Jonny Howson said he has no regrets at his failure to take Middlesbrough back into the Premier League.
The midfielder left Boro last month after eight years on Teesside in which he played 341 games for the club, scoring 10 goals.
The 37-year-old arrived at the Riverside from Norwich City in 2017 just after Boro had been relegated from the top flight but he was never part of a promotion campaign.
"For why I came to this club, it was to gain promotion and go back and play in the Premier League with a terrific, well-supported club," he told BBC Radio Tees.