Stewart Downing believes Cup revival for Middlesborough will provide solace

Former England winger says victory in Capital One Cup quarter-final over Everton would provide ‘massive’ boost to Teesside after closure of steel plantAs soon as you turn into the long, tree-lined driveway leading to Middlesbrough’s training ground it is easy to understand why Stewart Downing was prepared to leave the Premier League behind.The tarmac cuts a swathe through the elegant parkland surrounding Rockliffe Hall – a hotel so luxurious that executives leading Englan