Boro’s £7m midfielder targets top six.
JONNY Howson joined Middlesbrough to get back in the Premier League – and he hasn’t given up on achieving promotion in his first season at the club.
Boro have been firmly entrenched among the Championship’s top ten, but consistency continues to elude Tony Pulis’ men as they seek a top-flight return at the first attempt.
Yet they headed into the weekend in eighth place in the table, just three points off the play-offs.
Howson, now in his 13th season in the game, reckons the Teessiders still have it in them to secure a top-six finish.
“We’ve still got something to play for and the season is still in our hands,” he said. “Time is running out, but we’ve still got some very tough games to come against teams that we can potentially knock out of the top six. They can sometimes be the difference.
“I set out with the aim of promotion at the start of the season. I came believing we were one of the favourites to get into the Premier League.
“There’s still a possibility and we’ll be doing everything we can to get back there.”
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