for MiddlesbroughRex Features

    Matthew Hoppe has made eight appearances for the United States

    Forward Matthew Hoppe has left Middlesbrough after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.

    The United States international, 23, joined Boro from Mallorca for £2.5m in August 2022 but made just six appearances, all as a substitute, for the club.

    Hoppe had loan spells with Scottish Premiership side Hibernian and Major League Soccer outfit San Jose Earthquakes in 2023.

    He scored six goals in 15 Bundesliga starts for Schalke in the 2020/21 season before moving to play for Mallorca in La Liga, where he made only five appearances.

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  19. Insp Leon Usher standing in police uniform outside lift designed as a blue police phone box. PC Scott Dobinson standing in police uniform outside. They both have short hair.

  20. Sheffield United's Harrison Burrows (left) celebrates

  21. Mugshot of Dismore. He is clean shaven and has dark hair, and is wearing a grey sweatshirt

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  24. Callum Chambers goal for Cardiff