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Daily Newcastle - Wildcard Wednesday is PSR GOOD for Newcastle and how do NUFC become an elite club
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The team discuss how Newcastle can become an elite club and could PSR actually be a good thing for Newcastle United?
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00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, welcome to the Daily Newcastle podcast. It is always my favourite time of week, it's Wild Card Wednesday and it's a little bit like the old school Wild Card Wednesdays but not as wild because we are discussing some serious-ish matters but I think we've got to discuss them because we're now getting to the upper echelons of English football as Newcastle United fans, we need to start planning ahead.
00:00:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Aww.
00:00:30
Michael
oh
00:00:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But before we get into all of that, I'm going to introduce who I'm with. I'm joined by the, I think, the most knowledgeable man on this podcast, and I think it's Michael. Are you okay, Michael?
00:00:40
Michael
I'm doing very well I thought you were going to finish off by saying Nicola and not Michael but thank you very much
00:00:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
As much as I love to give Nick the Lord to stick, I would never call her a man, ever, ever, um even for me.
00:00:52
Michael
Yeah.
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And and
00:00:53
Michael
Who would want to be a miner?
00:00:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
As Michael wonderfully introduced it, we are with the brains of the operation. Nicola, you all right, Nick?
00:01:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Brains of the operation. has that ever gone in the same?
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are the brains of all of us. You are the brains. Michael's got the most knowledge in terms of Newcastle, but in terms of making this podcast work, Nicola, you are heartbeat. You are the engine.
00:01:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I will take it.
00:01:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are Bruno Gumaresch.
00:01:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I will take it.
00:01:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's who I'm going with today.
00:01:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'll take it.
00:01:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. So we've got three parts, as always. If you're a regular listener, you'll know that. And if you're not a regular listener, where have you been for the last whole season?
00:01:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. That's what your life felt.
00:01:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. So dear stay tuned in. and Right. What i want to discuss is Newcastle United, it obviously, but we want to be become an elite club now, don't we?
00:01:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank you.
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
We want to be up there with the, well, personally, i think all Newcastle fans do, not just me. The Real Madrid's, the Barceloners, the Liverpool's, the Manchester City's. We want to be regularly up there.
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we just got smashed off Villa 4-1. That doesn't happen to them type of clubs very often.
00:01:48
Michael
Yeah.
00:01:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So my question to you guys in part one is, if Newcastle United are to become an elite club, how do we do it where them results stop happening? So there's loads ways this can happen.
00:02:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm just going to inform the listeners before you guys pick you, the three you would prioritise and the question i'm going to put you here. Clubs do it in different ways. They build new stadiums and become global brands. They change club culture.
00:02:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
They get European pedigree. and they They become a brand. like PSG now is pretty much one of the biggest brands in fashion. They're a football club. and Some teams invest heavily in youth, like Barcelona with La Masia, had a whole team, didn't were a whole 11 who won the Champions League, pretty much, who came through academy.
00:02:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then some teams, like Man City and Chelsea, before PSR existed, to just spend huge and create galactical teams like Real Madrid. So there's many different ways to become in a league club, I think. However...
00:02:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
As Newcastle United fans, I find it very hard to ever think that we'll become like a fashion brand. I just can't see that right now. But I could be ah could be massively wrong. and Little kids in Paris walking around in Newcastle kits. I just can't imagine it, right?
00:02:55
Michael
Raji fashion in that.
00:02:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, exactly. My question to you guys, anyway, before I hop on too long is...
00:02:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:03:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you were in charge of Newcastle United and we were going to listen to you, what three things would you prioritise right now, moving forward from this moment, to become an elite club? And when I say elite, I don't mean like top four every season. I mean winning Premier Leagues, winning Champions Leagues.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
dominating European football, which only few English clubs ever have, really. You've got May United who had a period, but never really dominated European football. Liverpool did. Chelsea, again, even over one Champions League, never dominated European football. I'm talking on Real Madrid-esque here.
00:03:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm going to go to Michael first. and Michael, what three things would you prioritise to become an absolutely monstrous club?
00:03:31
Michael
Okay.
00:03:39
Michael
Yeah, so I think obviously it is something that's going to happen over time rather than other Man City style, unfortunately. But I think there's a few things that Newcastle will prioritise and let's be honest, they've probably already looked at it. But The first thing for me is replicating a top six rival Spurs in regards to commercial improvements. um So what we can see from them is when the delight Premier League table came out for most money made, etc., that...
00:04:07
Michael
um that Maybe, just maybe, Spurs were making double what Newcastle were um so commercially.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:18
Michael
So $615 million over Newcastle's $372 million. And that comes from you know that worldwide revenue of, you know, it could be one of those of just the new stadium.
00:04:31
Michael
But let's be honest, the pints cost a little bit more.
00:04:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow,
00:04:35
Michael
The food costs a little bit more. There's a lot more tourists there. So it's it's one of those things where everything we don't want from Newcastle, personally, yeah, we're going to have to become what we hate if we want to make it to the best team in the world.
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
wow we're going to have to become
00:04:49
Michael
Now, personally, that's to be the best in the world. I'm just happy to compete.
00:04:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that was going to be my next question.
00:04:54
Michael
Personally, I'm happy to be there.
00:04:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a great point you made there, Michael. like is it Do we really want to sell out of a point where we are charging, I mean, it's not ten or a pint, but pretty much a ten or a pint in the North East to become an elite club?
00:05:06
Michael
yeah Yeah, absolutely.
00:05:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or would we just rather just, you know, calm it down a bit, lads? We'll compete for top four every season and win some cups.
00:05:13
Michael
like You have what Spurs have. I mean, not this season, obviously.
00:05:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
they
00:05:17
Michael
Although they might win the Europa League.
00:05:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
We could actually.
00:05:18
Michael
They might win the Europa League. Same on Man United.
00:05:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
can't cope with that.
00:05:20
Michael
But...
00:05:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Can't cope with that.
00:05:23
Michael
But if if we were in Spurs' position, i'd be I'd be overwhelmingly happy. because As I say, and not this season, but it's always up there. They've had some fantastic players. Bale, Son, Harry Kane.
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
one
00:05:34
Michael
they is Stuff that Newcastle...
00:05:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Champions League final. Champions League final, we've got
00:05:37
Michael
Yeah, absolutely. Only a few years ago, we could only dream of. So replicating Spurs on that front is a must.
00:05:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:05:44
Michael
Second one is replicating Manchester City. um Easier said than done. ah Just overall, actually. um no in the So replicating Manchester City's growth in their youth assets.
00:05:56
Michael
um So...
00:05:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:05:58
Michael
you'll notice every single transfer window. It feels like Manchester City are selling a youth asset for £20 million, £30 million. You had your Sancho's, your Palmers, your Harwood Bellis's, James Trafford, for example, um Romeo Lavia when he went to Southampton. They probably had salon closers in all of them as well.
00:06:16
Michael
um They've sold 51 players, under-21s, over the last 10 seasons. The average price of them has been €7.8 million euros per transfer.
00:06:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:06:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
wow
00:06:28
Michael
If you can manage that, Newcastle haven't had 51 youth players that I could name in the last 10 years.
00:06:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:06:34
Michael
Most of them have been, unfortunately, going on to play for Darlington rather than Chelsea, etc.
00:06:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:06:40
Michael
So that's number two. And then the third is just... consistency and making sure you're in touch with the fans Newcastle United will only grow as a club if the fans are behind it and they stick by it because a lot of fans when they fell out in love with the club under Ashley they left and we're going the other way
00:06:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:07:01
Michael
We've got all the success, but, well, all the success. We've won an EFL Cup and it's getting to be ahead, but we'll get all the success and you know fans will start to go, well, it's not the club I fell in love with.
00:07:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:07:13
Michael
It's a working class club and it's always going to be that way. it doesn't matter how many prawn sandwiches you put in hospitality, it's always going to be a working man's club.
00:07:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:21
Michael
And if Newcastle lose that identity, well, there's going to be absolutely nothing as a football club.
00:07:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
but's That's what puts me off the new stadium and you've you've just put there in in the last two or three minutes how difficult it is for these owners because you need the first point you made about the stadium, the events, the hospitality but then that's not what Newcastle is, it never has been, I don't think it ever will be in terms of the real true Newcastle fans might walk away if we get to that point so it's such a fine balancing act on how we become an elite club because that's where we want to be now, look we're
00:07:43
Michael
Yeah. 100%.
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're looking this season, we've won a cup. We're hopefully going to be in the Champions League again, our second time in three years. So we're now trying to move towards that period of doing that successfully.
00:07:59
Michael
yep
00:08:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But wow, you've just literally made three three good points there, but two of them contradict each other straight away. and So it's difficult for the for the owners, definitely.
00:08:09
Michael
hunt up
00:08:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:08:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nicola, what are your three? Do you agree with many of my goals or do you think we need to go down a different route or or where you're at?
00:08:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, ah well, Michael's obviously better explaining things than I do. So I'm just going to be straight to the point because I don't have stats or anything like that. um So, no, I agree with um pretty much everything that Michael said.
00:08:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That is how you're going to get to an elite standard. But you're not going to like this one, Kev. And I don't think I even like it coming out my mouth.
00:08:35
Michael
Yeah.
00:08:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Long-term managerial stability. Is Eddie Howe, is he an elite manager?
00:08:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, course he is. Of course he is.
00:08:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Now, we we all obviously absolutely love Eddie Howe. and And there's no doubt what he has done for the club.
00:08:50
Michael
yeah
00:08:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He has absolutely resurrected the club from those Ashley Bruce days. to what it is now and it is a feeling like no other but does Eddie Howe and elite go in the same sentence is he the manager to take us to an elite standard of winning like constant trophies Premier League Champions League is he the man to take us that way is he as comparable as to someone like Pep for example
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:09:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, that's tough.
00:09:19
Michael
Yeah.
00:09:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, what what first came into my head was, would I see Eddie Howe managing at Barcelona? But I think my answer is no, because not many English managers ever have. I mean, Bobby Robson did, but obviously Bobby came to us at the end of his career.
00:09:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah,
00:09:29
Michael
yeah
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
is I don't know. I mean, that to I would obviously, my heart is instantly similar. course, he's an elite manager. Yeah.
00:09:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah of course.
00:09:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you're right in terms of Real Madrid. Would Eddie Howe manage at Real Madrid? Would Eddie Howe manage at Barcelona? I don't even want to answer that question, so I'm going to go to Michael. Do you think Eddie is a man, Michael, for the next five, ten years to do an Alex Ferguson?
00:09:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is he... Because when Ferguson... I know Ferguson won stuff in Scotland, but it's not the same, is it, when you come to England. But Ferguson created this unbelievable...
00:09:59
Michael
no
00:10:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
piece of art with Man United rebuild after rebuild after rebuild and becoming the most successful long-term manager ever. it Is Eddie capable of that at Newcastle if what we've said about infrastructure, stadiums, fan bases and all that stuff go along with it? Is he a man, Michael, or not?
00:10:20
Michael
Yeah, I think he is. I think it's one of those where to to convince everyone at home who's called me an idiot right now. Let's say Eddie Howe's illness is something that in his mind he goes, you know what, I can't i can't continue.
00:10:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:10:33
Michael
I need to take a break.
00:10:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:10:35
Michael
Who do Newcastle bring in?
00:10:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:10:36
Michael
Jose Mourinho? Nope.
00:10:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:10:39
Michael
I asked the same question at work and I got told Xavi. He's done and ah a year at ah Barcelona.
00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
know No. Yeah.
00:10:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
no
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:10:46
Michael
Nothing. ah it's It's one of those where there isn't really many world-class managers out there at the moment. You've got Pep, Carlo Ancelotti, Jurgen Klopp, etc. None of them are coming to Newcastle.
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:10:58
Michael
Let's be honest. So as it stands, Newcastle needs that manager who can stay with them, push them forward, exactly as Nick said.
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:11:05
Michael
And Eddie Howe's the best man for the job.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. I agree. um I mean, everyone knows Amir.
00:11:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I didn't say it wasn't, by the way.
00:11:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, I know.
00:11:14
Michael
Yeah.
00:11:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just it's a good point because you do think of elite clubs and you think of the iconic managers who go with them clubs, who are legends.
00:11:14
Michael
100%.
00:11:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
was asking the question.
00:11:14
Michael
ah
00:11:20
Michael
yeah
00:11:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he's not there yet, but i think he definitely will be. but He's already there in Newcastle fans' hearts because he won a trophy.
00:11:28
Michael
hundred some
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
He needs to get there in in the general football opinions, Van Hart, I think, for us to really say, yes, he's an elite manager.
00:11:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep. 100%.
00:11:32
Michael
yeah
00:11:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
hundred um
00:11:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
and The thing I wanted to add, I know we're going over, but shock horror to Wildcard Wednesday, of course, it's going to go over... I would love if I could pick a way to do it. A little bit like what Michael said about the youth academy, but but like Barcelona, don't sell them.
00:11:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just bring them all in and have a team full of Geordies. I know that's what John Hall wanted and it was a long time ago and times were different. and But imagine if we could develop our academy.
00:11:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:11:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're taking players from London. like We're taking, obviously not now, but when he was 16 years old, we're taking Cole Palmers. where We're bringing them up here.
00:12:05
Michael
Yeah.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think my night, it took Shola Shoretieri off us. We've lost other players to Liverpool. at 16, 15 years old, which goes completely under the radar. But I would love to be doing that to other clubs and dragging them up north and they stay with us.
00:12:15
Michael
Yeah.
00:12:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we build like a hotel where all the players stay and they live in the city. you know I'd love to do it that way personally. However... I think them days have gone off. I think it's now been very clever, like Michael said. Can you bring them through? Can you sell them?
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you make a ridiculous amount of profit and go from there?
00:12:33
Michael
yeah
00:12:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep. Mm-hmm.
00:12:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Speaking of profit, we've got PSR to talk about in the second part, but we've went over.
00:12:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah sir
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
My time is a little bit messed up, so I'm going to be miles over, so people just need to shut me up at the right time. So, end of part one. We're going to go to our lovely Bionic advert, or Cristiano Ronaldo's mob, as Ian calls them, and then we'll be back for part two.
00:13:28
Michael
It's happened again!
00:13:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brilliant stuff. There we go.
00:13:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What happened?
00:13:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did it happen again? ah ah Did it go twice?
00:13:36
Michael
I think it did.
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
who
00:13:37
Michael
um might be wrong.
00:13:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
didn't press it again. Either way, Michael comes in at the end, he has a code GSPN and just says, it's happened again.
00:13:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Honestly, give me such a fright. I wasn't expecting it.
00:13:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, part two.
00:13:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Brilliant.
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Part 2 is kind of inspired a little bit by Michael here um because he mentioned that to become an elite club like Real Madrid, and we would need to set our soul a little bit.
00:13:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh.
00:13:55
Michael
Oh no.
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what does an elite Newcastle United look like? Is an elite Newcastle United a Real Madrid where you are winning the league every year, little bit like Man City, five times or four times in a row?
00:14:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are we ever going to be that? Personally, I just cannot ever picture of it I don't know why. i don't know if it's because I've been watching us play Burton away in the championship and It just doesn't happen to teams like us. But Man City probably fought like that and when they were in the old Division 2 and all that type of stuff. So it could happen to us.
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or does an elite Newcastle United look a little bit where we are now? Challenging for top four, hopefully regularly. Winning the Odd League Cup, hopefully FA Cup. Maybe one or two Premier Leagues coming up in the next five years.
00:14:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that as good as it gets for Newcastle? Or can we literally be dominating Europe? What do we think personally... I find it very hard to ever imagine a world where Newcastle United are as big and as dominant as Real Madrid, but let's see what you guys think.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll come to you first, Nick, if I miss one. What does an elite Newcastle United actually look like? Are we world beaters, world domination, or are we just the odd Premier League, the odd cup, and finishing the top four as much as possible?
00:15:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um to know
00:15:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know the right way to answer this.
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
As honest as possible.
00:15:16
Michael
She always starts on the fence, doesn't she?
00:15:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, I do, yeah.
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
As honest as possible.
00:15:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but Because I never know the right way to say, ah sorry, okay, yeah, i need to, yeah, before my microphone breaks again. um I just never know the right way to say things. um I think the question that you have to ask as well is, like,
00:15:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
there are different varieties of elite, isn't there? Like you've got, obviously, I mean, I guess you're Real Madrid's, what is elite to Newcastle United? And you, I know you've just asked it of, is it where we are now?
00:15:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I wouldn't say we're at a elite standard now. I think a Newcastle behind the scenes, um, I'm not talking talking about on the pitch here. I'm talking about a lot off the pitch, um, has a lot of work to do, but I think when it comes, can I see Newcastle United being world class club?
00:16:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, I'm not too sure I do.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, is there a reason why?
00:16:06
Michael
Yeah.
00:16:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or is it just... it I'm trying to take our feelings out of this because I think it might just be because we followed them through the crap time, so it's hard to see. But Man City he would have been like that. Is it... is that We've definitely got the owners, haven't we? We've definitely got that.
00:16:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
100%. I'm not taking it away from the owners, the management, the players itself.
00:16:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I genuinely, and I've said this so many times on different podcasts, whether it's been a wildcard Wednesday or whatnot. I think the business side of football now is setting clubs like Newcastle United, Aston Villas, you know, even the Forest nowadays to fail.
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:16:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
the The rules and the regulations are setting clubs up, not to necessarily fail, but you can't then compete with the likes like Manchester City have in the last sort of, what is it, seven, eight years? I don't know.
00:16:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I could be completely wrong. I just can't see a quick fix.
00:16:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael the do you think we can actually be that Europe that a club who dominates Europe and steals players from Real Madrid can we become that or is it just not in our DNA
00:16:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Can't see a fix.
00:17:01
Michael
Yeah, I don't think we're going to be the team that steals players from Real Madrid, wins multiple Champions Leagues in a row and stuff like that. But what I do think is that we can be a constant in the top four, we can qualify for the Champions League consistently ah and we can win trophies. Yeah.
00:17:18
Michael
like the EFL Cup constantly. like Let's be honest, Arsenal, you would class as them as a an elite club, I would guess.
00:17:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:17:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:24
Michael
um Yeah, they had the invincible seasons. theyve They've had a few seasons where they've been absolutely incredible, but right now, well, they're not winning back-to-back Champions Leagues ever.
00:17:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:34
Michael
so And they're not they're not really...
00:17:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Nope.
00:17:35
Michael
I mean, they've got Martin Odegaard from Sociedad. Decent signing. Same with Mourinho. But they weren't taking players from ah Real Madrid. So we can be elite without doing that.
00:17:46
Michael
But I think we're always going to be that team that you expect to finish between third and fifth, unfortunately.
00:17:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
man
00:17:54
Michael
We will be Tottenham, I think. We'll be the Tottenham of the north. The only difference will be we actually win trophies.
00:18:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, and I hope we don't finish 15th
00:18:03
Michael
and
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
but That's interesting, that.
00:18:04
Michael
We're not hiring big arch, it's fine.
00:18:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ever again.
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
So different do you think when we do challenge, I'm saying when here, do you think when we do challenge for a Premier League, it will just be a one-off? Or is our ceiling, like you've used Arsenal as a great example there, Michael.
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Arsenal are in a league club, but but haven't won a league for a long time. We've never won the Champions League, but we're kind of there or there about at the minute.
00:18:22
Michael
yep
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's in a league club, but... will we is it Can we actually go and challenge for the title every season? Not win it, but can we challenge for it? Or is our ceiling just between third and fifth, like you said?
00:18:38
Michael
Yeah, I think we can challenge. It's just going to be one of those where, unfortunately, if you have a, let's say right now, a Liverpool or a Man City are always going to be that one level above.
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:48
Michael
What you need is a season like this season, g like the season Leicester won the league, where both of the two elite teams at the time just aren't on form.
00:18:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:18:57
Michael
And then the team that's between third and fifth will have that good chance of winning the league.
00:19:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ah, okay.
00:19:02
Michael
But as it stands, I don't think we'll ever be favourites to win a league But we'll always be outsiders. We'll always be underdogs.
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:19:10
Michael
Just how Newcastle like it.
00:19:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, so I mean, I think whenre we're not too far off at minute. Hopefully, we are still quite, we're not we're not putting in Premier League challenges next season, I don't think.
00:19:19
Michael
No.
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But maybe the season after, I can start ah to imagine it and dream, but we're we're not miles off our ceiling at the minute, which is quite nice to know in a little way, but also a little bit sad because I was hoping to see kids in Madrid wearing Newcastle top of the Real Madrid tops.
00:19:25
Michael
Yeah.
00:19:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know why. and
00:19:38
Michael
to be To be fair, just to, sorry to cut you off there, but the Saudis are in charge.
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I hope.
00:19:43
Michael
So let's be honest, anything could happen.
00:19:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Got the money.
00:19:47
Michael
I'm just sort of trying, yeah, after I'm just trying to sort of be realistic with my expectations.
00:19:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:51
Michael
But realistically, the ceiling is the sky.
00:19:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:55
Michael
yeah We can't touch the ceiling because of who's in charge of the club.
00:19:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:58
Michael
We could probably own the Club World Cup. in association with the Saudis in a few years, never mind being it.
00:20:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:05
Michael
So, yeah, I think it's it's one of those. The ceiling is and extremely high, but I think for Newcastle fans, we should probably set those expectations of let's try and stay third to fifth for the next 10 years or something before we think about winning a Premier League title.
00:20:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. i think I think my expectations are probably similar, but i just I've got that little bit of dreamer in us at the minute where I think, God, a couple of additions to this squad and we could nick a league.
00:20:24
Michael
Yeah.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And that's kind of what inspired this this whole episode and got me a little bit excited. But it's interesting to know, and I would love to see people comment as much as possible, especially TikTok, by the way. TikTok comment at the minute. who
00:20:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Flying.
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
You guys are arguing with us.
00:20:40
Michael
I've had to turn off notifications.
00:20:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're arguing with each other. It's a window. Let us know what you think. and But um I'm interested to see.
00:20:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Unless it's bad about me, then don't.
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good.
00:20:50
Michael
So none of them then, but all of them then, sorry.
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Michael!
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:20:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Why'd you guys hate
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:20:58
Michael
I don't.
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
you but but Everybody else. Right. We're going to move on before it gets too far. um
00:21:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh.
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:21:05
Michael
We love you really.
00:21:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before we get to the next advert, in part three, there's a big reason stopping us.
00:21:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh
00:21:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael said the sky is the limit, and it really is. However, PSR has been a disaster for Newcastle United. However... If you stick around for after Nicola's advert, I've got a theory on why it might be the best thing ever for us.
00:21:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll try and convince you, but I'm not holding my breath.
00:21:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, God.
00:21:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Take it away, Nick.
00:21:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:21:26
Michael
Keeping that off the TikTok.
00:21:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
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00:21:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
If you're ready to tell your story, check out the link in the show description to learn more about Zencastr. Kev, I've really had to try and hold my call there because last time I'd done that with you on a podcast, I had us laugh for three minutes.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
You lost it. You laughed for three minutes straight. We can't have that. We're already on 22 minutes or something.
00:21:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh god, thank you.
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Brilliantly done, Nick. Well composed. You did well there. You did well. and
00:22:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:22:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. So like I said, like every Newcastle fan, PSR has been up on my wall and I've been throwing darts at it. It's impossible to do, but I've hated it that much. However, I've been thinking about this, right?
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And when you think other clubs are struggling to spend little bit like we are, because it's now starting to shackle everybody, isn't it? It's now starting to affect almost every club. The transfer window just gone was quiet. The summer was quiet for all clubs, not just Newcastle.
00:22:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:22:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I actually think it might help us.
00:22:32
Michael
yeah
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have one of the best coaches in the league. who can get the best out of players and turn a profit. It's not like the days where, let's use Pep as an example, he's saying Claudio Bravo for 30 million or something.
00:22:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
He had a bad season. He sold him or sacked him off and then brought in Edison for 50, 60 million. And he just thought, I'm not going to coach you, not going to
00:22:51
Michael
Yeah.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now that can't happen. Now you have to invest in the player. You have to give them time. You have to allow them to shine. You have to hopefully get them worth more than what you bought them for so that you can sell them for a profit and be sustainable and then be able to spend again.
00:23:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I genuinely think in terms of our coach, we have the best manager in the league at doing that. Look what he's done to Jacob Murphy, Joe Linton. I'm not going to go through the whole list. Fabian Shaw, blah, blah, blah. We spoke about it loads.
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think any other manager in this league can take a player for 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 million and then make them worth even more like Eddie Howe can. So I actually think long-term, as much as the Premier League don't want this, because let's face it, these rules were changed because of our owners.
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, As much as we don't want this, I actually think we have the best manager to get a profit out of almost every player. You can actually coach almost anybody. Pep can't just get rid of his goalkeeper anymore and bring in a £60 million pound replacement.
00:23:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah Yeah, go on, Michael.
00:23:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Man United with Juan Sebastian Moran can't just sign him for ridiculous money and then sell him and bring in somebody new. That can't happen anymore. You have to invest in that player and give him time to shine, to resell him. So that's my theory.
00:24:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know if I hate PSR as much as I used to because I think I might be talking some sense, but Michael looks like he's desperate to tell us I'm not talking sense. So I'm going to go to Michael. I'm probably going to agree with him and and I'm going to back down from his whole nonsense that I think PSR um might actually help us because our manager is so good.
00:24:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:24:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on, Michael.
00:24:16
Michael
No, was just laughing at one, Sebastian. Very honoured how far you've had to fling the hook and reel it in
00:24:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just think so many players have signed for big money.
00:24:22
Michael
to
00:24:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Brilliant.
00:24:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Diego Forlheim and his flopped him have just replaced him. That can't happen. You have to now coach the player to be better.
00:24:28
Michael
True.
00:24:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can't just sell him for 10 million or 20 million less than what you bought him anymore. So I think that actually helps us. like If you were to sell Jacob Murphy now, he's going for more than 12 million. and If you were to sell Fabian Shah now, even at 34, he's going for more than 3.5 million.
00:24:40
Michael
Potentially.
00:24:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
True.
00:24:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joel Hinton's going for more than 40 because he's an absolute enforcer now.
00:24:44
Michael
Yeah.
00:24:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:24:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Back in the day, before PSI, he would just sell Joelinton for 10 million, lose 30 million and buy an 80 million pound striker. But that can't happen anymore. So I think Howe's the best man for the job for that reason.
00:24:58
Michael
Yeah, ah to be honest, ah as a Newcastle fan, it probably isn't as bad as what we think.
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:03
Michael
um i will men I'm always going maintain it's bad for the league.
00:25:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:25:06
Michael
um There's a reason that the the newly promoted clubs are just getting relegated every season.
00:25:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:25:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a good point.
00:25:11
Michael
um The championship teams can only spend 39 over three seasons, Premier League 105, I think it is. ah
00:25:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:25:19
Michael
Yeah, 105.
00:25:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:25:20
Michael
So it's one of those where you're looking at it and you're going, right, Well, something needs to change because the gulf in quality between the three teams coming up and the three the the remaining teams there is massive. And I know Manchester United and Tottenham are examples of how it's been done poorly. Shock.
00:25:36
Michael
Look at their owners. ah But I think it's also one of those where there's becoming real gaps. we're seeing between top quality teams and, you know, the poor teams. And i know it's always been there, but it's one of those where realistically Spurs and Man United, they'll be fine at one point because they're just going to get bailed out by PSR.
00:25:57
Michael
They'll be able to buy a new stadium and maybe PSR isn't the problem. Maybe it's like VAR where it's the idiots running it.
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:04
Michael
That's the problem. But at the end of the day,
00:26:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Perfect.
00:26:08
Michael
it's not helping anyone really at the moment because Man United can still build a new stadium. Chelsea can just sell a hotel or a women's team for 75,000 times the value.
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, don't like that part of it.
00:26:18
Michael
And. Great. Yeah.
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Villa have done the same, by the way.
00:26:19
Michael
and
00:26:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Villa have done that. Villa have just sold the half off two-thirds of a women's team. But Villa have filled the Champions League... and PSR but with Champions League PSR feeling it's just a fine so it doesn't matter you're not going to you know what i mean so it's it's amazing when you actually look into this in detail but if I go back you're right Michael it's not helping anybody but I actually think it's I used to think it was shackling us the most because we have such rich owners but I actually think with Eddie Howe making like i've I've mentioned before about making profits off players I actually think it might not it might shackle us the least am I making sense or am I making this up here
00:26:32
Michael
right
00:26:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
tough
00:26:35
Michael
ah
00:26:55
Michael
I understand it because Howe's fantastic, but at the end of the day, it's a win if it's there because Howe's as good as what he is, but it's also a win if we don't have it because we can just go, Howe, Killian, come out here, you teenage mutant ninja turtle.
00:27:07
Michael
Let's go play some games.
00:27:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the problem of that is, though, like Chelsea can spend 600 million to a billion or whatever, and it'd still be awful.
00:27:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
wait I think we're lucky where other teams now can't spend. So look the summer transfer window gone. It was very quiet. Nobody's really strengthening in depth in a lot of players coming in at once where you think, whoa, we've had a hell of a window.
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
That doesn't happen anymore. And I think that actually helps us because how is getting what he's getting out of Murphy?
00:27:28
Michael
Yeah.
00:27:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:27:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
i actually think it shackles us for the least now. And I know this is going to be unpopular, especially with my dad. My dad is going to scream at this episode and turn off in disgust. But I used to be like that. I used to hate it. But I actually now think it helps us more than anybody. And I'm thinking, well, do we want the rules to change? Because nobody else can sign players, but we haven't got a coach like we have.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, what what do you think about it?
00:27:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't feel smart enough to even have a discussion on PSR because the rules and regulations just take just int just change every single day.
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
What an answer. What an
00:28:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
so
00:28:04
Michael
It's a good point.
00:28:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and it's li Honestly, I can't keep up with the rule changes. I can't keep up with the regulations. Every time you think you've got your head around it, you know, you turn Sky Sports News on and someone else is getting fined for something.
00:28:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm just over it. I just can't. I can't. I can't.
00:28:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
answer. You know what? Nicola actually highlights a great point and we've said this before.
00:28:22
Michael
Yeah.
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not fan friendly, is it?
00:28:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's not.
00:28:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's be honest.
00:28:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and It's not easy to understand.
00:28:25
Michael
It's not.
00:28:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can have
00:28:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You guys are laughing at me, but I'm putting it in a fan-friendly way.
00:28:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, you're right. You're right.
00:28:29
Michael
I'm laughing because I agree.
00:28:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right. Yeah, yeah. and i've got
00:28:32
Michael
It's relatable.
00:28:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got this theory in my head of it that might actually help us because not all I understand is the transfer windows aren't as busy as usual and we have a great coach who can turn a profit on anybody. I've got this theory when you just said, actually, I have no idea.
00:28:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I've just went, yeah, you're right. ah None of us have any idea.
00:28:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
like like it
00:28:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just not fan friendly.
00:28:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's just ridiculous.
00:28:48
Michael
Yeah,
00:28:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just not fan friendly. And that's what's a killer.
00:28:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No. And this is where I find a real big gap at the minute.
00:28:52
Michael
it's horrendous.
00:28:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
in like Obviously, we all love football. It's the reason why we do the podcast. Obviously, we love our team. But this is where I really struggle when it comes when it comes to um football, the business side of football. It's become so unattached from the real world. I get it's a business.
00:29:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But it's just how will we, if we don't really understand And you've probably got managers like Eddie Howe and, you know, your Pep, well, not your Pep Guardiola, he does what he wants, but you know what I mean. um
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
spend what they want them same as Forrest spend what they want
00:29:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Constantly looking, you know, sort of looking over their shoulders. Do they, are they even aware sometimes that they're potentially breaking the rules? Who knows? Who knows?
00:29:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they just get told it
00:29:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So that something needs to be done where it makes it easier and easier to follow, in my opinion.
00:29:33
Michael
Yeah.
00:29:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree.
00:29:38
Michael
Yeah.
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. and But I am very interested, before before I go back to Michael, I'm genuinely interested in what people think because I would love to know that one person has listened to this. Well, hopefully more than one, but at least one person has listened to this.
00:29:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he said, actually, Kev's...
00:29:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:29:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian's our only listener. Kev's changed my mind there.
00:29:55
Michael
but
00:29:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Actually, Eddie can get the best out of cheaper players in players who haven't got the big value. And Man City can't just go...
00:30:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, they can because they do what they want, but hopefully they get held accountable. But Man City and Man United can't just go and spend 400 million in one window and just have the best players anymore.
00:30:06
Michael
Yeah.
00:30:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it might actually help us. It's mental. Michael, what were you going to jump in before?
00:30:15
Michael
Yeah, i was just going to jump in and say, I think we're fine because we had the foresight to sign Yankouba Minta. And thankfully, he was good enough to be sold for £35 million. I think it was £30 million.
00:30:27
Michael
Madison was £35 million. But either or, we sold them both for £65 million combined.
00:30:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:31
Michael
Next time, we're probably not going to be so lucky. And you know if we'd had to sell Lewis Hall for £50 million or Tino Livramento just to make the profits on those players...
00:30:42
Michael
I think we'd be sitting here right now and going, yeah, you know what? We hate it. We're really not fit for purpose. But the fact that Minte has been, i hate to say it because I think he'll grow up to be a great player, but he's been pretty average at Brighton.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:30:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:30:55
Michael
Anderson looks fantastic at Forest, unfortunately, ah but it's good to see him doing well.
00:30:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Very annoying.
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:31:00
Michael
Yeah, it's very annoying, but they're two players that realistically would have been on the fringes for Newcastle this season.
00:31:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:31:05
Michael
if we ended up If we have to sell Alexander Rezac,
00:31:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:31:09
Michael
in the summer for, let's say, 150 million, just to comply with some stupid rule, then every Newcastle fan would be immediately messaged in Kev's DMs right now going, you don't what you're talking about.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah No, it would be it would be frustrating, but the fact that House Coaching has allowed Izak to get over 20 goals over two seasons means you get a profit of like 60, 70, 80 million.
00:31:21
Michael
about
00:31:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's true.
00:31:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't think Man U can do that with Highland. Can they?
00:31:33
Michael
Well, no, but he wasn't 70 million to begin with.
00:31:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, but they're stuck.
00:31:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
no
00:31:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
but No, but that's what I'm saying. They're stuck in terms of they signed these players at inflated prices. And now, because of either Puba, I don't know how good Highland is. It could be just Puba Coaching. It could be The environment at my United not working for him, he could be a 60, 70 million.
00:31:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:31:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
We don't know really yet. He's still too young and he hasn't had the right environment, you could argue. But with Newcastle, even if we had to sell a Tino-Livermento, as much as I never want to do that, you guarantee we're making a profit on him because how so good.
00:32:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't think of any other club or any other a manager in Miss League who is signing players for 50, 60 million like Isaac and selling them for 150
00:32:02
Michael
Yeah.
00:32:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think that's happening. I don't think any other club can do that because they don't have our environment. They don't have our manager. They don't have the coach. I mean, Bournemouth is one I can think of off the top of my head.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have some very sellable assets right now to make a lot of money.
00:32:25
Michael
Yeah.
00:32:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we have a lot of sellable assets as much as you don't want to want to think we're going to sell them.
00:32:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:30
Michael
ah
00:32:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if we had to, Michael's right, if we had to, we could sell a lot of players. If Man United had to sell somebody tomorrow... For 80, 90, 100 million. The only one who's coming close is Fernandes.
00:32:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nobody else is selling that at Man U.
00:32:42
Michael
Yeah.
00:32:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So if they need to sell somebody to not get a deduction, they can't.
00:32:43
Michael
No, no way.
00:32:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can, and that makes us so strong. Anyway, um i've I've come up this theory. I could be a madman, and I'm going to regret saying because I do strongly, strongly dislike PSR. But I just think we are in such a good place, along with Bournemouth, by the way, Iriola, unbelievable manager, doing very
00:33:05
Michael
its Yeah.
00:33:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Good.
00:33:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, doing unbelievable at Bournemouth and making and them sellable assets. where If Bournemouth needed to make 100 million, we could make it with one player. ah to That's how well he's done.
00:33:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, true.
00:33:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same with us. We could do that because we have a good manager. I actually think PSR, now it's been in for so long, might be starting to benefit the clubs who have good environments, and starting to develop good infrastructures and have very good managers to get the best out of them players and invest time in them players.
00:33:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
to make them better not just throw them to one side when we have a bad season and bring in somebody for 90 million and sell them for 10 them days are gone so I think it might help us but let us know what you think I'm sure I'll get blasted but hey ho that's life anyway I feel like this one's went really quick so I apologise to everybody it has but I think we're on somewhere like 34 minutes like I said at the start my time is messed up and you two keeping us right is it time to go
00:33:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
well it's just cut to 34 minutes
00:33:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
time to go lovely
00:33:55
Michael
I mean, it could be time to go, but Nick didn't even get to finish our part one, bless her. I just spoke for four minutes, so quickly.
00:34:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I did oh no I didn't screw you guys and what did say long term managerial stability I said um club culture and off pitch standards I have already gone into that a little bit
00:34:03
Michael
Noel, what were your other two? You've got a minute.
00:34:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
You got two more.
00:34:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And then, not going like it, but new stadium.
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no.
00:34:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't want a new stadium.
00:34:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree, bro.
00:34:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm just saying it.
00:34:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I do. I do agree.
00:34:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
New stadium.
00:34:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just Michael made the point as well, didn't he, where it's you've got to become everything you hate to
00:34:28
Michael
that
00:34:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
to have that infrastructure but I just I can't imagine selling pints for 10 quid at a Newcastle stadium ever or prawn sandwiches
00:34:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, me either.
00:34:36
Michael
I really fancy a prawn and cucumber sandwich and a 10 quid pint of car freeze right now.
00:34:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, man.
00:34:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Come on.
00:34:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, it's it's interesting actually see if we ever will become an elite, elite club like rivaling Real Madrid or do we just aim for what Arsenal are right now or are we somewhere in between where maybe a Man City?
00:34:45
Michael
Up the tune.
00:34:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, let us know. We do this to get your guys' feedback. Just don't be nasty in Nicola, otherwise we'll all come for
00:35:03
Michael
It's my job.
00:35:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Wow. True that.
00:35:05
Michael
Actually, it's your job, to be honest, Kev.
00:35:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm quite mean to Nicola, to be fair.
00:35:07
Michael
I'm nice.
00:35:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
All of you.
00:35:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I think we all we all pick on Nicola. but It is what it is.
00:35:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Just have your own days. It's okay.
00:35:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, thank you very much again. It's been ah wonderful episode. I think it's been a lot to talk about, lots of them interest interesting discussions, actually. I'll make sure the next Wild Card Wednesday goes back with old fun ways where we're just picking players we dislike.
00:35:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But until then, have a fantastic day, evening. Make sure you're all doing well. And remember, stay positive.
00:35:39
Michael
Thanks.
00:35:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you