Source: PA
Venus vows to "turn club around"
Assistant Middlesbrough boss Mark Venus has promised he and manager Tony Mowbray will not shy away from the task ahead.
Boro head into Saturday's home clash with bottom-of-the-table Crystal Palace above the Londoners only on goal difference and with boyhood fans Venus and Mowbray and their players facing a huge challenge.
But Venus told the club's official website: "It's a big challenge but we won't shy away from the size of the task. I feel for the fans at the moment. I know they are disillusioned and we have to work hard to change that.
"Getting relegated from the Premier League is a major hit for any football club and you have to bounce back as quickly as possible.
"Obviously that hasn't happened here for whatever reason and it's taking a bit of getting used to for the fans, the area and the people who work for the club.
"What's needed is a change of results and we are going to work damn hard to turn this club around."
