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Iain and Nicola are together talking about Newcastle's victory against Manchester United, and cover off stand out performances & how they are feeling going into a new week with two games and our current Champion's League chase!
Host - Nicola Pringle-Adams
Guests - Iain Mackay
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Introduction and Line-up Discussion
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Newcastle podcast. um It is me, your host, and by me I mean it is Nicola, um straight after our Sunday afternoon game against Manchester United and I am joined by my lovely co-host Ian.
00:00:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello!
00:00:28
Iain
Hello, Nicola. What a lovely game that was to sit and watch.
00:00:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are you?
00:00:32
Iain
I thought we were excellent, but I suppose we have to... I don't suppose we can close the proceedings there. We'll have to talk about it in a little bit much detail. But because of that result, I am in a fine mood.
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
good um it is just the two of us today because I believe um Kev is at the game um and I believe Jo is definitely at the game and I think Michael core also may be at the game so it's just the two of us so it's all right we'll do as best as we can that clean three's a crowd I agree um and I don't think Jo would be in any fit state considering she's celebrating her birthday um today um we're not actually it's during the week but she's using today as ah
00:00:56
Iain
It's all right.
00:01:00
Iain
Choose company, Nicola. That's what they say.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
as a um perfect celebration day. So we'll let her have that one. um Right.
00:01:20
Iain
Interesting that, by the way, because Joanne is also having the Wednesday game against Crystal Palace as another birthday celebration, which is
00:01:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:01:29
Iain
She's like the Queen, isn't She's going to have two birthdays.
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Queen of birthdays. And it's Newcastle's fault because they've got too many games this week. What great birthday week for us
00:01:37
Iain
What can you do?
00:01:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
What can you do about that?
00:01:38
Iain
Anyway.
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, we are fresh after our... um game against Manchester United and just in case anyone um hasn't watched or caught up and by the time this goes out, and we won 4-1.
00:01:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So me and Ian are in an ecstatic mood um today. We are we are we all loving it. So what i thought Ian, we could probably start from before the game um and when the teams got published and announced.
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Actually, first of all, I feel like we've missed a little bit here. I feel like we're even before the game.
Coach Absence and Team Performance
00:02:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
No Eddie Howe. Poor Eddie Howe.
00:02:22
Iain
Absolutely. um And very, very few details about what's wrong with him, other than he had to go into hospital on Friday night.
00:02:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:31
Iain
and
00:02:33
Iain
heard on the Sky Sports coverage, Harvey Barnes and Bruno and Jason Tindall say that he was recovering. I don't know what he's had, of course. But if they're using words like recovering, it sounds like the worst has passed.
00:02:47
Iain
Bruno's hoping he's there um Wednesday. which we do as well. And the if somehow this manages to get in front of Eddie at any stage, all of us here on the Daily Newcastle, Eddie, wish you all of the best and hope you get over this horrible thing as quickly as possible.
00:03:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe he's just had a delayed hangover from the Carabao Cup win.
00:03:10
Iain
Well, I thought it might have been that he needed to go and get his jaw reset because he'd over smiled since the Carabao Cup final.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:03:18
Iain
Because I've not seen him without a big smile on his face since that game. But there you go We shouldn't make light of it because we don't know what it is
00:03:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
mea
00:03:25
Iain
Get well soon, Eddie.
00:03:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Yeah, we are sending all of our um well wishes to Eddie and we do hope that this afternoon's result did cheer him up. I'm sure he has been told to remain calm, and which I'm probably sure he didn't when he was at his bed. But Yeah, all the well wishes go to Eddie. um And obviously we hope to see him in on the line um on the sideline on Wednesday. So, yeah, so it was Jason Tindall's.
00:03:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Jason Tindall's, what's the word we're looking for? Care. The boys were in Jason Tindall's care for today. and And I believe they were on the on the training and ground this week as well.
00:03:54
Iain
absolutely
00:03:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I thought we could just do the first part, um cover off the teams. um Obviously our team and then obviously Manchester United's team. and how we felt when they got published. So and when they got obviously leaked and andda and put out there. So Newcastle side, unchanged.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:04:17
Iain
Absolutely.
00:04:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Were you surprised? I wasn't surprised.
00:04:19
Iain
i think i think we all suggested that there would be unchanged. The only Possible change was that Anthony Gordon might come in, but that would have been so harsh on Harvey Barnes.
00:04:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:04:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:04:33
Iain
And I don't know if you have listened to the preview. I did highlight Harvey Barnes as the potential star man today, and he did get man of the match. So if he's working really, really hard to keep his place.
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
You did. Mm-hmm.
00:04:45
Iain
Anthony Gordon was back on the bench, which I thought was great. And he came on it came on for Jacob Murphy, though.
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:04:52
Iain
Although they did then they then they'd swap him to play down the left and move Barnes, who was on his hat-trick, to play on the right. So maybe there is a sort of inherent pecking order that they're following there.
00:05:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I won't. Yeah.
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:05:06
Iain
But yeah, no surprises from the Newcastle starting line-up. I mean, did you see anything else other than that happening?
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Me either.
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, um I also, when I was on Wildcard Wednesday with Kevin Joe on Tuesday, um we also, i think Kev posed this question about, do we think we'll see an unchanged side for this game and obviously our upcoming games this week? And I said, I don't think he'll change anything.
00:05:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Only the potential change I could have seen would have been maybe Anthony Gordon, depending on, um because I know he was technically injured. But I said it would have been really harsh on, like you said, Harvey Barnes because of how well he's playing and played.
00:05:43
Iain
and mike
00:05:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
of other but Other than that, i wasn't surprised that there was no change.
00:05:48
Iain
There might have been an argument for some rotation, I know that's what I've advocated at Christmas time, that we didn't do any of that.
00:05:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
You have.
00:05:56
Iain
And I think Kev bought into it a little bit. However, um I know that the resting of the first choice team can happen with the early substitutions like we saw against Leicester.
00:06:08
Iain
And if we're honest, the team has won four games on the bounce and the manager isn't there.
00:06:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:06:14
Iain
It's just his assistant that's choosing that team. It's got to be a very bold assistant that decides to tinker around with the starting line-up. So the fact that Eddie was not involved all week, I think, meant that there wouldn't be any changes unless there were some injuries.
00:06:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Agreed.
00:06:31
Iain
what was more interesting What was more interesting beforehand was the Manchester United team.
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:06:36
Iain
um They dropped Onana in the hope, I think, of of removing any goalkeeping calamities.
00:06:48
Iain
And spoiler alert, it may be that they ah didn't have Onana making any calamities, but that did come back later on in the game. We'll talk about that later on, eh?
00:07:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah yeah um I don't want to be horrible here because but I am I am going to be because you know we've been there where I am good I'm not maybe not horrible but I don't understand the thought process of
00:07:10
Iain
two
00:07:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
bringing new keeper and dropping Onana because Onana is supposed to be their first choice. I mean, I know, you're okay, technically they're playing around and, you know, trying to see what works and things like that, but I didn't think they had a worse keeper than that. and it turns out they do. Sorry,
00:07:34
Iain
He's not a bad goalie, i don't think.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
guys.
00:07:36
Iain
and But then Inanna's not a bad goalie either.
00:07:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
sorry guys
00:07:39
Iain
um I think ah think Amorim could possibly have sold that he's playing that guy so that he said he wanted to um exclude him from the the bubble he's in, which is all negative feeling.
00:07:53
Iain
He got attacked by Vidic last week, didn't he, about how rubbish he was?
00:07:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, good.
00:07:58
Iain
and then actually was at fault for both of the goals that they'd conceded. They've got a second leg coming over up against Lyon. So I think you just want to take him out of that. Now, if their new goalkeeper, who I can't quite remember the name, but it reminds me of Biryani, it's something like that.
00:08:15
Iain
It's not Biryani.
00:08:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not that.
00:08:18
Iain
Now, Biryani should be playing in a team with Declan Rice, don't you think?
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't actually pronounce it. I agree. m he Yeah, he should. I actually can't pronounce it, but um yeah, I think the listeners will know who you mean.
00:08:28
Iain
You know, yeah, if he played really well, I think Amorim could then have had ah tough choice, and but had a ah confident goalkeeper playing at Old Trafford in the second leg.
00:08:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:41
Iain
Or is it Leon? I can't remember which way around was.
00:08:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know which way around it is.
00:08:45
Iain
I think they play at Old Trafford. um Anyway, ah but he didn't. He he dropped a rick, didn't he? So, I mean, Amorim... He's got an old Burnley goalkeeper who's about as old as John Ruddy as third choice, but he used to he's he's got England caps.
00:09:00
Iain
So maybe if he thinks that they're both as desperate as each other, Tom Heaton could get a game.
00:09:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:09:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:07
Iain
I don't know. One other thing on the Man United side, which I was not surprised that they didn't pick Casemiro because... He couldn't shuffle around on his Zimmer frame fast enough to get compete with the Newcastle midfield when we played at Old Trafford.
00:09:23
Iain
But Ericsson was picked and Ericsson was just as ineffective against us back then.
00:09:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was.
00:09:30
Iain
um ah thought Garty that they picked was the right choice. He was combative. But Ericsson, again, it was a bit of a passenger. He's not a combative midfielder and that's what they needed.
00:09:41
Iain
So I was very confident before kickoff that with the choices they'd made,
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah I must admit I completely agree I looked at the two starting lineups um which is quite regular for me now I mean I don't know if it's just because I'm really happy with where we are at as a club and and and ah and a team at the minute but though when I seen the Manchester United side I thought I don't really see much threat here don't I don't see much threat at all um
00:09:46
Iain
that we would have too much for them.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because to be honest, and I will be honest, I think mentally and physically, Manchester United just are not there. and We'll cover that off later in the pod. But um yeah, don't think there's many teams that can handle um our side right now. And I just think that we, and when I've seen the two sides, we, um yeah, we're miles above it.
00:10:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So there, that's how we feel about that. Anything else to add?
00:10:35
Iain
It certainly is. No, I agree in entirely with you.
00:10:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:38
Iain
There wouldn't have been many teams that could have lived with us in the second half today.
00:10:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Perfect.
00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I agree.
00:10:42
Iain
and we were We were really approaching the levels that we were hitting during the Cup final, which is great.
00:10:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, completely agree.
00:10:48
Iain
but If we could be picking up and improving through these last seven games now,
00:10:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seven, yeah, not long.
00:10:54
Iain
Is it? i can't remember how many we've got, or eight games that we've got left.
00:10:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seven, I'll have a look.
00:10:58
Iain
and Then that'd be fantastic.
00:11:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we, yeah, I agree. Let's get into that in the second part. What we'll do is we'll break for our first sponsor, which is um a prerecorded ad from Kent. um for Bionique and then we'll get into the game in the second part. um So I'll play this now.
00:11:56
Iain
And for you, Nicola, let me ask you, what three ingredients would be in your personalised supplement?
00:11:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go.
00:12:04
Iain
Throw that one at you, you've got no idea, have you?
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I've got no idea. What about you?
00:12:10
Iain
Mine would be Stereo Toir, pizza and ice cream, for sure. That's what I need.
00:12:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh I'll definitely put a Chinese takeaway in mine then. I love Chinese.
00:12:23
Iain
Imagine getting Chinese takeaway shrunk down into a pill. Lovely.
00:12:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, i would I would have every day. um Anyway, yes, that's our Bayern Munich advert. I will pop that in the um show description notes and be sure to ah check out the website. um Right, Ian, it's time.
00:12:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is time.
00:12:39
Iain
Time for the match.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's time for the match. um And I'm just going to start this off by saying, guys, there is not one team that I love beating more than Manchester United. i don't know what it is. I just love beating them. And there's a reason why we are now 18 points clear, but it was 15 points clear before the game started.
00:12:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's a reason why we're 18 points clear um of them in the table because we are just so much better than them. um Yeah. And that's how I'm going to start this off. um So just saying, because I'm excited.
00:13:08
Iain
thank
00:13:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
i
00:13:09
Iain
That's all right.
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. um Ian, how about you kick us off?
00:13:11
Iain
so so Yeah, ah all I was going to say was we are we're battling now to to prove that there's only one United and it's black and white.
00:13:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's just get this again.
00:13:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Only one. Black and white.
00:13:22
Iain
and Because we finished above them the last two seasons as well, haven't we?
00:13:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, we have.
00:13:27
Iain
And we hate them a little bit more because they stole our European place at the end of last season. So we're not in Europe this year.
00:13:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of all the years.
00:13:33
Iain
However,
Key Players and Game Highlights
00:13:35
Iain
um I thought we started fast. I thought we had a few chances and Man United weathered the storm okay. Then we scored an absolutely wonderful goal after half an hour.
00:13:45
Iain
Was it after half an hour? was bit before then. um
00:13:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
bit before then, I think.
00:13:50
Iain
Ball fired in from Trippier to Isaac, who sort of miscontrols it, but turns it into a lovely set-up for himself to flip a ball over because he spotted Tonali's run and he volleys it into the bottom corner.
00:13:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, agree.
00:14:02
Iain
Fantastic goal. And we then went on to have a period where we just dominated. And it was almost like other games we've watched where we are just too powerful and too quick and we overwhelm teams. We just choke choke the life out of them, pen them in on the edge of their own box, and they and eventually will make a mistake.
00:14:25
Iain
We've done that so many times. So towards the end of the first half, it was actually rather surprising.
00:14:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
you great
00:14:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, agreed. Completely agree. I.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
What
00:14:37
Iain
what What was it surprising for, Nicola?
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
do you mean?
00:14:43
Iain
and for I set you up to describe the second part of the first half there.
00:14:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, because they end up equalizing.
00:14:51
Iain
I know. And a very good goal it was too.
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I get go, although can't just I just can't give them any compliments. And I really struggle because Garnaccio's. Nachos, whatever his name is. it His celebration was so smuggy.
00:15:08
Iain
I know, but he's going to watch that forever now, knowing that they end up losing 4-1.
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, true that.
00:15:13
Iain
You know, so he'll wish he hadn't done it.
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, true. We'll let them on. Yeah. Yeah. I must admit, i me and Tyler, we sat downstairs watching it. um And I must admit, whether Isak meant that or not, that assist was stunning, wasn't it?
00:15:29
Iain
It was gorgeous.
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Stunning.
00:15:30
Iain
I don't know. I think he was trying to control it and it shot up at head height.
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:15:35
Iain
But the thought, oh no, that's not what I meant to do, to then get your foot that high to flip it across because you've spotted Tonali making a run.
00:15:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
hu
00:15:44
Iain
Great, just a perfect weight of pass, perfect position for Tonali just to run onto it and wallop it. It was a fantastic assist, fantastic finish as well.
00:15:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
agreed yeah tonali um a fantastic finish um and just on the tonali front i talk about them i think every podcast but um I really don't think um the football wider world really appreciate what absolute machine Tonali is.
00:16:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
um We do because we're obviously Newcastle fans and we watch him every weekend. And obviously, ah presume there'll be other teams out there that i appreciate him.
00:16:12
Iain
Yeah.
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think as a wider football collective, I feel like he just doesn't get enough airtime for my liking. He has honestly had one of the best comebacks. And by that, I mean, you know,
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
He had a really tough year when he first came to us, obviously his betting scandal and, you know, he got banned for a year and let's not dwell on that. But, you know, that could absolutely have destroyed some players mentally, physically and, you know, um confidence wise. And he seems to have come back and doesn't like it's affected him at all.
00:16:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I'm sure it has and in in ah in a certain way, but he is just, just feel like he's not appreciated as to what an absolute machine he is. I absolutely love him. I feel so lucky we have him.
00:16:53
Iain
He is. And as we get into the second half, um it's always Bruno and Joe Linton and Isaac and Murphy that are taken off early for their rest when we've got three games in six days.
00:17:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:17:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:11
Iain
Tonardi stays on there. He's like clockwork. Like you say, I think they just wind him up when he goes.
00:17:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It just goes and going.
00:17:16
Iain
and He doesn't need... Ten minutes off is not going to make any difference to him. He's just ready to go.
00:17:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Just ready to go all the time.
00:17:23
Iain
So, yeah, I agree with you. He is so wonderful. I can't remember. i think I was nearly choosing Tenardius to be my player of the season and I switched to Joe Willock at the end.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you did.
00:17:34
Iain
We haven't looked at that yet, have we? It'll be fun in a couple of months' time when we go and review our player of the season choices.
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that'll be a wildcard Wednesday episode, that one.
00:17:41
Iain
um I think it probably will be. But, yeah, so we went in at 1-1 and I was...
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:17:49
Iain
feeling slightly nervous because Manchester United, to be fair to them, they looked resolute in defence and they certainly didn't look anywhere near as much of a shambles as they had when we destroyed them at Old Trafford back on the New Year's Eve or whenever it was.
00:18:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. course
00:18:05
Iain
But I needn't have worried, Nicola. I needn't have worried because it took us about two it took us about two minutes of the second half to regain the lead.
00:18:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why did you need to worry?
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:16
Iain
and What a fabulous goal that was as well.
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:18:20
Iain
And it's, I think it's Tino, Livramento overlapping down the left yet again, who puts, it's strange this, tell me what you thought. You put a cross across the face of the box and thought, oh no, there's nobody there.
00:18:36
Iain
Then I saw Murphy. ah thought it was going too fast for Murphy to reach it, but Murphy gets to it and cuts it back. And again, I'm thinking, oh no, there's nobody there.
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nobody there.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:46
Iain
But it's Barnes that is sprinting between the two Man United defenders to score from a yard out.
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agreed.
00:18:53
Iain
Wonderful goal. Wonderful goal. Speed of thought, speed of movement, um and not not giving anything up.
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:19:00
Iain
Really well worked goal. Well done, boys.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really well worked goal. Yeah. Another assist for Jacob Murphy, who again, it seems to have just hit in amazing form this season. Yeah.
00:19:10
Iain
ah no I know, I know.
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I cannot get over it. um And yeah, and and like and again, another player that I'm really happy is getting his chance to shine, I think, is Harvey Barnes, obviously, with the form that Gordon was in prior to, obviously, recently. um You know, there was talks about maybe letting him go, but I do, I am really happy that Barnes has managed to come on in the last sort of couple of weeks, and probably from the Carabao Cup final, to be honest, and has just absolutely...
00:19:36
Iain
Yeah.
00:19:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
um hit new peaks and I'm really happy for him that it's obviously um showing on the pitch and in his goals what's that three goals in two games now yeah
00:19:46
Iain
Yeah. Well, he scored one goal against Leicester, didn't he? Which he couldn't celebrate, but it was his first Premier League goal since Halloween or something like that.
00:19:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah was a while yeah it's called two absolutely absolutely
00:19:55
Iain
and But he bettered it because he scored two today. And the third goal is all down to him. Hard work. chasing a lost cause and harassing the Manchester United fullback to the point that he slips over, but he's still got so much to do when he wins that ball.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah.
00:20:13
Iain
He sprints towards the goal. He cuts inside. It still looks like there's two centre-halves there that he's got to get past, but he's so fast, he almost just runs past them and then puts a lovely shot past, past Biryani into the top corner.
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Completely agree.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
be hot
00:20:29
Iain
Fantastic goal. Fantastic goal. Well done, Harvey Barnes. And, uh,
00:20:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Straight in the Gallagher.
00:20:34
Iain
I think it is two goals that got him the Man of the Match award and therefore meant that my pick was correct for the Man of the Match.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well done.
00:20:45
Iain
So I do like Harvey Barnes.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Love that. Yeah. we Yep. He's playing really well. And then that leads us on to the fourth goal. Oh, was it the third goal? can't remember. um
00:20:55
Iain
Fourth goal. Yes, fourth goal where Biryani drops the whole family curry order, basically.
00:20:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fourth goal.
00:21:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. Yes.
00:21:05
Iain
He basically does the same as what Donnarumma did for Paris Saint-Germain for their first goal.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:21:10
Iain
And he's chipping he's chipping it over the people that are pressing him. But he just chips it onto Joe Linton's head, who knocks it to Bruno, who's got all the time in the world, really, to swivel and pick his spot to put it past him, which he does. 4-1.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah beautiful goal
00:21:24
Iain
4-1, probably, we would never have guessed that half-time.
00:21:30
Iain
But our second-half domination, I think, it was totally justified that we should end winning by three goals.
00:21:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
totally justified yeah um My favourite part of Bruno's goal was the celebration. I don't know if you clicked, but he turned his back to the crowd and was put into his top and was mouthing, I am the Bruno.
00:21:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. Oh, yes, he did.
00:21:50
Iain
Was he?
00:21:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, he did.
00:21:51
Iain
that's been That's because all of your all of your old training for getting a job in the deaf school has come in handy there because you lip read that.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll send that into the group chat.
00:22:00
Iain
I didn't see that. I saw him missing his badge.
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Yes, he did.
00:22:03
Iain
And pointing at him and pointing at the ground, which I took to mean i am staying here in case Barcelona or Real Madrid come a-knocking.
00:22:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:22:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
start yeah yeah no 100 100 yeah that was my favorite part and also um I can't pronounce the mid uh the Man Utd's United midfielder's name um is it you got or something like that um you got a um was Joey Linton offering for a scrap um that was my favorite that was my favorite moment of the game as well
00:22:13
Iain
He's staying here because I think he wants Newcastle be enough team for him to be a legend. Bugatti.
00:22:28
Iain
Bugatti.
00:22:36
Iain
his
00:22:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, I mean, trying to pick a fight with Joe Linton is probably not the best.
00:22:38
Iain
and
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:22:42
Iain
No, but if you're ever going to do that, you want to do that just as Joe Linton's been substituted, which is what he did.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably not. 100%.
00:22:47
Iain
So that very clever
00:22:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%. What was I going to say while finishing this part off You mentioned Tino Livramento. I just want to also say, doesn't he look reborn at left back? What's going on?
00:23:01
Iain
It's incredible that our superb England's picked promising right back, understudy to Kieran Trippier, who's pitched Kieran Trippier's place on the side, moves across to play on the wrong side and looks even more comfortable there.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's playing anything on the right. Yeah.
00:23:17
Iain
It looks even more, we should try Lewis Hall when he comes back down the right. Who knows?
00:23:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who knows?
00:23:22
Iain
and
00:23:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah.
00:23:23
Iain
That is, he's a wonderful, wonderful understudy. Again, an excellent match. Although I will say that he was a bit slow getting back to Mark Garnaccio for the goal. But, but ah So many times he's trying to get taken one-on-one by somebody and he just puts his foot in and takes it.
00:23:40
Iain
He took it off the toe of Dallow and ran away up to the halfway line at one stage second half.
00:23:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:23:44
Iain
um I love that. He doesn't just back off back off. He will commit to a tackle and then he gets them.
00:23:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
He does commit. Yeah, he's a credit to Newcastle United.
00:23:50
Iain
he said He's a great player.
00:23:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's um yeah He's doing really well and it's um yeah it's good to what it's funny to watch. um I absolutely love it. um Right, that's the game sort of covered. So Ian, do you want to give us our second advert?
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then third part will just be wee chat about how we're feeling going into the rest of the week and um chances of Champions League.
00:24:14
Iain
where we are yeah we've got ah one or two little stats from the game which we ought to record for posterior posterity because uh because some great some great stats and okay do you have a story to tell that the world needs to hear have you struggled with reaching the audiences who are engaged with your story it might be time for you to start a podcast let me tell you about a platform we use here at global sports podcast network
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00:25:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
lovely lovely and professional thank you um whilst you were reading that out um newcast united have just tweeted a little message from um mad dog tindall jason tindall for anyone that doesn't know um he's had a message from eddie howe he managed to watch the game which is great he has sent a message to congratulate the team and staff on the performance it was a performance for him um so he's managed to watch it so that's good um trish
00:25:32
Iain
excellent he's on the road to recovery yeah but I've seen them talk about it when they when the Premier League does a little interviews and they asked
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's on the road to recovery. He's going to be back. He'll be fine. um Good old Eddie. Just on Jason Tindall, just because there's a picture of that's been uploaded by the um the admin of the Newcastle team.
00:25:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know a thought that comes to my mind? Wouldn't you just hate to be shouted by him? I would actually hate. I would be so scared.
00:26:03
Iain
If anyone needs the hairdryer treatment, who gives it? Is it Eddie Howe or is it Jason Tindall? And they both said it was Eddie Howe that gives the hairdryer treatment.
00:26:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:26:12
Iain
Well, Eddie Howe said that Jason Tindall can lose his temper, but not very often.
00:26:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I imagine he does. Fair.
00:26:19
Iain
He's very laid back, apparently. I think he just gets ah it gets into game mode and starts thinking, right, I can't kick the ball anymore. I'm just going to wind all of the opposition up.
00:26:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's true.
00:26:30
Iain
So that little girl, but we love him.
00:26:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, him and Joey Linton together are wind-ups, aren't they? Joey Linton, Jason Tindall, imagine that. Oh, God. Right.
00:26:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, we've only got a couple of minutes. We do. we yeah We do love him.
00:26:36
Iain
Yeah, that's why we love him.
00:26:39
Iain
Well, but i ah well i would just what I heard, which was, and I thought we won that game because we pressed so hard and so well for so much of the game.
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've only got... Do you want to start with your stats?
00:26:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agreed.
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00:26:51
Iain
And at at the end, I just managed to watch enough of the Sky coverage to see that we won the ball back in the final third 12 times in that game, which is a season high for us.
00:27:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:27:04
Iain
So we have effectively pressed better than ever in that game.
00:27:09
Iain
The other stat which I thought was amazing is that beating Manchester United today meant that Newcastle have done the Premier League double this season over Manchester United. And the last time we beat them home and away, remember these, the last time we beat them home and away 1930-31 season
00:27:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, we have.
00:27:29
Iain
when we wo sevenf four at old trafford And 4-3 at St. James's Park.
00:27:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:27:35
Iain
So, lot of goals today, but not like the old days.
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not like the old days. No, that's true. Good stats there, though.
00:27:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Impressive.
00:27:42
Iain
Thank you.
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
No problem.
00:27:43
Iain
ah then I'll now forget them.
00:27:45
Iain
Ask me tomorrow and I won't even remember that I remembered them.
00:27:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll you tomorrow morning.
00:27:48
Iain
Yeah.
00:27:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:27:49
Iain
Don't need to remember them because we recorded them on the podcast. There you go.
00:27:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Recorded. There you Right, guys. um So I'm just looking at the Premier League table while I'm recording this. We are sitting in fourth on 56 points.
00:28:03
Iain
Yes.
00:28:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
played 31 games whilst the rest of the league pretty much have played 32 so we have a game in hand god i'm getting excited just thinking about this oh my god calm myself we have a game on wednesday night um is it yeah palace on wednesday night then we have a game the following weekend well on saturday um versus aston villa ian how are we feeling going into this week
00:28:29
Iain
yes
00:28:33
Iain
I'm feeling, i would i would say, if you'd asked yesterday at lunchtime, that the Palace game was going to be really tough.
00:28:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I still think it will be.
00:28:41
Iain
um Because Palace have been in really good form.
00:28:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:46
Iain
But then i watched them fall to pieces completely, having gone 2-0 down at the start against Crystal Palace. And they can do that to you against Manchester City. Man City then came storming back and won 5-2.
00:28:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:59
Iain
So...
00:29:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:00
Iain
so That Villa defence can be got out by a skilful, confident team.
00:29:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:29:08
Iain
So I reckon it'll be got at on Wednesday by a skilful, confident, aggressive team. So I'm very confident that we will pick up three points against Crystal Palace.
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. That's I said that.
00:29:19
Iain
That same night, I think, or the day before, is it? Yeah, playing on Saturday. or the The night before, ah think Aston Villa have a tall order to try and regain their two-goal deficit against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinal of the Champions League. whether they if they do
00:29:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
They play on Tuesday.
00:29:39
Iain
if they do yeah If they do, they'll be super high, but then that might be a good time to catch them on the bounce.
00:29:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:29:47
Iain
If they don't, they could be really devastated, which I think might be another good time for us to catch them. um So the point is that we could come into that game in third place, having won five games in a row, and Aston Villa could be a bit physically tired.
00:30:06
Iain
They might have to play extra time and penalties and all the emotions, all the emotions that go with being excited about a Champions League semi-final or having been knocked out of the Champions League.
00:30:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
At the age time, can't it? Yeah.
00:30:18
Iain
It's a lot for Villa to deal with.
00:30:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. It's lot to take on.
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Big task. Yeah,
00:30:21
Iain
So I think Villa away is possibly our second most difficult match we've got left.
00:30:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's what I said.
00:30:28
Iain
I still think the Arsenal away one is the worst one. um
00:30:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well, you would say that, but they didn't they didn't they draw today or yesterday, whenever it was?
00:30:33
Iain
But i think we might get something.
00:30:37
Iain
They did. Yeah, they did. And and I have us down, as you know, i have us down to finish second because I thought Arsenal, once there was nothing to chase Liverpool for, i thought they would start protecting themselves for their Champions League campaign.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:53
Iain
So they've dropped points yesterday at home to Everton.
00:30:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brentford. Brentford.
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Forrest dropped points to Everton.
00:31:01
Iain
so
00:31:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are you talking about Arsenal here?
00:31:04
Iain
yeah I think I'm talking about Arsenal yeah have dropped points in recent weeks which mean that if we are sitting there on 59 points because we've beaten Palace we're only four points behind Arsenal who are second and they've got some tough games Arsenal have got to play us they've got to play us they've got to play Liverpool
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come on.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Second. Yes. So Arsenal. They've got some tough games. You're right. Arsenal.
00:31:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. True. So Arsenal have drew drop points against Brentford and Everton. You're right. um Both withdrawals. Arsenal currently sitting in second with 63 points and Forrest are currently sitting in third with 57. So just one point ahead of us. And obviously, like I say, we've got a game in hand, which is Wednesday, obviously.
00:31:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it is all over to the boys. um They just got to finish the job. um I have said that I believe Villa away will be will be a challenge um I think that will be a hard game I'm not saying the rest of them are easy but I do think that is probably like you say one of our hardest games left um as well as the Arsenal game I have had a look we've got seven games left of the season which is going to go by like that because we've got two this week um but I must admit I'm feeling confident that we will possibly have Champions League nights back at St James's Park um
00:32:21
Iain
Yeah.
00:32:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
next season which gives me the feels
00:32:29
Iain
ah if we get If we get second place, I think we'll owe a massive debt of gratitude to Paris Saint-Germain for our season.
00:32:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:41
Iain
Because they knocked Liverpool out to freak them out before they played us in the Carabao Cup. They're going to knock Aston Villa out to freak them out before we beat them at Villa Park next Saturday.
00:32:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:52
Iain
They're going to knock Arsenal out of the semi-final just before we go to play them at their ground. And that'll be the points we win that leap make us leapfrog them into second place. You heard it here first, guys.
00:33:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah, not everyone can be PSG at home, can they, Ian?
00:33:09
Iain
It's not everybody that can win for one at home and get a draw, a very lucky draw for them because it was a dodgy penalty in Paris itself.
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not everyone.
00:33:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:33:19
Iain
Yeah.
00:33:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree.
00:33:20
Iain
I hope we play them next year in the Champions League. That would be great.
00:33:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Me too. Me too. Because it was a good game. I enjoyed that. um I do just want to end this podcast by saying um that Manchester United are closer to Sunderland in the Championship than they are in the league. How embarrassing.
00:33:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
um That's it. That is it.
00:33:38
Iain
That was fun.
00:33:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you have anything? yeah Yeah, that was good. um So that is it from from us today. um We will be back on Tuesday, I think, with a probably a match review. Obviously, it's a bit of a funny week this week because we have a midweek game and then a game again on Saturday. So,
00:33:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:54
Iain
We'll do it.
00:33:55
Iain
i'm sure I'm sure we'll be recording tomorrow night because I know it's not Taxics Tuesday, but it still means that we can have a podcast.
00:34:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, absolutely.
00:34:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, what mean. Back on Tuesday with a new episode.
00:34:01
Iain
And, you know, well, we'll record tomorrow.
00:34:06
Iain
yeah Michael and Kevin and Joanne all love the sound of their own voice as much as me and you do.
00:34:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:34:11
Iain
So we're bound to get something out.
00:34:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Always. um Thank you for joining me, Ian. and it's been lovely to speak to you.
00:34:17
Iain
You're welcome. Lovely to speak with you too.
00:34:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And thank you, everyone, for listening. Thank you.