MIDDLESBROUGH dropped into the bottom three of the Premier League on Saturday following a 2-0 defeat to Stoke.
Wins for Crystal Palace and Swansea increased the pressure on manager Aitor Karanka.
Here are some tweets from Boro fans:
Thank u Aitor for getting us back to the prem! But ur time is up I'm afraid! We WILL be relegated with u here #boro #UTB
— Gary Evans (@FatHeadedCornet) March 4, 2017
Time for Karanka to walk. Going down without a fight at this rate. We've got the players to stay up #boro #KarankaOut
— John Taylor (@_johntaylor89) March 4, 2017
Would love Wagner here. Good manager and a personality to lift the whole club. Just can't see him leaving Huddersfield at this stage #boro
— Dan Oliver (@danoliver7859) March 4, 2017
Going down with a whimper. 3 points adrift of safety and goal difference the same as Palace. Championship beckons #utb #boro
— Steve Gardner (@stevegardner73) March 4, 2017
I've been Aitor's biggest defender but to refuse to gamble at 2-0 down when we're fighting for our lives is unforgivable #Boro
— Matthew Palmer (@smashingpalmer) March 4, 2017
A lot calling for Karanka's head!... What about the players? Can't deny they aren't partly to blame? Simply not good enough! #Boro
— Tony C (@Tony8Cee) March 4, 2017
If Gibson doesn't sack Karanka he's accepting relegation, look at what a change has done for other teams. Disgraceful #Boro #KarankaOut.
— All Things Erimus (@AllThingsErimus) March 4, 2017
The amount of money, time & effort I've put into travelling around the country making myself miserable is straight up DUMB #Boro
— Joe Hirst (@hirsty28) March 4, 2017
Teams know how to attack, We don't, Hell even Sunderland have more shots in a game than we do #Boro
— Adam Renahan (@AdamRenahan) March 4, 2017
I hope Steve Gibson is on the phone to Nigel Pearson right now....#boro
— Steve Dobson(A25674) (@StevePDobson) March 4, 2017
Why couldn't my grandad be born in Manchester or London rather than Middlesbrough 🙄 #Middlesbrough #boro
— Mason Healy-Rice (@R1C3Y01) March 4, 2017
In the championship-the team embodied everything great about the area: spirit, fight, industry. They’ve shown none of this in the Prem #boro
— Peter Blakey (@peterblakey) March 4, 2017
And one to finish with...
It could be worse #boro pic.twitter.com/FoIEIFtTsX
— Paul Mulligan MBE (@Boro_Red1981) March 4, 2017
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