 The away strip consisted of white shirts with black piping, plain white shorts and white socks with navy blue trim.Despite losing the new £6 million signing of the returning Juninho, Boro made a promising start to the 2002-03 season, peaking at third in early October.The signings of Maccarone and Boateng, along with the loan of Geremi, gave the fans real hope of a top-six finish.