Aitor Karanka has insisted he never considered his position as Middlesbrough's head coach as his frustration at missing out on his January transfer targets threatened to boil over.
The Spaniard has taken aim at a section of the club's support and those attempting to push through his recruitment plans in January in recent weeks with his disappointment seemingly mounting by the day.
However, despite seeing Bojan Krkic, Robert Snodgrass and Jese Rodriguez slip from his grasp as Rudy Gestede, Patrick Bamford and Adlene Guedioura arrived at the Riverside Stadium, Karanka is adamant he is happy in his job.