"The greatest night in the history of football," screamed the late Alastair Brownlee, legendary radio commentator and "Voice of the Boro".
Only 20 years earlier, the club had been saved from liquidation by chairman Steve Gibson. Now, they were on the cusp of European glory.
On 10 May, 2006 - exactly 15 years ago - Boro headed for Eindhoven's Philips Stadion, where Sevilla lay in wait in the final of the competition that subsequently became the Europa League.
Whatever happened, two years on from lifting the Carling Cup, Boro's only silverware in their 128-year history up until that point, manager Steve McClaren and his players had already left their mark.