Stadiums allowed indoor supporters

much- needed income. The club have some hospitality areas with large windows that overlook the pitch.

Rival Championship teams are following suit, with Watford, Norwich and Millwall all electing to show away games on screens.

However, opening up stadiums to a third of capacity is not expected any time soon, with the largescale movement of fans on public transport and in cities causing major concern. Football supporters are still angry the Government has allowed indoor shows in London at the London Palladium, Royal Albert Hall and O2 Arena while barring them from going to matches.

Boro manager Neil Warnock, above, whose side played in front of 1,000 at a test event last month, said: “We had a really successful pilot game against Bournemouth.

“We didn’t have a problem.”