MONK TOLD TO TAKE BORO UP

GARRY MONK has been tasked with winning immediate promotion back to the Premier League after being confirmed as manager of Middlesbrough. Owner Steve Gibson was impressed with the 38-year-old during interviews in which he was asked to outline his ideas for the playing, backroom, medical and scouting departments. Hull, who were also relegated from the top flight, have appointed former Russia and CSKA Moscow boss Leonid Slutsky as their new head coach.