Rob Edwards has decided against naming a Middlesbrough captain for the time being, and will continue to share it around the squad.
Dael Fry wore the armband in the opening-day victory over Swansea City in what was a dream day for the proud Teessider. Exactly ten years to the day that he made his Boro debut, Fry not only led his side out at the Riverside, he then went on to win the game for his side, as his second half header sealed a big three points for Boro.
The captain’s armband at Boro was left up for grabs this summer after Jonny Howson left the club at the end of his contract to start a new player-coach role at Leeds United U21s. Having put the armband on Fry, Darragh Lenihan, Aidan Morris and Tommy Conway over pre-season, Edwards had been expected to name a new Boro captain f