Gareth Southgate has been given a vote of confidence by the Middlesbrough board.
Such announcements have a tendency to be used as a smokescreen for an imminent managerial clearout.
Southgate is certainly a man under pressure, with Boro having seen their winless run in the Premier League stretch to 10 games.
That slump has left the North East club marooned in the top-flight relegation zone, albeit on goal difference.
Tension is mounting on Teesside regarding the club's ability to pull clear of trouble, despite Boro chief executive Keith Lamb insisting Southgate is the ideal candidate to mastermind a survival bid.
"Gareth will get the time to put it right," he said.
"We're not panicking and chairman Steve Gibson and I remain confident Gareth is the right man to do it.
"The harder it gets the more determined he is to succeed. He's a fighter and a winner and that's what we need."
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