Boro needed Ipswich defeat - Boyd

Published : 20 Aug 2010 17:12:25

Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd believes the club's opening day defeat by Ipswich Town was a "wake-up call" for the promotion favourites.The Scotland international said the 3-1 loss at the Riverside showed everyone within the squad how hard they would have to work to win promotion. Boyd told BBC Tees: "Everybody expected us to come in and just run away with the league. "But there's not many teams that have done that over the years." Boyd added: "It probably gave everybody at the club a wak.... read more