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There were a lot of clubs in for him, but he decided to join us,

Middlesbrough stormed to a 4-0 win over 10-man Preston North End to cut the gap to Championship leaders Coventry City to three points. With Frank Lampard's side not playing until Monday, Boro took full advantage, racing into a 3-0 lead by half-time. Former Preston captain Alan Browne put them ahead in the ninth minute, with Tommy Conway and Morgan Whittaker putting the game to bed before the break.

There is a feeling in Suffolk Ipswich might finally be getting it together. A chastening Premier League experience led to a hangover at the start of their return to the Championship but the recent signs are promising, albeit with the odd hiccup along the way. An impressive dismantling of the leaders Coventry, followed by victory over Stoke looked like statement moments, only for a 3-1 reverse at Leicester to raise doubts - not helped by a loss at Oxford at the end of last month.

Four seasons ago, Max Crocombe was facing the likes of King's Lynn Town, Weymouth and Dover Athletic in the fifth tier of English football. But since moving to Millwall in the summer, the New Zealand international goalkeeper has established himself as Alex Neil's firm number one between the sticks. The 32-year-old is likely to make his 13th Championship appearance of the season against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, and his 16th in all competitions since moving to The Den from Burton Albion.

The only frustration is with a fuller squad we'd have even more points on the board - we'd certainly be more creative in the final third,

I thought we were terrific. I thought it was an unbelievable performance. We have got six or seven first team players missing which would obviously help contribute a lot, tonight we made eight changes, we lose the keeper in the warm-up and lose Dan Kelly after 20 minutes, it's certainly been challenging.

"Safe standing is something we have been considering for some time, and our fans who travel to away matches will see it being installed across the country."