And there was only one place to start – putting the game into auto pilot mode and seeing exactly where Middlesbrough finished in the Championship.
For a bit of fun, scroll and click through the pages to see where Boro and their second-tier rivals ended up:

. WATFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Neil Warnock, Manager of Middlesbrough looks on prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Watford and Middlesbrough at Vicarage Road on September 11, 2020 in Watford, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
(Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Photo: Richard Heathcote

. 24th - Rotherham United - 32 points - Relegated
P46 W7 D11 L28 GF40 GA67 GD-27 Photo: Warren Little

. 23rd - Coventry City - 35 points - Relegated
P46 W8 D11 L27 GF43 GA75 GD-32 Photo: Catherine Ivill

. 22nd - QPR - 51 points - Relegated
P46 W12 D15 L19 GF51 GA55 GD-4 Photo: Catherine Ivill

. 21st - Wycombe Wanderers - 52 points
P46 W15 D7 L24 GF43 GA72 GD-29 Photo: Alex Davidson

. 20th - Sheffield Wednesday - 52 points
P46 W16 D10 L20 GF60 GA67 GD-7 *includes six-point deduction Photo: David Rogers






1. 24th - Rotherham United - 32 points - Relegated
P46 W7 D11 L28 GF40 GA67 GD-27 Photo: Warren Little

2. 23rd - Coventry City - 35 points - Relegated
P46 W8 D11 L27 GF43 GA75 GD-32 Photo: Catherine Ivill

3. 22nd - QPR - 51 points - Relegated
P46 W12 D15 L19 GF51 GA55 GD-4 Photo: Catherine Ivill

4. 21st - Wycombe Wanderers - 52 points
P46 W15 D7 L24 GF43 GA72 GD-29 Photo: Alex Davidson