Unlike some of his predecessors, Southgate only has eyes for Middlesbrough, saying: "I'm thinking long-term, I'm not using this as a stepping stone for something else.
"If I'm here in five years then brilliant, because that means we're doing it right.
"It's a special club because of the stability, we've got an English owner who comes from the town who's thinking long-term and I'm very much thinking long-term. Now is the process of putting the work in place," he told the Evening Gazette.