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Daily Newcastle - Toon v Man City - Oil Classico
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Jo hosts todays pod, joined by Nic & Iain
Discussing how we feel leading into Saturdays match up with the not so mighty City, how we think we'll line up and as always, score predictions.
Touching slightly on the fact we are now also into the next round of the FA Cup & on for the domestic treble it seems ;-)
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Introduction and Host Banter
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the daily new castle. My name is Joe. I'm going to be hosting a day. I'm joined with two of my wonderful pod people. This is what I'm referring to you guys now. Um, it is first up, as you just heard a whisper, it's my girl.
00:00:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:00:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's Nick. How are you doing chick?
00:00:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm good. Thank you. How are you?
00:00:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not too bad. Not too bad. And also we have the Don, Mr.
00:00:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Good.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian McKay. How are you doing?
00:00:34
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm doing great although never recorded this early in the day in daylight. I feel my skin starting to melt but it's all right.
00:00:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
terror
00:00:42
Iain Mackay the Noo
We'll muscle we'll try and but try and get through it.
00:00:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
In the vampire.
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are more, well, I was just about to say that we are more used to being vampires.
00:00:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We are.
00:00:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
We only record at night, but um we...
00:00:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I look like a vampire, could have not seen sun for about seven months.
00:00:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's it's It's an English thing, girl, we're fine.
00:00:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I know, I just look a little bit scary.
00:00:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just...
00:01:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Look at me.
00:01:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, Marcus said to me, yes, he was like, you look a bit pale. I was like, well, A, I'm ginger. B, it's winter. I was like, I really don't stand a chance.
00:01:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We don't get sun till July.
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm really not going to have a tan right now, must but never mind.
Previewing the 'Oil Classical': Team Outlook
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's move on to football before we talk 30 minutes of absolute nonsense and people stop following us. Would blame them really, but never mind.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, today's episode, if anyone looks at the title, it's obviously the upcoming oil classical between us and Man City. Um, not at home, unfortunately, at the end you had, but I think we're all in the right frame of mind to still be pretty positive about the fact that we're going to get a result. Um, we'll obviously do predictions at the end, but if anyone wants to put in the comments and spoil it and think what Ian might guess before then, there'll be a Brucey bonus prize.
00:01:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
maybe not but you know let's just laugh about the fact that he loves to change his prediction every week um every week um i mean based on <unk> trying to get back on track here um city us
00:01:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
every week.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
how we're feeling is the general consensus because obviously we're you know we're all right we're doing all right we've had a couple of blips as i now still want to keep calling them somehow but um we do like to think that they are a kind of blip and city are not exactly storming ahead like they always have been and fresh off the back of a loss to rial when they thought they'd won the match so always staying humble but let's hope we can humble them at the eddy head um Nick, I'll come to you, Chick. Have you got, like, what's your just general feelings about first? Obviously we can talk about tactics and all that sort of malarkey as we go on, but your general feelings towards this match?
00:02:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Kev or Michael asked me this the other day, I think it was one of them two. Not about this match in particular, but if we were to face Man City in the FA Cup for next round, obviously now we know we're face Brighton, but anyway.
00:02:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And I was a bit like, I'm not too worried about Man City and I don't know if it's maybe, ah maybe I'm just being a bit too overconfident. This isn't me for one bit saying that Man City are a terrible team because we absolutely know they're not a terrible team.
00:03:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you know, let's be honest, they're well, well, not this season, but the world-class team, you know, they've done the treble the other year. They're an absolute well-coached team by Pep and this isn't me degrading them whatsoever, but I just really fancy us against Man City this weekend. I don't, I'm, whether I'm being a bit too overconfident or I'm expecting too much from the boys, I don't know, but I am feeling, I'm feeling okay going into the game. I feel like we're in a really good place.
00:03:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I guess the only thing that I am worried about is, um and we've touched on it a few times before, is just our lack of squad rotation, I guess. um Obviously, I feel like with every game at the minute, we sort of happen to go a bit full um full strength, I suppose, if you want to call it that.
00:03:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And I am a bit worried about, obviously, the the tiredness of the boys. um I won won't lie. But yeah, other than that, I'm feeling good.
00:03:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good. Ian, what are you?
00:04:01
Iain Mackay the Noo
Well, first of all, I am trying to feeling more confident than ever before to turn up and play away at Manchester City. If I've done my research for this project, so I'll give you some stats, don't I? We have lost the last 15 home games from Manchester City Manchester City. We've won one in the last 34 games since then. However,
00:04:37
Iain Mackay the Noo
We are, we've won the last five away games in a row. We're on a run of wins away from home. Listen, we are six consecutive away wins. And I think Manchester City were derailed by their injuries and players have come back, but it's still really fragile, aren't there they?
00:04:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Jesus.
00:04:57
Iain Mackay the Noo
They participated at Arsenal and got absolutely stuck.
00:05:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mmm.
00:05:01
Iain Mackay the Noo
They really took the lead and then
00:05:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm dead.
00:05:04
Iain Mackay the Noo
when you know Manchester City would then not have given the ball to them and just hold but hold on for 10 minutes, somehow managed to throw away that advantage against Real Madrid. So I think they're far more fragile than we've ever played them before. But I keep going back to historically, we get nothing at Manchester City. But I do think we've got a really, really good chance this weekend. Partly as well because Brelish, when all of their injuries have been tearing up,
00:05:35
Iain Mackay the Noo
But Grealish and the Kanji went off injured against Real Madrid, and I'm not sure they'd recover quickly enough to be ready for Saturday afternoon. So maybe they'll be weakened as well.
Injury Concerns and Defensive Strategies
00:05:45
Iain Mackay the Noo
I know we've come onto it. I think we might be a bit weakened by injuries too. But think it's a I think it's going to be a close game.
00:05:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I wouldn't have been worried about Jack Grealish anyway.
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It will be. I made that point in the group chat when we were talking about it, and so one of those that
00:05:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Is that me being a little bit mean?
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nah, I'm with you. ah well It's not, come on, it's not naturally a player that we're worried about. He hasn't been the same player since he joined City and we've discussed this before, haven't we really?
00:06:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, he's not. Yeah.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It used to be a player I would have been bothered about.
00:06:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Same.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Grealish and his Prime absolutely would have been worried about him, but he's, for a number of reasons, just isn't the same Grealish now that he's at City, but anyway, it looks like he's out the equation anyway, so.
00:06:20
Iain Mackay the Noo
reus He must have filmed something because with pick he the first sight for the Real Madrid game, my pet.
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hm?
00:06:31
Iain Mackay the Noo
So that if he thought Docu was definitely a better oxygen, I think Docu is a dairy player. But he might be he must either be carrying something or well out of it, but really to get in in the starting line of before him.
00:06:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:06:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:06:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, true.
00:06:44
Iain Mackay the Noo
um So yeah, but anyway, I don't think we should wait for the weekend because he did he did go off.
00:06:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
that time um Well, you know, we talked about it before the pod started. Our injuries, which I was really only aware of the botman and burn one, because as far as I was concerned, I thought Gordon was going to be back. I suppose we'll sharpsie, but it's a strange conversation, not a strange one, but I had with my dad about the main thing he's concerned about, about not having the lights of burn and botman at the back is burn, for example, is the perfect kind of manon man on man protector of Holland, so to speak, isn't he?
00:07:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Especially if Boppin is out, because again, he would have been the other one.
00:07:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:07:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he was kind of more bothered about when I do see his point about having that big strong kind of centre back to control Holland and keep him in the pocket as they did last time, because Holland was no massive threat last time we played them.
00:07:36
Iain Mackay the Noo
um
00:07:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:07:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So.
00:07:38
Iain Mackay the Noo
Well, burn shackled to the James's car, it was a fantastic performance.
00:07:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was exactly, yeah.
00:07:43
Iain Mackay the Noo
I do think that, and I think then Mr.
00:07:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It was.
00:07:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
Cup Day, because he had a bang on the knee but it wasn't going to be serious, and then Dan Burn limped off in the Birmingham match with his groin injury.
00:07:58
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think it was far more likely that Burns out, but Botman will be fit. And if you have to have a deputy to take on Holland rather than Dan Byrne, then Buckman's the man you'd want to put on him, isn't he?
00:08:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, God, yeah. Absolutely.
00:08:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think any three of us, well, if you're talking about, you know, our first choice centre backs would be Botman, Shah or Byrne.
00:08:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:08:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think any of them can handle Harlan, you know, and keep him quiet on their day.
00:08:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
True. I think it's just more of a natural job for Botman and Byrne, if you know what I mean, than sure.
00:08:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, any day. Oh, no, 100 percent.
00:08:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I do agree with that. Yeah, I just um I don't think Shah would have any problems either.
00:08:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:08:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shaw would just blind them with his gorgeousness.
00:08:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But.
00:08:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, it's understandable, to be honest.
00:08:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just to be ridiculous.
00:08:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's understandable.
00:08:42
Iain Mackay the Noo
He would have to because if it came into a wrestling match, I think Harlan's got a big physical advantage over Fab.
00:08:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Holland would take Cher, unfortunately.
00:08:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cher's too sexy for that Malaki.
00:08:53
Iain Mackay the Noo
In a way that in way that he can't do against Dan Byrne or Sven Botman.
00:08:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Doesn't need no wrestling.
00:08:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:08:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's true. No, I know.
00:09:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which is why I mentioned those two here.
00:09:01
Iain Mackay the Noo
The key is who please to not let the ball get to Harlan, isn't it?
00:09:09
Iain Mackay the Noo
That's the supply line.
00:09:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's very true.
00:09:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think probably before we start talking about predictions and all that sort of stuff, which we'll do in part two, um, just a quick one. It's slight prediction. What I mean by prediction is line up, by the way. Who do you guys think will start in goal?
Goalkeeper Dilemma: Dubravka vs. Pope
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I think it's, it should be Dubs. Um, and our writing pulp was probably only brought in because it was the cup game. And I don't think it's right that Dubs has dropped, but do you guys have a different opinion on that?
00:09:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or are you with me on the keeping Dubs in?
00:09:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You can't drop him. You can't, not for a game. Well, yeah, no, yeah. ah It's got to be Dubravka in golf, me.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Funny one, isn't it?
00:09:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. um You can't drop him, Chish, yet.
00:09:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's not done anything to warrant a drop, I don't think.
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just think there'll be a mixture of opinions on this one, I'll be honest, with them both now being fully fit and very able, let's get real, it's not like Pulps now all of a sudden just not able to perform.
00:09:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But, um yeah.
00:09:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, it's a shame, because I really like Nick Pope.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what I mean is, it's a I think there'll be a split opinion on this one, won't it?
00:10:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I really rate him as well, but obviously some of the qualities that he lacks, Dubravka has, like anytime the ball is at Nick Pope's feet, I absolutely panic.
00:10:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:10:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, honestly, I, I hit panic mode and with Dubravka, I'm just like, okay, I feel a bit more, feel a bit more able.
00:10:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Not at all, my dubs, I'll be honest. It's fine.
00:10:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. But if you were to ask me this, like I said this the other day when we'd done the wildcard Wednesday episode, like if you were to ask me about Dubravka a year ago, he would have been on my most disliked list of Newcastle players. Now he's on my most liked.
00:10:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Isn't that a ton of events? So, so um yeah.
00:10:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isn't that funny?
00:10:38
Iain Mackay the Noo
um boy I've always liked Dubravka. I mean, there were seasons when he was playing under Bruce where him and Wilson kept us in the Premier League, really. Dubravka would have been an excellent goalkeeper. And it's back to that. think I don't think Dubravka will lose his place having been persuaded to delay his retirement bonus.
00:11:05
Iain Mackay the Noo
um and it goes to Saudi until the summer. I don't think it can get docked until he's made some horrific howlers.
00:11:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:13
Iain Mackay the Noo
And he hasn't done that. and Again, against Birmingham, he had one or two really, really good saves, really sharp saves.
00:11:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agree.
00:11:20
Iain Mackay the Noo
Not against Birmingham, against Arsenal, sorry.
00:11:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
And I know Pope was quite good against Birmingham too, but it's his distribution. I'm starting to get to see the difference now and see how better we are coming out of defence with the Barak Ringo compared to
00:11:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:11:37
Iain Mackay the Noo
Nick Pope. I will say about Nick Outtos, that ball that he pinged at Osula, who then did one of the best turns I've ever seen, which led to the um but second goal, was it?
00:11:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:50
Iain Mackay the Noo
um That was a fantastic ball, that depends. That was a real sort of Edison kind of ball, straight to his feet. So Nick Pope is perhaps not a complete bologna.
00:12:04
Iain Mackay the Noo
But I know what you mean, it's a ball for me too in fact, and you're hoping you can trap it, it won't just go in.
00:12:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:12:10
Iain Mackay the Noo
It is a bit scary.
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
But every now and again, a miracle can happen, I think, and that's what that was.
00:12:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was just ah just a cheeky little one-off for him, bless him.
00:12:13
Iain Mackay the Noo
i
00:12:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, true.
00:12:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Right, I'll tell you what, we'll cut to the first ad, which I believe, Nick, you're gonna do that, is that right?
00:12:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:12:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good girl.
00:12:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
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00:12:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you very much, my dear.
00:12:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Done and done.
00:12:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Perfecto. Done and done.
00:12:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Done and done.
00:12:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Right, it kind of continues that trend. um How we're looking, or how we're thinking, sorry, the lineup's gonna look, starting from the back, I suppose, because taking into account what we'll have said that Burn's pretty much definitely gonna be
Speculating on Lineups: Defense and Midfield
00:13:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
out.
00:13:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Reckon Botman's gonna be out. Let's pretend they're both definitely gonna be out. How do you guys see the back four lining up? Because we are gonna assume that he's gonna go back. Is he gonna go back, by the way?
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm ignoring the um Birmingham game. We're going back to floor at the back is what I mean.
00:13:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:13:21
Iain Mackay the Noo
I don't think that, I don't think that, I think Botman will be in. I don't think Botman will be out.
00:13:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian or Nick or anyone.
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know I'm just pretending to talk.
00:13:29
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think it'll be Botman and Shah. I think it'll be Botman and Shah. Paul.
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
If Batman's out, who would you put in Ian? That's what I'm asking.
00:13:39
Iain Mackay the Noo
Liv Remento.
00:13:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Right, really?
00:13:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Uh... No! Not for this game.
00:13:46
Iain Mackay the Noo
If somebody's gonna have to follow Dr. Hill really, really quickly, Niffy, <unk> unfortunately I looked but don't think ah don't think having a really fast, sticky winger is the man.
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I suppose if Docu is in, you're right.
00:13:59
Iain Mackay the Noo
He's the man for that. I think that's what Tino still is. Keeping up with him as you run past him, personally.
00:14:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I just feel like, I love Tino, but sometimes I do feel like he's a bit slow.
00:14:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's not as fast as, but I know what you mean, but then trips are fast either, so it's like we can't...
00:14:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Gets caught.
00:14:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Trips isn't fast. I mean, we're not as exactly blessed with pace on the right-hand side, I'll be honest.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:14:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I would have gone Trips, Lewis Hall.
00:14:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to pretend Botman's out, so pretend.
00:14:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's gonna, oh, I'm pretending.
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He might be in great if he's in fantastic because he's man-marking Holland, simply as that.
00:14:34
Iain Mackay the Noo
There's got to be nothing crafted sharp by default, isn't it?
00:14:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um It's gonna have to be
00:14:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
If he's out, who would you put in?
00:14:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I think it would be Kraft and Shah, yeah.
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's got to be, isn't it, really?
00:14:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That was my next one. But I think it will likely be Shah and obviously Botman. I think he i don't think his injury was serious, was it?
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I hope he is back, yeah.
00:14:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. But then he might Eddie might do, he might I don't know, he might not put him straight back in.
00:14:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I reckon he will, though, you know, because he'll want him back in.
00:14:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But he probably will.
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
for Will it be in this game?
00:15:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I think if it was a lower team and that sounds really like disrespectful, but we all know what we mean by that.
00:15:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:15:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, no. Has it actually been confirmed that Dan Berners out?
00:15:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Will it be in Cityway?
00:15:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I mean, I guess by this time tomorrow it would have, but...
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know, but I haven't seen that he is in either.
00:15:13
Iain Mackay the Noo
so No, there's no discussion even until Eddie does his press conference tomorrow morning.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's like.
00:15:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, me either.
00:15:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I know. That's what I mean. I know by the time this is out, there would have been...
00:15:26
Iain Mackay the Noo
When he'll say he hasn't seen them strange today, he doesn't make a late decision, which means he won't tell you whether he's going to be in or out.
00:15:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:15:35
Iain Mackay the Noo
You'll have to see who gets off the bus in Manchester before you know whether there's an opportunity.
00:15:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sure.
00:15:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. True.
00:15:40
Iain Mackay the Noo
But I think Bern is If it's a groin and it's not torn and wrecked already, then you can rest it and it should heal very quickly so that you might end up missing one or two matches and come back just as good for the rest of the season.
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:15:54
Iain Mackay the Noo
Whereas if you play on top of it and you tear it, pick it did not might need an operation to fix it, which would be a much longer recovery.
00:15:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:15:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:02
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think you'll miss Burnout.
00:16:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
coling Me Yeah.
00:16:04
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm hoping Botman has had his way two weeks since he played, isn't it? It's about 12 days or something by the time that adade comes round.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:16:14
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm hoping Botman can play alongside Sharp, but if not, and milk I'm ah um'm an advocate of using with squad players.
00:16:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can do a job, right?
00:16:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah Yeah, me too.
00:16:22
Iain Mackay the Noo
He's been very good every time he's played. Hasn't put a foot wrong.
00:16:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. I like craft.
00:16:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Cool. Um, midfield, how we thinking? Cause obviously the last game that obviously again wasn't Birmingham. Um, Big jaw wasn't playing anyway, but is he injured? Is big jaw still injured? Is he not?
00:16:43
Iain Mackay the Noo
so lyn you Yeah, he's due back at the start of March.
00:16:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He was in a knee brace, wasn't he?
00:16:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is he up? He's down for a bit, isn't he?
00:16:48
Iain Mackay the Noo
now
00:16:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I hope he's back for the final.
00:16:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, we'd had that conversation.
00:16:49
Iain Mackay the Noo
ah Sorry, mid-March, he's back.
00:16:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just ignore his arm, I'm having a bit of a brain mess here.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then march.
00:16:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
well
00:16:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh well, we'll see.
00:16:56
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think Joe Willick, with his Man of the Mass Performance against Birmingham, is ready-made to flop into the gap that Joe Lenton will be.
00:17:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he deserves it.
00:17:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:17:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I absolutely agree with that one.
00:17:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll be honest.
00:17:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've done Willick, Tenali and Bruno, maybe.
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's going to be the natural one.
00:17:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, it will be that one.
00:17:14
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:17:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm assuming he's going to go 4-3-3.
00:17:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he pretty much has pretty much every other game except for Arsenal.
00:17:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Except for the Arsenal game.
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, um, but yeah, you would expect that with Mepheneal, Eizek and Gordon across the front.
00:17:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, we just don't know what he's going to do.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's going to be it.
00:17:31
Iain Mackay the Noo
Gordon officially is still suffering from a problem that kept him out of the Birmingham game, although
00:17:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isn't that really?
00:17:39
Iain Mackay the Noo
We've seen a photo of him training with a big smile on his face, so we fully expect causing him to play.
00:17:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Do we think Eddie's just playing up to the media a bit?
00:17:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
He'll be in. He'll play. Yeah, he is.
00:17:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Getting in Pep's head.
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gordon will be in.
00:17:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:17:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I think.
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's my favourite Eddie tactic, you know.
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Yeah.
00:17:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Lying.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just flat out lies.
00:17:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
My fave.
00:17:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know when you say you don't want a man to lie, right?
00:18:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I love it.
00:18:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
We won't yet edit a lie.
00:18:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and I love seeing like people like Michael Arteta absolutely melt on the sideline when he's like, this didn't go to plan.
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Mm hmm.
00:18:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, because they focus on one player only.
00:18:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:18:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So like, for example, Alexander Esak and then everyone around him just performs better. And then we win and smash them.
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I love when that happens.
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's true.
00:18:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I love an Eddie Howe line.
00:18:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll just need to get, get under the skins. We'll get under city skins. We're going to get under Liverpool skins. Murfino's going to be on his top old crap-house-ery. Um, it's, it's going to be awesome.
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was a PG version. You like that?
00:18:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
How are you?
00:18:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
Well, it's very exciting if Murpheo can be blacked out for an hour, 65 minutes, and then replaced by a Sula who will be equally much of a wind-up going down the right wing.
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um.
00:18:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:18:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
la
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
You will.
00:18:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We might see Wilson.
00:18:50
Iain Mackay the Noo
I mean, can you imagine a Sula against,
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:18:53
Iain Mackay the Noo
da who was it on the left? That's Vadio, isn't it?
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:18:59
Iain Mackay the Noo
So you should get loads and loads of space down there.
00:19:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What for Man City you mean?
00:19:03
Iain Mackay the Noo
Because, yes, a quadriole is always pushing up.
00:19:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:19:06
Iain Mackay the Noo
And a stooler is just super rapid.
00:19:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a good play to him, though.
00:19:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Very good player.
00:19:10
Iain Mackay the Noo
You put him in, put a stooler in with a ball over the top, and he's on the ball and cutting in before the centre house has had a chance to get across the cover.
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
But he's super quick.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We might, we might see a bit of Wilson.
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We never know.
00:19:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
We will undoubtedly see a bit of Wilson.
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Doesn't Isaac move out the left? or just full on replace EZAC, depends how the match is going.
00:19:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Yeah, true, true, true.
00:19:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Depends how many we've blasted past them at this point. um True, true. um I think what we'll do is, I was gonna ask who you guys are kind of worried about and we'll do predictions after the next ad, but then we'll talk a little bit about the fact that we've also got through in the next round of the FA Cup as well.
00:19:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
full of positivity on this one. um So very yeah, quickly, before we do the next ad, I think I've just said who mine is, I'll be honest, because Guardiola is absolutely my kind of worry.
00:19:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Come on.
Analyzing Man City's Threats: Key Players
00:20:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's just one of those players that, he's a defender but he gets goals. He's just, I don't know.
00:20:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah.
00:20:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like watching him refill, I'll be honest. I'm not a fan of him, I wouldn't say that, but he is a great player. So he's my kind of main concern, especially with the big man, Rodry, still being well out. And like you said, the likes of Grealish and stuff, which we weren't worried about anyway. But is there anyone in particular? um As I say, I mean, I know it's I'm probably now just going to jinx the entire thing, but I'm not that bothered about Holland.
00:20:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I said it the last time you still didn't do anything, so I feel this isn't a jinx, by the way. um So, are you guys concerned about anyone? Or have I just wrecked it all by saying that?
00:20:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They are probably potentially only player that I would be panicking if they came charging towards our back line would be Kevin De Bruyne.
00:20:39
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think...
00:20:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I mean, I think I've said this before on one of these.
00:20:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah love I do love him, man. I'm a fan of him.
00:20:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I do like him. um I just wish he'd go somewhere else because I just don't like Manchester City.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's ripe for Saudi now, isn't he?
00:20:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:20:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leave now, so, Connie.
00:20:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you just go or go abroad, go somewhere where I can a admire you from afar because, um yeah, he is an unbelievable player and when he can hit a ball man. um Yeah, so he would be what, I mean, that's if he starts, who knows what Pep's thinking, but he, who knows?
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:21:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, he was probably definitely one that I'm a little bit worried about. um I um probably shouldn't say this, but I've said for months that I don't really like Harland. um He obviously scores goals, yes we know that. I think he's just in the right place at the right time, most of the time.
00:21:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I think, yeah, and the one that you guys have mentioned, that that defender, he can, I'm not even gonna, I can never pronounce people's names, yeah.
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
gar old That's how I'm saying it anyway.
00:21:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We'll take that. um Yeah, they're probably the ones that I'm worried about the most maybe. Yeah, Kevin De Bruyne is mine.
00:21:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that comment you made, actually.
00:21:50
Iain Mackay the Noo
Holland is a very good Halloween pumpkin impersonator as well. Ian Smiley.
00:21:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was great.
00:21:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It is scary.
00:21:59
Iain Mackay the Noo
Right, what I'll say in encouragement, I think a big chunk of Man City's difficulties is now only De Bruyne, what do you call him, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, who came back.
00:22:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:22:15
Iain Mackay the Noo
They're all two or three years older from
00:22:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
andla
00:22:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
um the sort of invincible man city.
00:22:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
True.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're not in their prime.
00:22:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
We'll outrun them.
00:22:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:22:24
Iain Mackay the Noo
We will have way more of them all. We'll win the midfield battle. There's no rotary there.
00:22:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would hope so.
00:22:28
Iain Mackay the Noo
All right. The guy who I think can do stuff. I've really liked the bits I've seen of Marmoose, who just signed in January. That's the other thing.
00:22:39
Iain Mackay the Noo
Man City can spend 200 million in the January windows to try and score things up. I've not seen the guy
00:22:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's not talk about it.
00:22:46
Iain Mackay the Noo
Gonzalez that's coming into midfield, who apparently is the legs that they're missing. So he might get to play against Newcastle and make a name for himself on day one. Um, I like Marmouche and I like, uh, is it, what's the winner?
00:23:00
Iain Mackay the Noo
Is it Silvino? That's down the right. He's looked quite good. Um, I can't remember what it is now. Saviolo. Ravioli?
00:23:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ravioli.
00:23:11
Iain Mackay the Noo
No. Cavalloy. No, it's something like that.
00:23:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's call him Ravioli.
00:23:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Savino.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ah! Until he scores!
00:23:16
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think it's Savino who I've been quite impressed with.
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my god.
00:23:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and you know savio
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it is.
00:23:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's more that than ravioli, definitely. Yeah, that's the one.
00:23:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
But then, you know, we also have Lewis Hall who will be marking him.
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dear god.
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go to the end.
00:23:28
Iain Mackay the Noo
So, you know, I mean, whether he gets a kick or not, we'll have to see.
00:23:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You'll be fine.
00:23:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah, Mamouche would be my gift for somebody to make a name for themselves because I'd like to look at him.
00:23:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
mamo
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair play. Um...
00:23:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Savino.
00:23:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good stuff?
00:23:42
Iain Mackay the Noo
Would you like an advert now, Joe?
00:23:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah? Oh, I'd love one Ian. Can I have one, please?
00:23:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah, I've got one for GSPN just here.
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, that would that would be lovely. Thank you.
00:23:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah Go and move it then.
00:23:52
Iain Mackay the Noo
The Global Sports Podcast Network is changing the face of football podcasting with dedicated daily content for every Premier League team, women's football, a dedicated Premier League rapper in five, tell them, different languages. This is your one stop stock for your daily football fit. Find the GSPN wherever you find your usual podcast.
00:24:16
Iain Mackay the Noo
Not English that. I don't know if you've noticed. What does find the GSPN mean? Do you mean find the GSPN podcast wherever you find your usual podcasts? Honestly, I'm not reading that again.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what it meant to say. And you need to take it to the boss's mind. You know one of them anyway. Take it to them.
00:24:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, you can send that a message right in there.
00:24:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Say the massive typo.
00:24:31
Iain Mackay the Noo
I will.
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Massive typo.
00:24:35
Iain Mackay the Noo
They're making us sound silly.
00:24:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I think they don't need to do that very much. But it's all right.
00:24:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Not with me anyway.
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll blame it on them anyway. oh
00:24:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I have to sit here until I'm not worried about Harland. Watch him score a hat trick.
00:24:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all right. nick we've've we We've both cursed it. It's fine.
00:24:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know anything. What do I know anyway?
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rest in peace. Rest in peace, us.
00:24:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly.
00:24:54
Iain Mackay the Noo
He did manage two against Real Madrid, he did manage two against Real Madrid, so he's still a potent threat, still a potent threat.
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're off the pod.
00:24:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, but they still lost.
00:24:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whatever.
00:24:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
guess
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:25:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I still said that said he's still a threat, but he's just in the right place at the right time.
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
So on that note,
00:25:03
Iain Mackay the Noo
the yeah
00:25:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Football.
00:25:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's nothing special, he's no Isaac.
00:25:10
Iain Mackay the Noo
No, one thing, um one one one one law of averages that might favour us is that Alexander Izak just played at the S he had three times and so far has scored this many goals, zero goals.
00:25:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
And when not being biased, he's not an Isaac.
00:25:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
so
00:25:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, three.
00:25:24
Iain Mackay the Noo
Law of Advocates means you want to see with me on Saturday.
00:25:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gotta score eventually.
00:25:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Are you going to get a hat trick? Yeah.
00:25:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, baby.
00:25:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:25:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, okay. but On that note, because I'm getting really excited, can we have predictions? So Ian, give me give us yours because I just do it.
00:25:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I pretend to be shocked.
00:25:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just go on, Ian.
00:25:44
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think that I have been changing up in recent weeks. I mean I predicted 4-0 but that left the game if you remember.
00:25:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm?
00:25:52
Iain Mackay the Noo
and then 4-0 for the Ipswich game, if you remember. I'm going to go for Newcastle to win this one, 3-1.
00:25:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't remember.
00:26:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:26:01
Iain Mackay the Noo
Because, ah but I genuinely think that that's, I think we've got too much for them in midfield, and we've got two filler forwards, three if you include Murphy, which I know you do, Joe.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:26:12
Iain Mackay the Noo
But I think Gordon and Isaac are lethal up front.
00:26:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:26:14
Iain Mackay the Noo
They're almost telepathic the way they can link up.
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isak and Murphy are telepathic.
00:26:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
If Willis is feeding into them as well,
00:26:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come on.
00:26:22
Iain Mackay the Noo
There's a lot of connection on that piece.
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
They are.
00:26:26
Iain Mackay the Noo
Fingers crossed, we've got Botman. I think, but between Harlan and Marmush, I do think they will be having a few stops and I think they will score all those who grabbed it.
00:26:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah but
00:26:36
Iain Mackay the Noo
Quite difficult to beat these days. I still haven't been able to do it in three games.
00:26:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
geez also suckling it's a nice score and we'd love you to be right don't get doing me wrong um nick i'll let you go next time what you saying so was that so just be different no it's all right i'm gonna say
00:26:40
Iain Mackay the Noo
um So yeah, I'm going to go 3-1. Not just because I always pick 3-1, but I do think that is a genuine prediction of what the score will be.
00:26:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I was going to go for a two one Newcastle.
00:27:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, okay.
00:27:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
3-2 to us.
00:27:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Holland can have you stupid two little goals because like Nick just said, Isaac's gonna get three.
00:27:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:27:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
No it's fine because one of them will be a penalty le because he always gets a stinking penalty, it's the only way he can score. The other one's gonna be some scrappy-ass little kick knocking that you've just said, he's just there at the right time. So that's what he's gonna be, he's gonna be there at the right time.
00:27:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But Isaac's gonna smash it anyway. Provided by Mofino obviously. So yeah, 3-2 I'll take.
00:27:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm going for a botman header.
00:27:36
Iain Mackay the Noo
We're defying history.
00:27:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm joking.
00:27:39
Iain Mackay the Noo
We are defying history by all three of us going for a Newcastle win at the Etihad. We haven't even scored since 2018.
00:27:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:46
Iain Mackay the Noo
But then, you know, those sort of records are there to be broken.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is good. Nice positivity. They are. I don't like history in that sense.
00:27:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly, Ian. We don't pay attention to history until we win our two trophies this season, and then we've put our 70-year trophy drop.
00:27:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why wouldn't you Cassie and I would want to look at history?
00:27:55
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:27:58
Iain Mackay the Noo
I know.
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Our history sucks. Let's just move forward. Always look forward.
00:28:02
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah, we are... let Let's start rewriting history from Saturday.
00:28:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Let's look to the next game, not the future.
00:28:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and the In the wise words of Mr. Howe, always just look at the game ahead of us.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. Not the next one. Not the next ten like we do.
00:28:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Look at the next one. Not the next 10 years.
00:28:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Right. We'll wrap that up. We've got a few minutes left. I think we should just talk about the fact that we're obviously mint and we're still on the only team, by the way, that are still on for the domestic treble.
Newcastle's FA Cup Prospects and Celebratory Plans
00:28:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, baby. Because we're obviously in through the next round in the FA Cup.
00:28:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
going to happen.
00:28:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So having two trips to Wembley, we're going to probably finish what you reckon, Ian? I think you said it might. We'll finish second in the league. I take that. That's fine. Scouse us can have something, I suppose.
00:28:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll take Wembley off them though. Um, eh, come on.
00:28:51
Iain Mackay the Noo
We're not deluded.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, but if we can finish, imagine if we finish a ball while Arsenal are low, can that just be the final nail in the coffin for Arteta and his tears? How beautiful would that be at the end of the season?
00:29:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What's next second place?
00:29:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:29:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh please, I would pay good money.
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Can you imagine? Like, like, yeah, he'd come.
00:29:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's the ball.
00:29:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's always the ball.
00:29:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
The ball's different.
00:29:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the wrong shape. It's probably the wrong shape.
00:29:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Probably the wrong shape.
00:29:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not round enough.
00:29:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Not right here.
00:29:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a bit sticky on the inside.
00:29:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's not quite detailed enough.
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
be
00:29:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:29:19
Iain Mackay the Noo
yeah The natural, the's the the other way of looking at your, um we're we're the only team left with the possibility of a domestic treble.
00:29:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh
00:29:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
What is actually a fact is that we are the only team in England that haven't lost a cup match this season. That's true.
00:29:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's another one.
00:29:40
Iain Mackay the Noo
The only team, everybody else has lost a cup match.
00:29:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's a good little fact.
00:29:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like that.
00:29:43
Iain Mackay the Noo
I know.
00:29:45
Iain Mackay the Noo
it sounds less It sounds less deluded than we're going to win in the domestic rebel anyway.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that again.
00:29:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Do you know why?
00:29:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I never said we were going to win it all. We're just still on for it. We're still involved in all three competitions.
00:29:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Most United thing ever to go 70 years or whatever it has been without winning a trophy to them win two cup trophies.
00:30:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
The city ain't ready for it.
00:30:02
Iain Mackay the Noo
yeah
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
This city is not ready for it.
00:30:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm not ready for it.
00:30:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It isn't. If we win one, the city's gonna go in into meltdown. If we win two, Newcastle's gonna implode. Nobody's gonna work again. shows Everybody's gonna be smashed.
00:30:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've already said that if we win the Carabao Cup, my work can't see me for a good month and a half.
00:30:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
left I was gonna say, you're not going home. You're coming up here and you're gonna stay up here.
00:30:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um not doing him I'm I'm going to go live in St James Park Field and be like, hi, guys, I shall not be moved.
00:30:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're not going home. that
00:30:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all right. I've already made plans to kick Marcus out. You can move in a bit. It's fine.
00:30:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But I'm moving in perfect.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, only kick him out into his office. We'll not literally kick him out into the back garden. I've got a tent. You can do that too.
00:30:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah He's fine, he can go there.
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's fine. Ian's looking at us like, oh, I tapped.
00:30:42
Iain Mackay the Noo
What's the garage like? the guy Is the garage there?
00:30:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's actually just been cleared out. The garage is clear for a change.
00:30:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
There you go.
00:30:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was cleared out the other day.
00:30:48
Iain Mackay the Noo
That yeah yeah preparation has already been made then, so well done.
00:30:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Because Nicola's moving in.
00:30:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it did.
00:30:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
For our domestic tribal win.
00:30:55
Iain Mackay the Noo
I meant the courage to be prepared.
00:30:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Nicola's moving in for our domestic tribal win.
00:31:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a
00:31:02
Iain Mackay the Noo
We're not going to finish in rap are we?
00:31:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I needed
00:31:04
Iain Mackay the Noo
Oh please no.
00:31:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
them to line to see. Nicola's moving in for our domestic tribal win. Michael Ater is going in the bin.
00:31:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Michael, I mean Michaela Tetner.
00:31:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
but
00:31:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Michaela Tetner's going in the bin!
00:31:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
but but but but but but but they get you providing the boof boof base
00:31:25
Iain Mackay the Noo
Come on, we can't be beatboxing. Look, tell me, what do you think of us being drawn at home against Brighton in the ethics?
00:31:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm over the moon, it's a home draw. It's what I wanted and it could have been a hell of a lot worse. That's exactly how I'm summing that one up.
00:31:36
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah. any Anyone at home I want to go unhappy, and we get a chance, we get a chance to actually score a few goals against Brighton, because they beat us 1-0, didn't they?
00:31:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:46
Iain Mackay the Noo
But they were absolutely mad.
00:31:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:31:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:31:49
Iain Mackay the Noo
We just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net that night. It wasn't one of our awful, couldn't give a toss type performances like the Bournemouth game or the Fulham game.
00:31:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Nope.
00:31:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:58
Iain Mackay the Noo
It was it was a really good performance. and We just could not score a lot of money.
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:32:04
Iain Mackay the Noo
And we can put that right, if you can please.
00:32:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
For love and normony.
00:32:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not a game of fear at all. But again, don't want to start cursing it too early, but we'll speak about it close at the time anyway. But no, in reality, come on, we've got to be pretty damn happy about everything that's going on at the minute.
00:32:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
100%.
00:32:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And let's just keep riding this wave of gloriousness is all I say.
00:32:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Doesn't come very often, guys.
00:32:25
Iain Mackay the Noo
It isn't starting with an away win at Etihad.
00:32:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Live in the 2025 dream.
00:32:29
Iain Mackay the Noo
Why not?
00:32:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly.
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got tattoo plans and everything. So I've always said that as soon as Newcastle win a trophy, I'm gonna get a Newcastle tattoo. And it's, because I've got a few tattoos and I haven't got any Newcastle ones. And I've always said I've waited till, you know, I'm obviously getting on now. I mean, Ian, I'll be your age one day. no so I hope not. I need that tattoo.
00:32:51
Iain Mackay the Noo
I haven't got any chances. Do you think I should get one? Do you think I should get one if you win a cup?
00:32:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
But this year, have you not?
00:32:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Should we all get a mention on the
00:32:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can we all get a team tattoo, please? Yeah.
00:32:57
Iain Mackay the Noo
ah details ah did have a I did think about having a W tracker on each button so that whenever I bent over to pick the folk up in the shower it went WOW!
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, for real.
00:33:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then, then really is, why would she in Mackay? Ian, you've got to do it, please do it.
00:33:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We to do it. Let's get one booked in for the 16th of March.
00:33:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
No,
00:33:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
now do mum, we'll be drunk on the 16th of March.
00:33:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly. No pay, no gain.
00:33:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, 17th, when we're still drunk, because we'll be up all night drinking.
00:33:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Right. Okay, perfect. When we're still drunk in the morning. Perfect.
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go, right. I'll book way in, cause you'll still be up here cause you're moving in.
00:33:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, lovely.
00:33:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great.
00:33:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Lovely. What a lovely place to end the pod.
00:33:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think this is a really good way to end the part because, yeah, because nobody needs to keep listening to this nonsense.
00:33:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:33:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
So as always, it's been an absolute pleasure to open the pay you and as always, we've went wonderfully off track. But yes, love you all and I will see you again very soon.
00:33:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Love you guys.