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Toon v Brighton Preview
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Jo & Nic discuss this weekends fixture - Magpies v Seagulls
Also covering how we feel the rest of the season will go, giving out score predictions for all 4 games... by the girls accounts we're guaranteed CL next season as we're securing all 12 points :-)
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00:00:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, no. no
00:00:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Newcastle GSPN podcast. um My name's Jo, I'm going to be hosting. Apologies for a bit of a strange intro there. I got a bit tap happy on the intro button.
00:00:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Never mind. um It's a girls only podcast today. So it is me and my girl, Nick. How are you doing, chick?
00:00:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm good. I'm good. um It wouldn't be a start to a pod without um a few technical glitches, would it?
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. Especially with us. Let's get real. Come
00:00:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
exactly
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's what we do best.
00:00:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly.
00:00:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. um For obvious reasons and by the title of this pod, we are going to preview the Brighton game. So we'll just run through how important we think it is. Are there any danger men? We'll do some predictions and then we might just predict a bit more.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I say a bit more the rest of the season. We've only got four games left, haven't we? So...
00:01:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's gone so quick.
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to be very sad. going to be a long summer.
00:01:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah Saying what we're going to do with our life. We haven't got any euros this year, have we?
00:01:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. I know. It's so sad. No, it's like a real football-free summer. I don't know how I feel about that, but then again...
00:01:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I don't.
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, international football doesn't excite us quite as much. It's just like a kind of thing to tee you back through the next season. So it's fine.
00:01:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Absolutely.
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully we can enjoy the sun. um Right. On that note, ah um anyone that listened to yesterday's pod or yeah, it'll be yesterday's pod by the time you listen to this um will have heard me and Ian having a bit of a mashup, as he called it.
00:01:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we did cover a bit of the Brighton game as well. So I'm going to put to Nick what Ian put to me yesterday.
00:01:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, it's good.
00:01:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
um obviously we know it's not too bad worry i'll not be totally um so as we know i've got four games left everyone's calling them four cup finals as we have on every single game and that's absolutely fair enough i think if i'm honest um so obviously bright next out of these four do we see brighton as more important do we see it as very important or is it just a bit of an obvious statement that it's an important game how are kind of feeling about the importance of getting a win down at brighton
00:01:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:02:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and My genuine consensus about the game in the first place is that I'm absolutely dreading it because Brighton seem to be our bogey team where things don't ever seem to go to plan. um So, yeah. um But we are at home.
00:02:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Are we at home? No, we're not. We're away, aren't we?
00:02:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nowhere away, check. Oh, no.
00:02:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh. Anyway, this game, um but we've got four left. um And I have said previously that I think
00:02:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
the game against Brighton and the game against Chelsea the following week are two of the most important games out before. um They are kind of, well, I think they're all must-wins really at this point, but these in particular are definitely must-wins.
00:02:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And um yeah, we've got to go out. We've got to put our best team out. We've got to go out fully concentrated, full strength, um hopefully no step up.
00:03:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:03:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And it is a must-win and three points. Between us City, Chelsea and Forest and even Villa, if you want to include them, it's quite tight at the top.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Obviously, we're recording this on Thursday evening, so by the time everyone's listening to it on hopefully Friday, Nottingham would have played their game in hand.
00:03:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So the result of that is obviously quite significant because they are only two points behind.
00:03:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:03:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So if Nottingham Forest win their game in hand this evening against Brentford, um then it's a no-brainer. Chelsea and Brighton, particularly Brighton, are a win. in my opinion.
00:03:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But yeah. ah Yeah.
00:03:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's a strange one, it? Because Brentford, obviously, it is Forrest and Brentford's game in hand over anyone, obviously. um
00:03:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:03:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Brentford, if they win it, because it looks, if when you look at the table, it looks that Brentford really aren't in the run for the conference. However, if they manage to beat Palace, I'm all of the shop, my team's,
00:04:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
um if they're to beat forest that puts them right back in contention because then they were within two points of the conference um position so it's it is a huge game for brentford as well as forest which is good for us because we need that to be um and as meaning discussed yesterday brighton are still in the mix for the conference as well so that's where it's going to be a harder game for us it's not like we're playing a team that it means nothing to or they're already relegated or anything like that we've kind of had those teams now and they are gone um
00:04:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:04:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:04:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we're with you all the way, I'll be honest, because I said it, Ian backed us up yesterday, that these two games are probably the most important out of the four. Because if we can get these two, already feel quite confident, let's say, that we're going to get Champions League, just through belief of a team and belief of knowing what we can do.
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, i think I'll be ultra confident if we if we win these next two games. And that's even being really cocky. without looking at even what the other results are, if you know what i mean. it's It's huge. To get the win over Chelsea is obviously huge because right up there with us anyway.
00:05:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if we can get the Brighton and the Chelsea, I just think we're putting in such a strong position that surely, surely we're not going to mess this up and we're going to finish in the Champions League one. So, yeah, these two are huge.
00:05:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. I agree at the fact that I, I don't want to say it because now don't want us to not get it, but I do think we're sort of signed, sealed, delivered on the Champions League next season, and or at least Europe, at least.
00:05:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:05:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I probably shouldn't say that out loud.
00:05:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Europe, 100%.
00:05:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
one hundred percent
00:05:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're in Europe. it's I don't fear that, yeah.
00:05:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
100%. Obviously. Yeah. Yeah.
00:05:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I personally believe out the remaining teams, well, out the teams that were are competing for Champions League, out the remaining four games, I do think we have the toughest run, toughest run, if you like, um minus Everton, maybe.
00:05:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:05:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But you've got Brighton, Chelsea, Arsenal. They're three teams that are decent on their day.
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Have Chelsea not got a hard run in? I'm just going to pull it in because I'm sure they have, you know.
00:06:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, have they? Let me have a look.
00:06:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, Chelsea's are weird, right?
00:06:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, they are playing conference league tonight as well.
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because...
00:06:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, scrap what I've said.
00:06:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:06:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They've got Liverpool on Sunday.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have, but Liverpool have already won the league. You know mean? It's not going to be as tough a game as it would have been had they had something to play for, so...
00:06:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But they are going to go full strength, Chelsea.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, well, yeah, Chelsea will. That's what I mean. So, like, Chelsea have really got something to play for there.
00:06:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Because, yeah.
00:06:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I don't see Liverpool as hard a game as it would have been. and What I meant was Liverpool have got nothing to play for. Sorry, not Chelsea.
00:06:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, got you.
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So, all right, that is sandwiched by the two European games, which unfortunately means if they're going to concentrate on that, they might not pose much effort into the Liverpool game, if you know what i mean.
00:06:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:06:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a strange one, isn't it? But then they've got us, they've got Man U, they've got Forest as their final game. So that's really interesting for the end of the season, that I'll be honest.
00:06:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
o That's an interesting one.
00:06:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. um
00:06:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'll take back what I said.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, that's that's mad. I know. So it's bit mental. That's why i see these two games for us as huge. Because I've seen no matter what happens, say they beat Liverpool, whatever, say Liverpool really don't turn up and they're still partying.
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But we beat Brighton. But then we do beat Chelsea. That's where I'm going to feel ultra comfortable about we are getting Champions League football at that point. Like, I know it's only three points per game and there's four games, but i do see these two lots of three points as being so much more important than the other two.
00:07:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
they're definite They are two must-win games.
00:07:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, 100%, yeah.
00:07:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They are two definitely must-win games.
00:07:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whereas the Brighton one, though, you bang on. It's one of those that we'll either go down and smash them... Or it could be the other way around. It doesn't seem to be this kind of...
00:07:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:07:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, it swings and roundabouts, isn't it? Massively with Brighton. And this is where... i think end-to-end football, I think it's going exciting game. Maybe a bit too exciting for our hearts, but we'll try and chill throughout a bit.
00:07:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But... Let's be honest, Brighton play some really exciting football, don't they?
00:07:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
All
00:07:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:07:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
they've got, they've got some great players. Absolutely great players.
00:07:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They have got some fantastic players.
00:07:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's what I mean. but We'll talk about their players in a minute because I'll give them something to talk about later in the pod.
00:07:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've just logged on.
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:08:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
This will be for the second part, maybe, Jo, but I've just opened a screen on my phone and don't know you guys have spoke about this yesterday, but someone's injured from the Newcastle team.
00:08:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no.
00:08:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who?
00:08:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, I think we should save it for the next part.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we did talk about someone being injured, so now I'm wondering if it better be the same person and not someone new is what I mean.
00:08:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Who was it? who's um I haven't listened to yours and Ian's pod yet.
00:08:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
it Is it Big Joe?
00:08:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, right, okay. Yeah, same person.
00:08:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I'm not happy about that, but more the point was I was thinking, don't you dare tell me there's someone else.
00:08:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Me either. don't know. Also, he avoids the tenth yellow card, and this is what he's rewarded with.
00:08:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, that's fine.
00:08:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
A bloody knee problem. Now he's going to miss the remaining four games.
00:08:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
of course probably i know it is it is but again it is something we can touch on because again it is a discussion we had and then we talked about who we would want to replace them so yeah we'll we'll do that but i'll tell you what because we're starting to go on a bit of a tangent i'm going to play the bionic um advert which is very so professionally read out by the dulcet tones of ken and then we'll come back and we will chat more about injuries and stuff
00:08:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Just to cast you an idol over, isn't it? Anyway, sorry.
00:08:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Sorry. sorry
00:09:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wonderful. Thanks, Ken. But obviously you can't hear us, never mind. um During that, anyone watching will have seen it, and but anyone listening wouldn't have a clue what Nick's just done um during the advert.
00:09:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So she flashed up the fact that Eddie is up for um manager of the month. What I do love is um various other social media people. I'd seen this earlier on. However, they've absolutely mocked up um Eddie Howe with like a cigar coming out of his mouth and all sorts and then put a line underneath saying Mad Dog as well and all that sort of thing. so it's like a dual kind of um Manager of the Month award going out. But obviously we'd love him to get it. Let's see.
00:10:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:10:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I just want to...
00:10:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
On that note, sorry, we go for it.
00:10:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
clarify the fact that how iconic would it be that Eddie Howell wins manager of the month and he's been in bed for half of it yeah from the hospital Jason Tindall should be on there
00:10:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go.
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
From hospital. Yeah. Unreal. Yeah. Yeah. He was high as a kite on drugs because he was ill and he still manages to win.
00:10:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
he was and he still manages to win it I can't wait we know Arndt Scott's going to win that though because he won the league this month stupid anyway
00:10:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's how great we are. Right, people? Oh, whatever. Yeah, exactly. Never mind. We shall probably move swiftly along.
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
um ah Quickly on the note of something of the month. Did you see that both... Jake Murfino and Harvey Barnes are up for player the month.
00:10:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yes, I did.
00:10:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, with fantastic stats a pair of them, because it was three goals, three assists for Murphy, and four goals, two assists for Barnes. And if you look at any of the other candidates, none of them were as good as that.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, you can guarantee the likes of, I don't know, McAllister, which everyone seemed to be plugging for in the comments, will win it, even though he only had, what was it, two goals and ten goal involvements, apparently.
00:11:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, not assists either, 10 goal involvement.
00:11:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, I don't see that, but yeah, whatever, exactly. So we'll see. I couldn't help myself like I do on social media sometimes when the comments and I was like, anyone voting for anyone other than Jacob Murphy or Harvey Barnes needs a head red, basically.
00:11:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Jacob Murphy.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So yeah, no doubt I'll go back to some abuse on that later. Hey-ho. um
00:11:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, God.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. um Right, so we'll go back to what you mentioned before the ad. um So... moming you know
00:11:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but but but
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
My brain went blank and my mouth went blank. Sorry about that, people. um Big Joe. Injury. Me and Ian talked about it yesterday. And as such, I've already given my answer. So I'll let you go first and we'll discuss.
00:12:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay.
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So basically, if it's true and he really is out for the rest of the season, um let's go to Sunday first, obviously. and Who are you playing instead of Big Joe? Who would you like to see? Sorry.
00:12:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So don't think about who Eddie's going to play because we can all play that game and we probably can predict it. But who would you like to see play?
00:12:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I would like to see Mr. Willock back in the team. um Now, and know we've sat on this pod before and discussed how doesn't make an impact, you know, blah, blah, blah.
00:12:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But it's obviously not getting regular game time. However, Joe Willock, on his day, when he's in the, not the right frame of mind, but when he's getting the game time, when he obviously is's having a good game, he is fantastic, 10 out of his 10 on his day, and he does make the impact that we we have seen in the past.
00:12:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:12:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:12:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So I think, oh no, I'm missing Barnes, aren't bombs on
00:12:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:12:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
D&D. Oh no.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you mean?
00:12:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I'm not.
00:12:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, you're alright.
00:12:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry, I'm getting myself confused. No, I think I'll go Mr.
00:12:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't confuse yourself.
00:13:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Willock.
00:13:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
You go.
00:13:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, Mr. Willock, Joe Willock, I'll go for.
00:13:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I'd like to see him back in the team.
00:13:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
and That's cool.
00:13:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I chose Miley, I'll be honest. um And as you can imagine, Ian agreed because Ian loves Miley.
00:13:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, he does.
00:13:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But to be fair, I ah do want to see him play more.
00:13:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He does deserve it.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's daft and people need to hear us out when I'm about to say the next part because I watched the Barcelona game last night and my favourite young player or just favourite player in the world right now we've just made a little masterpiece as well. 17-year-old Laminia Mal. He's just...
00:13:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's just unbelievable, really. um
00:13:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:13:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
So to watch him and see that he's got 100 appearances for Barcelona already and he hasn't even turned 18.
00:13:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, crazy. Crazy.
00:13:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just nuts, isn't it? You're looking at what was like 33 goals, 22 assists, something like that. And it made us think... You know, the likes of Miley should and could play more than he does.
00:13:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:13:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It can't be. it' Surely it is purely because of the fact that we've got that strong three in the middle and it can't purely be down to saving him. We can't be saving him.
00:13:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's got to be.
00:14:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
The kid's got Champions League experience now. You know, there's been plenty you players over the years you know Rooney Owen a lot of players that played from such a young age and absolutely thrived so it really shouldn't be protecting a big strong lad like Miley because he is a big strong lad now because he's bulked up and all sorts hasn't he so um as I say I would love um to see Miley personally um but again it's nothing against Willink is it really it's nice to have for a change the options out there as well for you mm-hmm yeah
00:14:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and they like
00:14:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, it's a headache for Eddie, isn't it? Because who does he choose? I don't know. i don't actually know where he's going to go with it.
00:14:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
know I think you'll play Willock, my personal opinion.
00:14:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Do you think?
00:14:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah. I want Miley, but I think you'll play Willock is my prediction there.
00:14:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Then again, I've just sat on that first part and said how pivotal these are next four games are, particularly these next two. um i don't know if we can really afford for Willick to wait for him to have a good game. He needs to kind of be on it from the get-go, really, doesn't he?
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's my kind of problem Willock at the minute.
00:14:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
that's yeah I didn't think about that no yeah yeah maybe but
00:14:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
He hasn't been amazing. And it's not again, it's nothing against him. We know he can be, but he needs to be on it because everyone needs to be on it. um Brighton, in a way, will probably be harder than the Chelsea game, maybe. I don't know.
00:15:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:15:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
maybe 100% I think Brighton are a great team I genuinely think Brighton are a great team they've had some cracking results this season they've beat us twice three times this season um so yeah
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. A lot of strength. Mm-hmm.
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. No, I'm with Chick. um I suppose on that note... Is there anyone, there a kind of standout player that you're, or multiple if you've got them, by the way, um that you're worried about from Brighton's side of things? I know, obviously, they're coming off a 3-2 win versus West Ham, aren't they, from last weekend?
00:15:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
was last weekend, right?
00:15:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:15:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:15:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:15:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, God, it all just goes into one, doesn't it?
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I mean, we haven't discussed this, me and Ian, by the way, so this is a new one.
00:15:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Their previous run, though, mate, hadn't... Their previous run isn't the most recent run. So they've beat West Ham 3-2.
00:15:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-mm.
00:15:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And they've also lost against Brentford the week before that forty two
00:15:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:16:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They drew against Leicester, by the way. um who've obviously been relegated 2-2, and then they got beat by Crystal Palace. Also, they've had like two red cards in the last four games as well.
00:16:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:16:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's what I mean, they're not on.
00:16:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Maybe Brighton's heads falling off.
00:16:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. They've got great players and that's why, as I say, I'm not at all going to see them as a pushover and we are absolutely definitely on a better run than they are.
00:16:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, they have. Oh, yeah.
00:16:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
hundred percent
00:16:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:16:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
100%.
00:16:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just about keeping our run going, isn't it, is the main thing.
00:16:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, they're not on a great run at all, actually. God, I really should have done my research before we started recording.
00:16:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, well I didn't look at the previous their recent form, to be fair. I'm just kind of looking as a whole and how I feel about that team.
00:16:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
As a whole. Yeah. m but Sorry to answer. Yeah. Let's go back to your original question. um The player that would have sprung to mind if you asked me this. don't know.
00:16:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Maybe still ask me this actually. um Maybe only Welbeck. He just seemed to have had like a massive outburst of goals towards the early part of the season, didn't he?
00:16:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But obviously, i think I've said this and obviously I've just said they beat us three times this season, but
00:17:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:17:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't think it's anything our back four can't handle. um
00:17:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's true.
00:17:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Who else would I say?
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I still like Minta that we lost.
00:17:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mintate, yeah.
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I still like him. I know he didn't start the last game. He came off the bench. But he seems be doing quite well for them. Mitoma, strange enough, is the one that I would be concerned about.
00:17:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mitoma, yeah. but one
00:17:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, again, he didn't start the game. But he came off the bench and scored.
00:17:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Impact sub, this is what we need.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's just as much a concern yeah than if um he kind of started and just had a great game. But that's why exactly...
00:17:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Eddie... I mean, come on, Eddie knows what he's doing. But it's exactly how we need to play that game. Because they're going to play that game against us. They'll start who they start, but they're going to want their impact subs.
00:17:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we need to have some impact subs as well.
00:17:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, you're right.
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
So to me, would Willock be more of an impact sub than starting him? Or is Miley going to be more of an impact sub? Again, personally, I would still start Miley, but...
00:17:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think you're right.
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's whatever.
00:17:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I think you and Ian are right. I think I feel really bad saying in this. I always forget. I don't forget about Miley because I know how incredible he is for us. But I think because obviously we haven't seen much of him this season, I think he just slips into the back a little bit because we haven't seen him.
00:18:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um as much as what I'd like to anyway.
00:18:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I know Ian certainly would have. um So I think you're right. No, I think he might go. i think we might see Miley start.
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:18:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, don't know. I'm interested to see. Oh, 100%.
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, i know I'm dying to know now, but my actual concern with the Miley situation is, and I know it's all just social media rumours and talk about him going to like Dortmund and God knows who else who's been thrown in the mix.
00:18:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would be a bigger loss than the Anderson loss to me. um To lose Miley would be absolutely criminal, by the way, especially if we're at the situation now
00:18:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. yeah
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
where we should have a lot of money to spend because we've obviously not spent much in recent windows or nothing at all in certain windows.
00:18:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
100%. Yeah. We,
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So we should not have to now keep selling the likes of our homegrown players. Plus, if we going to be in the Champions League, we need homegrown talent for the numbers anyway. you need that kind of balance.
00:19:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Depths of squad men. We need to be looking at having a strong position, not just having an amazing start in XI, but we need the strength and depth. Double over in every single position really, don't we?
00:19:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah. we yeah
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, but what I'd love to see, um sorry, check not the only thing I was going to say about Miley as well
00:19:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, crack on, babe.
00:19:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
is I've lost my train of thought now, you see. It doesn't take much to...
00:19:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no. Is that if he knows he's going to be maybe number one backup, which is what we're looking at bringing in if Big Joe's out, um it is more of a reason that he wouldn't consider even trying to push for any type of mood of move as well.
00:19:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because he is, like we've just discussed, at an age where he should be getting fairly regular or deserves to, or has the quality, sorry, to get fairly regular for first team football.
00:19:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
First team football. Yeah.
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:19:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's not a move that makes sense to me if Miley leaves in the summer.
00:19:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:19:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:19:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not at all.
00:19:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've got to be honest. I mean, he is you were to ask me what players should we offload in the summer, he is definitely not one. um There are about six in front of him that I'd offload, um which I really bad saying that, but we have a lot of Deadwood that needs to go
00:19:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, God, no.
00:20:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:20:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
All we do.
00:20:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um and upgrade. But yeah, I think... with the right time and regular first team football, i think Miley genuinely will be, what did what did Bruno call it at the Carabao Cup final? Effing legend.
00:20:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um So yeah, so ah yeah, I wouldn't, I would really hate to see him go and it definitely doesn't make sense for him to leave.
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's true.
00:20:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um So I hope they don't do that.
00:20:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, not at all, Chick.
00:20:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. um We'll wrap up that part. Are you ready? Have you got the Zencastr ad to read out for me?
00:20:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I have not, but I'll get it.
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
good chance. Shall we just wax lyrical until you get it on your phone?
00:20:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
got it.
00:20:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go. Go.
00:20:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and It's the Zencastr one, isn't it?
00:20:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Chick, yeah.
00:20:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Sorry, guys. um If you can see my eyes trailing, I am just looking at my dog chasing around a wasp. So, yeah.
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
As you do.
00:20:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
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00:21:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
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00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah and mean you've got issues man we can't do it can we
00:21:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've got plenty of issues. Every time I do that, I always think about the podcast me, you and Kev done a couple of about a month or so ago where just lost all control.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah two minutes of pure laughter there was there was no feedback on that so either people did think it was funny or people thought well that lunatic they just switched off at that point and stopped listening so high chance of that one i'll be honest um
00:21:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I couldn't contain myself.
00:21:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's fantastic.
00:21:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I agree. Yeah. Brilliant.
00:21:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Alright, cool. We'll not drag out the third part too much, but I'm just going to make it a little bit different. We've obviously bleated on over multiple pods now about how important the next four games are.
00:21:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:21:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
um how we think we're going to finish, where we're going to finish, et cetera et etc, etc.
00:22:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not going to break down everyone's kind of fixtures. I'll just do ours.
00:22:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:22:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
But me and you right now going to what we think is going to happen in the next four games. So not only are we going to say if we're going win, lose, or draw, let's give some score predictions on all four games.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to pretend, just because, you know, we've got to, that there's no more injuries, just Big Joe.
00:22:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK.
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So based on who's fit and how you think we'll play in the next four
00:22:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think
00:22:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll go game by game. So Brighton anyway, we all know Ian's going to predict 3-1, right?
00:22:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
know
00:22:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he's taking 3-1 for it. We'll do the Brighton prediction first of all. So what do you reckon is going to happen in the Brighton game? We lose a draw and what's the score?
00:22:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
we're going to win. think we're going to go there and win.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And it's going to be, like you say, box to box, goal to goal.
00:22:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
it's going be to us. It's going to be tight. um But we're going to win it because i they know that they have to win this game.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are.
00:22:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They know we have to win it.
00:22:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree that...
00:22:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So I am going for that.
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. So two on win. And that's it. And sorry, I did lose part your audio there because someone's tried to call my phone and it cut me off from listening to you.
00:23:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No problem, my darling.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I hope you didn't say anything too important because I didn't hear it. um It's fine. I hung up on them. It's fine. um
00:23:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
great Oh, God, you're going for your goals.
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, I mean, I'm going to go for a win as well. I think you're bang on. I think it's going to be tight as hell. I was going to say two on, so I'm not going to say two on. And now...
00:23:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I'm going to go for a mad my goal frenzy of, yeah, 3-2 to us. We're going to go 3-2.
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
think it's going pretty stressful, but yeah, it's going to be 3-2. ah
00:23:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay. Ah, wow.
00:23:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I know. I know. And I reckon it'll be 2-2 and we'll get the winner to make it just a little bit more exciting.
00:23:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay.
00:23:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's my prediction in for that one. Right. So we've won the Brighton game. On to Chelsea.
00:23:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We've won the Brighton game.
00:23:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or Chelsea on to us. More like because they're coming up here. So how do you feel about the following Sunday? Because we've now literally got just four games in a row all on a Sunday, which is weird. um Chelsea very...
00:24:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, that's a bit weird, isn't it?
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is very weird. I mean, I appreciate the Chelsea one was moved because of them getting into Europe like, but And the Arsenal game was also moved for TV. It's just all of them have been shifted. Well, actually... No, they all have.
00:24:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brighton, Chelsea and Arsenal are all on TV, aren't they?
00:24:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you know They've all been shifted. Yeah.
00:24:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Everton's just obviously because that's the end of the season and that's what's happening. But Chelsea's a strange one for me. um I'm not going to do my score. You can do it first. But it's the fact that it's 12 o'clock kickoff, man.
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's just so early.
00:24:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That was early.
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
The atmosphere is going to be weird.
00:24:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:24:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, the last time there was an early one, doubted the atmosphere and it pulled through a bit more than I expected. So I'm not going to, again, slate it too much, I'll be honest. Because, yeah, we'll keep the faith on that one.
00:24:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:24:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:24:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What kind of run are they on?
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Chelsea...
00:24:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They're on quite a good run, aren't they?
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I wasn't even gonna look. I'm just gonna go for it. You can tell us if you're looking. Mm-hmm.
00:24:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm looking. um Right. I am going. i think we'll definitely win that one.
00:25:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
here
00:25:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Because I do think we have a better overall 11 than what they do. I'm probably going eat my words. The fact I said that. um I am going to go to us. to us We're at home.
00:25:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Teams hate coming up to St.
00:25:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
cool you do um right well i was gonna say 2-0 so no no it's all right you know we're like mixing it up i might steal ian's 3-1 actually because he's not on here and he can't and it's all right man it's like there's a week in a bit away you can steal it back before then but um for now
00:25:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
James Park.
00:25:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You can
00:25:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay. We're stealing it.
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've already decided we're going to win that 3-1. And at this point, we're going to be living our dream because we're going to be absolutely happy as hell and believe that we're 100% getting a Champions League at this point.
00:25:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:25:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but going to be here in that Champions League game.
00:25:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And that we're going to finish. oh my God. I can't even wait.
00:26:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It gives me goosebumps here whenever think about it.
00:26:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. even I know. ah Right. Arsenal. Who...
00:26:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
If anyone's been lived under a rock, hasn't noticed, we've beat already three times this season and they are yet to even score against us.
00:26:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Why not make it a fourth?
00:26:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just as a side note. Are we going to ruin Arteta's life by making it four in a row and still not letting score of us? Or are they going to get a little bit of payback and he's going to stop crying?
00:26:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you reckon?
00:26:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um we're absolutely going to send Mikel Arteta into a care home early. um
00:26:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
The thing is, a Varsenar, right? It's um a funny one for them because they're not really playing anything for the Premier League now. Really. um
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:26:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and know that's really bad attitude to have, but they're probably all focused on the Champions League.
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Champions League, yeah.
00:26:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And obviously, depending on how their next fixture against PSG goes, because you can't all beat PSG at home, I suppose.
00:26:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
o
00:26:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Can't all be us.
00:27:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice dig.
00:27:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice dig.
00:27:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Depending on how that goes, obviously it depends on, I guess, the energy that they're going to bring to that game. But, oh, I think we're goingnna i think we're going to beat them again. I'm going to go another 2-1.
00:27:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:27:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am boring with my scores. I think they're to all be tight games.
00:27:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's cool.
00:27:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
2-1.
00:27:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I don't, you know, as much as I would love us to go down there and whip them we've got to be realistic. it's not gonna They're not going to let us get away with that, I don't think.
00:27:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, they're not.
00:27:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But you're right, all they've got to play for is second place. And much to Ian's dismay, I still told him last night that I do believe Arsenal will secure second place. I just don't see them slipping up enough to lose it.
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I hope Ian's right and it would be unbelievable if they did and we somehow managed to finish above them, which again would be absolutely unbelievable.
00:27:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, mate.
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then again, if our predictions are right and we beat Brighton, we beat Chelsea and we beat Arsenal, there's a high chance we could finish with Arsenal. So the way we're predicting it, we are now predicting a second-place finish.
00:27:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We're going to win the league.
00:27:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah ah Of course we are. I mean, I don't know.
00:27:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Even though it's mathematically impossible.
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all gone, but we'll be knocking on Liverpool's door just for a laugh. um I'll just go 1-0 though. So it's going to just enough to make Arteta cry his river all the way home.
00:28:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, OK.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the more controversial the goal, the better in my eyes because, you know, we do love upsetting him. So he absolutely has a meltdown as well, not just so that he can just have little, little tears.
00:28:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
little tears the Arteta tears are my favourite tears
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And again, if we do a 1-0, they haven't scored against us because I think that's just an unbelievable kind of feat, I'll be honest, that we've even done it three times. So to do it four times would just be, well, something...
00:28:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Eddie Howe loves that against Arsenal doesn't he it's good words probably yeah absolutely brilliant needs to be on pronto
00:28:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And Arteta's blatantly got some quarter of... He probably thinks there's an Arteta doll in our change room or something, like a bit of voodoo going on.
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is. ah And if there isn't, there needs to be one. um Right. So so so now we're three games down. We're nine points up. um
00:28:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but gonna smash these next team
00:28:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are we going into the last match of the season here?
00:28:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We're going to smash this next team. Do
00:28:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Everton, the wonderful, wonderful Everton that we all just love. um The Scouts, Mackams.
00:29:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you know what's really annoying me about this game?
00:29:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are we doing?
00:29:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I can't come up for it because it's my best friend's wedding. Well, I'm annoyed it's my best friend's wedding, but best friend's wedding. So I'm going to miss the game entirely because it's the last game of the season. I love the last game of the season as well.
00:29:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and We're absolutely going to smash them. I hate Jordan Pickford, so it'd be nothing more that I'd love to see than him. i mean, i would love to be...
00:29:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
them to be in a worse position than what they're in. ah perhaps I feel really bad saying that.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i Sorry to all Everton fans I know, but yeah. 3-0, mate. I'm going for a 3-0-er.
00:29:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, nice.
00:29:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:29:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I hope so. Because I hope to be there. Because i haven't got tickets for it yet because I didn't come out on the ballot. But the resale goes on Monday. And it'll be the last time I have to deal with that wonderful resale general sale.
00:29:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Until August!
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's August. I've got a few months of stress-free. I can stay off the website and not get banned. um So if they just let me in for the last game, that would be wonderful because I haven't missed one yet.
00:29:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Fantastic.
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you, Newcastle. um But yeah, obviously, I'll do my utmost to be there. and i'll yeah So yeah, we need to finish on a high man regardless, don't we, really? um In a way, it's a strange wrong so i would almost sacrifice points in another game.
00:30:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
to ensure we had that because I just love that kind of end of season and feeling especially when it literally is the last game at home because it's not always at home we've had a good one this season I know we started at home and we're ending at home so that's kind of rare that like I'll be honest but
00:30:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Last game. At home. After a fabulous season. Oh, yeah, mate.
00:30:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, and ah all jokes aside about what we've just said about Arsenal and seeing Arteta cry, I would happily sacrifice points there and take them at Everton. If, I mean, obviously, because we've got complete control over these Voodoo dolls that we're talking about, if we had to really choose which game we're going to drop points on, it would be the Arsenal one.
00:30:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I do want us to come out fighting at Everton and just kind of end up a bit of a party atmosphere and, like I say, have that Champions League kind of vibe and just, oh, it'll be amazing on it.
00:30:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah.
00:30:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah Can't wait. Come on.
00:31:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
not scoring again, like. 4-0. We're going out on a half.
00:31:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, okay. Pure pie.
00:31:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going crazy. We're going crazy.
00:31:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We're going pretty great, great. That's
00:31:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to be signing a sensible on 2-0, but I thought, nah, that's boring, especially when the pods don't end.
00:31:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
boring. We're not going to be recording for like a month or whatever.
00:31:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who needs to end on a boring? um
00:31:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly, yeah. So basically, let's have a quick look at the table based on our 12-point prediction. So, we're going to finish on 74 points. So really, if that happens...
00:31:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:31:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Arsenal lose every other game, we're going to finish second.
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if Arsenal don't get more than seven points, we really would finish above them. um But I have said, ah really, really, really want to see us and Forest in the top four, particularly if it's go to be the top five, fine.
00:31:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But particularly in the top four, because that will just upset the hierarchy so badly.
00:31:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, mate. I said on social media the other week that I would love to see Nottingham Forest in the Champions League.
00:31:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:31:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Not at our discretion, by the way. Like, Us and them, obviously.
00:31:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely not. I know. Yeah. Oh, yeah.
00:32:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's what I meant by that.
00:32:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's got to be both of us. Yeah.
00:32:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um So I would love us and obviously Nottingham Forest to be in the Champions League. And I got asked the question, like, why? Like, why why do you want to see that? And I'm just like, I just love seeing teams that haven't been in that position for so long. The year we got, whatever it was, two years ago, when we got back in Champions League, oh my God.
00:32:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh my God.
00:32:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know.
00:32:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Like, it just upsets the league a lot. People just cannot cope with it.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And it it gives me such satisfaction to see the likes of I'm not even going to put Pep in this because Pep loves Newcastle. He actually loves Newcastle and Eddie Howe.
00:32:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, I've gotten a real hatred towards Pep.
00:32:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But it upsets like the Man Utd, the Tottenhams, even though they're closer to Sunderland than what they are us. It's just like, right, new league.
00:32:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:32:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We've got new teams coming through now. like you know Come on. So come on.
00:32:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It upsets the likes of the Premier League.
00:32:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Come on, Forrest.
00:32:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
It upsets the likes of Richard Masters, who does everything possible to try and put us down.
00:32:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's that's what. I just want kind of some disruption. And, two and you know, aside from anything else, Forrest in particular, outside of looking at us, knowing exactly where we want we us to kind of finish, Forrest is Ervertman.
00:33:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:33:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And really, for what they've done this season, how they've performed, they've just there've been a joy to watch.
00:33:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They do.
00:33:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So it's a strange one, because as much as I don't want them to win tonight... I am kind of rooting for them above other teams winning as well. So it's like trying to watch other teams you're like, obviously we're first, but right underneath, I'm i'm just rooting for Forrest to do something as well.
00:33:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but
00:33:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:33:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
So just not tonight, just keep the little bit of pressure until we're like fully, fully safe, like go nuts Forrest.
00:33:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And written for us, obviously. Yeah.
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:33:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Absolutely.
00:33:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, I mean, on that fine note, the rest of the season just going bloody brilliant, isn't It's going fantastic May. Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall are going to get joint manager of the month for May because they won't win it for April, like you said, slot will get it.
00:33:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Eddie Howe's got to get manager of the season, right?
00:33:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:33:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, yes. I think, right, right.
00:33:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Who do we think it's going to be between?
00:33:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to be serious, right?
00:33:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:33:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Slott will get it, man.
00:33:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We've probably saved us for another pod, to be honest.
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Slott will get it cause he's went and won the li because he's won the league on his first season.
00:33:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah, you will. Yeah, it's the first season. Yeah.
00:33:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Keep forgetting about him.
00:33:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's so boring, man. I know, but like, come on. It's too predictable, man. Like... come on ah know but eddie has won the first trophy in too many years we won't keep talking about how many it's been um and if we're finishing the champions league spot that is by far our best season in like decades decades and decades and decades so that's why he deserves it so it's you know what i mean so if we make champions league if we actually finish third especially imagine that it was not foreseen it just wasn't um
00:34:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Agreed.
00:34:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
to.
00:34:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:34:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But anyway, we'll watch the predictability of Slockettnet and we'll just go, and that's about it really.
00:34:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Yeah. And that ends that.
00:34:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
That doesn't end that exactly. So we'll stop whining. I shall say thank you very much. It has been a pleasure and I will see you next week, chick.
00:34:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you next week.
00:34:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bye.