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Newcastle fans' meltdown? A way back for Isak?
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Kev, Nic and Jo discuss if the club have been given a hard tome from the fans recently. Also is there a way back for Isak at NUFC?
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Introduction & Wildcard Wednesday
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, welcome to a daily Newcastle podcast, but us three, when we're together, cannot start a pod without somebody laughing at the start out loud. This time it was Nicola, so well done, Nick.
00:00:19
Jo
Oh.
00:00:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry. sorry
00:00:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Right. It's supposed Wildcard Wednesday, but there's so much happening when you cast it in a minute. we We're going to talk about a couple of things. And with it being me, I've obviously got a love-hate relationship.
00:00:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm joined by the girls, right? I've got Nick, who is iconic in terms of her sheer dislike of me. So she's going to put me right in this one. And then Joe, Joe, who's famous for being, I would say, an emotional reactor.
00:00:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you're quite sensible overall, but emotion gets the better of you when news breaks, doesn't it, Joe?
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Jo
I am. Oh, Kev. I can't wait for any of my mates to hear this.
00:00:52
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Oh, we're going to be...
00:00:53
Jo
It's official. kev says I'm sensible. Nobody says I'm sensible. I love you now.
00:00:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You kind of are, just after the emotional meltdown to start with, then you're sensible.
00:00:57
Jo
Dude. that that's That's a good summary. Thank you.
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go, there we go.
00:01:02
Jo
I'll take that.
00:01:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Perfect.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe I'm okay with this.
Passion of Newcastle Fans
00:01:05
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Anyway, I want to talk about in a minute. So, Newcastle Net is cool. We've had loads of drama with Izak, which if you've listened to previous episodes, people have spoke about that. We are going to speak about that a tiny bit, but we're going to come at it from the possibility of could he stay?
00:01:17
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and But that's later down the line. I want to talk about what with fans melt down to start with, right? Because I think this is, I think the club's been given a hard time. Now, seeing that, I know I'm going to get jumped on. Not as much as Celtic fans jump on us for winning the pre-season friendly.
00:01:30
Jo
Mmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to come to that at the end of it as well. Um,
00:01:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But anyway, I think Newcastle United fans, I've got a love-hate relationship with them. I think they're brilliant in the best possible way I think they're loud, they're passionate, they're loyal to the club. not Not so much loyal to managers or particular players, but they are loyal to club. They spend loads of money.
00:01:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
They are amazing fans. The atmospheres we've experienced through years and the amount of weird times we've showed up when we've been crap. We have an amazing fan base, right? However, I've said this previously, this isn't news. we can be a little bit silly and a little bit emotional.
00:01:59
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And I just want to kind of get a reaction from you two on why I'm, I was I've been reading all sorts and I'm way too positive to be in Newcastle fan. I've decided need to find a new club or something because I'm too positive.
00:02:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm going to go through the plays we missed out on because I think there's a bit of silliness in here. I want you to tell us if you'd be happy with them. Would you spend that much money of our budget on them? Do we need more depth? We've been seeing, don't know, what's going on? I'm talking about animals.
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
woo We've been seeing, right? We've been saying for ages we need depth for the Champions League, we need depth for the Premier League, and we're talking about being upset about missing out on an £80 million pound striker when, at the time, Isaac was staying.
00:02:36
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um right So,
Eketike Transfer Debate
00:02:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
let's just go through them. Let's start with the obvious one.
00:02:39
Jo
Thank you.
00:02:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just want each of you, would you be happy to spend that much money to bring in this player with the current squad we have? right We're going to come the exact situation in a minute. Eketike, £70 million, rising to potentially just over £80 million pounds for someone who scored 15 goals last season and before that has been bang average.
00:02:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe, would you be happy if we'd had Eketike in the bag right now for £80 million? pounds Okay,
00:03:04
Jo
I have to be honest. And yes, because ah said it at the time, so I'd be going back on my word. so I'm just being honest that yes, of course I would.
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
we have to be honest.
00:03:12
Jo
Because at the time i said, just give them the money if we really want them, give them it. And we didn't. So yeah, I'll be honest and say, yes, I would be happy.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh I would have been excited, but I don't think it deserves a full-on meltdown. But we'll go to Nicola. Would you be happy with Ekotiki for £80 million? pounds
00:03:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah i remember Yeah, I remember when we spoke about this when he first was linked and I said we'd be happy with that considering our depth of the striker situation.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
That'll budge it. I'll strike you.
00:03:38
Jo
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I probably agree. I think we're having two quality strikers, but ah the only question mark for me is that £80 million.
00:03:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:03:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
pounds That's a lot of money of our budget when we need three or four players to spend on one player who, if we're keeping Isaac, we might not need a striker, but we do need a backup. So £80 million for a backup can be over the top, but be happy I could take it.
00:03:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
Joe Pedro's Price Evaluation
00:03:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe Pedro went to Chelsea for £70 million. We were linked with him. I don't know how much we really wanted him. I don't know how much of this was agent talk. We're going to come to agents because I'm not happy with him either. Um... But Joe Pedro, £70 million, would be would you be happy sat here if we had Joe Pedro for £70 million? pounds Again, it's a big chunk of budget.
00:04:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick?
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Nicola Pringle-Adams
Can I answer this in two parts? I would have been happy with him, but not for 70 million.
00:04:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree. No, I agree.
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Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I think £70 million is stupid.
00:04:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
A bit less. i think that's a little bit too high, but then we're in a stupid business.
00:04:25
Jo
Yeah.
00:04:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So.
00:04:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Didn't he score like 10 penalties last season? Something like that.
00:04:29
Jo
Fact.
00:04:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's where kind of is.
00:04:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, something like that.
00:04:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:04:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I would have been happy with him, but not not for that much, really.
00:04:32
Jo
Yeah.
00:04:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:04:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree.
00:04:37
Jo
Yeah.
00:04:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I would have been about a 5-6 out of 10 if we'd got him for 70 million. I'd be a little bit excited, similar like it to TK, but I'd also be in the back of my mind thinking, where on earth are we getting the rest of the money to buy three or four players?
00:04:44
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:04:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Yeah.
00:04:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe, what about Joe Pedro for you, 70 million?
00:04:53
Jo
minor mirror image um nix with just a bit of an add-on um because i was initially feeling like that but now that it's pretty much set that ezak's gonna go um i just feel a bit better that we did have another striker in because asula's not gonna cut it is he so that's this is where mine is split now yeah at the time then then what nick said in that case at the time yeah
00:04:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I think now with... Now with... Izak going, it's different, but i'm talking about at the time when we were in for these players, there was no talk of Izak going. So... Yeah.
00:05:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Next one, Trafford, 40... Well, third it's rumoured
Transfer Justifications: Trafford & Mbwemo
00:05:21
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30 to 40 million. I don't think we'll ever know the full value, but it's in between 30 and 40. m For me, I'll go first on this one.
00:05:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
i would quite like him because he's young and he's probably England's next number one. How good he is, I don't really know if I'm honest. The championship's very different to a Prem. The last time he had a Premier League campaign, he conceded shed loads of goals when Burnley got relegated.
00:05:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Which is funny enough, everyone's using that against Ramsdale now, but I'm like, well, nobody was saying that about Trafford, which is strange.
00:05:47
Jo
a
00:05:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
and It was like 40 million for him and it's peanuts for Ramsdale.
00:05:51
Jo
ah
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trafford, would have been i would have been a about a five out of 10. I would have been quite happy that we have a keeper, but is he good enough for moving forward? He's better with his feet, but that's about it for me.
00:06:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe?
00:06:04
Jo
Yeah, so again, I'm going to stick with my original answer from when he was really linked with us and not with Man City at all. um No, not for 40 at all. um I wanted him, I didn't really want to pay more than about 30.
00:06:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i agree.
00:06:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 30 max, I would agree, yeah.
00:06:15
Jo
and For pretty much all the reasons you've just said, I'll be honest. So yeah, so I'll stick with my original answers on them as well.
00:06:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, Trafford, happy if we'd had him or not, or what?
00:06:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Same um as the Pedro situation, really. It would have been happy with him at Newcastle, but I mean, 30 million seems a little bit ridiculous to me.
00:06:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
If he's the right price, yeah.
00:06:30
Jo
Yeah.
00:06:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Maybe 20, 25.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
For a championship goalkeeper, yeah.
00:06:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, just a joke.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the last one, before we before we go into why people are listening and thinking, and well, I'd be happy with that.
00:06:35
Jo
True.
00:06:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd be happy with Why are we going to kind of talk about this? Mbwemo went to Man United for £70 million. um I just think that is an absolute insane price for Mbwemo. I said at the time when we were linked with him, I'd rather have Wisa.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looks like that's not happening anymore. He's refusing to train, but I know that's being covered by loads of Newcastle kind of podcasters and so-called reporters. But Embremo for 70 million, I would not have been happy if we paid 70 million pounds for Brian Embremo.
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So a lot of penalty goals in there again. But Joe, how would you have felt with Embremo for 70 million pounds of our budget on him?
00:07:11
Jo
feel a bit weird saying this one because I pretty much plugged for Embuemo to join us all of last season. So for me to now sit here and go, I wouldn't pay 70 million and when I probably would have paid 65.
00:07:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
70 million?
00:07:21
Jo
So how close are you getting there? Just being honest. um I wouldn't be complaining. I know and I get it and I understand, but I'd feel so stupid.
00:07:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
hit 55 for Lango and I genuinely think Lango would be
00:07:31
Jo
Oh no. And I'm more than happy that we've got a Lange, by the way, for the 55 than Embuemo for the 70. But if we're just being honest and taking it back to where we were when we were bidding that... I wouldn't have been upset if we got him for 70 million, I can't lie.
00:07:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
better. Okay. £70 million for that. That's nuts.
00:07:45
Jo
know.
00:07:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, £70 million pound for Mbwemo?
00:07:45
Jo
I know, I'm just being honest.
00:07:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh
00:07:49
Jo
Going back to when we were bidding for him.
00:07:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah I've got
00:07:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're a James Trafford off a £100 million pound player. Brian Emblemo is not... Is he Brian Emblemo? Is that his name?
00:07:58
Jo
Yeah.
00:07:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah but I've got to go back from when we were talking about you know adding to the squad and adding we would like to see me and Joe literally both said Mbuemo and I think I said Maduweke
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, is it?
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, Emblemo is not £100 million, £70 million, £60 million player in my opinion.
00:08:13
Jo
We
Fan Reactions to Transfer Market
00:08:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
as well um
00:08:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll change it. Would you rather have Alanga or Emblemo for the prices? Are you happier with the Alanga business or the Emblemo business?
00:08:16
Jo
did He did, yeah Good shout
00:08:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, that's an invalid question because now we have a langa.
00:08:22
Jo
Now we can look back and in hindsight Yes, that's fine But we're taking it back to before we had a languor Yeah Boom, Kev Stop twisting it
00:08:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's, yeah. I would have said umbrella. Yeah, that's an invalid question. So you can't ask me that because I'm happy we have a langa.
00:08:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
You'd rather have a land there.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can I ask what i want?
00:08:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But yeah, well, you can ask what you want.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm a horse, Nick. Doesn't mean it's right, but...
00:08:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, but I'm going to give you, I'm going to give you my most sarcastic answer.
00:08:35
Jo
but
00:08:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, the one yeah
00:08:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Don't ask stupid questions.
00:08:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
but the reason I'm asking these questions is because I think there's been a massive overreaction of Newcastle fans. I get we've missed out on these players, right?
00:08:46
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:08:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I get it's frustrating. I get we want players in the door. I know it's horrible when you go for a player and somebody else comes in and we take them. I get that that can be frustrating. But the sheer meltdown from Newcastle fans right now, somebody put me the other day on some sort of social media, but can't even remember where it was because I've i've had to unfollow everything.
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Man United is interested in Cesc Oat, but just not getting them. And I'm like, but you you can't just give up. at it If a club gave up that easy, we'd be in League 2 now when we got ready. You can't just give up. you You've still got to fight. You've still got to be a supporter. still got be a fan. know it's hard to be...
00:09:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
positive and this is where you're going to tell me I'm talking a whole lot of rubbish but why are we so so unhappy I think a lang is a good bye right yes we'd love to have two or three more players in but we wouldn't be able to have two or three more players in if we're signing emblem for 70 or like a ticket for 80 we'd have to sell somebody like he's like all gone to then get the centre half centre midfield and the goalkeeper in so why is there a massive kind of outpour of negative emotion
00:09:39
Jo
Yeah.
00:09:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
from Newcastle United fans.
00:09:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I need an answer.
00:09:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah well I'm gonna give you one I'm I'm not yeah I don't um you have to look at it as a as a thing of it's the way it's all been gone about and that's my personal we're talking about Isak personally that is my problem he's waited you're talking about the club all right okay oh
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on, man.
00:09:54
Jo
morning some
00:10:09
Jo
yeah
00:10:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not Ezek. This is the one missed. We'll come to Ezek in a minute.
00:10:12
Jo
We're not allowed to talk about He's like, yeah.
00:10:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll come to Ezek in We'll come to Izak in a minute, but this is just with people we've missed out on. So at this moment, when we went for these players, Izak was staying.
00:10:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Right. OK.
00:10:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
were going to offer him a new contract. I know that hasn't worked out, but at that moment in time, the
Newcastle's Transfer Strategy & Ambition
00:10:25
Jo
Hmm.
00:10:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
outpour of emotion before the Izak thing, I'm going to come to that separately.
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
But why are we so unhappy about missing out on players who we we'd be given a six or a seven out of ten as a signing?
00:10:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK.
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a lot of money. Why are the Newcastle fans? I don't understand. That's why I'm asking the question.
00:10:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Did we not do the same with Isak, though, before we signed him? Well, he's not that great. da come to Newcastle and he's the best striker in the world I think the the emotion I think the emotion behind it of these if no it's not even about Eddie Howe it's not about Eddie Howe it's about how slow Kev let me talk 150 yeah it
00:10:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:10:47
Jo
yeah
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trust Eddie Howe. Yeah.
00:10:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Eddie Howe turned Izak into a £100 million pound player. £150. £200.
00:10:57
Jo
hundred and fifty
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
hundred and fifty so what
00:11:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
if it's the way the club at for me personally and we spoke about it yesterday is to me It seems like the club, give not give up, because obviously we don't know what goes on behind the scenes, but you know we'll put a bid in or we'll you know open conversations with whoever and whatever agent and whatever club. And then it's like, for example, Man United come in for Mbuemo.
00:11:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK, cool, have him. We want to go for Eketike.
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think the
00:11:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Whether or not we were in general contention for Eketike, it would be it will be, you know, the world's biggest mystery. Will we just have Liverpool on strings? Probably, probably. to keep them away from Isak, we probably generally were.
00:11:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But let's put it in hindsight, if we were generally in for that and Liverpool were like, oh well, we're going to off with it. It was just kind of like we just back off. We don't know what goes on behind the scenes. They probably don't. And we, you know, it's a business and we probably don't see the ins and outs of it. But from a fan perspective, and I'm talking from only my perspective and a fan's perspective, I feel the club give up way too easily. And when we had Amanda Mirdad here and It seems like things, I know we're on ah i know we were you know beginning a new journey and we're still in that journey and I get it, but it feels like players sort of you know wanted to join more back then than seen what they want to do now. and it seems we're not doing anything to get these players interested, keep them. It's just a little bit annoying.
00:12:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's my personal opinion on it.
00:12:18
Jo
yeah
00:12:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's nice to hear because i'm um I don't want to read it online because I want to speak to people I know and trust and obviously I trust you too. But my my response to that would be, i don't know if we're arguing like you said, we don't know what goes on men closed doors.
00:12:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:12:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
But from my point of view, we've both sat there or we all three of us have just sat there about five minutes ago and said, I wouldn't be over 30 for Trafford. So the club can't just say, oh my God, Man City's in, let's pay an extra 10 million.
00:12:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because we haven't got 10 million to play with. PSR um is a nightmare.
00:12:45
Jo
yeah
00:12:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Eke Tiki, again, they made a bit of ver mid ah club record bid of million.
00:12:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
and when they tried to bend us over and add the Newcastle tax just like Amanda would have by the way she did with Gordon in the documentary she said nope absolutely not I'm not paying 80 million and the club have done that again I like i think it's ambitious to go for these players and it's a it is different than when Amanda was here because we're now rivaling Man City and Liverpool and them type of clubs for players we're not rivaling Lille anymore or teams like that um
00:12:57
Jo
yeah yeah
00:13:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
we're now arriving in bigger clubs, but I like that they're setting price and we're not getting ripped off. We're saying, look, we're not going to pay you an extra £10 million because when you capital, we will offer you £70 million, pound which what Liverpool offered, but we accept that Liverpool was with plus 10 and we didn't want to add the plus 10, but we have our values like we did with Trafford.
00:13:22
Jo
yeah
00:13:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:13:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:13:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before, we said about Mbremo, I personally wouldn't pay that £70 million. Joe said no more than 65 so you probably would push to 70 so I think look I think I love that the club I love that the club are saying and you know what he's not worth 80 million pound you're not getting it off off of us get it off Liverpool get it off Chelsea you get it off whoever we will find another target who we will pay a fair price for because we're not getting ripped off I like that Joe what's your thoughts on it why Nick's made a good point there to be fair think it's the way it's happening and it's slow I get it but
00:13:41
Jo
Yeah.
00:13:47
Jo
Yeah.
00:13:55
Jo
I'll
00:13:58
Jo
it's a, Yeah, it's absolutely that for me as well. I mean, we touched on this yesterday. It seems a bit the dragon of the heels.
00:14:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank
00:14:04
Jo
We discussed the fact that there was so little communication during the Ashi eras that we've gotten used to no communication. Murdad and Manda came in and spoiled us, quite frankly. We were absolutely spoiled for two seasons, weren't we?
00:14:16
Jo
and We knew what was going on. All right, not the full ins and outs, but you know, to a degree, there was certainly more level of communication than there ever has been. They've gone, and it's, apart from the fact that it's not crap like the Ashley era, the communication level is back to zero, if you know what I mean So as a fan, you feel stuck in your, no, no, I'm not saying that.
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do we have a right to that, though? Yeah.
00:14:33
Jo
at No point have I said that, by the way. and What I mean is we were spoiled. So it's almost because we've been spoiled, maybe we should never have been spoiled, right? Maybe we should just never have been treated, this wonderfulness by these two people because they've left and unfortunately nobody else is willing do that.
00:14:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good answer, yeah.
00:14:50
Jo
But that look, that's that's been and gone. And I've got to be honest, in this window... And I know we're going to talk about them properly in the next bit.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we are, yeah.
00:14:57
Jo
But I actually wasn't too annoyed, ah peed off or anything. I a bit like knocked slightly going, we're not getting anyone. It'll be all right. I kept saying to myself, it'll be fine, man. We're going to do it gnarly.
00:15:07
Jo
We're going to do an EZAC. Someone's going to come out and water it. It's going to be great. It's fine. And I think it's just the whole EZAC situation, which has tipped a lot of people over the edge.
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's typical good.
00:15:15
Jo
I'll be honest.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:16
Jo
It's tipped me because I haven't even winished for weeks. And I don't like to win it, to be honest.
00:15:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, my head's gone. Sorry, mate.
00:15:20
Jo
I like it a little bit. It is. It's true, isn't it, though? Now, all of a sudden, I'm wanting to sit here, just bitch and moan. And it's purely down to him and the way that his situation was handled. So actually, I'm not that mad about most of the other transfers, I've got to be honest.
00:15:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Okay.
00:15:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Same, babe.
00:15:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I,
00:15:34
Jo
it's It's the tipping point of Ezek. That's it's turned things, I think.
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I like your answers.
00:15:38
Jo
Yeah.
00:15:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think both of you have given really good answers and it has probably helped me see little bit more. But I do think that we're going to come to Rezac, so we're going to come to that next I think that does have a bit more validity for an overreaction than kind of missing out on targets.
00:15:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think missing out on targets happens to every club. I think the difference is, as Newcastle fans, like I said, the positives of Newcastle fans is the passion, is the loyalty to the club. We want to know everything. And you touched on that little bit, Joe. We want to know who we're going for. But then as soon as that comes out, other clubs know...
00:16:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're more likely to miss out on them. You look alike with Tonali deal.
00:16:08
Jo
yeah
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nobody knew we had him until we actually probably had him.
00:16:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very similar with Botman because it was Carlos as a smokescreen. And it was very similar with Izak. It was Eketiki as a smokescreen and when Izak coming in. So I think, yeah, it'ss it's not known, I guess, which is good. But i still think there's been a massive overreaction. Anyway, we're going to go to Ronaldo's mob, as Ian used to call him. He doesn't say it anymore since i since I've said that. So now it's kind of what Kev says. So we're going to go to Ronaldo's mob. And in part two, going talk about Izak.
00:16:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
But not in the traditional way I've seen online so far. We're going to talk about, I think there's loads of positives if he leaves. I think there's positives if he stays. But we are going to discuss, does he have a way back now?
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lovely stuff. Right, so in part one, off I think there's been a massive overreaction of missing out on transfer targets, even i do understand it's frustrating. I've listened to Nicola, I've listened to Joe, and I think they've both made completely valid points about why it can be a little bit upsetting the way the transfer window's gone so far.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, Alexander Izak then. So this was the tipping point. You both mentioned in part one, this was the
Alexander Izak's Potential Departure
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
tipping point. This was the, what is happening? can't deal with missing out on them players who I'd be semi-fucked slash happy with but um'm um I'm done I'm finished now because Izak so let's just let's just clarify the whole thing right Izak hasn't asked to leave technically technically he hasn't asked to leave he's asked to explore his options that's been the that's been what the agent has come out with since day one when it broke explore his options now at the time the timeline let's go through the timeline everyone thought explore his options meant I want more money at Newcastle you're going to bow down you're going to give me 300 grand a week and everyone's going to be happy
00:18:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
no
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
right? That's what we all thought it was. And then Liverpool come out of woodwork, Saudi come out of woodwork, and we're thinking, could he actually go now? And then there hasn't really been another statement from his ex-agent since that.
00:18:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Howe's kind of talked about it. Players have talked about not wanting him to leave. and And apparently, the big gaffer of PIF is back in town. He's in the North East, isn't he? So he's coming to sorts out, and he's having talks.
00:18:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he's not happy about something. So, Let's just start. It's therapy, isn't it? Let's just start with how we felt at the time. um I know you just spoke about it on a previous pod, so I'm going to go first and and I'll let you chuck in. I'm not going to go into it too much deeply. When I first heard about it, of course, I was upset. i thought I thought he got us. He scored the win in golf to win lift our first trophy.
00:19:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's in the Champions League. Why would he want to leave? like He's idolised. He had the water flags display. I get it to Liverpool. Massive club. Second biggest club in the country. But what was why why? I was a bit miffed. I woke up the next morning and I thought, you know what?
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we get £150 million pounds for him, PSR doesn't exist anymore for a while. We can go massive. Get in a centre-half, get in a midfielder, get in another striker or two, and a goalkeeper, and we're not even under pressure to sell because we've sold somebody for £150 million.
00:19:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So then I started thinking of the positives. What was it for you guys? I know you've spoke about it previously, so you don't have to take too long because I've got loads more questions on how he comes back from this if he stays. But what was it about it which exploring, what was it exploring his options or?
00:19:53
Jo
exploring his options yeah it was
00:19:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. What was it about that which has got this emotional reaction?
00:19:58
Jo
purely for me I'll be honest and I think most people agree but Nick you can see what I'm sure what I'm after but it was the timing of it all um I just think it's it was it's quite far into the transfer window there's a lot happened there's a lot of people that we've missed out on so to speak have been linked with other people or or flat out going to another team now
00:19:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But
00:20:15
Jo
um so yeah it just it just i don't know it just doesn't sit right with me at all the timing of it all and as such i mean by the way i absolutely agree with you on the price because the my positive side of my mind immediately went to damn right grab 150 million get gone i'm so like it's like it annoyed us but i didn't get i didn't get too chewed i think it's more when i start speaking about it it sets us off on one because i'm not known for that but like
00:20:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Time and faith.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Imagine getting that money.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm?
00:20:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I didn't mention that at the start, did I?
00:20:43
Jo
like Joe to get all emotional. oh But yeah, yeah, purely as I say, it's timing and then it's got knock on effect from that. So yeah, Nick, you go girl.
00:20:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
My infuriation with the whole situation is down to the fact that but we're at the end of flipping July. we're at the end of July. And he said this, what, a week ago?
00:21:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i think I was on here last week with Michael, this time last week.
00:21:07
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He said this a week ago. He's waited until Liverpool have got Eketike. Not him personally.
00:21:16
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But, well, actually, no, he's waited until Eketike. Eketike's gone to Liverpool. He's going to sign that flipping stupid deal for them stupid, stupid people.
00:21:22
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:25
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's going go do that.
00:21:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the problem for Nick is she married a skeleton.
00:21:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And then, that's my next problem.
00:21:29
Jo
That's the real issue, isn't it?
00:21:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
it
00:21:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Then, yeah, then I'm on the boat.
00:21:31
Jo
She's on the verge of divorce already.
00:21:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. And then he's then thought, well, now's an absolute fantastic time that I want to explore my options because, you know, that's just what I'm going to do. He's told his agent he wants to explore his options and his agents have said that whatever explore my options may be. It could be, can I explore signing a new contract? It could be, can I start explore signing for a new club? We don't know what it means.
00:21:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Very vague. Don't like it. But my problem with it is he said it over a week and a half ago. And we're still not better off, are we? That's my problem with it.
00:22:03
Jo
Nope.
00:22:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We kick off the league in two flipping weeks. Two weeks. That's my problem.
00:22:07
Jo
Yep.
00:22:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's my problem with it.
00:22:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:22:09
Jo
Yeah.
00:22:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I'm furious with him.
00:22:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:22:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it makes it makes sense everything you've just said but I think my brain's broken because I heard what you just said is a massive positive. So if I'm Alexander Izak and I want to stay at Newcastle and I want a new contract then I'm going to wait until all them clubs all of them clubs can't afford me anymore. That's what I'm saying. i'm I shouldn't be a Newcastle fan.
00:22:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, but I think you're just like disagreeing with me.
00:22:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Has he not waited?
00:22:31
Jo
He's waiting until people can't afford him.
00:22:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Has he not waited? Has he not waited for Liverpool sign like a ticket here and then whatever else to happen and then think, I want money off this. I want money off Newcastle at £1.300 a week. Nobody's going to come and bid for us.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nobody has bid for them.
00:22:42
Jo
but if nobody's gonna But if nobody's going to bid from Kev, why would we give him more money?
00:22:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nobody's bid for them.
00:22:47
Jo
That's counteracting what you're saying.
00:22:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We would have signed him a new contract by now if he was going to stay.
00:22:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because we want them. We want them.
00:22:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Also, his house is up for sale on Rightmove.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
We don't.
00:22:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's literally all over to her.
00:22:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So... The dude is going.
00:22:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, well, must be true.
00:22:56
Jo
Oh.
00:22:58
Jo
um I want him to go.
00:22:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but He's gone.
00:22:59
Jo
um want him to go.
00:22:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So get out. Get out my club.
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oi.
00:23:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Go. Give me the £150 million so we can go spend it.
00:23:02
Jo
Cool.
00:23:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right?
00:23:03
Jo
Thank you. Mm-hmm.
00:23:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Get to hell.
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Okay. Like I say, my brain...
00:23:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And by hell, I mean don't stay in the UK. Go to club abroad, please, because I don't cannot have you playing for Liverpool.
00:23:10
Jo
Yeah.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right?
00:23:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. Okay. My brain's broken.
00:23:11
Jo
That would be the perfect move, wouldn't it, really?
00:23:13
Jo
Yeah.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:23:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yes.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's It's official because I'm seeing that as, did he just try and get more money?
00:23:16
Jo
We knew that anyway, Kev. Sorry.
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it was a bit of a it was a bit of a mistake.
00:23:19
Jo
Sorry.
00:23:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
it was a bit of a mistake. and So, I guess what I want to talk about is, I don't think my theory is correct. I think he probably does want to leave. But I think there's loads of... The problem is,
00:23:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
the agent doesn't understand the club.
00:23:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:23:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
He doesn't understand the fans' reaction, the emotion behind Newcastle United. This isn't a Liverpool, no disrespect Liverpool, where there's two clubs in one city. This isn't an Arsenal, Tottenham or any sort of London club where, yeah, it's something we do on the weekend.
00:23:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is like our lives, isn't it? As Newcastle fans, it's different up here.
00:23:47
Jo
Hmm.
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think he hasn't understood making that statement, um Isaac or the agent.
00:23:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:23:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have no idea who's to blame. him However, I'll chuck a scenario at you. If Isaac was to come out and sack his agent and make a statement of, I strongly misjudged exploring and my contract options. I want to stay at Newcastle.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
This was something which my agent put out without my knowledge or something without me really agreeing to you it was misinterpreted. apologise Newcastle fans. I'm staying for this season. Would you welcome him back or is he standstill, Nick? Get out of my club, get gone.
00:24:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but he wants to go.
00:24:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, I'm saying he might.
00:24:22
Jo
That's a tough one because Kev, that ain't going to happen.
00:24:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's made, no, no, it's not, right.
00:24:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
He might. I agree, this might not happen. But listen, listen to saying. I agree. i don't think this I don't think this theory is correct, right?
00:24:24
Jo
Like that ain't going to happen, man.
00:24:28
Jo
and know what you're saying.
00:24:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he probably wants to be away and we're going to see him leave soon. But I'm just thinking from a Newcastle Fiennes point of view, with the emotion around this fan base, does he have any sort of way back?
00:24:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:24:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think the only way back for him personally is if something like that comes out, where he sacks his agent, he makes a statement and says, let's say he did want to go, right? He did want to go, but he nobody's bid for him because he left it too late.
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He wasn't being clever, trying to get more money. And he now realises he has to stay. How does he come back? Does that statement sit well with his or does it not?
00:24:57
Jo
He's got to make a statement like that. He's got no choice to.
00:24:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think, yeah, I,
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would work.
00:25:00
Jo
And that's my value.
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would would would you allow him...
00:25:01
Jo
My mind would be like, you've been forced into that, mate. I don't believe you.
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you allow him back if that statement was made or would you just be like, no, get gone still?
00:25:09
Jo
You've got no choice but to let him back, but I don't want him.
00:25:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:25:12
Jo
I'll be honest.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair. No, that's good.
00:25:12
Jo
I don't. I'll be honest.
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need to be... I'm just...
00:25:14
Jo
Sometimes people cook their goose for me and I'm done like that.
00:25:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
i know this isn't true.
00:25:17
Jo
Yeah.
00:25:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know this isn't true, right?
00:25:17
Jo
So, yeah.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know he wants to be away and he wants to move. He wants Liverpool.
00:25:21
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:25:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Apparently, we don't know. how I think it was only a Craig Hope or whatever you call him, who's or the other guy who got banned.
00:25:27
Jo
Oh, I can't even keep up with who's saying what anymore.
00:25:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's only that one person who's ever broke the story.
00:25:29
Jo
Yeah. Hmm.
00:25:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
So unless he has private access to Izak's agent, we don't know if it's just been misinterpreted or whatever.
00:25:32
Jo
yeah
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if Izak does come out statement, Nick, I'm not saying it will happen. I don't think it will happen. But if he does, would you allow him back? Or are you the same as Joe? Like, nah, you're done now. Get gone.
00:25:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
look it's all like an emotional reaction isn't it because obviously we love our club like no one does it like Newcastle
Reinvestment Strategy Post-Izak
00:25:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
fans I'm I am completely adamant that I feel like no one does it like us and we all we love our club like wholeheartedly like you've just said um obviously if he stays um and he he makes a statement then
00:25:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. Yep. Hang on.
00:26:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you know, we'll just have to kind of build a bridge, get over it, and then ride this wave again next summer when he wants to leave. Because my problem with the situation is...
00:26:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick was going back to normal there.
00:26:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
it
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
was like, nah, he's going to want leave again. I'm going to kill him.
00:26:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but My problem is when player wants to leave a club and is unsettled at a club, we've seen it time and time and time again.
00:26:21
Jo
Nice.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on, Nick.
00:26:22
Jo
to
00:26:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
that just My problem with it is if he's now unsettled at the club, i'm going to make a statement, really sorry to all Newcastle fans, I didn't know what I was saying, and blah, blah, blah, bla blah. bla blah
00:26:33
Jo
I won't believe him.
00:26:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And then he goes on to have the worst season of his career. So then he's kind of forced out the flipping club.
00:26:40
Jo
For less money, by the way.
00:26:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. For less money. So my stance is, if he wants out, please get rid of him now. And by now, I mean now.
00:26:46
Jo
And max out on the money, yeah.
00:26:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Cash in on him. Get the 150 million so we can invest it wisely on three, four, five potentially five players. I don't know. Fine. Because what i don't want to happen is us sitting here this time next year and he's worth, I don't know, 70.
00:26:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know. Like just, yeah.
00:27:00
Jo
yeah Literally half, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. I agree. I agree 100% with what you're saying. If he does want to be away, get gone.
00:27:07
Jo
cool yeah
00:27:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Get him
00:27:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
and You know what I'm not even going to say it get gone because i will always appreciate that goal he scored in the final, his contribution to get us back in Europe.
00:27:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
gone.
00:27:13
Jo
i appreciate boom more just saying yes yes we are would ignore him just ignore him pretend he doesn't exist
00:27:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know it's hard now in terms of... We're like little children here. I know it's hard now. It's hard now with the emotion, but I'm not going to boo Isaac. I'm not going have a pop at him or wish him bad because...
00:27:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
He has contributed massively to our club, but thank you very much.
00:27:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
When he texts me, I'm just going to be like, you're dead to me.
00:27:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:27:34
Jo
Blocked.
00:27:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you very much for the £150 million pound in Batman Champions League, but we're gonna we're going to make some money off you and we're going to spend it wisely. I agree. But we actually, were all we've ever heard, right, and this has took on a life of its own, this whole Izax story, all we've ever heard is he wants to explore his options or his contract.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't even know what the official statement but that's all we've heard and nothing said, and it was one reporter.
00:27:52
Jo
I know, but Kev, that's the problem.
00:27:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
A floor is option.
00:27:56
Jo
Is that not the problem?
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was one reporter. Yeah, but Izax can't come out and, can he come out? I don't, and footballers never do that.
00:28:01
Jo
Come on.
00:28:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Footballers never come out and let the fans know what's going on.
00:28:03
Jo
Yeah. All right. So he's the agent could or someone could.
00:28:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's private.
00:28:06
Jo
But the fact that.
00:28:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
His agent might be able to. His agent might have misjudged it. Fabrizio Romano's just copying off that guy from North East. um' ah Look, i'm a I'm not against Izak, but i'm all I'm kind of in the boat now that Izak is going to leave. Hopefully, we get loads of money from him. Thank you very much for everything you've done. We'll rebuild.
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But a little part of us just thinks there's been no official bid.
00:28:21
Jo
True.
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
What happens if he does come back? Are the fans going to take him? That's why I thought if he makes a statement or he sacks his agent or whatever... Is that enough to get him forgiveness? Newcastle fans, exactly like Nick said, and like I said as well, they're different breed.
00:28:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is he going to get forgiven if he ends up having to stay?
00:28:37
Jo
I think a lot will, you know, because we're soft as well.
00:28:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, he will be forgiven.
00:28:40
Jo
You know why? Come on. You know what we're like? We've literally just discussed what we're like.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know if we are soft.
00:28:43
Jo
We'll club. but We will still support him. Us three will still support him if he stays this season.
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:28:48
Jo
However, it no, it's supporting in a whole different way.
00:28:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Absolutely not.
00:28:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not many fans are as sensible as they are.
00:28:53
Jo
Like, we'll support him as him.
00:28:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on, Nick.
00:28:54
Jo
We want him to score because we want the benefit of the club. I'm not going to support him as a person, though. That's my stance on it. I won't. There's very much difference, isn't it?
00:29:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am just,
00:29:04
Jo
I'll support him because i want him to score for Newcastle and I want Newcastle to win games, but he can get gone.
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
We all make mistakes. We all make mistakes.
00:29:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i I don't know if, I don't know if my reaction to the whole, scene and it probably is, I'm everyone just take my reaction, maybe with a pinch of salt. I am annoyed. I would always be annoyed when a good a player leaves Newcastle. Don't get me wrong. A decent player, by the way.
00:29:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Wasn't too upset about Sean Longstaff, not going lie. um
00:29:26
Jo
Oh.
00:29:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've said it before.
00:29:27
Jo
Poor Sean.
00:29:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I like him, just not for Newcastle.
00:29:31
Jo
I like him more than Isaac.
00:29:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
mar part I think my reaction is, I will never know Pisa again if he goes to Liverpool. did I missed what Jota said there. What did she say?
00:29:39
Jo
I like him more than Isaac.
00:29:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, Jesus.
00:29:42
Jo
I'm just being ridiculous.
00:29:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um um I will never know peace again if he goes to Liverpool. Now, if this was Barcelona he was linked with or PSG or anyone, we're going to give you 150 metres.
00:29:51
Jo
I'd clap him away.
00:29:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
be like, perfect. OK, because we're butre probably not going to play you in the Champions League final in 2026.
00:29:55
Jo
I'll support you there as well. Yeah.
00:29:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So fine, no problem. Take him. But I think it's the fact that it could be a potential Premier League club and like yeah I will never know peace again in my house. Just an FYI, people. I think I might move.
00:30:09
Jo
See, yours is personal reasons, isn't it?
00:30:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:30:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:30:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:30:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think i think just to run well out before we do the last three minutes, because Nick can't go over 35 minutes, ah ah technology's not good enough. um
00:30:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
well
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just briefly, think for Izak, I don't know what I think my heart probably says if it's the real story, is he does want to leave and he is going to leave and he's going to get his move.
00:30:21
Jo
and
00:30:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
My mind's telling me no. Body.
00:30:31
Jo
Oh, my body.
00:30:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Amazing.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, ah think there probably is a way back...
00:30:36
Jo
Sorry, girl.
00:30:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think if he does come back, we need him to perform well because we're going to get half the money otherwise.
00:30:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
So there is a way back.
00:30:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
one
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would be really interested to see the comments on this to see if Izak has a way back or not. Because I think a lot of fans will say, there's no way back. You've made your bed go lie in it, which I disagree with. But that's what we're like as a fan base, aren't we?
00:30:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:30:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
well.
00:30:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Final four minutes. um I was put on a TikTok post on Daily Newcastle talking about
Celtic Fans' Reaction to TikTok
00:31:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Celtic.
00:31:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Tick tock.
00:31:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:31:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I
00:31:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I've never seen a group of fans react to a friendly win. 70-something comments, 7,000 views.
00:31:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
need to find this.
00:31:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on, it honestly, Nick, it's mental.
00:31:13
Jo
Nick, it's great.
00:31:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Celtic fans.
00:31:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Have I missed this?
00:31:14
Jo
It's great.
00:31:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we're talking about like how much superior they are.
00:31:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:31:16
Jo
Go on TikTok. It's obviously one of the latest posts I've done.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, how how superior they are over us. And it had nothing to do with it being there. fifty All I was saying was, for the people who haven't seen it or but to have TikTok, right? It was... We've played one pre-season friendly.
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've played five. They are obviously a lot sharper. they were like, it could have been six or seven. what Nick's looking at it now and laughing because the Celtic fans went overboard.
00:31:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
god
00:31:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I kind of want to...
00:31:38
Jo
It's brilliant.
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've never seen a reaction night over a friendly win. So I want to go into Celtic and Rangers being in the Prem. We're going to have a minute each. m If Celtic and Rangers were in the Prem, Joe, where would they finish?
00:31:49
Jo
Celtic would drop out in range.
00:31:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
In the championship.
00:31:50
Jo
I'd just stay in because I love ranges and I hate Celtic. Woo!
00:31:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Celtic relegated Rangers away.
00:31:55
Jo
Let's really annoy the Celtic fans.
00:31:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have hear my response. um where would you Where would you put Rangers?
00:32:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's mine.
00:32:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bottom half?
00:32:04
Jo
Celtic dropout.
00:32:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Top half?
00:32:05
Jo
Rangers stay in the second... Rangers be in the second half. Celtic would get relegated.
00:32:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, so bottom half for Rangers, Celtic getting relegated in the Prem. Nick, what about you?
00:32:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I like Rangers because my dad supports them, but they'll both end up back in the Championship.
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both get relegated. I think, and I'm not even saying this,
00:32:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep. They're not good enough Premier League.
00:32:20
Jo
That's my honest answer. I'm just trying to rile the Celtic.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know Celtic have absolutely... I'm not even trying to rile them here. I'm being genuinely honest, right?
00:32:24
Jo
They're not.
00:32:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I honestly think if Celtic and Rangers came into a Premier League fully, like, ready to go like they are now and we're nowhere near, I think Celtic would probably finish, like... It would be Celtic or Rangers. One of them would go down. One would be 18th and one would be 17th.
00:32:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know which one, but...
00:32:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh.
00:32:42
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I don't know why the reaction on that TikTok video was like, we're much better than you. We're massive. We're huge. I'm like, you beat us in a friendly.
00:32:48
Jo
Because they think that way.
00:32:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
What is happening?
00:32:49
Jo
They're pathetic.
00:32:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
They started attacking the away fans. They didn't make much noise for 10,000 away fans. Sorry, mate. used to 500 Hibs fans away. Like, what are talking about?
00:32:56
Jo
and
00:32:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unbelievable. So, yeah, that was that was a weird thing. So, if you are listening this far in, go back and look at that video on TikTok because it is ah absolutely mental, the reaction from a whole Celtic fan base on a Newcastle account over a friendly win when all I said was...
00:33:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:33:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
We were five weeks ahead of us in preseason or something. Mental. Crazy.
00:33:17
Jo
They were triggered.
00:33:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah. Anyway, what i do want to see comments about, because Nick's still laughing at the comments from
Conclusion & Listener Feedback
00:33:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Celtic fans. What do want to see comments about is, number one, does Izak have a way back?
00:33:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh
00:33:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
If it's all a misunderstanding, I don't think it is. But if it is is if it does come out and say it's misunderstanding, does Izak have a way back? And two, if he does have a way back, how does he actually come back and perform as well?
00:33:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:33:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He does not.
00:33:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Personally, I agree.
00:33:40
Jo
You wouldn't.
00:33:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Personally, I think we've probably got to cash in and get the 150 million in rebuild, which I don't think is the end of the world.
00:33:40
Jo
Hi.
00:33:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Newcastle fans, just calm. Stay calm. It's all right. We have a manager. We have a manager who turned Isaac's like six goals from his previous season into 60-odd Premier League goals over three seasons. So no matter who comes in, we're going to be all right.
00:33:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, tomorrow, Dating Newcastle, you'll have another episode. Comment, let me know what you think. It's been a pleasure as always, girls. Thank you very much.
00:34:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank you.
00:34:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll see you next time.
00:34:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Bye.
00:34:08
Jo
a
00:34:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um