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Episode 85 - PREVIEW: The FA Cup returns as Brighton travel to Norwich
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Daily Brighton - Jamie and Bless tell us what changes they expect to see made, discuss some of Norwich's danger men and give us their score predictions.
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00:00:09
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Hello and welcome to the Daily Brighton Podcast. It's your boy, Jamie G,
Introduction and Podcast Overview
00:00:14
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joined by the man himself, Blessings Chabamba. Bless. How we feeling today?
00:00:20
blessings
Yeah, good. It's a bit of a weird one, isn't it? Talking about the FA Cup, but yeah, we're here for it.
FA Cup vs Premier League: What's the Difference?
00:00:26
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Yeah, it makes a bit of a change than talking about Premier League games. I think this is this the first time the FA Cup's been on on a weekend, because I think the last round was midweek, wasn't it? And now, I think this is the first time we've played it on the weekend anyway. it's probably The lower league teams have probably played it on the weekend.
00:00:44
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But yeah, it's interesting to see the magic of the FA Cup back and hopefully we can make a run in the cup. I think with our squad depth, we actually have the ability to make a run in this cup and
Brighton's Ambitions in the FA Cup
00:00:57
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actually take it seriously and try and get a trophy to our name. I don't know what you think about that.
00:01:02
blessings
Yeah, I think it's a great opportunity, to be honest, for um the fans to get something to tell some shout about again. I am slowly beginning to think our season's sinking into mediocre in terms of our results, where we literally, we win a game, we draw here, and then we lose three on the bounce or something. And if that continues on to March, that kind of sort of end the season time, it's going to
Can the FA Cup Boost Brighton's Confidence?
00:01:27
blessings
be a real tough grind, watching Brighton, to be honest.
00:01:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and you know what though, if there's ever a good time for the FA Cup to come... It's now, we haven't won in, what is it, eight games where we've been resultless in the Premier League. If anything, it actually could have come a bit earlier. This will hopefully give the players a bit of a confidence booster. If we can get a win under our belt and we can progress to the next round, hopefully they can take that result onto their next game. And that's the the FA Cup, you know, just need confidence to build and then we can hopefully start playing some good football again.
00:02:05
blessings
Mate, that's it mate. and The magic of the FA Cup isn't just ah going on a mad run and winning it. They're sometimes using it to change your fortunes and form for league form as well. Again, we'll probably talk about rotation, but I doubt there'll be much to be honest.
00:02:23
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Yeah, we're going to go through in this podcast the lineups
Tactics and Lineups Against Norwich
00:02:28
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that we kind of expect to see out there, some potential names that we could see called up to the starting lineup just to get some minutes under their belt and then also talk about the team that we are playing. It is Norwich, so it might not be the easiest game because I think Norwich are a pretty solid team based on some highlights I've watched. I'm not going to act like I'm some aficionado in watching them play or some expert in Norwich football, but some highlights that I've watched, some star players that have stood out for them this season, and then also what our ah score predictions are. So we'll start with it, bless. um Talk to me about who you who you can see stepping into the lineup for this next game.
00:03:11
blessings
Yeah so an interesting one in terms of that I don't think Norwich are that much of a bad side so I think we still need to show them a little bit of respect and not make wholesale wholesale changes.
00:03:26
blessings
um it'll be good to see my shout for sensible chances, who's not a transfer. I can't, I can't feel it would be good to see him get some minutes, the youngster be good to see him, you know, getting in, finally getting involved in the first team. um And also the likes of a dinger as well, just need more minutes just in general, minte ah except expect him to start because he hasn't played too much recently. um But yeah, no, just a few players who you'd want to start but I don't really
00:03:57
blessings
want to see wholesale changes I think although they're not doing that great in the league I think Norwich is still a decent side so I don't want us to um overlook them just yet especially because it's an away tie as well
00:04:12
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Yeah, I think you're 100% right in that because this could be a banana slip game. We see it every single season where Premier League teams underlook
The Danger of Underestimating Norwich
00:04:23
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or overlook sorry ah the championship clubs and then they get beaten because the championship the clubs are there to actually go on a run, give their fans ah a fixture against one of the big six, let's say. Whereas we obviously take that, or Premier League teams in general, take that a lot for granted.
00:04:41
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where they would then play their bench and then obviously Norwich's first team could easily beat our bench, let's say, or whatever Premier League team's bench. So this is always a tricky one. It's not like it's a if it was a League One team or a League Two team, then I'll be more than happy than rolling out like all the reserves, all the bench, and then thinking feeling pretty confident of getting a result. Whereas a Championship team, who I think are in ninth or 11th, one of the two. I'll look it up in a minute. um And they've one of the top scorers in the
Player Focus: Evan Ferguson and Young Talents
00:05:16
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championship as well. They have some really good players that we'll touch on later. It's a game that we could easily drop, like if we're not careful and if we do just roll out some players that haven't had any minutes or some players that if we make wholesale changes in the squad, like you say,
00:05:35
blessings
Yeah, and that's it. um You know, they'll look at it as well as, okay, we've got Premier League opposition coming. They're not in good form. We're at home. They will fancy it. They'll be well out for it. Especially, again, they've not really had anything to be screaming about as well, because their league form is probably not where they want to be.
00:05:56
blessings
they'll be up for this one they'll be thinking if we can get past this one this is not a decent tie for us because we're at home maybe we can get a man a man who lighted away do you know what i mean get a big a big big fixture after
00:06:06
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you
00:06:11
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Yeah, I think the players that I would like to see or not that I would like to see the players I think will start ah Is Adam Webster? I think this will be a game where he can get some minutes out just to you know Keep him happy and it's a championship side. I think he's a championship level player. So I think No offence!
00:06:31
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I'm just shoot shooting stray shots to Adam Webster every episode.
00:06:33
blessings
Scary shots for that reason.
00:06:35
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Apologies, Adam. You know, if we ever meet, I will be nice to you. And I hope you don't hate me from this podcast. But I think this is this is kind of the game for him. And I'm actually on board with your shout of giving the young kids some minutes.
00:06:49
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Like, i I'm not sure about starting. I think it could be like, Igor and Webster. They're for you to come on. Get him some first team minutes and that'll be good. ah Some other players I think will start in CSO. We saw him shine a little bit in the Premier League when he got his first start. I think this is a competition made for him, build his confidence and where he can kind of shine. I can see M Ferguson's I think is might still be injured but would be would have been good to get him some minutes. Although the injury report that I'm looking at here says
00:07:27
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2nd of January is meant to return so it's now the we're recording on the 8th so god knows if he will be fit but it's a kind of game where he can hopefully build his confidence we can see something in him like we've seen before and he can kind of dominate against a lesser opposition against like Shane Duffy don't know how he's still playing 33 years old
00:07:48
blessings
Yeah, what a throwback. Shane Duffy, wow.
00:07:51
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in ah's He's played twenty six all 26 matches for them. ah And then ah this is another shout. Another player, I'm not sure if he's healthy or not, but I think this is going to be the first start for Diego Gomez from Into Miami.
00:08:09
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He's gone from playing with the likes of Messi, Busquets, Suarez, and then he's going to get rolled out with Evan Ferguson in CSO and probably Grudo or Edingra. I mean, what a time. What a time for the kid.
00:08:25
blessings
Yeah, what an entry to English football as well. Cara Rose is the most random ground I'd say.
00:08:30
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yeah
00:08:34
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To be fair, that's actually bringing on that point. I remember Matt O'Reilly got ah his role, he got rolled out against Crawley Town.
00:08:44
blessings
Oh, yeah.
00:08:45
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in the league cup and that's why he got absolutely crunched and sidelined for a month and a half. If I see that with Diego Gomez, if he gets a start and I see Kenny McLean crunch him within minute 20, I'm thinking it's just actually just bad luck for us. People actually have it in for us and they're just trying to injure up new signings.
00:09:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah that would be very unfortunate but I think this will be a good game for him to kind of integrate into English football and then we can see how he does and then hope maybe even start him in a more a bigger game against a Premier League side but we will be back after this short ad and we'll talk about the danger that Norwich do pose
00:09:43
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and that was an absolute shambles. But there we go, we are back from the ad break. Zencaster is the ad and is sponsoring our videos. We're very thankful for Zencaster, thank you very much. um So, bless. I guess we'll move on to the Norwich. We haven't watched a lot of them because we're too busy watching Brighton for our fans.
00:10:05
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But in the highlights that you have watched, in the things that you do know about ah Norwich, what have what stood out to you and who are the some of the danger men that we should watch out for?
00:10:15
blessings
Yeah, I think um on the on the whole, I think like I've said in the last segment, other I think they're probably a little bit disappointed at where they are. I think they would probably be looking at playoffs this season, but um they've just not really Not really been at it at times, not really consistent.
Analyzing Norwich's Key Players and Season
00:10:34
blessings
um I'd highlight Josh Sargent, who's a decent player. He's at USA International as well. He is very is quick, he likes to press as well. He likes to be busy up front, so he'll be yeah he'd just be all over the place. It's those kinds of players who just want to watch out for these type of FA Cup games, because when the fans are well up for it,
00:10:57
blessings
you know, they're going to be cheering every, you know, if he nicks something, they'll be they'll be cheering that they'll be nibbling on that um for an occasion like this. It's a massive game for them. um So like every little bit he's sort of doing and upfront and being busy, they'll they'll be loving that. So we got to keep a close eye on him, I think.
00:11:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah 100%. And you mentioned they've had an interesting season. They have had nine draws, nine wins, eight losses. So it feels like you just, from ah from a fan's perspective for them, just looking on the outside,
00:11:34
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it feels like there's difficult to predict. You don't know what you're going to get from them week in, week out. It could either be a win-loss or a draw, as it could be with any team. That was a partridge moment or a Michael Owen moment. But yeah, they've had an interesting season, 36 points, sat an 11th, still only three points off the playoffs or four points off the playoffs.
00:11:59
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so there's still a chance then to go up. but I think their star man this season has been Borja Sainz. He's the top goal scorer in the championship with 15 goals and he looks like a, from every highlight that you watch, he looks like a menace going forward. He will stand your man up and he will whip balls in like his with finesse balls into the far corner quite well.
00:12:28
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ah That's just based off highlights, like I say. um And yeah, he looked he looks a danger when he is running at championship defenders anyway, ah going for either cutting in and yeah, that's all I've got to say on him.
00:12:45
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I don't know much else other than that.
00:12:48
blessings
Yeah, no I'll totally agree with you.
00:12:48
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ah
00:12:51
blessings
He looks very good and I thought that just popped into my head as well. i like um If we were to sort of get rid of or lose Matoma, what a brilliant and audition this could be for this young man because he's valued at like 11 million pounds.
00:13:06
blessings
He is,
Transfer Speculations and Player Auditions
00:13:08
blessings
ah I reckon, I think, is it his first season at Norwich, you know?
00:13:12
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ah I think it's his second. This is his second season, yeah.
00:13:16
blessings
second good so he's eight he if a bid was to come in they would consider it because this is second season and but um yeah he looks like a decent player as well 15 goals in the championship playing off the the left wing pretty decent to be fair he looks like the man we probably have to watch a little bit more than my uh josh sergeant shout
00:13:37
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Hey, don't don't underestimate Josh Sargent. You are right. Even throwback to his ah when he was in the Premier League. like he looked ah He was also quite good in the air, Josh Sargent.
00:13:48
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I'm pretty sure he's very tall and just won a lot of flick-ons.
00:13:49
blessings
Yeah.
00:13:52
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And that's kind of, like you say, a lot of their goals have probably come from Sargent flicking it on to Borja Sainz, who's then in on goal. I think there's other players that have played in the Premier League before. So they've got Mark Ondes, who played for Bournemouth and Brentford in the past. ah He's still in the Championship, but he's a very solid Championship player. He's been promoted with both Brentford and Bournemouth, so he's not to be tutted at or overlooked either, um even though he's never really shown in the Premier League. And then they've also got, like I said earlier, Kenny McLean, who has been
00:14:32
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based on just rating numbers their top performer this season and from what I can remember about Kenny McLean playing in the Premier League anyway and I'm sure it's not much has changed it was only three seasons ago they were in the Premier League but the guy loves a tackle the guy's not terrible on the ball like he just kind of he's a working man's player like a ah lesser John McGinn gets about, puts himself in positions to just keep the play ticking and then also just likes to be strong and a tackle.
00:14:56
blessings
Yeah.
00:15:04
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So e he can't be overlooked either. It's not going to be an easy, mid like a midfield battle against Mark Ondes and Kenny McLean if we do play. let's say wiffer and another player that's just trying to get into this the team or even gomez it's gonna be a difficult one for him if it is his first game yeah
00:15:24
blessings
Yeah, no, I totally agree with that. And like McLean is your typical Scottish midfield and like just hustling, tackling, you know, I mean, getting involved. And that makes me think as well, then it's like if we are, we've talked about a little bit about respecting them and not really making wholesale changes um because that midfield, they are quite aggressive. I'd imagine Norwich in the way they play and it's a typical championship team as well. So you know what you're going to get.
00:15:54
blessings
do you think we need to then play beliba then
00:15:58
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yeah Nah, I don't think, I think this is too easy for Belieber.
00:16:00
blessings
yeah
00:16:03
blessings
it just last month
00:16:03
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Belieber should be rested. We need to put some ice on those big old legs of his and you know, rub his feet, do whatever he wants.
00:16:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just keep him in January to begin with. Like give him a new contract offer. Do whatever it takes to keep Belieber healthy and ticking. But yeah, no, I don't think this is a game for him.
00:16:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Whiffer's played in the Champions League before. If he can't handle no disrespect to Kenny McLean, I know I've just bigged him up a little bit, but if he can't deal with Kenny McLean, then we really do need to start looking for a refund because ah that's unacceptable, quite frankly. This is the moment, hopefully, where Matt Swiffer actually steps up and shows the quality that he did have at Fairnord and why we paid £30 million pounds for him.
00:16:53
blessings
yeah i mean when you get a player with that kind of feat and you're now considering whether or not he's going to do it right in this kind of fiction it's a little bit scary and it's a weird one because
00:17:00
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yeah
00:17:05
blessings
ah Our scouts and the players we get, we we're rarely disappointed in like their performance levels, but Matt Swiftly just has not kicked on.
00:17:17
blessings
So we have to see him being head and shoulders, the best player in the midfield and in this game, in my opinion.
00:17:17
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At yeah.
00:17:25
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Yeah, and some of the things as well about Norwich. They are, like well like we said earlier, a difficult team, especially going forward. They ah have scored the third most in the championship with 43, 1.7 per game. ah They also are a team like us that like to play possession style football. Their third also in the championship for that, only behind Leeds and Swansea, keeping 58% possession per game.
Game Predictions and Strategy
00:17:52
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so like Like we said, McLean and Mark Ondes, and I think they have another one called Nunez, who would be interested, I'm interested to see what he's actually like, because I've heard good things about him, just on like, from my friend, that's an orange fan, ah he's bigged him up.
00:17:59
blessings
Nina's, yeah.
00:18:10
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But it's going to be interesting to see, they clearly do control the midfield a lot in the championship, and they they're all capable of playing. But it's interesting to see how they'll deliver or what they'll do against a Premier League team with with expensive signings in terms of wiffer, in terms of Gomez if he does play and see so as well who's a hotshot and how they actually control that midfield there. But yeah, I'm interested to see what the game will be like. I think it'll be very even. I would say that I'm expecting a very even game and we'll go on to our score predictions after this short ad.
00:18:54
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exclusive daily news on your favorite club is what he was meant to say at the end there and we are back with the daily Brighton podcast bless we'll kick off straight to it what are your score predictions for this game
00:19:08
blessings
um I am expecting it to be quite cagey at the start with Norwich you know making life very difficult for us that's what I'm hoping we defend well um but I see us just having enough quality to get by and 2-1 win.
00:19:27
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Okay, I'm agreeing, I agree with you.
00:19:28
blessings
yeah
00:19:31
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I think it will be a very tight affair, but like you say, I think our quality will step up and I'm, will they score?
00:19:44
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I was gonna go 2-0. But then I'm thinking, having said what I've said about maybe playing Webster, Igor and McCormick, is that McConville?
00:19:56
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What did you say yesterday?
00:19:56
blessings
but um
00:19:57
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McConville.
00:19:57
blessings
that
00:19:58
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ah If he does get minutes, then I could see it being 2-1 as well. But I think i'm I'll stick just to be different. I'll go 2-0 away win, and then onto the next round. And then that that will hopefully give us a confidence to push on.
00:20:13
blessings
Yeah, now i I like that. I think that that could be possible. um Not to overlook Norwich, but who would you want in the next round?
00:20:22
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yeah you say yeah ah A league one team. Give me something easy. I mean, Norwich cut is a banana peel. on I don't want any banana peels.
00:20:32
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I don't want a big match. I've had enough of big matches, you know, we get them in the Premier League every time. I want an easy time in this cop cop in this cop competition. I just want to play league one teams, Stevenage, Cambridge, Leighton Orient, give me one of them.
00:20:49
blessings
the bridges.
00:20:51
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he All the bridges will will conquer the bridges.
00:20:56
blessings
Yeah.
00:20:56
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Who do you want? Surely you don't want someone difficult.
00:21:00
blessings
no no no no i i don't know i love cup competition so i'd love to see us go far in this so like yeah again i want the the um the draw to be kind to us i want yeah the the worst the lowest ranked opposition you can get
00:21:16
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yeah
00:21:19
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Hey, what's that team that got through? I'm trying to find it.
Looking Ahead in the FA Cup
00:21:24
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ah Was it Tamworth? That's it. Tamworth are playing Tottenham. If Tamworth can pull off Tottenham, if they get through, even though they are charging extortion at ticket prices to for their local fans, oh happily go Tamworth and watch a game.
00:21:27
blessings
give us them yeah
00:21:41
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And then we can what we can hopefully batter them.
00:21:41
blessings
Yeah.
00:21:44
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That's the kind of games I want. And then in the round after, Dagenham and Redbridge are still in the competition. Harrogate, that's my mum's hometown. There we go, Bromley. you know Give me some of these teams to make it easy for us. Because like you say, we've got the depth, I think, to go far in this competition. And it's what I'd never understand about teams on our level.
00:22:10
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that play subs, like later on in the competition that play like fully sub teams. It's like we haven't won a trophy for time. Like this is an opportunity for us to win something, especially when the Premier League is looking so hit and miss players will well where teams are all very close to each other and all the quality is very similar. This is an opportunity where we, I feel where we can go to places and actually beat them week in week out.
00:22:40
blessings
Yeah, no, I agree with you. But i again, rotation is important because think about how um our season would be in absolute shatters if Carlos believe we got injured because we play him too much.
00:22:53
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Oh yeah, no we can rest him until the hard teams.
00:22:54
blessings
We lost him. Yeah, I mean, if we, if we lost him for like, let's say like three, four months, that is going to, that is tough. That's a big hit and our league form will suffer as well.
00:23:07
blessings
So you've got to be careful with everyone, even Jean Pedro as well.
00:23:07
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Yeah.
00:23:11
blessings
If we lost Jean Pedro, um, or even Van Heck as well, if we lost any of those three, it is, it's tough going, I think from there. So you've got to be careful with those three.
00:23:21
blessings
Um, but also we want a cup run.
00:23:22
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Yeah.
00:23:24
blessings
So you've got to do both Fabian.
00:23:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah there we go and that is a message to you Mr Hertzler. Thank you very much guys for listening. We apologise for not being fully brushed up on our Norwich knowledge but we hope it's been useful for you anyway and we look forward to the Cup game and bring on the magic of the FA Cup. Signing out from me and that's been Blessings Chabamba. Peace out.