Don't know. It shouldn't be, but Hull and 'boro aren't doing as well as they should.
Surely 'boro will sort out the manager situation and have a revival? Regardless of how badly they've been doing, they're still second, and have the players to cross the line.
It took us over half a season to win a single game by more than 1 goal, it's not realistic to expect us to be winning many more by 4. Catching up 9 GD on 'boro in 10 games is too much to ask IMO.