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From the moment [b]Gordon Strachan[/b] gave his first press conference, declaring that he didn't need the Middlesbrough job, it was evident that he was going to have an uphill struggle winning over the Boro faithful. And that's exactly how it proved. When you start off on the wrong foot, the only way you can make amends is by winning football matches, and Strachan failed to do so. From his first 17 games in charge, the former Coventry City, Southampton and Celtic boss guided Boro to just three wins which saw the club drop from the fringe of promotion to below mid-table. All this was done with a playing squad that now included half a dozen players signed from north of the border which led to the Teesside club being nicknamed [b]McBoro[/b] in some quarters. And Strachan's assault on...