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Toon v Liverpool Crossover Special
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Jo hosts todays crossover episode, alongside Nic from the Toon team... welcoming 2 of the Liverpool lads, Jesse & Louie, to talk all about the Isak saga & the no doubt cauldron like atmosphere in St James Park tonight
We're expecting another epic encounter between Newcastle & Liverpool!
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Transcript
Introduction and Episode Setup
00:00:13
Jesse
you
00:00:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Newcastle GSPN podcast. um And that's pretty much a tribute all of our American listeners right now, that our intro is now fully Americanised, so shout out to you lots, that one's for you guys.
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Today's a bit of a different one, it is the crossover with Liverpool, it's probably going to be the saltiest or funniest or I don't know what of crossovers, but we have been challenged by the directors to make this the best ever crossover, so the pressure's on people.
00:00:37
Louie Easton
Thank you.
00:00:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just saying. um So it's Girls Week Boys, really. So from the Toon side, I've got my girl, Nick. How are you doing, chick?
00:00:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hello, yes, I'm good, thank you. you okay?
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
All good, all good. Ready for this one. It should be ah spicy, as some people have
Meet the Hosts
00:00:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
said. um And from the Liverpool side, first up, we've got Jessie. how you doing?
00:01:00
Jesse
I'm very good. Really looking forward to this one. And we we don't buy it.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I do.
00:01:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
who
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
So apologies in advance. LAUGHTER
00:01:08
Louie Easton
not Not even a nibble.
00:01:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, here we go.
00:01:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
as one
00:01:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And last up, who's just spoke down the microphone right there, is Louis, who's all kitted out as well and good to go.
00:01:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and one
00:01:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
So if anyone's watching this, you'll see that. how you doing, Louis?
00:01:20
Louie Easton
Yeah, yeah, I'm ah buzzing for this one. Really looking forward to the match Monday as well.
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are too. ah I don't know on what levels or what expectations, but we'll discuss this as the pod goes on, I'll be honest. um And obviously going to get the obvious subject right out out of the way for everyone.
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And I think I'm going to set you guys off first because you're bound to then set us off. So we're going to put it on you guys to stir it up a bit. Me and Nick will come back at you, which I think might make for the more fun content, let's call it.
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um... So I think Nick's waggling her finger. So are you agreeing with
Alexander Isak Controversy
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
me there, chick? do you want to say something in advance to this one?
00:02:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm ready. I've been ready since their colleague put a message in the group chat and he's dipped out of this ah podcast, hasn't he?
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
You ready?
00:02:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. So I love that Louis and Jessie have joined us.
00:02:07
Louie Easton
I'm sorry, I think you got the wrong finger. I think you got the wrong finger.
00:02:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:02:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh. la
00:02:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll be giving the other finger later on.
00:02:12
Louie Easton
yeah
00:02:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's fine. Yeah.
00:02:15
Louie Easton
yeah
00:02:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But anyway, respect to Louis and Jesse because, yeah, the other guys are scared of me and Nick apparently by the looks of it. um So at least they came on had a big crack. I like that. So anyway, yeah, guys, um come on then.
00:02:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Throw us your take on the whole Ezek situation and, I don't know, start with whatever you want on him if you want. Go for it, please.
00:02:34
Louie Easton
Jesse, do you want to go first or shall i shall i take this?
00:02:36
Jesse
Yeah, no, I don't mind giving a ah you know ah ah brief kind of overview of...
00:02:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh.
00:02:40
Louie Easton
Go for it. Go for it.
00:02:43
Jesse
Our position as as Liverpool supporters, um look, he's an absolute world-class striker. If you put the ah kind of shenanigans to one side, you know, he's probably the best striker in in Europe, you know, alongside maybe Haaland.
00:03:01
Jesse
um He's an absolutely outstanding talent. And there isn't a team in the world, I don't think, who would who would not want him in their starting eleven So do we want Alexander Isak?
00:03:13
Jesse
hundred percent 100%. Yes, we do. Are we all comfortable with the way that it's played out in terms of the player? Not really. um But unfortunately, this is modern football.
00:03:28
Jesse
um You know, we've, we've you know, Louis will know, every Liverpool supporter listening will know.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:33
Jesse
We've been on the receiving end of this, you know, when Louis Suarez a few years back, you know, threw his, you know, toys out the pram.
00:03:36
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:03:40
Jesse
wanted to leave, um eventually got his move. Coutinho did the same, eventually got his move. um And it just seems to be that when a player puts his, his digs his heels in and says, that's it, I want to leave.
00:03:59
Jesse
Nine times out of 10, I can't think of many situations, high profile ones anyway, where they don't get the move that they want. And I think that with them Newcastle,
00:04:10
Jesse
I think there's a couple of things that are at play here. One, you've got you've got this game on Monday. And I think that has been a factor in whether Newcastle want to sell Isaac and when they want to sell him.
00:04:27
Jesse
I think it was inconceivable that they were going to sell him before this game. Can you imagine St James' Park?
00:04:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:33
Jesse
If, if ah you know, if it would ah it would have been worse than all those years ago when um Egan sold Andy Cole and and you know you don't get that anymore.
00:04:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No. Yeah.
00:04:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Miles worse.
00:04:43
Jesse
Yeah.
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Miles worse.
00:04:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:04:44
Jesse
um
00:04:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:45
Jesse
So there's that factor. There is the other factor, which I think is a bit of a it's an unknown, which is you've got this new ownership, um this this new kind of Saudi owner ownership, which.
00:04:58
Jesse
You know, historically, if you look at their sporting projects around the world, they don't like to be pushed around.
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:04
Jesse
And it's not beyond, it is not beyond the realms of possibility where they just say, you know what? You're staying. And if that means you're going to sit on the bench, twidding your thumbs, or if that means that you're not, you don't want to play football and so you're going to be in the reserves in a World Cup year, in a World Cup year,
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:05:23
Jesse
That's your loss. We'll absorb the loss, but that's your loss and you will never get that season back and you will never get that World Cup back.
00:05:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah.
00:05:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:31
Jesse
So there are a lot of variables here.
00:05:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:05:34
Jesse
I do still think that this is going to be one of those deadline day, get in the helicopter, Andy Carroll style, um you know, last minute deals.
00:05:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:05:45
Jesse
um I think it will be sanctioned and I think Liverpool will get... the required money that Newcastle want to have, which is around about the 150 million pound mark. If whether that's just all cash or whether that's cash plus a player, but I think they'll work something out.
Reactions to Isak's Actions
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent points. And not enough to stir my anger, so go on, Louis. Add to that, please.
00:06:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Same.
00:06:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:06:09
Louie Easton
Well, I mean, the thing is, ah I just look at players like Isak who have got all of the talent and all of the ability. You know, 23 goals last season, I think he got in the Premier League in 34 matches.
00:06:25
Louie Easton
That's a player who wants to play for the very best teams in the world. And right now... you know, you're looking at Liverpool, you're looking at PSG, you're looking at Barcelona. Those three are the best teams in the world. And I mean, he, he wants to win trophies and that's what all of these players want. I mean, you won the Carabao Cup last season against us.
00:06:48
Louie Easton
that was an annoying day for me. So if anything, you're getting some comeuppance now for that.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks.
00:06:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:06:55
Louie Easton
i Well, but, but
00:06:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can have a cup. We'll take your best player. Cheers.
00:06:58
Jesse
I think.
00:06:59
Louie Easton
Yeah, yeah,
00:07:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:07:00
Louie Easton
Just like we're doing to Crystal Palace with Mark Gay for the Community Shield.
00:07:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
you trade?
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:07:05
Louie Easton
It's just it's just our style at the moment. um And, you know, i ah you even as Newcastle fans, you do have to understand that Liverpool are at the very top level in the world at the moment. And as good as Newcastle have done in recent years, you know, getting back into the Champions League and all of that, it's not enough for him.
00:07:27
Louie Easton
And he just wants to take that next step in his career. The way he's got about it, fine. Not very good, especially since, you know, from a Liverpool perspective, when Isak seemed like a deal that was off the table, we went for Eketike. And then afterwards he said, do you know what?
00:07:44
Louie Easton
I fancy Liverpool now, now that we've bought this new striker. So I'm a bit annoyed with him on that perspective and him putting out that statement ahead of the award ceremony was incredibly stupid.
00:07:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yep
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:07:55
Louie Easton
In fact, I don't think I've ever seen that. um
00:07:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:59
Louie Easton
And I actually respected the response from Newcastle, albeit against us, ah which kind of put him in his place sort of in social media. And You do have to do that with some players sometimes because a lot of these players do need to be a bit more humble and a bit less outspoken.
00:08:17
Louie Easton
um So from that perspective, it's not an attitude that I'm looking for, but unfortunately you can't you can't deny the talent.
00:08:28
Louie Easton
So um I do still want him at the club.
00:08:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:08:31
Louie Easton
And as soon as he scores a goal for us, you know, we're going to forget all that happened anyway. So, yeah.
00:08:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sure you will.
00:08:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
true
00:08:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Look, guys, you've've you've put a lot more sense across. And if I'm honest, this is kind of why we like doing stuff like this, because unfortunately on social media, all you ever get is the viciousness you get, stupidity you get people just on the wind-up 24-7, just putting out ridiculous statements. So what you guys have said, look, we're not going to deny it, by the way, and we're not going to deny right from the start, Jesse, what you said about the about being a world-class talent.
00:09:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
We know he's one of the greatest, if not the best striker in the world right now. It's what we were kind of saying last season. The massive disappointment, I'm sure you guys will understand, is just came from the way this has all happened. um He's talking about broken promises.
00:09:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:09:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
What broken promises, Isaac? Who promised you it? He's not saying anything, because he knows he can't, because he's liable for like a legal case at that point, isn't he, really? um Or what was the promise?
00:09:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Was the promise about being sold? Was the promise about a new contract? He's been so vague in anything that he's come out with. Well, that stupid little statement on Instagram is really all he's came out with. But it's so vague and it's more the frustration. And Nick, I'm sure, will back us up on this one.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's more the fact that this didn't happen at the start of the window where the club or anything like that has almost had time to, all right, we've been going after strikers and stuff. But I think we would have really upped our game a lot more if we thought that we really were going to lose Izak. You know what i mean?
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
um It's the disrespect he's shown to the club, towards Howe, towards his other teammates. What some of those guys must be thinking of him right now, because they'll not come out and say it. They're all media trained. They're not going to say what they want to say, but can you imagine what's being said behind closed doors?
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for some of those
Strategies and Club Dynamics
00:10:10
Louie Easton
Oh, God, yeah.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
conversations.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Big Joel would want to rip him a new one, by the way, along with Bruno.
00:10:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:10:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
and a lot So really, I can't see Isaac being integrated back into our team.
00:10:17
Jesse
Yeah.
00:10:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know what Howe's saying, because Howe is, like, the ultra-cool, like, I couldn't do what Howe's doing right now and play this, like, total chill game. I bet nobody's asked Jason Tindall these questions, because Jason Tindall can't be calm.
00:10:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he'd probably go off on one, wouldn't he? um But the point being is...
00:10:32
Jesse
but you think we Do you think players like... When players like Issac are in this situation...
00:10:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:40
Jesse
I'm trying to look at it from a player's perspective. And I know as fans, we sometimes find that difficult.
00:10:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:46
Jesse
But I'm trying to put myself in his shoes. Do you think that this is a kind of conscious strategy by him and his agent? Because he's probably thinking, look, I'm... Is he 25, 25, 26 years
00:10:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
25, yeah.
00:11:00
Jesse
you know, he's now entering the peak years of his career right now.
00:11:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you
00:11:05
Jesse
And he's got, I think two or three years left on his, um three years left, three years left on his Newcastle contract.
00:11:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Three.
00:11:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Three. Yep.
00:11:09
Louie Easton
Mwah.
00:11:12
Jesse
we've got to go for the nuclear option. And that is to burn bridges so that it becomes, it becomes, it becomes basically untenable for him to now, like you said, be reintegrated into that team.
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just can't see it happening.
00:11:26
Jesse
but
00:11:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:27
Jesse
yeah Exactly. So do you think that's a deliberate strategy to, so that Newcastle will just say, you know what,
00:11:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:11:35
Jesse
just just leave because the alternative is having a player who is not only just unhappy, but very kind of presence is toxic to the rest of the dressing room.
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:11:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Toxic. Absolutely, yeah.
00:11:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is, yeah.
00:11:47
Louie Easton
And he's getting paid more than the rest of the team as well.
00:11:48
Jesse
Right. yeah, I just, I just think that these players aren't stupid.
00:11:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
00:11:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:52
Jesse
Their agents aren't stupid. I think there's a lot of thought that goes behind each step that they take, which is massive because everybody knows that all of these steps are played out on social media.
00:12:03
Jesse
The whole world is watching. um So what do you think, um you know, up you know with for the Newcastle podcasters here, is that a deliberate strategy?
00:12:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick you take this one.
00:12:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I, um
00:12:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:12:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I, you guys are really calm about this whole situation. He's like, and actually think I know Alexander Isak personally, the mal and amount of venom I have towards him.
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:12:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i can't work out if he's, I can't work out if it's him that's being idiotic or his agent.
00:12:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:27
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:12:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:12:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i
00:12:35
Louie Easton
yeah
00:12:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Because to me, they both have to hold up some responsibility. But my problem with the the whole situation is, and I know it's not about this. So I know you guys are going to be thinking, well, it's not about that. It's a business. And I get it.
00:12:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Six weeks ago, he travelled with Newcastle to Austria for the pre-season training. He travelled with that squad, was seen laughing. He was happy. He was buzzing when and his best friend, Antti Langer, joined.
00:12:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He was included in all the pre-season and and kit promotions. Then he's decided at that point, I'm not happy.
00:13:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:13:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:13:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Now, I know, again, that is work and that's how that's how it that's how that's what happens. Something has happened within that really short span of time where his agent, I think it might be his agent, has thought, I think we can do something here.
00:13:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
My problem with the situation, yeah my problem is I don't mind that he wants to leave, by the way.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's push this here.
00:13:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yes, I am absolutely devastated that our best player is going to, we knew it was going to happen at some point.
00:13:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:13:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i don't i understand why he wants to go to trophy winning clubs and Champions League winning clubs, particularly you guys. I get it. I absolutely 100% get
00:13:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But I have now compared it to um the dude that's gone to Arsenal now, Eze, where he handled his transfer with absolute grace.
00:13:51
Louie Easton
Yeah, night and day.
00:13:54
Jesse
Yeah.
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He played his last game for Palace with absolute grace. He made the fans aware that he wanted to leave and he made his manager aware that he wanted to leave.
00:13:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But he'd done it with absolute decorum, respect and, you know, everything that you'd expect out of ah you know, yeah, it did his job.
00:14:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did his job. Yeah.
00:14:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What I don't like is, like you guys say, he released that statement at the most
00:14:09
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:14:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
unbelievable time and it was all about him being included in the PFA team no one cares mate Eddie Howe's absolutely defended you um to the hilt like yeah he's got an injury he's got this he's got that you've disrespected him you've disrespected your teammates you've disrespected the fans and the club you've got there's no coming back from it and to be completely honest I'm a bit like I mean ah get why you guys are excited for him potentially coming to you I think he will end Liverpool player that's my absolute take on it I think
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
who
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:24
Louie Easton
Hmm. Yeah. yeah
00:14:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You're right. I think the game tomorrow, today, whenever this goes out, is playing a part. I think maybe that's maybe waiting to get out of the way because of that toxic and hostile environment that's going to be. There's no denying that.
00:14:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Yeah, it's not going to be good.
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
be a cauldron tomorrow. 100%.
00:14:55
Jesse
Thank you.
00:14:56
Louie Easton
I mean,
00:14:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um But to be honest to answer the actual original question, I think between him and his agent, I think alex Alexander Isak is his agent's moneymaker and he's got two ahead of himself, bit big for his boots and hasn't had no other option but to go for the nuclear option.
00:14:57
Louie Easton
um
00:14:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
hundred percent
00:15:10
Louie Easton
i mean
00:15:12
Louie Easton
Yeah, i'm just I'm just looking at the the statement again, because he said this final paragraph really does speak levels.
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:19
Louie Easton
He says, when promises are broken and trust is lost, the relationship can't continue. and And not only that, he said, that's why change is in the best interests of everyone, not just myself.
00:15:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
We agree.
00:15:34
Louie Easton
So is what he's basically doing there is he's speaking on behalf of the club. um
00:15:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:15:42
Louie Easton
or what he believes the club is interested in in his head. So i'm I'm wondering if that's a miscommunication error with the club. is ah It's a dysfunctional relationship that can't continue regardless.
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:55
Louie Easton
But when he says it's in the best interest of everyone, what's your reaction to that?
00:16:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we do think it's in the best interest.
00:16:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
where's your reading in mate yeah
00:16:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
We want rid of him, to be fair. We we don't want him.
00:16:05
Jesse
Yeah.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
100% we don't want him, by the way. But it's a strange one. it It goes back to the fact that we've got nobody else as well. It's like the time... ever When you bring in all the factors, right?
00:16:15
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, please, God, you guys come in with a massive bid and take him because we do not want to see him back in black and white.
00:16:15
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:16:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
We don't. But it all falls down on the fact that, unhappy or not... We don't have a striker, man. They're even talking about letting Asula out. We're only actual striker.
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're even talking about letting him out on loan. I mean, how insane is that? I mean, if this is how little trust he's got in Asula, so ah weg are we just going to go on this season now with no striker?
00:16:35
Louie Easton
yeah
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're about to start a Champions League campaign. We're about to start all sorts. So even if we've got an unhappy player... I'm so angry at him. i quite like the attitude of our owners of, screw you, you're not going to win. We're not letting you go. We're not going to give you this move.
00:16:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because, yeah, again, what Nick said, we have got that kind of anger towards him, haven't we?
00:16:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's an ego thing.
00:16:58
Louie Easton
And we got...
00:16:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's trying to push the club about. Yeah.
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where we don't want him to get something out of it Because why? Because if he goes, he gets what he wants and we still get absolutely nothing. All right, we'll get a chunk of change. But do you honestly think you guys are going to come back in with 130, 140, whatever now?
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think so, because you don't have to.
00:17:14
Louie Easton
I... Yeah, what we...
00:17:15
Jesse
and And I'm wondering whether that kind of price tag that Newcastle or the ownership has has put on the player,
Match Anticipation and Analysis
00:17:24
Jesse
I'm wondering if that's a factor in him really kind of going public with this, because maybe he thinks that he's being priced out of a move.
00:17:33
Jesse
Maybe he thinks that Liverpool aren't going to stump up £150 million. pounds And so he's got a really make he's got to really make it difficult, the the whole situation difficult, so that...
00:17:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:17:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:44
Jesse
like both The club thinks, you know what, we just can't have this player with us now. So, okay, we'll sell him for 125 130, you know, whatever they can negotiate at. But I think that that's probably a factor as well.
00:17:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Look, it's going to play out one way or another.
00:18:00
Louie Easton
And...
00:18:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Something's going to happen but by the 1st of September, but everything's so up in the air. So many things could happen between now and then. ah pray to God we at least get one striker in, by the way, at this point.
00:18:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:18:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're getting a bit desperate. It's getting a bit silly. We've been after to too many players.
00:18:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:18:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need to get someone in, whether it's Vissa, whether it's Jackson, whether it's God knows who, because we're linked to everyone now, obviously.
00:18:22
Jesse
Yeah.
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And everyone seems to have 60 million. I don't what's going on with the 60 million price tag.
00:18:26
Louie Easton
yeah
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Everyone wants 60 million, which I have laughed at so many different, they're all worth 60 million. I was like, all right, okay. um But genuinely, I think, and I think again, Nick will back me up on this. We'd be more than happy to get replacements in the net years ago at this point. We really would, but we just have to have something we can't,
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
We just can't let him go with nothing. And I know people like, well, you're getting a load of money. I'm like, yeah it's all great having a load of money, but if you're not spending it on anyone, you then got a very weak team going into the season and we can't then trade until January again.
00:18:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Also, this situation like this situation for the club and players, not great.
00:18:55
Jesse
Yeah.
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's huge, man. Yeah.
00:18:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
like No matter what part of the situation you're in, like no play it play it potential players are going to be looking at this thinking, this is a mess. Is this how Newcastle deal with this?
00:19:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I mean, I think the club have dealt with it really well, I'm going to be honest.
00:19:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But I can understand why future players will be hesitant in coming to the team now because they're like, well, this has been made really public.
00:19:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:19:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um So thanks, Alex, for that. So, yeah.
00:19:20
Jesse
The other issue that you've got, I think, is is you're you're in that kind of... You don't want to be in a situation where you you get a huge chunk of money in and then you've got to go out and buy your players because everybody knows now, ah they've got £150 million pounds in their pocket.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:19:38
Jesse
So that £60 million pound player now, he's now £80 million.
00:19:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:19:42
Jesse
you you Ideally, which to be fair, Newcastle have been trying to do, is to get players in and then say, right, Isaac, off you go, because you've already done your deals.
00:19:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:19:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:19:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:52
Jesse
So I think that's another issue as well.
00:19:53
Louie Easton
I think these clubs will be wise to that, though.
00:19:55
Jesse
Yeah.
00:19:56
Louie Easton
i think they'll be saying, well hold on, you've got £120 million pounds that you've just been offered and you want to pay £50 million.
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:03
Louie Easton
We know that you'll be able to afford it once you let Isak go, who is definitely going to be leaving at this stage and after reading those statements.
00:20:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:20:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
True.
00:20:12
Louie Easton
So I don't think that does make a difference, to be honest.
00:20:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:20:15
Louie Easton
ah
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But this is the mess of it all, Louie, isn't it It's just a massive entangled mess that whether we bid now or bid later, you're right, you bang on
00:20:16
Louie Easton
Especially... Yeah.
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
People are going to want to have our eyes out, so to speak, because they know that, all right, we don't have it in our pocket right now, but it'll come eventually. So, yeah, yeah look, it's it's a huge mess at the end of the day. And we can joke about it. We can get angry about it, I guess. But at the same time.
00:20:36
Louie Easton
especially when you're still playing Anthony Gordon up front. Yeah. It's another player who was linked to us, interestingly enough.
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not the answer, man. It is not the answer. i know.
00:20:43
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's just not the answer.
00:20:44
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
is
00:20:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's so true.
00:20:45
Louie Easton
ah
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:20:46
Jesse
Thank you.
00:20:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll tell you We'll not go on that one either. Nobody joking. um I'll tell you what. We've spent 20 minutes on him. We'll promise we wouldn't spend the full pod. So should we stop talking about him now? Because I would genuinely like to talk about the match on Monday because I think there's still a lot to talk about on that side of things.
00:20:59
Louie Easton
yeah
00:21:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I will play the sponsor now and then we can move on to actual match talk. Yeah.
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. Thanks, Ken. um Right, so on match talk.
00:21:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's like a bedtime story.
00:21:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly.
00:21:52
Louie Easton
Mm-hmm.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
The match. I mean, honestly, I don't even know where to start from it.
00:21:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Huh.
00:21:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've already touched on the fact that it's going to be like an actual cauldron in that stage. I expect an atmosphere on the levels of PSG that I was there at and some of the other amazing matches I've seen over the years.
00:22:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's going to be a cauldron. Probably in a very vicious way. Unfortunately, I'm right up next to the your fans, so I will be having a few pints first or something to calm. I would say calm the nerves. It probably might stoke the fire.
00:22:20
Louie Easton
Oh, no, that will not calm the nerves at all, I can tell you.
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:22:22
Jesse
but
00:22:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It will not come to words. It's going to, honestly, Louis, if you knew knew me personally, Nick's probably laughing because she'll know that it just makes me go off on one anyway, that's fine. But you know what it is? i'm kind of I'm all in for it. I love a bit of that. I hope it's as loud as hell. I hope it's a great atmosphere all game long.
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
You guys will be probably winding us up about EZAC. We'll be giving it back. I want to see a good game on the pitch as well, apart from the fact that everyone's just going shouting at each other, by the way.
00:22:40
Louie Easton
Hmm.
00:22:42
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:22:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, I mean, let's let's actually talk about the football. Like, Nick, I'll ask you first. How do you feel? ah know. How do you feel about the match on Monday?
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
do you think, or today as you listen to this, do you think we've got a bit of chance? Do you think that we'll come out firing because of all this? I'd like to hope so. But, um yeah, give us your thoughts, girl.
00:23:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Well, I hope we're all ready to bail Joe Linton out of jail because he is seeing blood tomorrow night.
00:23:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's getting arrested, yeah.
00:23:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um No, um look, we have, ever I mean, yes, OK, we're without our star player.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:23:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We have, ah to we've established that. um I think the fact we're at home, um St. James Park on ah on ah on a bad day, still a bla a a tough place to come. So tomorrow, I think the atmosphere is going to be something the team needs. and Home crowd right behind them. So I think ah think they're going to come out guns blazing.
00:23:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And there's that don't get me wrong, Liverpool are a tough team to play. We know that. We get it. um And they have got you guys have got an unbelievable squad, by the way.
00:23:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, so I am a little bit nervous, um, because I don't know, i don't know what to expect. I don't know what formation Eddie Howe is going to put out. Obviously only he knows that because obviously we're trying to play around with players up front and whatnot.
00:24:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, but I do think we have a chance and I think it's, I'm hoping, I'm it's going to be a baller no nail, but I'm hoping it's going to be one of those games where it's just box to box, goal to goal. Um, and when St.
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:13
Louie Easton
Mm-hmm.
00:24:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
James Park is on its um honest it good night, it's, um, like the PSG game and like you say, um, we've seen teams crumble under the pressure.
00:24:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agree.
00:24:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So, yeah.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have The box-to-boxing is a great point, to be fair, because I think it is going to be high energy and very much attacking on both sides, isn't it?
00:24:25
Jesse
Well, Liverpool...
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both teams are going to go for it.
00:24:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:24:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you guys are unreal. We know this, by the way. There's no denying how great Liverpool are, and that's why we are bit scared. But we can beat you guys. So it's it's one of those that we have to have that belief still, don't we? You know what i mean? We're very much aware that technically and on paper, yes, you're the better team, and yes, we are 100% the underdogs tomorrow night.
00:24:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we've got to hope that we'll come out and just give it literally everything we've got. So, yeah.
00:24:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We will.
00:24:53
Jesse
Underdog's not by a lot, though. I mean, I think the, um you know, Liverpool, Newcastle, even in recent history, have been great games. And in historically, Liverpool, Newcastle, very rarely are there nil-nils.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:06
Jesse
Okay, it's always goals, action, end-to-end stuff.
00:25:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:11
Jesse
um And, i'm you know, I'm just looking at your your team, you know, which should be your starting eleven And it is a very, very good team. And when you put in that St.
00:25:21
Jesse
James' Park factor, the home factor, the fact that everyone is going to be so up up for it.
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:25:26
Jesse
And that and look that's why we love English football, right? That's why English football is the most watched football around the world is because of these games, these kinds of games, the kind of atmosphere that's going to be there.
00:25:38
Jesse
But I think the tactical side is, I think it's going to be really fascinating because, um you know, you've you've mentioned that you're not sure how Eddie Howe is going to shape up. I think with Arnish Slott as well, i I've got a feeling that he's going to try and do what we did last season against Man City at the Etihad, which is play four midfielders and two forwards.
00:26:04
Jesse
So instead of the normal kind of two holding midfielders that we've got, or the double pivot, and then three midfielders, and then, you know, or, you know, a 4-3-3, I think,
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:14
Jesse
I think he's going to go for a double pivot. And then I think he's going to go for two number tens, Subozlai and Witts. And I don't think we're going to have an out-and-out number nine, even though Ekotike is there.
00:26:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:27
Jesse
i got I've got a feeling because I think that The games where we've struggled with against Newcastle is the physicality of their midfield.
00:26:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah.
00:26:37
Jesse
And I think Slott will want to basically outnumber them. The way to...
00:26:43
Louie Easton
Mm-hmm.
00:26:44
Jesse
ah don't think we've we've got the physical game. I don't think Gravenberg has got the physical game to go up against Joe Linton. um But what we can do... is if we've got four midfielders against Newcastle's three, I think that that is something that could work and then just hit them on but on the break where you've got the likes of Sabozlai who's got an unbelievable engine on him.
00:27:06
Jesse
The guy will just run for 90 minutes up and down that pitch. And if you've got someone like him and Vietz, who can just drop into midfield and then join the attack as well, then I think that's something that um that could work well with us.
00:27:21
Jesse
But I think Liverpool's tactic will be just to quieten the crowd for the first 15, 20 minutes.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:27:26
Jesse
And again, for me, it speaks to packing out that midfield, holding possession and then just trying to build from there.
00:27:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Louis.
00:27:37
Louie Easton
Yeah, i I am looking at some of these matches on the pitch. I think the fascinating one will be Gakpo versus Trippier if he plays, um because I just don't know if Trippier has the legs to catch Gakpo anymore. He's so good on that left-hand side. and
00:27:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:54
Louie Easton
you know He's one of those players where you can predict what he's going to do and he'll just do it anyway. He cuts in on ah on his right foot and he sweeps it into the box or he shoots.
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bye.
00:28:04
Louie Easton
It's one of the two and he's so effective at it. um So I think Dan Byrne at the back is going to have a huge, huge job. um What will be interesting to me is who plays at right back for Liverpool, because obviously we're missing from Pong.
00:28:20
Louie Easton
Bradley hasn't played a single minute yet.
00:28:22
Jesse
yeah
00:28:22
Louie Easton
And um it the question is, could Soboslai actually play at right back? Because we did see him do that quite a lot in preseason. Or will it be Curtis Jones, who we've seen on a slot experiments with before?
00:28:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:28:34
Louie Easton
I think either of them are clever enough players where they can do that, ah play that role.
00:28:40
Jesse
Don't think you'd go for Joe Gomez, Louis?
00:28:43
Louie Easton
I just think with Joe Gomez, he doesn't offer that much going forward. I think he's one of those players that, um well, he's a natural centre-back. We all know this. um If he's playing at right-back, it usually means we're winning and there's 20 minutes to go.
00:28:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:28:58
Louie Easton
that's that's That's how I see it. But, I mean, if we're going to see Joe Gomez, yeah, that that would be absolutely lovely.
00:29:01
Jesse
Well, let's hope he comes on then, on Monday night then, yeah?
00:29:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's not happening tomorrow. Yeah.
00:29:09
Louie Easton
Oh, maybe we could see him start instead of Canate after that
Match Predictions and Rivalry
00:29:13
Louie Easton
disappointing match he had against Bournemouth last week because that's my fear. Will Ibrahima Canate be able to bounce back from such a disappointing game?
00:29:24
Louie Easton
Because we all know he is incredible on his day, but he has got a penalty conceded on him.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:29:33
Louie Easton
He's got a miss sliding tackle on him. He's got all sorts ah going for him but just so he's just so inconsistent um absolutely
00:29:38
Jesse
Music to Anthony Gordon's ears.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:29:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's even winding him up.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, God, yeah, there'll be a lot of that. want there There's going to be a lot of winding up.
00:29:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
There's a lot of that going on tomorrow.
00:29:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
There is. Someone's getting carded. like if If you want to stick any bets on, there's 100% at least one red card, I reckon. that and um I would bet on it, but I've banned myself from betting on two matches now, so it's fine.
00:29:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Just I'm usually a curse, so I'll stay absolutely clear.
00:30:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's going to be Jason Tindall.
00:30:01
Louie Easton
me if only Sandro Tenale could do the same
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Actually, yeah, give that one.
00:30:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but Jason Tindall's getting a red card. He is getting sent to the back.
00:30:05
Jesse
it.
00:30:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Imagine...
00:30:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:30:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably, yeah.
00:30:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He is.
00:30:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I'd like us personally to play the formation that worked quite well on the few games that we did it with the kind of three central defenders and have the wing-backs. It worked perfectly, especially against Arsenal.
00:30:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Absolutely loved beating them um with that formation a couple of times last season, much to Arteta's tears. um But yeah, seriously, it's it's a formation that could work against you guys because we'll kind of need that extra defensive display, but it does allow us...
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
to play out very well from the back. Anyway, we've got the speed on the wings as well, which we've got to utilise really. um And I know it won't go down well, but I said it the other day, I wouldn't mind seeing Gordon back out on the left and sticking Barnes in the middle because to me, Gordon is wasted in the middle.
00:30:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep. Yep. Great.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's more effective on the left and Barnes technically is a better striker of the ball.
00:30:53
Louie Easton
I agree.
00:30:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
wait ye
00:30:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I appreciate Quantes in the striker But neither is Gordon He is a winger He can play in the middle but he's a winger um I don't think that's going to happen I don't think Eddie will play that But it's just what I would like to see Osula is blatantly not being en trusted So he'll be on the bench
00:30:56
Louie Easton
Yeah.
00:31:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:31:11
Louie Easton
is there Is there a world, I know this sounds absolutely crazy, but is there a world where we could run it back four years and stick Joe Linton up front?
00:31:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll tell you what I wouldn't say no to it at the minute He would?
00:31:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He would do a job, honestly.
00:31:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want him in the middle though.
00:31:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:31:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need that fight.
00:31:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, he'd be in the middle.
00:31:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need him through the middle.
00:31:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But yeah, he'd be in the middle.
00:31:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
We do.
00:31:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But I generally think nowadays that Joey Linton's one of them players that Eddie Howe's just magically transformed.
00:31:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
For as long as he's on the pitch.
00:31:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You tell him to go and play in goal, he'll go and play in goal. Obviously, that's very far-fetched.
00:31:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
He'd do whatever he wants. Yeah, he would.
00:31:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, he'll just do whatever he wants.
00:31:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But. Yeah.
00:31:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But I don't know.
00:31:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:40
Jesse
But I do think that Anthony Gordon out on the left on Monday night, because as Louis mentioned, Jeremy Frimpong, who's out Speedster, he's out.
00:31:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:31:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:31:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's a shame, yeah.
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:52
Jesse
Connor Bradley, I don't think he's going to play.
00:31:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shame.
00:31:54
Jesse
And so, yeah, yeah.
00:31:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What a shame.
00:31:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Huge shame.
00:31:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, it's a shame because he's brand new. What a shame.
00:31:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that.
00:31:59
Louie Easton
He's such a nice guy.
00:32:01
Jesse
So you're left with Joe Gomez as a centre-back or potentially midfielders of Curtis Jones and Sir Bosley.
00:32:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Love him.
00:32:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:32:11
Jesse
So, you know, i I would, if I was a Newcastle fan, I'd want Gordon out on the left.
00:32:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:17
Louie Easton
And also Kanate's covering him, so...
00:32:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think he will be.
00:32:19
Louie Easton
yeah
00:32:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:20
Jesse
Yeah, exactly.
00:32:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I watched your game v Bournemouth, I'm not going to lie, like as I was watching it and as it finished, I know you guys won, but Bournemouth gave you a game, man. And I and i said at the end of the game, of I was like, can you please look at it?
00:32:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:30
Louie Easton
Smash and grab, wasn't it?
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you talked to the TV.
00:32:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It was box-to-box.
00:32:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was like, can you guys please play like that next Monday? Because, like yeah, it might give us a chance, man, because you did not have your strongest game. You're fully aware of that.
00:32:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
My...
00:32:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
But in true champion style, you still won 4-2.
00:32:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
am
00:32:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's um but it's one of those, isn't it? like You've still got the players no matter what.
00:32:45
Jesse
we thought a
00:32:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:46
Jesse
we talk yeah We can't keep conceding like that and expect to win.
00:32:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:32:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:32:50
Jesse
But I think Ryan Gravenberg coming back in, I think is is ah is a massive...
00:32:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm.
00:32:55
Jesse
he was He was a massive miss for us against Bournemouth. He just gives us that extra shield in in front of the back four. And him and McAllister are just so good at kind of plugging those gaps, you know.
00:33:07
Jesse
And so if you if you remember the Bournemouth, the second Bournemouth goal, it went literally straight through us. um And ah and and where yeah that's a position where Gravenberg would be.
00:33:14
Louie Easton
I thought you said you wouldn't play him.
00:33:18
Jesse
So um I'm hoping that that is not going to be the case because um i I'd be surprised if we could score four goals in St James' Park to you know to win that game.
00:33:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That ain't happening.
00:33:31
Jesse
but i all
00:33:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
No comment.
00:33:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's not happening.
00:33:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not jinxing anything me.
00:33:33
Jesse
I'd have to take him one deal.
00:33:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, I'm not saying.
00:33:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, me either.
00:33:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nothing's happening. no
00:33:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Nope.
00:33:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nothing's happening.
00:33:38
Jesse
Four three.
00:33:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
No messing.
00:33:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:33:39
Jesse
I see four three.
00:33:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Full three!
00:33:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, man. I'll tell you what. you see, I'm old enough to remember those games. Louis isn't Nick, you're not, are you, chick? and And you know what? I know we lost them, right? But they're still, and it goes back to what you were saying, Jessie, before about historically...
00:33:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
We just always have great games kind of to watch between us, don't we? And they are still two of my favourite games.
00:33:56
Jesse
perhaps
00:33:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
like It's mental that we've lost them and that could be up there in my favourite games. But it's just the the actual spectacle of the whole game and the dramatics of it. and Yeah, alright, we were on the losing side, but the can still appreciate the game as a whole as to what it gave us, you know what mean?
00:34:09
Jesse
like
00:34:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah.
00:34:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, feel sorry for me, guys, because my husband's a Liverpool fan.
00:34:12
Jesse
And the two clubs, right?
00:34:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I always feel sorry for you, girl.
00:34:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So my house is hostile.
00:34:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:34:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's very hostile.
00:34:20
Louie Easton
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:34:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
When Eketike got stolen from us, i was like, oh, for God's sake.
00:34:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's awful.
00:34:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And then the Isak drama, and I'm like, oh, i can't do this. Yeah, so it's very hostile over this side.
00:34:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. don't know how you do it. I'm not going to lie.
00:34:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
it's Not very well.
00:34:33
Jesse
But they
00:34:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
The ginger rage would take over with me.
00:34:37
Jesse
but the history between the two clubs, though, is um in terms of the relationship between the two two clubs, in terms of players, and I'm not just talking about average players. I'm talking about great, great players who have played for both clubs.
00:34:48
Jesse
And and like in last week's podcast, I ah did an episode um where I looked at the greatest players to have played for both Liverpool and Newcastle.
00:34:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:58
Jesse
you just look back and you just look at those names, Kevin Keegan, Terry Mack,
00:35:00
Louie Easton
Pizza Beardsley.
00:35:03
Jesse
You know, some really Alan Kennedy, you know, great, great players that have played for both yeah Beardsley, you know, so many, many top players.
00:35:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Huge list.
00:35:04
Louie Easton
pizza bis like
00:35:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:35:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:12
Jesse
um So it's it's it's just a really interesting relationship because even at the, you know, with Kenny Dalgdish and Kevin Keegan, Kevin Keegan left Liverpool and Kenny Dalgleish replaced him as a player.
00:35:26
Jesse
And they did the same as a manager at Newcastle.
00:35:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:35:29
Jesse
So there's there's a lot of kind of overlap in terms of the history.
00:35:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:35:32
Jesse
But I think everyone's going to forget that and hate hate each other on Monday night.
00:35:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, it's going to be toxic.
00:35:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%.
00:35:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Bring it on.
00:35:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it should be like that during the 90 minutes. I love that during the 90 minutes. So it's what I want it to be.
00:35:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Me too.
00:35:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's, you count on the kind of atmosphere. There's nothing worse, I think, than the dual games, because there always is dual games in the season where the atmosphere is flat as hell. And no matter what what's happening on the pitch, I'll be honest, sometimes the atmosphere just stinks.
00:35:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:35:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And even the way fans can be poor and you're like, oh, no, you count on them to at least do something to wind us up to react back.
00:35:58
Louie Easton
Uh-huh.
00:35:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah, so, no, I'm i'm all for an atmospheric game.
00:35:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
kind of um
00:36:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
like So I don't even – in no doubt tomorrow's going to be that. It's going to be all that and more, I think. um So it's fine. Looking forward to it very much, so I'll be honest. But I'll tell you what, we'll wrap it up. However, go on, we'll do the inevitable um predictions. So I'm going to throw in Ian's because Ian does love to give a prediction, and he loves to give the same prediction –
00:36:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Every week.
00:36:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Every single game, by the way. and it comes off every now and again, as you can imagine, so eventually it's got to happen.
00:36:24
Jesse
Okay.
00:36:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he's going to predict a 3-1 Newcastle win, because that's his favourite thing to do.
00:36:30
Louie Easton
This is how
00:36:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
So never never more have we wanted Ian to be right. um Bless his heart, ah don't know he's going to be this time, but you know, I love the optimism and stuff. But and come on, we'll we'll go for the you guys first. Jesse, are you saying?
00:36:44
Jesse
um'm going to one liverpool I'm going I'm going for an Anthony Gordon opener. And I'm going for Gakpo and Salah to sneak the yeah three points for us.
00:36:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, so we're going to get excited and then you're going to kill our hopes.
00:36:57
Jesse
But I think you can't perform
00:36:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love it Right, I like it. Louis, over to you.
00:37:04
Louie Easton
Oh, this is such a difficult one to predict. i'm
00:37:08
Jesse
Don't say the 7-0 that you said on the group chat, yeah.
00:37:08
Louie Easton
I'm going to go...
00:37:10
Jesse
Don't say
00:37:11
Louie Easton
yeah
00:37:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Louis.
00:37:12
Louie Easton
the
00:37:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Just when I was partially like me right there. Yeah.
00:37:16
Louie Easton
yeah i think I'm going to go three two to Liverpool.
00:37:18
Jesse
Okay.
00:37:19
Louie Easton
I think it's going to be goals. And I think it will be a last-minute winner.
00:37:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:37:22
Louie Easton
ah We've seen it before. We'll see it again. There's always late goals in this game. Think about Darwin Nunez. What day that was.
00:37:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:37:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:37:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's very true.
00:37:31
Louie Easton
what a day that was
00:37:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:37:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm.
00:37:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Nick, what are saying, chick?
00:37:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um So I want the biggest plot twist of 2025 and I want Alexander Eastside to walk out in a Newcastle kit tomorrow night. So that's great.
00:37:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shut up.
00:37:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Men.
00:37:45
Louie Easton
After not training with the first team for all this time.
00:37:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Men.
00:37:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Get in.
00:37:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm joking. Sorry.
00:37:48
Jesse
Is this a fantasy league podcast?
00:37:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
She'll wake up in a second. It's alright.
00:37:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I'm joking.
00:37:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
She's waking up.
00:37:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and and um my
00:37:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:37:54
Louie Easton
down the tunnel a little bit.
00:37:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I actually think it's going to be, I'm actually going to go for a draw. think going to be 2-2 draw. I think it's going to be a draw.
00:38:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Nick, you've just nicked mine. i was going to say too too No, no, because I agree with, again, what we've talked about this whole pod and what Louis just said there. I think there's going to be a lot of goals, and I was going to go 2-2. So, oh, I'm not shifting on that.
00:38:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going have to just tie on that one, Nick.
00:38:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
so And I can never, ever predict a loss. So, no matter what, I would never predict just a loss.
00:38:19
Louie Easton
It depends who gets sent off.
00:38:23
Jesse
Is that right?
00:38:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, we'll go 2-2. Two draws and two wins, yeah, people, eh?
00:38:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and they've gone for two wins we'll see yeah
00:38:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
like But no matter what, it's going to be... spicy. I love saying that now. it what it is It's going to be great. But um look, it's been a pleasure having you guys on. It really has. I hope this has entertained the masses as Nick wanted. Other Nick, obviously see that is direct Nick.
00:38:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
see.
00:38:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Not you, yeah. ah But yeah, look, it's been a pleasure having you guys and we'll see you again another time in the the season and hopefully but can at least be happy kinder to see you and won't hate you too much.
00:39:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thanks, guys.
00:39:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But honestly, it's been lovely. so know. Thank you very much, guys.
00:39:06
Louie Easton
Not promising anything.
00:39:07
Jesse
Thanks, guys.
00:39:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
thanks sky
00:39:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know.
00:39:07
Jesse
It's great. Thank you.
00:39:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks.
00:39:09
Louie Easton
Cheers. Thank you.
00:39:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bye.
00:39:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
watching.
00:39:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
my God.