Newly relegated Boro beat the Swans 3-0 back in August at the Liberty and Tate says the Swans will be out this weekend to correct that wrong when they meet again at the Riverside
Speaking to the Eveneing Post and looking ahead to the game, Tate said “Middlesbrough were very good when they came to our place
“But we are a completely different side now compared to what we were then.
“We were a team in transition when we played them at home and I think you could tell.
“But we have managed to put a good run together and we have come a long way since August.
“They had Tuncay coming on as a substitute last time, but he has gone, along with Huth, and it’s a different Boro team as well,” added Tate, who was raised up the road from Middlesbrough in Murton.
“A couple of loan players they had, Sean St Ledger and Dave Kitson, have gone as well recently — although I wouldn’t be surprised if they get a couple of new faces in this week because they have the power to do that.
“Who they bring in will be important as far as the top six goes, but they already have a lot of good young players with potential and everything about the club is Premier League.
“They have the set-up and the training ground, but maybe the fans need to get behind them a bit more because they are not getting big crowds at home.
“If you look at it, we played a Premier League team in the home game,” he said.
“We had a lot of injuries and a lot of young lads involved, but this is a different game.
“We have come a long way since then, while Boro have changed, but probably not in the same way as us.”
