Stewart Downing is refusing to give up hope that home-town club Middlesbrough can grasp a Premier League lifeline and drag themselves out of the relegation mire.
Saturday's 0-0 draw with Burnley at the Riverside Stadium left the Teessiders six points adrift of safety with seven games remaining, the next of them against Arsenal and Manchester City, Chelsea, Southampton and Liverpool awaiting them in their final four fixtures.
The picture looks bleak for promoted Boro, who have won only four of their 31 league games to date, but 32-year-old Downing is convinced they can still escape the drop.