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Daily Newcastle: Recovering from our Brighton Hangover
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Iain hosts Jo and Nic to reflect on the Brighton defeat but then to look forward at how likely the 7 wins from the last 11 League games that would secure a Champions league spot are
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00:00:00
Jo
you
00:00:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank you.
00:00:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Newcastle, the day after the day after the Lord Mayor's show. And we're all still being feeling pretty down about our exit from the FA Cup.
00:00:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Having given them 24 hours longer than the boys cool off, we're going to spend the first part of tonight's podcast allowing Joanne, my first guest, hello, how are you?
00:00:38
Jo
I'm good Ian. I'm ready to have my little bit of a wine and then we'll move on. It's fine.
00:00:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. And Nicola, my second guest, who unfortunately is having camera trouble. So we've got Nicola, we've got the spirit of Nicola speaking to us from beyond the camera.
00:00:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the camera's naked. But you're there, Nicola, aren't you?
00:00:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am here you just cannot see me so you're just gonna have to which is probably fortunate for a lot of listeners to be honest so yeah you can just hear me
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:01:04
Jo
Wow. but
00:01:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, rumours of this being one of the podcasts that you are recording whilst wearing just your back. but now you've disabled the cameras, so everyone's just going to have to to take my word for it.
00:01:16
Jo
She did on purpose, didn't she?
00:01:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I did mm-hmm
00:01:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Those rumours are probably unfounded. But anyway, not to worry, not to worry. Yesterday, as we're recording on Monday night, Tuesday morning, yesterday, Newcastle bowed out of the FA Cup after extertine heartbreak.
00:01:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank you.
00:01:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
But lots and lots of drama throughout that game. but Myself and the lads had our opportunity to pull it to pieces last night. Hopefully you all listened to that one.
00:01:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And our even more emotional ladies haven't yet had a chance to put forward what their view of that game was.
00:01:54
Jo
You
00:01:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So to prove that I'm not forgetting you because you're not on screen, Nicola, I'm going to come to you first. How are you feeling after after that game? And who are you particularly angry at?
00:02:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I feel like I'm about to go in a little bit but I need to get it off my chest and I am going to be this fan that everyone isn't going to enjoy listening to but unfortunately half the fan base needs to hear it including some of us myself being included in that so before the game even kicked off Ian I lost my head with Lewis Hall having an anchor injury I then lost my head with Alexander Isak coming off with a potential injury, another potential injury.
00:02:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So I lost my head. I then equally lost my head at Gordon's absolutely erratic behaviour. And then when the red card got pulled out, I lost my head. I lost my head at the full time result and I completely, absolutely had fallen off, have absolutely lost it.
00:02:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am, I am, I really try not to swear here. Let me just try and compose myself. I am,
00:03:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Speechless a way to call.
00:03:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Really, really. I am um gutted to be obviously knocked out of the FA Cup. But I'm equally as angry at the 11 plays that were probably on the pitch yesterday, to be honest.
00:03:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I don't know. I don't know if there's an attitude problem. I don't know what's going on. But I am seething, seething with Anthony Gordon.
00:03:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Not only did we have Nick Pope in 2023 make an absolute idiotic, stupid mistake and get red carded before the final.
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:03:37
Jo
know.
00:03:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We then have Anthony Gordon doing the exact same thing two weeks before a final.
00:03:42
Jo
Yeah.
00:03:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Let's be honest, he's probably going to be banned for the final. One of our best and outstanding players, and he's not going to be included in the game. And he had the audacity to sit three weeks ago on whatever TV programme or interview was doing saying, He can't wait for Wembley. He can't wait to show the fans what he's about. He can't wait to bring silverware to Newcastle.
00:04:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, well done, you absolute idiot. You've got a red card. How's that working out for you? Because you watched the last final in Wembley stands and you're going to be watching this final in Wembley stands. So thanks for that. Love you. Love you a whole damn lot.
00:04:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry, guys.
00:04:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
you You are quite angry, aren't you, Nicola?
00:04:16
Jo
No, don't be sorry.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are.
00:04:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i am a little bit annoyed and it's because I'm.
00:04:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are.
00:04:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
passionate about the team and obviously I know we all are and I know all the fans are I know people are going to be like well there's no need to be negative he's going to be kicking himself as much as we are it's just like how can you be so stupid it's this is one that you're going into one of the biggest games of your life um in a couple of weeks and you've I'm not saying we've blew it away but hello we're getting crippled with injuries don't know if Azak's okay don't know how long lose Hall's out for Joe Linton didn't look like he was back to full fitness and
00:04:31
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:04:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Botman, who's out with a potential slight injury, hasn't been seen for weeks. Come on.
00:04:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Anyway.
00:04:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's worrying. It's worrying. And i I certainly know where the people who are saying that not only did we get there knocked out of the FA Cup yesterday, but we also and lost all temps of winning the Carabao Cup final yesterday as well.
00:05:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So getting knocked out of two cups in one game, that's quite a good record.
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can see where they're coming from. I think we might just be on a bit of a downer.
00:05:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:05:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
If Botman needs it another the few days before he risks to play against West Ham next week, fair enough. So Linton will be, ah if as long as there's no ill effect, he's now got a game under his belt in terms of getting to be fit for the next but but for the next game.
00:05:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:05:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bruno had a bit of a rest. Miley came on and in ah in a high-pressure game, and I thought acquitted himself pretty well, although I do wish he'd take a little bit more... I wish he'd use his skill more instead of sort of being subservient to the rest of the midfield.
00:05:50
Jo
Yeah.
00:05:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he's a genius. Even if he is just 18, let him go it. um so you know, that game in a fortnight is still to come round.
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
We definitely won't have Anthony Gordon unless we appeal, and it's successful, but I can't see an appeal, be but there being any point to an appeal, because that was a red card.
00:06:11
Jo
Mm-mm.
00:06:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
A red card straight up.
00:06:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:06:14
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:06:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
A stupid red card, agreed. But anyway. and Nicola, don't worry. It's not as bleak as it looks, I promise you.
00:06:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, thank you.
00:06:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
going ask Joanne what she thinks and then the rest of the podcast I've got a little technique that I'm going to try to use to get you feeling bit better about the rest of the season.
00:06:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, don't worry. Joanne, what do you want to vent about? Is it all the same thing?
00:06:41
Jo
Well, come on, it's pretty obvious. i've I've got to be completely honest. I'm more mad at Gordon than I am about going out of the cup. i've got And that says a lot, doesn't it? um I was furious, to put it to put it lightly.
00:06:54
Jo
um There's no way of dressing it up. What I said about Gordon after the match doesn't need to be repeated. very good news to anyone listening that I wasn't on last night's pod because I was angry I was drink field angry that's never a good thing is it people come on um so put it this way if Gordon had have been in front of my face like yeah I might have been locked up but I was so just what the hell was he thinking man like what the hell because you know when I saw it obviously I was in the strawberry corner so I was close enough to it but I didn't see and enough of it if you know what i mean
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. OK.
00:07:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:07:27
Jo
um But then watch it back. I was absolutely seething last night watching it. Yes, it's an obvious red card. No, there's not a chance in hell that thing has been overturned, by the way.
00:07:39
Jo
I wouldn't expect to Anyone that expects it to, they're in dreamland. It's as simple as that. He's an absolute idiot. Shouldn't have done it. I do not feel sorry for the guy at all. So none of this whole, oh, he'll be kicking himself.
00:07:50
Jo
He should be booting his backside if he could. Like, I'm sorry. I'm, well, as you can tell, I'm still pretty angry about it, but, um, I can just not, I can say it without swearing now. So it's fine. Um, but yeah, obviously not happy about it. I'll move on from Gordon. So I'm obviously just, I've got nothing good to say about him.
00:08:06
Jo
Um, the match, oh yeah obviously it's a massive disappointment to go out and I think if I'm honest Cher's goal is probably my saddest point because that was such a beautiful goal that it deserved to be a goal and I said that at the time so when it was disallowed was like oh no man that was just so beautiful it it deserved to be and it was offside but this is the problem with AR yes all right he was offside Nick T's whole head was because people like oh it was only his arm offside again you don't know that when you're in the stadium do you
00:08:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:08:35
Jo
um so it gets home sees it all but apparently his entire head fair enough you can score with your head whatever that's fine but this is the problem with var isn't it it's you know it's now taking a game where offside was supposed to be brought in initially or was sorry brought in initially to stop essentially gold poaching you know it it wasn't brought in to analyze toenail and stuff like that which is sometimes what it comes down to you've seen it sometimes where the edge of a player's boot We'll have him offside.
00:09:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:09:02
Jo
It's ridiculous. So it's not us are just suffering from VAR. It's just kind of spoiling the game, isn't it? But yeah, I mean, we should have wrapped up. But that's just one incident, isn't it? Like, we had plenty of chances, or we should have had plenty of chances.
00:09:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
The saddest
00:09:14
Jo
But yeah. Sorry, Ingle.
00:09:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shah's goal is that if we played Brighton in the fourth round then it would have stood it would have counted if we'd have gone through 2-1 because and and that can't be right
00:09:25
Jo
That's what I mean. ah That's where VAR's ruined it. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
It can't be right that ah a goal could be a winner in one game, but is ruled out and the team who scored it get knocked out in another game. There's something wrong there. There must be.
00:09:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank you.
00:09:41
Jo
But this is where the whole game's getting messed up now and technology's been allowed.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:09:44
Jo
Well, sorry, we are allowing it, to like technology's doing on its own. But we're allowing technology to ruin this game. We're bringing it in far too much, all this semi-automated or just whoever wants to say in the refs here, I think you might need to have a double double look at that, you know what i mean? Like, i'm I'm sick of it all. I've been sick of it all from the start. And I know some people can say, oh, well, Newcastle benefited sometimes. Yeah, all right, we'll have benefits sometimes.
00:10:06
Jo
But so have other teams. It's one of those that you'll always benefit and not. But I'd rather it just be taken out. of I'm a huge, like, hater of VR, and I'm never going to love it, I'm not going to
00:10:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Of course, like I annoyed Kevin with last night, something like that offside, it's not an opinion.
00:10:20
Jo
lie.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah it's It's a fact, isn't it? You either are or you aren't. And because we've got the technology, they can drill down to the microscopic differences that make a goal good or not, which unfortunately we were on the wrong side of yesterday.
00:10:31
Jo
Yeah.
00:10:37
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
fantastic goal scored in the first half by Isaac ruled off for outside as well.
00:10:45
Jo
It was, yeah.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I'm not sure he gained much of an advantage by being further up the field than he should have been in that either. But sam anyway, we've got to live with VAR.
00:10:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I hope you appreciate, girls, that you've had a chance to vent a little bit. But we did go through this match last night, we're not going to vent anymore. What I'm going to do is put the both
00:11:06
Jo
We're done.
00:11:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I just feel really angry.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Still sit tones of Kenny Davison to let everybody know about Cristiano Ronaldo's bionic.
00:11:16
Jo
Bye.
00:11:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
uh
00:11:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Apparently, Bionique would be able to do a spiced rum and vodka supplement for you, Joanne.
00:12:01
Jo
Oh, a imagine.
00:12:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you send your details through, I'm sure they'll be able to draw that one up for you. Anyway, look, we're down enough about this dreadful FA Cup game.
00:12:07
Jo
That's dangerous, Ian.
00:12:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's not think about it anymore. I want us to be up at the end of this podcast. Now, I read that we have, well, I know for a fact that we have 11 league games left in this season.
00:12:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it was pointed out to me that seven wins in those 11 games would give us 21 points added to our 44 the minute, giving us a total of 65, which would guarantee in any other season that we would finish in the top five, which is a Champions League place this year.
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what I propose to do is run through these 11 games that we have left and let's see how likely picking seven wins up in them are. And the reason I think it's going cheer you up, spoiler alert, is that I think we've got a really good chance in all of them.
00:13:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, we've got one more game play before the Carabao Cup Final, and then we're off for a fortnight because of the international break and the spare weekend that we have for the sixth round of the FA Cup. And that game is away at West Ham next week.
00:13:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, how are we feeling about away at West Ham? Personally,
00:13:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would hope that we could win that.
00:13:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think, Nicola?
00:13:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We should win that. On paper, we should win that. um And that's not me being derogatory towards West Ham or their team or their players because they have some fantastic players on that pitch and and on their team. Sorry, that's not me being derogatory towards them.
00:13:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But on paper, our team outperforms them in every aspect. So i would expect us to go there and win that game. Whether we do or not is a different bloody story.
00:13:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would agree. And I think that even without you, Zach, it's Camel Wilson. hey Camel Wilson.
00:14:02
Jo
May as well be Camel Wilson.
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah yeah That's a player I had the hump with on Sunday.
00:14:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
My...
00:14:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, sorry. Callum Wilson is playing against Preston.
00:14:10
Jo
Oh, God.
00:14:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
He generally scores. um I remember that. Was it 5-1 that we won down there?
00:14:15
Jo
Yeah.
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Wilson got the last one. The Ezek scored that lovely lob.
00:14:20
Jo
yeah
00:14:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Of course, the yeah the opposite view might be that West Ham were able to come to St James's Park before Christmas and win 2-0, right when Lopetegu was in the process of being fired, they'd lost to everybody else apart from their one at our place.
00:14:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joanne, how do you see it going?
00:14:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Doesn't sound like us.
00:14:42
Jo
in I feel alright. Like, all jokes aside, after the um the last match, I do actually feel alright do think we'll win. I found it interesting, actually, that the one question that you guys asked last night was how many matches have we won have between the semi-final and final whenever we've been in it.
00:14:59
Jo
Michael, started out with 21 games.
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:01
Jo
id like I did play along with you guys. I said five. was pretty close because you were bang on with four, weren't you? So it's obviously an absolutely shocking record over the years.
00:15:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just a guess.
00:15:09
Jo
But, exactly, yeah. But I knew it wasn't going to be good. But, yeah... I guessed about five, but yeah, it was four. But um no, i I think we'll win. I'm not going to say it's going to be a smasher of a 5-1, but ah you've got to stay positive.
00:15:22
Jo
We'll get a win. We can take that into the final. That's how I'm thinking anyway. So yeah, I'm being a happy clapper on this one.
00:15:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK. Good stuff. Right. I'm just thinking, I've got four more games to get through to the next advert and approximately four more minutes.
00:15:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you've not got loads of time here, ladies.
00:15:41
Jo
Let's go.
00:15:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brentford at home is the next one.
00:15:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:15:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
When we come back, Brentford at home. This is in ah April where we have six games and I think this is where we need to go on our run of unbeaten or run of straight wins.
00:15:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brentford at home.
00:15:58
Jo
We'll win.
00:15:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
i I was there when we destroyed them, 3-1 in the Carabao Cup. I don't see why we don't win that one. For me, a win for Joanne.
00:16:06
Jo
We're winning. That's mine.
00:16:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nicola?
00:16:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I can see us winning that, although their 4-2 result against us in December lives rent-free in my head. So, no, I think we'll come back from the international break and obviously post-final, hopefully with a win.
00:16:19
Jo
forget about it though.
00:16:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think we'll win that. Yeah, I'll go for a win and we're at home.
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent.
00:16:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent. Now, we then have an away match. And we've been doing all right away up until Man City, Liverpool. But this is away at Leicester. A Leicester team who we absolutely spanked 4-0.
00:16:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that 4-0 must be in their current run of one win and 11 losses in the last 12 games since Rude van Nistelrooy took over.
00:16:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So i would I've got us winning that one away at Leicester.
00:16:58
Jo
I have. I'd say when to.
00:17:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'd say a win. they're not doing very well, Leicester, are they?
00:17:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not in the slightest. Not in the slightest.
00:17:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Poor Leicester.
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, well let's skip over to a team who are probably in just about the same form.
00:17:07
Jo
Poor Lester.
00:17:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Makes me sad.
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
um We then have... Oh, I hope we get tickets for this, Joanne. You've got to camp out on the phone overnight for me to get them mine if you can.
00:17:19
Jo
It's happening. You know why we're getting this one?
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:17:21
Jo
This is my birthday celebration weekend because and I know which game you're about to talk about. um It's my birthday a few days later.
00:17:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:17:26
Jo
So we're all getting together, by the way. I'm telling you all know. Just saying.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK. We're at home. The next one is home to Manchester United, who had a win, actually, against Ipswich in the last league match, didn't they?
00:17:35
Jo
Yep.
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But knocked out at home on penalties by Fulham. So they're not in the FA Cup now. ah Again, but absolutely dreadful team.
00:17:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we've We've done very well. The last three seasons we've beaten them at St. James's Park. I think that run is extended with a home win against Man U.
00:18:00
Jo
I agree. I agree. They're not going to ruin my birthday, so agree.
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joanne? Joanne agrees? Nicola?
00:18:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, they absolute dreadful, aren't they?
00:18:10
Jo
Come on, Nick.
00:18:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
let beyond i'm talking about Man United here, not Newcastle. um
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, they're dreadful, let's be honest. And their manager was speaking about winning Premier League titles again other day. That was embarrassing. um Yeah. ah Do I think we win that?
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course we win that. It's Man United. Even when they had a half-decent team.
00:18:29
Jo
Mm-hmm. pertin ne
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
and we Even Steve Bruce beat Man United a couple of times, for goodness sake.
00:18:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry. True, true, true. I'm just trying to be a little bit realistic here because I know what we're like. um No, i do I can see us beating them. Yeah, I'll go with a win.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent. Now, the next game is a rearranged game. It's the game that we should play on Carabao Cup's final weekend, but we're not.
00:18:50
Jo
her
00:18:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been reorganised, so we get a second home match in a row. And this, I think, might have been a banana skin, or probably still might be a banana skin, it's against Crystal Palace.
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, bless him, I'm not sure their top scorer, Mateta, is going to be available for that because he had quite a nasty look at injury where he carried off on a stretcher yesterday when the Millwall goalkeeper kicked him to pieces.
00:19:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, I know.
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
You come straight back from that? I mean, he's got to be... He's got four weeks to recover from it.
00:19:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, that looked a nasty challenge that did.
00:19:30
Jo
Yeah, it is.
00:19:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Awful challenge.
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
and the when we we We had an awful game ourselves when we played there. We drew one one We didn't have a single shot. I don't mean a shot on target. I just mean a single shot in that game.
00:19:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Palace were really, really struggling at that time. They've picked up a lot since then. But I think that's largely down to Mateta's goals.
00:19:50
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:19:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if he's not playing, he ain't going to be scoring for them. um But yeah, I think we've got to be winning at home against Palace. Wednesday night, under the light.
00:20:05
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On the back of four great wins, according to us.
00:20:05
Jo
Well, what I actually forgot is that one really is my birthday game because it's my birthday the next day to that one. I forgot about the Palace game. I was so obsessed with my new one. The my new one's just going be where we're all going to go out in Newcastle because Nick's coming up, obviously, aren't you, darling?
00:20:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right.
00:20:19
Jo
And Ian, you'll be there. We'll all be out and we'll hit the town. But yeah, realistically, the Palace game is the night before my birthday. So they're going to win that one too. It's it's great. i'm like I'm feeling wonderful at the minute.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. What do you think?
00:20:30
Jo
They're going to have four a row. Of
00:20:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We're going to go in this massive unbeaten streak.
00:20:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
but if you
00:20:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We're going to win the league again.
00:20:35
Jo
course we are.
00:20:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm joking.
00:20:37
Jo
we did it We did all right after we lost the final last time. So once the final's out, you see, it win or lose, the heads will be backing it anyway. That's why we're going on a long winning run.
00:20:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, their heads should be in it now.
00:20:47
Jo
Don't get me started, girl. I agree.
00:20:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:20:49
Jo
but But I said we were going to beat West Ham.
00:20:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Don't get me started. that I'm not having this. After the final, we're to be so focused.
00:20:53
Jo
I've said. It's fine. But we said we're going to beat West Ham.
00:20:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:20:55
Jo
So we're going to start from the West Ham game, massive unbeaten run.
00:20:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay.
00:20:59
Jo
Yeah? Let's go.
00:20:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Right. Okay. I hope you're bloody correct.
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are you going Palace then, Nicola? Are we winning at home against Palace? We should be winning at home against Palace. We usually do.
00:21:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
shippe went in like and We should be winning at home against Palace, but we should also be winning another game that we're not. So I'm just trying to be realistic. ah um
00:21:18
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:21:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh Yeah, come on, put me down for a win.
00:21:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Good. I'm glad you finally got there. I can play this now.
00:21:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Did Michael have enough of us doing it ourselves?
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
The dulcet tones of Michael Graham's law. He's a good lad. I don't know what the big gap's for. I think he's done that on purpose to try and tempt us into talking in the middle of the advert, but I was wise to it.
00:22:12
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Right. So, interestingly, we're looking to get seven wins in the last 11 games, and we've already predicted that we're going to win the next five, but we really only need two of these next six, which is incredible, isn't it?
00:22:22
Jo
I'm fine.
00:22:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
The way it Villa...
00:22:28
Jo
Sailin'.
00:22:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
We beat Villa comfortably at home, but I think we were largely aided by Anthony Gordon Wonderstrike in the very first minute to put us ahead, and we never really looked back after that.
00:22:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Villa away. Now, we do kind of have an Indian sign over Villa, away from home. We won 3-1 when it looked very unlikely at Villa Park last year. and I'm very wary of Villa when they've got a Rashford and an Asensio and all these new players that have come in.
00:22:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think I would put down that is a that is a potential loss for Newcastle for me. What do you think, Nicola?
00:23:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's
00:23:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't see us winning that one at all. Sorry, guys. so
00:23:11
Jo
I was gonna say draw.
00:23:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
all right.
00:23:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Fair play.
00:23:15
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Okay.
00:23:16
Jo
So yeah, I'll stick with
00:23:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice. Let's move on from that. Sounds like one of the evenings that will be very glum. um But the following week, we go...
00:23:22
Jo
that.
00:23:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
following week, we welcome... Ipswich Town, to St James' Park.
00:23:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That
00:23:32
Jo
It's gonna a loss, isn't it
00:23:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ipswich Town, a team who weren't condemned...
00:23:36
Jo
it? That'll be the one.
00:23:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
that would be odd.
00:23:39
Jo
It's us, man, in typical fashion.
00:23:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ipswich Town, a team that weren't condemned to relegation when we played them at Ipswich and absolutely battered them 4-0. Another game where we scored in the first minute, actually.
00:23:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:23:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think we'll have too much for Ipswich at home. Even though Ipswich are better away from home than they are at home, we've got to beat Ipswich, haven't we?
00:23:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:23:54
Jo
Oh, you've got to believe so, yeah.
00:23:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:23:57
Jo
Yeah.
00:23:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
well Yeah, we'll win that.
00:23:59
Jo
Surely. Yeah, all jokes aside, but yeah.
00:24:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We've got to win that. If we don't win that, then we deserve to lose some players.
00:24:06
Jo
Well, unless some players are the ones that cause us to lose it, but, you know.
00:24:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:24:11
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Mixed up for us is bogey team Brighton away from home. Not a happy hunting ground.
00:24:11
Jo
Yeah, never mind.
00:24:16
Jo
I think can stuffed.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But they've beaten us twice at our place. Although, to be fair, after 90 minutes, it was a draw yesterday, wasn't it?
00:24:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's too soon.
00:24:23
Jo
It's too soon.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, is it too soon to say Brighton will probably do us at their place?
00:24:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's too soon.
00:24:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, they're going to do it.
00:24:30
Jo
A draw again.
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Okay.
00:24:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, OK.
00:24:31
Jo
no I'm going to say a draw.
00:24:32
Jo
I'm not letting them do it.
00:24:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, that's a good shout, actually, Jo. I feel like we might. I'm going to.
00:24:35
Jo
Yeah, yeah.
00:24:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know. ah Why do I feel like they're going to.
00:24:37
Jo
No, they can get stuff.
00:24:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK.
00:24:38
Jo
They're not beating us multiple times one season. No. like Like, because obviously I've got full control.
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we I mean, we might...
00:24:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK.
00:24:45
Jo
They can get stuff. They can have a draw, right?
00:24:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, OK. and
00:24:53
Jo
I'm glad we're all on board there.
00:24:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Next, we have... and Next, I've still got them down as a loss for me. Next, we have Chelsea at home.
00:24:59
Jo
That's fine.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, inconsistent Chelsea. And this is the third last game of the season, and this might be a real nerve-threading match against the rivals at the top.
00:25:13
Jo
hu
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I'm not sure about Chelsea. Chelsea are off it a little bit at the minute, aren't they they? They win and lose. and They're not as good as they used to be.
00:25:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We batted them in the Carabao Cup at home 2-0, and they were lucky to get nil. i I think we'll beat Chelsea.
00:25:33
Jo
The thing is Ian, we are very up and down aren't we?
00:25:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think they travel very well. We beat them.
00:25:35
Jo
You know what I mean?
00:25:36
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We beat them 4-1 last year.
00:25:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They're not as good as they used to be, but they're still set above us in the table.
00:25:40
Jo
That's what I mean. We're very up and down. And this is where I think Chelsea is such a game that I would find that hard to call.
00:25:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:25:46
Jo
Because it is one that it I know it's so easy to say about, oh, the one who turns up on the day. But it totally is between the one who almost turns up more, wants it more on the day.
00:25:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:25:55
Jo
Yeah.
00:25:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, by the way, guys, Ipswich beat them 2-0 just before after Christmas.
00:25:59
Jo
but
00:25:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So, oh, dear me.
00:26:00
Jo
yeah
00:26:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So um it's probably bound to be a Chelsea win, isn't it? Let's be honest.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chelsea, we're in it at City in James' Park? All right, I'll put that down for you. You're horror. And you go for a draw, aren't you, Joanne?
00:26:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Can you tell?
00:26:17
Jo
Well, I haven't said a loss yet. I mean, are we really going to go at the end the season without a loss? Nah, stop it. Stop it, we are. Draw. That's what they're getting.
00:26:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Can you tell I'm just not feeling really hopeful?
00:26:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Marvelous.
00:26:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I feel really negative. Maybe I should have been on this podcast today.
00:26:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's alright, no, Nicola, honestly, trust me.
00:26:31
Jo
We didn't go on yesterday, Nick. That's fine.
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trust me, Nicola.
00:26:33
Jo
That's the best way.
00:26:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:26:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trust me, you are going to feel fine, even in this negative mindset.
00:26:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK.
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Believe me.
00:26:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK. I'm really sorry for everyone that's listening, including Kevin Michael and being negative.
00:26:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
The next game...
00:26:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
The next game is away at Arsenal.
00:26:47
Jo
Don't be sorry.
00:26:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, my God.
00:26:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Arsenal, a team ah team that we've already beaten three times this season.
00:26:55
Jo
We've got to finish them off.
00:26:56
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without
00:26:57
Jo
Come on.
00:26:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
without conceding a goal. Now, I think Arsenal are either going to pick up and be miles clear in second place by this stage, or they'll have dropped off a cliff.
00:27:00
Jo
We've got to go.
00:27:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's face it, they don't have anybody, and they're playing a defensive midfielder at centre-forward. They haven't got anybody to score. And I don't think they've scored in three of the last four games.
00:27:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, Vsak, what are you on about?
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:27:19
Jo
when they're asleep.
00:27:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Saka will be back, though, won't he? Saka will be back. Are we going to do him again?
00:27:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Might not be.
00:27:25
Jo
Yeah, we are.
00:27:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We have to do them again because I just really want to see...
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
You...
00:27:28
Jo
And it would be amazing.
00:27:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I want to see Mikel Arteta completely lose it.
00:27:30
Jo
Yeah.
00:27:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:27:33
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:27:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK.
00:27:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's a game we win. It's at home. I haven't had a look.
00:27:36
Jo
Away.
00:27:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
so Oh.
00:27:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Away.
00:27:38
Jo
Away.
00:27:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've
00:27:39
Jo
Nah, screw it. Come on. We've got to do that.
00:27:41
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already won.
00:27:41
Jo
Imagine.
00:27:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
We won 2-0 there.
00:27:42
Jo
Imagine Arteta.
00:27:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK.
00:27:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
True.
00:27:44
Jo
I know, we're fine, man. We can beat them.
00:27:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
True. Yeah, I'm going to go for a win.
00:27:46
Jo
they They haven't scored against us all season. We've beat them three times.
00:27:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:27:50
Jo
Can you just imagine his face if we literally clean Slade all four games and they don't score? Oh, my God. I want to win that game more than any other, I'll be honest.
00:28:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I want to win that game and the last game the season.
00:28:00
Jo
It'll just be hilarious.
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, look,
00:28:02
Jo
I do?
00:28:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I really hate Everton.
00:28:04
Jo
Yeah.
00:28:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I am putting that down.
00:28:05
Jo
Well, then, obviously.
00:28:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm putting that down as a loss for us. But it's all right.
00:28:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
what
00:28:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Final game of the season, right? Final game of the season is at home to Everton, who have picked up under David Moyes. However, it is Everton, and it's going to be <unk>ve got nothing to play for in the last game of the season. They're not fighting relegation. They're not going to be battling European places.
00:28:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pickford will be in goal. I think we win that, don't we?
00:28:29
Jo
I
00:28:33
Jo
i think we've got to finish on a hymen.
00:28:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we hammer them.
00:28:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We have to finish on a high.
00:28:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We kind of got to finish on a high.
00:28:40
Jo
Yeah, win.
00:28:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
but free home when
00:28:41
Jo
Win.
00:28:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I'd love to be in them.
00:28:42
Jo
All win.
00:28:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've been through all of those games.
00:28:46
Jo
Oh, my God. Are we and second in second, Ian?
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let me tell you,
00:28:48
Jo
Have we finished second? Damn it.
00:28:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, we haven't. Well, maybe on your results we have.
00:28:53
Jo
All
00:28:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. On my results, OK, and remember, I'm looking for seven wins, OK?
00:28:56
Jo
right.
00:28:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seven wins to guarantee fifth place. I had us losing away at Villa, Brighton and Arsenal. Michael, what are you doing talking like that?
00:29:09
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and Where did he come from?
00:29:09
Jo
What the hell happened there?
00:29:11
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think you're going to settle. and
00:29:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I was so confused.
00:29:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
On the results as I picked them, on the results as I picked them, I have Newcastle winning eight of these 11 games with losses at Villa, Brighton and Arsenal.
00:29:15
Jo
Infiltrating.
00:29:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh
00:29:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, according to me, we're going to get to the magic 65 points. ah According to Nicola, one, two, three, four, five, six. Nicola,
00:29:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
well
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
you've done you done you eight wins and draw. You've only got them losing at Villa and Chelsea. So you're even more likely for us to qualify the Champions League than I am.
00:29:39
Jo
Nicola.
00:29:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, I've got to have some sort help Ian, to be honest, because.
00:29:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joanne,
00:29:54
Jo
Is mine ridiculous?
00:29:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah, Joanne, deluded Joanne has gone for eight wins and three draws, so we're going to go on an unbeaten run 13 matches.
00:29:59
Jo
That's her name.
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
thirteen matches
00:30:04
Jo
I can't wait to laugh in your face.
00:30:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:30:06
Jo
got the Evan Gang go, after too many Krakens, thinking I'm all clever.
00:30:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Too many.
00:30:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Look, the point, i was what I was trying to do was to cheer up after that but dreadful, how we felt so dreadful yesterday.
00:30:12
Jo
Or too many.
00:30:15
Jo
Yep.
00:30:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And all of us have gone through those games where we need to win seven out of 11.
00:30:20
Jo
you
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've all got them winning eight games. So we could be cracked and lose that West Ham game. We still get seven wins in the last 10. We still qualify for the Champions League. I think that's a fantastic thought to finish on.
00:30:37
Jo
Happy days.
00:30:40
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Thank you very much indeed, Joanne. and Nicola, who I believe is Nicola.
00:30:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No problem.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
or there no I think it might just be a Nicola impersonator because there's no pictures to preview it. Thank you very much for taking part in my little game. It's just a bit of fun, just a bit of fun.
00:30:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:30:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Just a bit of fun.
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully you're all feeling a little bit better about the rest of the season. We'll see you all soon.