Gary O'Neil

It seems, or so I've read in various media reports, that Gary O'Neil is almost disappointed to have joined Boro.
The 24-year-old joined Boro late on transfer deadline day after Boro agreed a £5 million fee with
Portsmouth, but O'Neil has since told of his shock and surprise upon hearing that Pompey boss Harry Redknapp had agreed to sell him to Middlesbrough.

"I got a phone call from my agent that Portsmouth had accepted an offer from both Fulham and Middlesbrough.

"I certainly wasn't expecting anything to happen - I was getting ready for the Arsenal game.

"If the club accepts an offer, you haven't really got any options."

O'Neil then cements his move to the Boro saying "They're probably the best fans in the country," referring to the Portsmouth fans that he says he will miss sorely.
Little has been published in the media of O'Neil's feelings about his new club other than he has said that it will be a 'Challenge' to play for Middlesbrough and I'm sure that the fans will be just as happy about having O'Neil here as he is being here.
O'Neil is likely not to make his Boro debut for some time, due to a long running ankle problem that kept him out of the end of Pompey's last season and which lead the player to fail his medical at the Boro.