Middlesbrough season ticket sales revealed as Rob Edwards hails fans

Edwards has admired Boro's following from afar in the past and was blown away when he discovered more than 8,000 tickets had been sold for this month's pre-season friendly at Rangers.

And season ticket sales for next term are also positive, with the current take-up - north of 17,000 - very similar to last season's numbers after the initial early bird period.

"The fans are the most important people at any football club because they’re there before us and they’ll be there long after us as well," said boss Edwards, who has promised brave and attacking football at the Riverside this season.

"We want to get that crowd onside and making a hell of a lot of noise for us. Get behind the lads, keep believing, and I’ll promise that they’ll give everything."

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Season tickets went back on sale this week after the initial early bird period earlier this year.

Some supporters expressed disappointment at prices after tickets went back on sale, but - against a backdrop of rising costs to run the stadium on a matchday - Boro did freeze all ticket prices in the early bird period and also introduced a popular new stadium-wide Under-11 ticket, priced at £125.

And the take-up has been encouraging.

Boro kick-off the coming Championship season with a home game against Swansea City next month, with Edwards hoping to make the Riverside a fortress after last season's disappointing form on Teesside.

Boro only won 11 of their 23 home games last term on their way to an underwhelming 10th place finish.

But Edwards has told of the importance of the fans as he looks to make the Riverside a daunting and difficult place for visiting sides. Speaking to supporters at the Meet The Staff event at the Riverside on Tuesday evening, Edwards said Boro's fanbase was one of the factors that most appealed to him when it became clear he was in contention to take charge of the club this summer.

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