Boro fans who get their hands on a ticket for the trip to Manchester City in the FA Cup will be counting down the days until the fourth round clash - and our writers can't wait either.
For as well as getting the chance to watch Boro take on the champions of England, it's also an opportunity to enjoy the luxury of the elegant cuisine and silver service at the palace for the press that is the Etihad.

OK, maybe that's overdoing it a little bit but Manchester City certainly know how to treat visiting members of the press, say Philip Tallentire and Anthony Vickers.

They join Dominic Shaw in a palace of a different sort - the podcasting palace - for the first edition of The Tripe Supper in 2015 and discuss their weird and wonderful press box experiences in years gone by. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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