The Tripe Supper: A strange chapter in Middlesbrough's history

What happens next?Championship football is suspended until at least April 3 due to the coronavirus crisis.But what happens when the season resume? Will the season resume? Will games be played behind closed doors?Dominic Shaw is joined by Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers to discuss the big questions facing league bosses in the coming weeks.Our writers discuss what the delay means for Boro. What will happen to the players out of contract in the summer? And what about loanees? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boro sunk to their heaviest defeat at Elland Road in more than 40 years on Saturday, going down 4-0 to Marcelo Bielsa's side.Boro got off to the worst possible start against Leeds - and it didn't get much better.The result leaves Boro just one place above the relegation zone and having won just once in their last 12 games.Dominic Shaw and Philip Tallentire picked the bones out of the game as they travelled home from Elland Road on Saturday night, and they also looked at some crucial weeks ahead, on the pitch and off it.Woodgate stressed the importance of January after the game - but how will Boro go about their business in the winter window? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Ziege has been reminiscing during the international break and Martin Braithwaite has been scoring for Denmark - which prompted us to have a chat about Boro villains on the podcast this week.Gaston Ramirez may well get a mention.....From villains to heroes, Dominic Shaw and Anthony Vickers also discuss George Friend on the back of our sit-down interview with the club captain during the break.Finally, we look ahead to the visit of Hull City this weekend. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another international break?!Boro break for the third international stoppage of the season on the back of a 2-2 draw at QPR.The performance was better but Boro are now nine games without a win.Plenty has happened since our last podcast so there was lots for the lads to get stuck into on the latest Tripe Supper.Dominic Shaw, Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers talk the league position, Woodgate's insistence that the table is lying, the way the manager deals with the press and Boro's challenge to get the best out of Britt Assombalonga. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What will Steve Gibson be thinking after Middlesbrough's disappointing start to the season?Boro went into the break on the back of a dismal display at Birmingham, which came just a week after a shocker at home to Sheffield Wednesday.But the chairman won't panic, says Anthony Vickers.Vic joins Philip Tallentire and Dominic Shaw in our latest Boro podcast reflecting on the season so far and discussing whether Woodgate's side are facing a relegation battle this season. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's gone wrong for Jonathan Woodgate's Boro in the last few weeks?Things were looking up going into the last international break after an impressive display at Bristol City and Boro returned to action with a win over Reading.But one point from a possible 12 in the four games since and three desperately disappointing performances have set alarm bells ringing.Woodgate says Boro need to do the basics right and questioned the confidence of his side after Friday's defeat at Birmingham City.On the way back from the Midlands, Dominic Shaw and Anthony Vickers picked the bones out of the game and the last few weeks, assessed what's going wrong for Boro and looked ahead to how Woodgate puts it right. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garry Monk returns to the Riverside.The former boss is back in the dugout on Teesside for the second time since leaving Boro in December of 2017.Anthony Vickers and Philip Tallentire reflect on Monk's tenure in this week's Tripe Supper podcast.Phil describes the time as a "strange chapter in the club's history" while Anthony assesses why Monk is set for a frosty reception from the home fans.Was he the best candidate for the job when he was appointed? And was his sacking fair?Monk has made a good start to life as Wednesday boss, with the Owls having avoided defeat in his first two league games in charge. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Almost a week has passed since the win over Reading but replays of Darren Randolph's saves are still doing the rounds.Plenty of praise has followed for the keeper - and a discussion about whether he's the best Boro signing of the last decade.What do you reckon?That's discussed on our latest Tripe Supper podcast, as is Boro's keepers of the past and how Randolph compares.We also look ahead to this weekend's trip to Cardiff City in the Championship.Join Dominic Shaw, Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One month down.The curtain came down on the first month of the season for Boro with an entertaining 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate on Saturday.For Jonathan Woodgate, there were plenty of positives to take from the game, including the return of Dael Fry and a superb display from Britt Assombalonga.On the way back from Bristol, Dominic Shaw and Philip Tallentire recorded a Tripe Supper reflecting on the draw and the first month of the campaign. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who gets the nod in Jonathan Woodgate's first choice Boro defence?The manager has been forced into changes in his backline in the first few weeks of the season, with both Hayden Coulson and George Friend battling injuries.He's alternated betweem Anfernee Dijksteel and Jonny Howson at right-back.And at centre-half, he'll soon have Dael Fry ready and available.So who will play?And will it be a back four or will the head coach be tempted to tinker with the shape?That's on the agenda for our latest Tripe Supper Boro podcast, as Dominic Shaw is joined by Philip Tallentire. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices