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It wasn't a dream! Newcastle 2 City 1:
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Iain hosts Kevin to review Saturday Evening's wonderful 2-1 win over Manchester City, bask in the afterglow of a stunning return to the intensity identity and ask whether the turner has been corned and whether Newcastle can go on a consecutive run of wins through til the end of the year.
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Introduction and Banter
00:00:16
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Hello and welcome to The Daily Newcastle. My name is Ian Mackay. I'm hosting tonight. I'm joined by Missing in Action, Mr Kevin Esther, who I've managed to winkle out of somewhere.
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mainly because we're recording so late that he spends the first 24 hours of each day doing something different to this. But I've got him. What I haven't got, which is a bit unfortunate, is that very, very professional-looking intro that Michael's done with pictures.
00:00:43
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And it's brilliant. It doesn't just have me looking aimlessly into the wall whilst the music's playing. Anyway, forget that.
00:00:51
Kev
some people like that
00:00:51
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We'll get we'll get that organised soon.
Match Anticipation and Betting Stories
00:00:55
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Kevin, how the devil are you, mate?
00:00:57
Kev
buzzing and also you are looking dappled with that hat right so I came to record with a hat because it's so cold outside I'm putting mine on right so we're go have a hat episode yeah we're good
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
nuts Although, strictly speaking, mine's a cap, not a hat. But, you know, I'm splitting hairs there.
00:01:12
Kev
Well, yeah.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm splitting hairs.
00:01:15
Kev
Splitting hairs. um I'm good. I'm good. I'm um i'm spare. I'm like sparse for these days. I'm like a rare occurrence. I'm like a Callum Wilson ah appearance now when I'm fully fit. um But yeah, very, very happy.
00:01:28
Kev
I shouldn't say that. I love Callum Wilson. He's the one I wanted to keep. But yeah.
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's He scored twice. I don't know if you saw my bet yesterday. My bet builder yesterday had Callum Wilson...
00:01:37
Kev
Sharder.
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
had had Callum Wilson, Morgan Gibbs-White and Danny Welbeck to score and Kevin Sharder. And Kevin Sharder had an opportunity if, what you call him, Thiago had let him take the penalty instead of instead of missing it, then that would have been an £850 return.
00:02:00
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But he
Pre-Game Nerves and Team Form
00:02:01
Kev
ah
00:02:01
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didn't.
00:02:01
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So instead of just...
00:02:02
Kev
drinks on Ian if that one came in
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just lost my fiver, unfortunately. But I'd never get that close. That was exciting. Not as exciting as, I mean, I was very excited sitting at home watching on the television, but Kevin, you were there.
00:02:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
You were there for the match.
00:02:16
Kev
oh amazing amazing
00:02:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are we are going to get into that, and I'm sure the yeah sheer joy will come through when you describe what the atmosphere was like and how many times the hairs on the back of your neck stood up.
00:02:26
Kev
True. next
00:02:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I want to ask first, I was a little bit nervous going into this. I was hoping 5.30, under the lights, Manchester City, Newcastle would be on it because they seem to pull a big game out of the bag, however they've been playing, when they get when they get one of one of the top six at home.
00:02:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I have to admit, I wasn't completely convinced, although I did predict a single goal win. and how were you feeling before the game?
00:02:55
Kev
um Well, ah ah me being the happy clapper, as everyone knows I am, I'm way too positive to be a Newcastle fan. and We actually aren't and we we aren in terrible form. I think before that game, we'd won six of our last nine and in all competitions.
00:03:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:03:09
Kev
And now it's seven of our last ten. So I didn't really, I know obviously losing away to West Ham and I've completely wiped other one from my memory. Who else did we lose away to?
00:03:17
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Brentford.
00:03:19
Kev
Brentford, yeah.
00:03:19
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Brentford.
00:03:20
Kev
See, that's why I'm so positive. I just wipe the losses completely. We don't
00:03:22
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fifty
Lineup Changes and Strategy Discussion
00:03:23
Kev
exist in my head.
00:03:24
Kev
um But yeah, I didn't get the whole negativity. Yeah, it's not great. You want to win them games and you want to be up the table as high as possible in the Premier League, which we weren't and still aren't actually.
00:03:34
Kev
um But yeah, won seven of our last 10. I wasn't saying we were definitely going to win because it's Manchester City and they are in good form.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Radio.
00:03:42
Kev
They look like another kind of title challenging team from Pep. So I was thinking, for I'd take a draw here. um But I did have a funny feeling. I said to my mate at work, I was like, you know what? I think we'll do them. It's just typical Newcastle to lose them two away games and then go and absolutely play a Man City off a park and do them over. but i I did say 3-2 at work. It was 2-1, but a single goal win, so I'll take it.
00:04:05
Kev
and But yeah, I wasn't as negative as other stuff I'd seen online. um And I was aware that Eddie Howe's next kind of win was his 100th. And I thought, what a way to do it that would be because he's never beat Pep before.
00:04:16
Kev
ah So these things happen in football quite a bit. So I had some funny feelings in my build-a-bet. I did have Newcastle to win, but the rest of it was miles away, unfortunately.
00:04:26
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Yeah. and ah Just a point of order. Eddie Howe did beat Manchester City in the third round of the Carabao Cup when Calvin Phillips was holding the Man City midfield together.
00:04:36
Kev
Yeah. Yeah.
00:04:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But in he hadn't he hadn't beaten them in 18 attempts or something in the Premier League.
00:04:42
Kev
Hmm.
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that monkey is off Eddie's back now. He's just got to go and do it at the Etihad next. m So, yeah, well, that's but but that's very good. What did you think when you were sitting there looking at the team that came out? Because I thought a lot of the negativity, because those two results, those two performances were so disappointing.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we had discussed it and sort of said, well, look, you know, it's because we're playing
Defensive Strategy Analysis
00:05:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
too deep. As soon as the full-backs come back in and they push us up the field, that they turn 15 yards further up the field, Valtemar has got the ball up at his feet with his back to goal in the right place instead of on the halfway line.
00:05:10
Kev
Yeah, we can get up. Yeah.
00:05:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
and So I was delighted when it came out. I don't know, do you think Kieran Trippier just had a tactical hamstring strain that meant he had to step down so that Tino Livramento had to come in, force back in,
00:05:33
Kev
forced back in.
00:05:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Three changes anyway from the yeah dreadful performance at Brentford.
00:05:42
Kev
Mm-hmm.
00:05:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
The two full-backs, Hall comes in for Byrne, who was suspended. Livramento comes in for Trippier, who was injured. And Bottman left out. He had been a bit of a stinker in that last game.
00:05:54
Kev
Yeah, Bokman was poor.
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bottman left out for Schaar to come in. And Fabian Schaar, what a player. Your man, isn't it?
00:06:01
Kev
The Bokman We're back for my man, Fabian Shaw and Callum Wilson. This whole time since Eddie Howes took over, I have been raving about. Fabian Shaw, honestly, that defence, which started against City, I'm not just saying this because we won.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a great experience.
00:06:14
Kev
That has to be the first choice defence every time. I know it's harsh on Byrne, right, because Byrne has been colossus at centre-half, but we'll still need him throughout plenty of games. We're playing pretty much twice, sometimes three times a week from now until January.
00:06:27
Kev
So Byrne's going to get loads of time. Shaw and Chau on the ball when Man City were pressing. They were so calm. No panic in. Even though Shaw's not as agile as he used to be, he's still very fast in terms of thinking. So he's always kind of one step ahead in his head, which counts for loads on a football pitch. Yeah, them two for me. I've been calling for them two at start together for anybody who will listen. um So I'm umm buzzing when I saw them two.
00:06:52
Kev
And to answer your question about the lineup,
First Half Dynamics
00:06:54
Kev
I was really happy.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:06:54
Kev
I was excited. was yes, Hall, Tino back in. loads of energy and in that defence, which is nice. And Chow has been incredible so far, but we'll come to him a little later.
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
wow
00:07:04
Kev
But when I first saw the team, I was a little bit sceptically and I thought, can Tino really play a full 90?
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:08
Kev
He did. And i was like, oh, please don't let Hall get injured because right now we need a left back more than ever with Byrne. I mean, again, it's a completely different argument, but Byrne is our third choice left back.
00:07:19
Kev
Tino went a left back last season when Hall got injured. Um, But like I say, I was like, just don't let them be injured. Don't make it too early. Don't be panicking. Don't just pull the trigger because it's City at home and our league form's not great.
00:07:33
Kev
So I was hoping it wasn't just a a quick, put them in and hope, but it wasn't. It was perfect. They were we were more than ready and played unbelievable, both of them.
00:07:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've obviously done a lot of work um over the international break although Paul of course wasn't there was he um same as Eddie Howe was saying that the
00:07:52
Kev
Under-21s, yeah.
00:07:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
worked hard on how to bring Nick Valtemada more into the game throughout that international break. Although Nick Valtemada was away with Germany.
00:08:03
Kev
Yeah.
00:08:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
so So somebody else must have just been standing in for him whilst they were playing around him.
00:08:07
Kev
That was me. That's why I haven't been available. I was recreating Nick Baltimore's movement on my training ground at Newcastle.
00:08:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isaiah Wright.
00:08:12
Kev
i had to keep it quiet.
00:08:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent. Well, you should have kept the tash. You should have kept the tash. But ah no, i think and I think it showed, actually.
00:08:17
Kev
Cut all the hair off as well.
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was some excellent, excellent playing. I know we're going to go into the game second half. But I can remember Harvey Barnes coming into the middle and linking up really well. Not just with Bruno for the second goal, for the first goal, but with Valtimara.
00:08:29
Kev
Yeah.
00:08:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
sent Valtimara with a fabulous ball through um for another Donnarumma world he saved.
00:08:42
Kev
Yeah.
Scoring Opportunities and Misses
00:08:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, so you were happy with Joe Linton? I mean, I know with hindsight, Joe Linton was the right player to play on the left, but he has been a bit in and out, mainly out this season.
00:08:53
Kev
He has. He has. But I think that's because I think that's for Byrne being left back. I think he got so used to Byrne not being left back when he was covering two positions because of Byrne's lack pace.
00:09:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
She's dead.
00:09:04
Kev
he was so used to having Hall there or Tino there that he could just go and do his thing and just be absolutely phenomenal like he has been for the last however many years and I think with losing them two he was maybe a little bit more aware of it might have been more pressure put on him from a coach and staff or maybe Eddie himself of make sure you cover Burnett left back like make sure you do your job.
00:09:24
Kev
and Botman's not the fastest either Burn's not the fastest and if Shaw was playing as well Shaw's not the fastest so Joel Inton was the one to kind of try and make up all the positions and I thought he benefited massively from Lewis Hall being back and we actually saw him just go everywhere again it wasn't like I have to stay on this side or cover this kind of half of the pitch because he might get done it was a I'm just going to go and I'm just going to win the ball and he was he was phenomenal but again he's another one I say this about Newcastle all the time we're so quick to forget what certain players have done for us and how amazing they've been and I'm not saying i'm not open to criticism because we are every player's open to criticism I get it
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
nice
00:10:02
Kev
But you you've got to have a certain amount in the bank.
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
ten of us here
00:10:05
Kev
And I think Joel Hinton's got so much in the bank where he can have a couple of stingers and it doesn't bother me.
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. yeah i
00:10:10
Kev
I'd still start him because I trust him to do the right thing. And his passion, he got right in the head of Pep, right in the head of Donnarumma.
00:10:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
so as i just never
00:10:18
Kev
He was fighting with somebody else at full time.
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
but okay' the is
00:10:20
Kev
I was like, that's the guy you want representing you. You do not want to be on the other team.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
soly
00:10:25
Kev
So he was brilliant. And again, out I think that midfield three year, I don't think that any of them are going to get dislodged. I feel a little bit sorry for
Second Half Goals and Teamwork
00:10:32
Kev
Ramsey and little a little bit sorry for Miley. I think they've done well when they've come in.
00:10:36
Kev
But how do you drop any of them three? Especially the way... actually thought, funnily enough, Tenardi out of M3. Not that he had a terrible game, but Tenardi out of M3 against City was the worst performing one.
00:10:47
Kev
I thought like Joe Linton was incredible and Bruno, for me, was arguably mad match, but going have to pick that later on.
00:10:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
<unk> yeah
00:10:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bruno and Tonali swapped, didn't they? That's why we saw we saw Tonali linking up with Volta Mata. Now, how will they worked that out in the international break when they were both away, I'm not sure.
00:11:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Tonani played much further forward and Bruno sat much further.
00:11:05
Kev
Zoom calls.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
think they swapped the six and the eight row to use the modern term.
00:11:12
Kev
Yeah. Ooh.
00:11:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's a modern term.
00:11:15
Kev
Next you'll be seeing in transition rather than counter-attack.
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
am
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
and We're going to transition. No, I think, by the way, what I was ah really pleased with, because i've I've seen him try and fail many times. I thought Harvey Barnes tracked back.
00:11:18
Kev
Yeah.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Harvey Barnes did his defensive stint there as well. And that would have helped Joe Linton get forward a little bit more, which he did.
00:11:32
Kev
Yeah.
00:11:35
Kev
Definitely.
00:11:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, Kev, I can't wait to hear what it was like to actually sit in that lovely crowd, at the 12th man, by the way.
00:11:36
Kev
Definitely.
00:11:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's hear from Kenny and then he can tell us all about it
00:12:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it didn't repeat, which it's caught me out the last two times. But you can never tell whether it's going to or not. Anyway, that's good.
00:12:31
Kev
Yeah.
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, we nearly scored in 30 seconds, Kev. I mean, I was jumping out of out of the couch before the first minute was up.
00:12:38
Kev
Wow.
00:12:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a first half, and how that ended nil ni at halftime, I'm not sure. three all would have been a more fairer reflection.
00:12:51
Kev
It was a proper, proper Premier League game.
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
and thank you
00:12:53
Kev
Proper Premier League game.
00:12:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
thank you
00:12:54
Kev
It's...
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pick your way through them, one.
00:12:55
Kev
You know what we've... Yeah, we've we've seen loads of like... First off, the atmosphere was fantastic. I think Saturday at five o'clock kick-offs just suit Newcastle, don't we? Everyone's already out drinking. we're already half drunk and we're making the way to the cathedral and we're just louder and they're more rowdy.
00:13:10
Kev
It's... that That should come in. That half five should be constant in the morning. 12.30 kickoff should be scrapped because there's never a good atmosphere at 12.30 in the morning unless you beat Spurs 6-1.
00:13:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
started
00:13:21
Kev
That was a little bit special. But I mean, again, very rare. and But yeah, atmosphere was excellent. Everything was just perfect. I think you mentioned it before. When the team was announced, there was just a little bit more of a buzz.
00:13:33
Kev
Yes, we've got Hull back. Yes, we've got Tino back. We're going to give these a right good goal. We haven't went five at the back. I saw some people predicting, oh, we're going to do what we did to Arsenal.
00:13:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
even more um honey
00:13:42
Kev
There was none that. It was we're going 4-3-3, something we used to We're going to attack them. And the two full-backs coming in was amazing.
00:13:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
just suppose
00:13:50
Kev
I just thought, wow, there's a special buzz here from the first minute when... Who was it who nicked the ball?
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:13:55
Kev
Was it Joel Linton when Barnes had that chance?
00:13:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, if Bruno put the pressure on Donnarumma.
00:14:02
Kev
Yeah.
00:14:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Terrible ball out that Joe Linton nipped in front.
00:14:02
Kev
Yeah.
00:14:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
It ran to Barnes. He had a hit aim in the other that corner.
00:14:08
Kev
he's got to do better got to do better yeah yeah it almost yeah it almost came too early it came it came too early it was like oh my god it's a chance and it's 30 seconds hit it and he could have took a touch and then absolutely whipped it in but yeah I mean I'm not going to criticise Barnes I've probably done it enough in the past and like you know what he's come he's come very good
00:14:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
What he did is just passed it back to Donnarumma. But he had more time. He had more time than he thought. Yeah.
City's Equalizer and Newcastle's Response
00:14:34
Kev
um I'm not taking credit for that. It's not because he's listened to me criticising me. He couldn't care. That's about my opinion. But and I'm not going to give him any criticism.
00:14:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:14:41
Kev
But first 30 seconds, that set the tone, really. And I think it was a bigger moment than what people realised, even more we missed. I think it then, it kind of shook Man City up a little bit because a couple of goal kicks after that but went long.
00:14:53
Kev
um But when Haaland wasn't winning the headers, Chawo Shah was winning it. So then you could see City already early on in the game thinking... But we can't play out because we've been caught so early and that's kind of shaking them a little bit.
00:15:06
Kev
And Haaland's not winning anything up there on his own. So we had a period of the game where we were like on top possession-wise comfortably the first five, ten minutes in City. It took a while to get on the ball and kind of get the rhythm again.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:15:19
Kev
So it was a much bigger moment than what people realised even though we didn't score from it.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, that was a great save by Donnarumma, to be fair, because he could have dived blind and missed, could have done, but he waited to see where Barnes was going to play it before he dived.
00:15:27
Kev
Yeah.
00:15:29
Kev
Hmm.
00:15:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's only five or six minutes later that we recycled the ball around... Livramento's right up on the outside overlapping to give Murphy a second or two to put a fantastic cross in.
00:15:42
Kev
Yeah.
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I thought Valtanada, he headed it really well. He headed it down to the ground to the side of Donnarumma.
00:15:50
Kev
Down to the floor. Good header. Yeah.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
People going, oh, you should have gone for the bottom corner. no that was ah that was a header that was in nine times out of ten.
00:15:57
Kev
Great header. I agree.
00:15:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what a brilliant what a brilliant save by Donnarumma. Again, one-handed.
00:16:01
Kev
Everybody around me was like, how has he saved that? It wasn't how has he missed it? Like Barnes' a second chance of a game.
00:16:07
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Yeah.
00:16:08
Kev
It was a, how on earth has he saved that? Like, what is it in it? He's six foot, is he six foot five? He's a big lad. To get down that quick from a good header was an incredible save.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's a big lad, yeah.
00:16:20
Kev
But again, I think Donnarumma was to blame on one of the goals. But yeah, we'll come back to that.
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll come back to him soon. um Yeah, now City carved out a few chances. I don't think they were anywhere near the quality the ones that we had, though. and We already mentioned that Barnes snatched at that first one because it was so early.
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's a fabulous move. A fabulous move which results in another brilliant ball across from Murphy, which I've seen Gordon score those two or three times coming in at the back post.
00:16:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Barnes somehow contrives to screw it wide of the post.
00:16:59
Kev
Yeah, didn't expect that at all. When I came across, I was already out my seat thinking this is in, he's not missing this.
00:17:02
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i was i was in the air. I was in the air.
00:17:05
Kev
Yeah.
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Foden missed a sitter like that, but I think that was the only one
00:17:10
Kev
That was their best chance, yeah.
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do think we were lucky.
Final Moments and Defensive Discipline
00:17:15
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We were lucky that so Shah didn't get penalised for the tackle on Foden earlier on.
00:17:19
Kev
Penalty.
00:17:22
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And when they showed the replay of it, and i mean, Foden snatches at his shot with his left foot when he's better with his right.
00:17:29
Kev
Hmm.
00:17:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Shah worries him because he thinks he's going to get crunched if he goes with his right foot. but Hits it with his left and misses, then Shah really hits him, really gets him. But somehow...
00:17:42
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because there's like an advantage played for a split second because he's got the shot away and his foul doesn't affect the outcome.
00:17:44
Kev
Yeah. ah You can't have double.
00:17:52
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um So there's no penalty, but I thought we were quite lucky on that.
00:17:56
Kev
Yeah.
00:17:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Harland missed two, which I thought was a bit, I thought the the ball through, which you'd expect Harland to run onto. If he'd ran Pope, if he'd had 20 yards to run into and took it around him, he would have scored.
00:18:09
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But Pope,
00:18:09
Kev
Yeah.
00:18:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
For all that he's... he His legs are just for standing up on, not really anything else.
00:18:16
Kev
yeah yeah mmm tough one made himself big yeah
00:18:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he'd raced out. He was about 10 yards outside his box. I think Haaland looked up and got a bit of a shock. Completely fluffed his say his chip. And then there was a nice move by City where Haaland ended up side-footing it.
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pope's in a perfect position. It bounces off his chest. I think that's a that's a good save. No better save than any of the saves that Donnarumma did, though.
00:18:41
Kev
mmm
00:18:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, oh
00:18:41
Kev
Well, we had the Valtemar chance as well. Lovely bit of play through the middle. I think it was it was barnes Barnes who played through Valtemar.
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
that was fabulous, yeah.
00:18:48
Kev
That was a great save because there was a defender coming. I didn't notice this at the time until I watched it back. There defender coming across, which is almost making Valtemar go one side, which gives Donnarumma confidence to go early and just get a good, strong parry on it as well.
00:19:02
Kev
and So that was an incredible save from Donnarumma. A lot of people say, oh, Valtemar has to score, but I'm thinking... He couldn't go to the other side because the defender was there and he had to go that side and Donnarum was a fantastic shot stopper.
00:19:13
Kev
So um another great chance.
00:19:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hi.
00:19:16
Kev
But again, the one with Haaland, can't believe he didn't go around Pope.
Post-Match Reflections and Future Prospects
00:19:20
Kev
He obviously wasn't aware or had absolutely zero i idea or was just completely caught off guard because I was thinking when the ball came through, and again, I haven't played at any half respectable level at all really, but even I was like,
00:19:34
Kev
oh, he's going to go around them and he's going tap them on the internet. It's such an obvious thing to do. And he like panicked. I never see Harden panic. But he's only scored one goal against Newcastle in six games. So maybe it's just... Maybe he secretly loves the Geordies.
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
aye
00:19:44
Kev
That's what it is.
00:19:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
we yeah we did um We did make ourselves hostage to fortune by saying that Ireland didn't have a very good record against Newcastle. And he didn't. I think what he was trying to do was when he'd looked up and seen poke so far off his line, he wanted to just chip and curl it around him. I mean, he should have done.
00:20:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
He had the whole other goal to aim at.
00:20:04
Kev
yeah yeah he did yeah
00:20:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you he completely fluffed that. um And it but it didn't even I don't think it even travelled far enough to go out for a goal kick. I think Chow went back and got it, didn't he?
00:20:12
Kev
yeah
00:20:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So I thought at halftime, could easily have been ahead. I was pleased that they hadn't got the penalty, that Foden had missed that sitter and we'd save them from Haaland.
00:20:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
So ex exciting coming into the second half. You're hoping it's not a a game like we've had before where Newcastle are very good in the first half and then go off the boil in the second and end up throwing things away.
00:20:40
Kev
Yeah.
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably like Brentford, really. Brentford was dreadful second half.
00:20:43
Kev
Yeah.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
West Ham was a dreadful second half. um But no, and the second half was a bit more of the same. We were on the front foot, won a corner in the first minute, I think it was.
00:20:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And there's a little bit of give and take, but another great, great game.
00:21:01
Kev
yeah
00:21:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Till you get to this fabulous move for the goal, for the opening goal. And again, it's Joe Linton who wins it, plays a forced looking little pass back to
Transfer Targets and Team Strengthening
00:21:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bruno, who carries it forward.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
knocks it to Barnes with a lovely little Valtamada-like layoff with the outside of his foot, and then spins away in the other direction for Bruno to find him two seconds later.
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then what a shot, 22 yards or something, right in the bottom corner.
00:21:30
Kev
Great finish. Great finish. but He hasn't hit it with loads of power either. He's kind of placed that. He knows exactly what he's doing. It's hitting the side netting as it goes in and you just think that is an insane finish. I honestly think, and as much stick as I've given Barnes, I've always said, and so i think this is why he's frustrated us so much,
00:21:48
Kev
He's probably one of, if not the best finisher at the club. Now Callum Wilson's gone and obviously Isaac's gone and Volta Marder, we're still yet to see them kind of one-on-ones and how consistent he is. So he's definitely one of the best finishers at the club.
00:22:00
Kev
I think that's what my frustration was with Barnes for a long time was if you are that good at finishing, just learn one or two tricks, like a shimmy, Beadsley shimmy if it has to be, right? Not that it's easy to do because Beadsley was a magician. But yeah, some sort of shimmy, some sort of step over just to get a yard and ping it. Like that's all you need. You don't need much. You're such a good finisher. And then for a long time, he was a little bit still, but I've got to admit, and I've got to hold my hands up, um he's finally starting to look like the player we thought we'd signed for 35, 40 million pound.
00:22:30
Kev
um from Leicester. He's starting to look excellent. Three goals in his last two games. He had an assist in there as well. I remember he put a great cross in. I think it was the cup game. um So yeah, I think Barnes, I think Gordon,
Wrap-Up and Future Plans
00:22:43
Kev
good luck getting back. but That bad finish. And funnily enough, when he missed the sitter in the first half, I did say to the person in front of me at the ground, he will definitely score his next shot no matter where it's from because he's going to be so determined.
00:22:56
Kev
to really, really want to put that right. And my God, did he put it right.
00:22:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:00
Kev
Great finish. I mean, obviously, gets the winner.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Keeping it right.
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, that and the the goal 10 minutes later puts him a joint top scorer for Newcastle this season with six alongside Valtimada. So, you know, his finishing prowess is being reflected in the numbers as well now.
00:23:18
Kev
Yeah.
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah City score a scabby equaliser.
00:23:22
Kev
Awful one to come.
00:23:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ruben Diaz. First goal, Ruben Diaz scores in four years. The previous time he scored was at St James' Park.
00:23:30
Kev
shock
00:23:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that was a 3-2 loss or a 4-3 loss. I can't remember. I remember watching it, though.
00:23:35
Kev
yeah
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Annoying. um But, yeah, then was excellent excellent second goal straight two minutes later. We're not going to get anything. I mean, they could have folded there, couldn't they?
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
If this was a team that didn't have the heart that it's got, if it was a team whose confidence was brittle, that it looked good for an hour because they were
00:23:49
Kev
Yep, could have.
00:23:54
Kev
Yeah.
00:23:57
Kev
Yeah.
00:24:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
more than match in Man City, but but had the sort of confidence hangover from Brentford and West Ham games, there is no way they would have been straight back up the other end.
00:24:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And not just, I mean, their first attempt from the corner is cleared. The second attempt, it's got to be recycled. it's so It's so precise.
00:24:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's a ball played out.
00:24:23
Kev
Yeah.
00:24:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Barnes wins the loose ball um and lays it out to Murphy, another fabulous cross in for Murphy.
00:24:31
Kev
Mm-hmm.
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Valtemar, climbs like a, cell leaps like a salmon.
00:24:37
Kev
Leaps like a salmon.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can't put the header on target, but knocks it back. And Bruno's always on that back post.
00:24:44
Kev
Oh, the commitment from Bruno, man.
00:24:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the the ah strength, oh yes, was just going to say that.
00:24:48
Kev
but He'd dive a diving header just to get anything. He was just tooth and is it claw and nail and everything just to...
00:24:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:24:56
Kev
Get on the end of that. He was desperate to drag us through that game. And it sums up his performance. And just to get ahead on it, never mind to come off a bar, thought, oh, this is another Arsenal Liverpool where we're going to get done over.
00:25:09
Kev
And then Barnes, before he actually kind of weirdly backheels it in, takes an insane touch on the outside of his boot to have the composure.
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
He does.
00:25:18
Kev
The composure to do that in the six-yard box at 1-1.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
He does.
00:25:21
Kev
against Manchester City, where you think, oh, he would go, he'd come with, like, not champions, but, you know, that type of team are just going to come in now and go into the next game and kill us. He's taking a touch on the outside of his boot and kind of half backhealing it into the roof of the net.
00:25:37
Kev
Unbelievable.
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Back heel.
00:25:37
Kev
Fantastic. much better than Much better than what people give a credit for.
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fantastic.
00:25:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely fantastic. Now, to finish the game off, Kev, I think, was that 78th minute? No, 68th minute.
00:25:49
Kev
Yeah.
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
68th minute. So there's 20 minutes with at least 20 minutes still to go. um City didn't really get a sniff after that, did they? Am I line.
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
They didn't... They had a lot of the ball, but it kept going backwards and forwards in front of us, and they were probing, they were probing.
00:26:04
Kev
Yeah.
00:26:09
Kev
I felt like we ah felt like we defended.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
felt that he I thought the whole 11 of Newcastle were on it.
00:26:12
Kev
Yeah, we defended really well. And I think what was really important, I think when I said it to my brother, I think... Bruno, after we scored for a second, was literally back to Pope and Chao and Shaw, like, telling them, focus, we cannot concede again here.
00:26:27
Kev
He's obviously got Liverpool and Arsenal in his mind and because it's it's just so natural to go there as a human being.
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:26:34
Kev
and Previous experiences, and he's got, like, fingers on the side of his head.
00:26:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
on
00:26:38
Kev
He's telling them, focus, we do not let this one go now. Not like Steven Gerrard, who ironically then slipped after saying, we don't let this slip. But Bruno was literally going everywhere. He was he was going to Pope. Chau was coming back. he was telling Chau. He was telling Shaw. He told Joel it. And he told everybody who could possibly ever be told. He probably even told the groundsman.
00:26:59
Kev
Don't do anything stupid. Let's be sensible.
00:27:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
when at 9.30.
00:27:01
Kev
And they were so disciplined after that.
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
You even that to a been minute.
00:27:03
Kev
Tracking the men, and passing men over, stopping the overlap, stopping the crosses.
00:27:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're in the You're door. the in a It's not door. It's door. It's It's door. It's not a not door.
00:27:08
Kev
I think Livermanto made one tackle on Savinho.
00:27:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's It's not door. not door. It's door.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
not It's It's a door.
00:27:11
Kev
Bearing in mind, he hasn't played a full 90 for ages.
00:27:14
Kev
And Savinho's fresh on, fast, nippy winger.
00:27:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
door. It's door. It's not It's door.
00:27:17
Kev
And he makes a block to stop it.
00:27:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
not door. It's not
00:27:19
Kev
And he gets there.
00:27:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
not
00:27:19
Kev
And then the corners are were strong.
00:27:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not
00:27:21
Kev
We were getting the heads away.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
door. It's
00:27:22
Kev
So...
00:27:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's door.
00:27:23
Kev
It was amazing to see after that.
00:27:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's door. It's door. It's
00:27:24
Kev
It was almost like a bit of a confidence boost for the fans to see that, right, okay, we don't just concede last-minute winners because this season, it just went that way.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
door. door.
00:27:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:27:33
Kev
It seems like it's one of them seasons. But yeah, unbelievable grit and determination. And just, I mean, again, not that any sensible fan was ever questioning Eddie Howe again at this time of the season.
00:27:44
Kev
and
00:27:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
just
00:27:45
Kev
If that doesn't show that they're playing for him in the club and us, the fans, I don't know what does. So yeah, unbelievable way to win that game.
00:27:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought it was wonderful and was excited. i loved hearing all of the bits afterwards. Everyone talking, the fans, the podcasts, the people coming out of the ground, just chatting to you. It's exciting stuff.
00:28:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I'm going to play the Zencastle advert and we ought to commiserate with... don't
00:28:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
remember who he's called now. Who's the bin dipper that does the adverts now? forgotten his name. I said it a thousand times. This is read by a Liverpool fan who, of course, is having to commiserate with him another 3-0 loss, this time by Nottingham Forest, who hadn't won away from home all season.
00:28:25
Kev
Alexander Huw?
00:28:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's their second 3-0 loss in the Premier League in a row. Never mind Liverpool. and And then we'll come back. I just want to ask you if you think we've turned a corner, Kev.
00:28:44
Kev
Oh, it's brave in
00:29:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back for part three.
00:29:18
Kev
That's not Jesse, is it?
00:29:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, pardon?
00:29:19
Kev
Is that Jesse? That's not Jesse reading that, the Liverpool fan.
00:29:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pardon? Jesse.
00:29:23
Kev
That's not him.
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's Jesse.
00:29:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it not?
00:29:24
Kev
That's him.
00:29:25
Kev
Wow, professional.
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so.
00:29:27
Kev
Sounds amazing.
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:28
Kev
Fair play. Well done.
00:29:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jesse, that's the name, Jesse.
00:29:30
Kev
It's... Yeah. 1-0.
00:29:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Never mind, Jesse. Anyway, it shouldn't be too bad to cope with 3-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest because they had the same thing to deal with last year.
00:29:33
Kev
Yeah.
00:29:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it was only 1-0 last year, but, you know, what can you do?
00:29:41
Kev
one noil
00:29:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um... Poor old Liverpool. Is it a shame that Arnie Slot are looking so worried? Must be really stressed. ah
00:29:51
Kev
What shit.
00:29:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
The words, smug smile wiped off the twat's face. Could be on ah people's lips their lips, but not mine. and Anyway, Kev.
00:30:05
Kev
was excellent, Ian.
00:30:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
After our dreadful performance at Bradford last year, We put together a run of nine straight wins. Now, we are desperate, crying out for the same sort of run to move us up the table. It looks bad, the table now. Even with that win, we're 14th, four points above the relegation zone, but only four points off the Champions League places.
00:30:34
Kev
The
00:30:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I got a little bit of a surprise after Villa beat Leeds that they had jumped into fourth place because... They were doing it as badly as we were a few weeks ago.
00:30:43
Kev
word, yeah.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So we can't be that far off. So a decent run could put us where we all hope that we are. And I yeah have had a little bit of a look at what we've got left to play this year in December.
00:30:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know there's a couple of them there's a couple of games left in November, isn't there? um
00:31:03
Kev
Yep.
00:31:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're at Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday. i think... I think we turned up the Champions League games, you know, even with all the injuries, we managed to draw at AC Milan and a draw at Paris Saint-Germain last time.
00:31:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
The killer, the one that we've got to wait for is, and again, it's it's under the light at half five, but it's away at Everton next Saturday.
00:31:27
Kev
Yeah.
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I don't think Everton, well, we'll see. I think Everton will get tonked off Man United tomorrow and and they're not, They're better than they were, but I don't think they're... They're not world beaters, are they?
00:31:42
Kev
No, it's a winnable game. It's a winnable game. I said this again when I said I fancied us against City in the office when I was at work. I was thinking, and again, if you get that win, you've got Everton away, which is winnable, not easy at all.
00:31:54
Kev
But then your next two are at home and one of them at home is midweek under the lights. So you know the atmosphere around the Spurs game. i think it's 8-15 kickoff or something.
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
so tottenham at Tottenham against Arsenal this afternoon, absolutely dreadful.
00:32:07
Kev
Oh, yeah.
00:32:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then Tottenham in the Carabao Cup at our place, absolutely dreadful. a fair I have high hopes that we'll do Tottenham.
00:32:17
Kev
yeah we've got Burnley away in September as well
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
We hope we'll do Burnley at home. We then go away where we then go a awayit to Sunderland. Now they're in good form, but they're only three or four points ahead of us now.
00:32:27
Kev
hmm
00:32:31
Kev
Anything can happen in a derby, though. It's just one of them things, innit?
00:32:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a derby.
00:32:35
Kev
Last season, I was much more confident the Cup.
00:32:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
how do you Anything could happen.
00:32:37
Kev
Over two seasons ago, i was much more confident in the Cup because it was a Cup game and you felt like we had too much for them. I still feel like we've got too much quality for them, but we just seem to... I don't know. It's just weird.
00:32:47
Kev
I'm not a Yeah, less said about that game right now, the better, I think.
00:32:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes
00:32:51
Kev
Mm-hmm.
00:32:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Then we've got the League Cup at home to Fulham. We're defending that. We've got to beat Fulham. We've already done that even even before we rediscovered our confidence and had our fullbacks back.
00:33:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then the first period. What a great set of games this is. Home to Chelsea. We always beat Chelsea, Kev. Always. And I think Cole Palmer kicked the door at home and broken his toe.
00:33:11
Kev
12.30 kickoff.
00:33:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he's not going to be back in time for that, I don't think. Then away at Man U on Boxing Day, which is a it's another big night it's another big night-time telly match.
00:33:21
Kev
Boxing Day, Old Trafford.
00:33:29
Kev
Yeah.
00:33:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
The only one on Boxing Day. That would be a good game. But I'm saying that would be a good game. But if we have won the previous six or seven, and I think we've got a great chance, certainly league matches, to beat Tottenham, beat Everton, beat Tottenham, beat Burnley, beat Sunderland.
00:33:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that could be five. We've just beaten City as well. That could be six straight wins of the Premier League when we've got Chelsea at home, Man U away, Burnley away.
00:33:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Burnley's doable as well, isn't it?
00:33:58
Kev
Yeah.
00:34:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's a run of games there. What is it, 10 or 11 games? I mean, we could be bining we could be winning all 11, but let's be realistic.
00:34:05
Kev
Yeah.
00:34:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
We might get two away draws in the Champions League.
00:34:11
Kev
Yeah.
00:34:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
We could win the other
00:34:14
Kev
i I agree and I'm all for the optimism but we've got to remember as well this Premier league League is probably, actually not probably, is comfortably the most unpredictable league in the world.
00:34:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
put you through. I'll put you through. It might take you a while.
00:34:24
Kev
We've learned that with Liverpool this season. As much as we like the revel in it because of the Isak situation and the The comments after they took him from us.
00:34:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Once you've made a decision.
00:34:34
Kev
They're in horrendous form. Nobody saw that coming, let's be honest. They've spent half a billion pounds after winning league in a worse off. So it just shows anything can happen. But you're right, you look at the fixtures. Was the Brentford game again and this season before the international break? The kick up the bum we needed today.
00:34:53
Kev
where we're like, right, we've got to dig in now. None of us show up and expect to win. Every game is a cup final from now until the end of the season again. And we pick up. I think it definitely could be. But again, I've got to tell all the other Newcastle fans, especially if I listen to this, the ones who go for Eddie Howe out as soon as there's a tiny bit of...
00:35:11
Kev
cut we will lose games again in this season and that's okay but you're right Ian I think think but turn hat up I was to say the corner has been turned I said the Turner has been corned so it shows that not that confident um yeah it's
00:35:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, i whether the turner has been cornered or the corner has been turned, if we can be picking up five or six wins out of those next eight Premier League game, I think that's going to put us up where we want to be, which is challenging for the European places.
00:35:37
Kev
yeah Yeah. Well, I will just add very...
00:35:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And if there's a spin-off on that, which gets us qualified for the Champions League before we have to go and play at Paris Saint-Germain, then that's all well and good too.
00:35:43
Kev
Hmm.
00:35:49
Kev
I will add very quickly, the form run at minute, won seven of our last 10 in all comps. If we do that again coming up, because we've got more Premier League games now, there's only one League Cup game in there and two Champions League games.
00:35:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:36:04
Kev
So if we win seven of our next 10 again, even more apparently we're in disastrous form and all that rubbish, If we do that again, I think we'll be top seven going into the new year. And then that allows you to get a January window. Wiesa comes back and we attack it from January. we So I would happily take the same form we've been in, in all competitions, over the next 10 again.
00:36:26
Kev
Seven wins in the next 10 would be fantastic. So, yeah, let's let's hope we just carry on with the form we're on. But let's let's try and pick up some points away from home. Let's start with Marseille and then carry it on to Everton, right?
00:36:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
absolutely so when the transfer window comes Kev this is this is nothing to do with the pod this is a bonus this is a bonus from trying to stretch the pod to 40 minutes who's top of who's top of your shopping list in the transfer window
00:36:45
Kev
Extra time. Extra time.
00:36:51
Kev
I'm going to say the same name I said in the summer. when um i mean, I obviously wanted Wiesa and I obviously wanted Alanga. Alanga hasn't quite worked yet and Wiesa hasn't played yet. So it shows what I know because they were my top two targets, and them two.
00:37:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
exactly
00:37:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
They were. They were. That's why I'm asking.
00:37:05
Kev
m So I think personally, I think another strike is just to have a third option, especially if Wiesa does go to AFCON. Vlatovic, he hasn't signed a new contract. I mentioned him in the summer.
00:37:17
Kev
Fantastic record at Juventus.
00:37:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:37:19
Kev
Great record at Fiorentina. He's a perfect Eddie Howe type player. He's strong, he's physical, but can also run in behind. If Eddie Howe gets his hands on Vlatovic, he's going to turn into an absolute superstar.
00:37:32
Kev
and He hasn't signed a new contract. It runs out in the summer, so you could get a bit of a bargain there, taking him off the hands early so Juventus get a little bit of money for him because for spent big on Vlachovic, so they'll want at least something back.
00:37:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:37:45
Kev
and So my number one target would be Vlachovic. I think he's just... It's a perfect... This season, I think he's got six goals, which is okay for kind of what he's done previously. Nowhere near the height, but it's a perfect player for how to take in put his arm around and say, right...
00:37:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:38:00
Kev
If we are going to play a 4-2-3-1 eventually with Valtomar behind Wieser, we do need another striker, or if we go 4-4-2, Vlahovic, Valtomar and Wieser. You're looking at them options to either play a one or two of them together and you're thinking...
00:38:15
Kev
Wow, we can have a big push here. So, yeah, number one target, Vlachovic. I'd also like to see Bueno from Wolves, left back. Just to give us a little bit more depth there, Hugo Bueno, Wolves are in a bit of trouble.
00:38:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:38:27
Kev
If you make a nice bid, he's 23, 24 years old, bring him in for maybe 30, 35 million.
00:38:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good.
00:38:33
Kev
Wolves can reinvest that and try and stay up. um So, yeah, I'd take Hugo Bueno and Vlachovic and I'd be very, very happy if that was our January window.
00:38:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do not think we should be making sure that we're top of Elliot Anderson's list of the next club he goes to? We don't want Man U to buy him, for goodness sake. Oh, bloody Arsenal.
00:38:53
Kev
I'm not a big fan of bringing he wouldn't get in our midfield know there's lots of games and he'd rotate in but he wouldn't start he'd be fourth choice now it depends on what Jacob Ramsey does it'd be a nice little story but don't like bringing players back
00:39:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
i think there are games I think there are games when he would start um because Because toalli neither Tonali nor Bruno can play 60 games a season.
00:39:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
i think you've got to have I think you've got to have six that you can rotate your three from.
00:39:19
Kev
true Forrest will rip our eyeballs out if we want him back because he meets a homegrown quota for the Champions League. So they will add an extra 20 million for us compared to what everyone else gets quoted.
00:39:31
Kev
So I don't know. I'd like to see him back. It would be a good story. Jordy Lardy was at the cup final when we won it even when he wasn't at the club. I'd love to see him back, but i I just think there's probably better value for money elsewhere if you are going to go for a midfielder.
00:39:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
his tips radio
00:39:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
There definitely is. There definitely is better value for money.
00:39:48
Kev
Yeah.
00:39:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he can't go and win trophies and be an England regular and Elliot Anderson, Arsenal. That doesn't sound right.
00:40:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's the Geordie Maradona.
00:40:01
Kev
doesn't
00:40:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need him back. I say, as Liverpool paid 100 million more than Isaac's actually worth, that we've got money to spend on him.
00:40:11
Kev
Excellent. Good way to finish.
00:40:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's be honest, no one would pay £25 million for his act now.
00:40:17
Kev
Could we take, could take you, I could take you as a bit unhappy.
00:40:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kev? Oh, I would have loved Deca TK, yeah.
00:40:22
Kev
he's He's unhappy, he's sat on the bench, he's sat on the bench for a guy who can't hit a barn door with a machine gun at the minute.
00:40:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
you think you would?
00:40:27
Kev
So Dewey say, look, come here, you'll be loved. This is your final opportunity, like, because we've come in for you last couple of times.
00:40:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
What, after the last three times?
00:40:34
Kev
Right, however, this is your final chance, but look what it means to be here and you're sat on the bench for a bloke we've paid £120 million for, even though you started the season off on fire and you're on fire for France and we'll still put you on the bench because we have to play this lad who, again, we don't know, he scored six goals for Sossadar or something.
00:40:53
Kev
We have to play him because he paid so much money for Do we take Eke Tiki? I don't know. ah Probably not. That one's unrealistic, but it would be nice to happen.
00:41:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
It'd be interesting going into the transfer window and knowing we've actually got some money to spend though, wouldn't I mean, there's choices there. And actually, by then, if everyone stays fit and the form picks up like we think it's going to,
00:41:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
going to be a really strong position, I think.
00:41:17
Kev
title challenge
00:41:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Well, i I mean, you know, I thought we had a title challenge when Eddie was taking us out of the relegation zone. We're moving up that way. Not really.
00:41:29
Kev
yeah great episode
00:41:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kev, it's lovely to catch up with you, mate. ah You've really caught the excitement and joy and thrill of that game yesterday, which was brilliant watching on the telly.
00:41:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's shame I wasn't there, but I'm glad you've experienced that. um And I have got tickets for Tottenham and Burnley. That's the next two, isn't it? So, yeah, let's get let's get there.
00:41:53
Kev
You're in.
00:41:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
My name's Beanie Mackay. That was The Daily Newcastle. I was joined by the lovely Kevin Estor. um Thank you very much indeed, everyone, for listening. If you've enjoyed it, don't forget to like and subscribe.
00:42:08
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00:42:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Goodbye.