Adam Clayton has set his sights on an FA Cup run and admitted the team can’t wait to head to Barnsley.
Saturday will see Boro look to avoid a potential banana skin in the shape of Danny Wilson’s League One strugglers and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
With Boro’s primary aim being a promotion push in the Championship, some supporters could question whether a cup run would be advantageous.
But for Clayton it’s just another game and one that he and his Boro teammates will not take lightly.
“Barnsley will be a tough game,” Clayton told the club’s official site.
“They can’t be classed as a lower division club as such - they were playing the Championship this time last season.
“They’ll be well up for it, and will be wanting to get into the next round just like us, so it’ll be tough, but that’s what you want.
“Hopefully we can advance in the FA Cup because it’s a nice competition to do well in.”
Meanwhile flying flanker Adam Reach has urged his Boro teammates to avoid complacency on Saturday.
“Some might say this is an easier tie than going to Chester because with non-league teams there’s always that talk about an upset,” Reach said.
“But whoever we got, we’re taking this competition seriously and want to try and progress.”
The last time Boro played at Oakwell was the 3-2 defeat in what turned out to be Tony Mowbray’s final game in charge.
But revenge was Boro’s in April as Barnsley were relegated from the Championship following a defeat at the Riverside.
With Barnsley’s League One match with Oldham Athletic postponed last night due to the festive frost, fears have been raised about if Saturday’s cup clash with Boro will go ahead.
However, the Oakwell pitch is expected to thaw out in time with higher temperatures expected at the end of this week.
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