Tony Pulis is currently hunting a Premier League return with Middlesbrough, utilising his own unique brand of football.

He's not quite as 'anti-football' as some thought at Stoke City, his Boro side do have some attractive players going forward as well as a strong back line, but there's no denying a Pulis side when they're playing.

Direct is perhaps a strong word, but robust, determined and resolute would all be fair assessments of the way they approach a game. It isn't to everyone's liking, but he gets the right men for the job and they do it well.

It hasn't always been the case at Boro, they've had a mix of styles, from Karanka pressing to Monk passing and now to Pulis. In those spells they had players who have made a huge impact and one or two who have perhaps not impressed.

Peer out from behind your eyes Boro fans, here FLW's run down of four terrible signings for Boro in the last five years.

It never quite worked out for Espinosa, arriving injured Gijon he always seemed to be on the back foot somehow.

11 senior appearances gave him little chance to show what he could do and few were bothered when he finally left for Girona.

He has time to make it up, but Ashley Fletcher has to be classed as a huge flop so far.

He cost £6.5m from West Ham, a massive fee for a Championship side, but he's got just one Championship goal since the switch.

Even his Sunderland loan spell didn't work out. There's a long way to go before he's repaid his fee.

It may be harsh to name Baptiste in this list, but any player who signs and doesn't make an appearance has to be classed as a bad acquisition.

He broke his leg after just 20 minutes of a pre-season friendly and didn't appear again at all.

He did well on loan at Preston and eventually went to QPR where he continues to do well. Boro fans just never saw it.

The Algerian never settled at Boro, but was barely given a chance with the change of manager.

He made one league start, a further five from the bench but never impressed his ability on the side.

It wasn't a shock when Aitor Karanka took him to Forest, ending his nightmare on Teesside.