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We're approaching a crucial period of the season for Boro.Tony Pulis's side are five games without a win with fans increasingly vocal in their frustrations with the approach and the lack of goals.Boro have the chance to get back to winning ways with three successive games against Championship strugglers, but can Pulis get and keep the supporters on side?Dominic Shaw is joined by Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers for our latest Tripe Supper podcast, reflecting on the recent struggle, 2018 as a whole and looking ahead to the January window and 2019. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

With a couple of wins on the bounce, Boro head for Preston in fine fettle.So as we approach the midway point of the Championship season, is the play-off picture starting to take shape?That's discussed in our podcast this week.Dominic Shaw, Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers also take Martin Braithwaite, Britt Assombalonga and the January loan decisions facing Pulis For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

January will soon be upon us.So how will Boro approach the January window?What type of players will they go for...and what are the chances of landing their targets?And what about departures? Will anyone leave? And will they need replacing?All of the above questions are discussed in our latest Tripe Supper Middlesbrough podcast, as Dominic Shaw is joined by Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Boro welcome Crystal Palace to the Riverside looking for a Premier League scalp as they target a spot in the last eight of the Carabao Cup.Tony Pulis has promised to make "lots" of changes for the game.So who comes in? And do any of the fringe figures deserve an opportunity in the league?The names of Marcus Tavernier and Lewis Wing are on the lips of many fans at the minute, so the pair are discussed by Dominic Shaw, Anthony Vickers and Philip Tallentire in our latest podcast.They also discuss the visit of Palace in the fourth round tie and have a glance ahead to the January transfer window. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

We're almost a third of the way through the Championship season and the table paints a pretty picture for Middlesbrough and Tony Pulis.That despite the fact Boro are struggling for goals.Pulis's side have now fired a blank in their last three homes games, with the manager airing his frustrations at spurned opportunities after the midweek draw with Rotherham.Our writers discuss the goal shortage, the three strikers and Martin Braithwaite's form in this week's podcast.They also look ahead to how Pulis will approach January and touch on Darren Randolph and Ryan Shotton. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

A lot has changed since Boro's last visit to Hillsborough.The manager, for one.Just hours after the win at Sheffield Wednesday in December of last year, Garry Monk was sacked, paving the way for Tony Pulis to take charge.In this week's Boro podcast, our writers discuss the game, Monk's exit, Pulis's appointment and what the Welshman has changed in the last 10 months.And they obviously look ahead to the game on Friday night as Boro look to bounce back from the defeat at home to Nottingham Forest before the international break. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Is Boro a graveyard for strikers? In recent seasons a string of frontmen have fallen short of the goal standard set by heroes of the past. But why?In this latest episode of the Tripe Supper podcast, Phil Tallentire and Anthony Vickers put the focus on firepower and examine the options Tony Pulis has up front.Jordan Hugill has been taking stick, but is it fair to slate him when he is ploughing a lone furrow without support?What is best way to get the best out of the Hemlington handful? Will it take a tactical switch or personnel changes?And what of Martin Braithwaite? The Danish striker is Boro’s main source of quality and creativity in the final third, but how can Boro most effectively harness his ability? What is the best blend up front for the boss? Can Mark Viduka still ‘do a job’?Find out the answers to these and many more questions as the Gazette Boro writers chew the fat on frontman.   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Middlesbrough's squad is deep and packed with quality.But the squad will be put to full use in the coming weeks, says Tony Pulis, as he looks to shuffle his pack in a bid to negotiate a testing spell of two-game weeks.Rotation is inevitable - but are any Boro players undroppable as things stand?That is discussed by Dominic Shaw, Philip Tallentire and Chris Garbutt in this week's podcast.They also talk about the return of Rudy Gestede and striker pecking order at the club. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Adam Clayton. Grant Leadbitter. Jonny Howson. Paddy McNair. Stewart Downing. Lewis Wing. George Saville. Mo Besic.Boro are extremely strong in the centre of midfield - but how will the battle for spots play out in the coming weeks?Tony Pulis has been using three central midfielders of late but the Boro boss has eight players jostling for those spots.Dominic Shaw is joined by Anthony Vickers and Philip Tallentire to discuss the engine room headache for the manager in this week's Tripe Supper podcast.Our writers also discuss Marcus Tavernier after his experience training with the England senior team. And the Checkatrade Trophy crops up as Phil outlines a Boro bid for glory. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Half a dozen games into the Championship season and Boro are ticking along lovely.Unbeaten and joint top of the league as well as advancing to the third round of the Carabao Cup - it's been a very promising start to the campaign.As the league action halts for a fortnight for the first international break of the season, we get together for our first Tripe Supper podcast of the campaign and reflect on the last month.Dominic Shaw, Anthony Vickers and Chris Garbutt also discuss Boro's summer transfer window and the change of shape to 5-3-2. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Hurray! Forget the World Cup. Real football is back: mighty Boro. The squad stepped up their pre-season preparations in Austria this week with a run-out against Sturm Graz and on Tuesday Tony Pulis takes Boro for the first domestic friendly at Spennymoor.But what are friendlies for? What do managers expect? Do they want to see their team winning games or just get fitness levels up?And what do fans expect? Do they want emphatic victory and to go away entertained and convinced of inevitable impending glory or just to break the cold turkey sweats of a matchless summer? Are friendlies ever any good? Whatever happened to the high-profile glamour games of the early Riverside days? Which players really caught the eye in pre-season? Or got crocked? And which glamour game did Untypicalboro take his wife to on their first date? Join the lads in the latest Tripe Supper as they shake off the ring-rust with a low-key chat about friendlies.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Fixtures! And a lot of transfer talk!It's been a busy week for Boro - at least it has by pre-season standards.We can all start to plot the path to promotion after Thursday's fixture release.But what will the Boro squad look like come the start of the season? There's been a lot of transfer talk in the last seven days, including various Paddy McNair developments and both Aden Flint and Ramiro Funes Mori being linked with moves to Teesside.What does the centre-half speculation mean for Ben Gibson? And where does Dael Fry fit in?Join Dominic Shaw, Anthony Vickers and Chris Garbutt for the latest Tripe Supper podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

When Gareth Southgate was sacked as Middlesbrough manager in 2009, it would have been hard to imagine that within a decade he'd be leading England into a World Cup.Especially considering he hasn't had a club job since his Boro exit.But the ex-Boro captain and boss has done a solid job in charge of the national side so far and is now looking to guide the Three Lions into the knockout stages - at least - in Russia.So nine years on from his Riverside departure, how is Southgate remembered at Boro?Should he have been appointed? Should he have been sacked? And what has he learnt since?Dominic Shaw is joined by Philip Tallentire, Anthony Vickers and Chris Garbutt for the latest Tripe Supper Boro podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The World Cup was at one time an ideal opportunity for Boro to scout world stars and make audacious bids for global names.Tony Pulis is much more likely to stay closer to home as he shapes his squad this summer, with the manager no doubt keen on making a transfer breakthrough in the coming weeks.Transfers and the World Cup both crop up in the latest Tripe Supper Boro podcast.And the lads talk kits. What's your favourite Boro shirt of the last couple of decades? And which player does each kit remind you of?Join Dominic Shaw, Philip Tallentire and Chris Garbutt for our latest helping of Tripe. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Speculation season is in full swing and Boro have already made one signing this summer - Adrian Bevington, the club's new head of recruitment operations.So what will be the recruitment priorities for Tony Pulis and his backroom team on the pitch this summer as the manager looks to put his own stamp on the side?Dominic Shaw is joined by writers Anthony Vickers and Philip Tallentire and Boro season ticket holder Chris Garbutt to talk transfers in this week's podcast.The lads discuss the appointment of Bevington and what Pulis will look to change in the weeks ahead this summer.Who stays and who goes? And who arrives? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's the Middlesbrough end of season awards - with a bit of a difference.Dominic Shaw is joined by Philip Tallentire, Anthony Vickers and Chris Garbutt in this week's Tripe Supper to look back on Boro's 2017/18 campaign and to dish out the awards.The lads discuss the best away day, the surprise of the season, the #Limbs moment and the players who have enjoyed or endured a complete transformation in fortunes over the course of the campaign. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Boro are facing up to the reality of a second season in the Championship.Promotion hopes were ended at Villa Park as Boro were dumped out of the play-offs by Steve Bruce's organised side.Dominic Shaw, Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers got the mic rolling the morning after to reflect on the disappointment and look ahead to what is a crucial summer.How will the season be remembered?What are Tony Pulis's priorities in the months ahead?What does the future hold for Adama Traore? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The play-offs are upon us.Boro host Aston Villa in the semi-final first leg at the Riverside on Saturday before heading for Villa Park three days later.Dominic Shaw is joined by Philip Tallentire and season card holder Chris Garbutt to preview the game and discuss the various talking points, including Pulis revealing his team more than 24 hours before the game and Adama Traore coming up against his former side.There's also the latest For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Suddenly the play-offs are upon us and Middlesbrough’s Wembley destiny will be decided on Tuesday night at Villa Park.So how are Boro looking as they head into Saturday’s first leg at the Riverside? Can we take heart from their last gasp fifth-place sealingdraw at Ispwich or be worried that they twice went behind to a team with nothing to play for? Should Boro’s stoppage time goalscoring hero Patrick Bamford start up front against Aston Villa at the weekend or should Tony Pulis name an unchanged XI for the third successive game?And what about the ticket allocations for away supporters for both semi-finals? Is it fair that both clubs will be backed by just 2,000of their own supporters on the road, meaning many loyal fans miss out on one of the biggest games of the season?Philip Tallentire was joined by his fellow Gazettelive reporter Anthony Vickers and season card holder Chris Garbutt to debate thosequestions and a couple of other play-off-related topics in the latest Tripe Supper Podcast. So listen now to fi

And breathe.Middlesbrough have nailed down their play-off place but, before addressing their semi-final, they must safely dispose of Ipswich Town.Should Tony Pulis use that match to rest a few tired players? After all, it's been a long, hard season and no doubt one or two individualswill be feeling a niggle or two. That, and a couple of other topical issues were debated in the latest Middlesbrough FC Tripe Supper Podcast.Host Philip Tallentire is joined by Anthony Vickers and season ticket holder Chris Garbutt, They also discuss the post Millwall pitch invasion and which team would be best to play in the play-offs.They also reflect on the news that the EFL clubs will vote on thefuture of matchday programmes in the summer. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy