CONWAY PEN REWARDS HIS PATIENT FANS

TOMMY CONWAY thanked Middlesbrough fans for helping him through the toughest spell of his career.

- BY JASON MELLOR

The Scotland striker scored from the spot to help extend Kim Hellberg's honeymoon period with a fourth straight win under Boro's new Swedish boss.

After finding the net for the first time since August with his third of the season to end a 16-game drought, 23-year-old Conway said: "It's been the toughest part of my career for the past few weeks with not scoring for as many games as I did.