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Tony Pulis is not a popular man on Teesside, with his team have losing six of their previous seven Championship fixtures to slip out of the play-off positions.

One of the many criticisms that the Welshman has received is his reluctance to play Marcus Tavernier, the younger brother of James, who captains Rangers.

Marcus is 20 and clearly has a lot of potential but he has only started two games in the Championship for Boro which, considering their troubles, suggests Pulis does not trust the England Under 21 international.

His recent quotes in which he describes Tavernier as "lackadaisical" appear to back up this view.

The younger Tavernier brother has made 17 appearances for Boro during the current campaign, scoring four goals.

Boro fans though are crying out for some creativity and reacted very angrily to Pulis' latest comments prior to the win against Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday night.