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Jo hosts a girls only pod, talking about how we're feeling after the brilliant win over Benfica and what that now means moving forward... Can we keep the momentum going, into the league & league cup... we certainly hope so
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Transcript
00:00:03
Jo
Thank you.
Hosts Return and Discuss Upcoming Games
00:00:14
Jo
Hello and welcome to a very rare um pod with the two girls and because we have been a bit MIA but we've been very busy people. um But yeah, we're back to talk um about the Fulham game coming up and we'll just give our two pennies worth on the Benfica game and how we're feeling in general.
00:00:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:00:32
Jo
So, bit of a clue at the start, it's the girls' one, so I'm joined by my girl Nick. How you doing, chick?
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm good. Thank you. Are you, darling? Good.
00:00:39
Jo
Oh, not too bad, Chik. Yeah, it's good to see you again. It's, ah like we say, it's been a while, but, you know, busy, busy.
00:00:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Too long.
00:00:44
Jo
Too long, I know, always.
Review of Recent Game Against Benfica
00:00:46
Jo
um So, yeah, I'll tell you what, we'll talk about Benfica because, you know, great game, lots of positives and making us feel a lot better in general, isn't it?
00:00:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:00:54
Jo
um we move on to Fulham which is kind of the whole point of this pod anyway so um Tuesday was obviously there i know you can't be blessed you're just too far away man it's not funny um it's bad times um but yeah look it it was brilliant um there's been a lot said on online about like the atmosphere and stuff like that but yeah I'll vouch for it and what Jose said was right um it was very quiet in the first half but
00:01:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
too far.
00:01:18
Jo
Not in a negative way, there wasn't like a lot of like like negativity flying about, it was almost like you could kind of feel and bit more the nerves about how us as fans have been feeling on this very weird start again to the season.
00:01:30
Jo
um But I don't want to be anyone like these quitters who, I've got to remember we had a bit of a rough start last season as well and we all came very, very good.
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:38
Jo
So...
Impact of Champions League Performances on Team
00:01:40
Jo
and I would like to think it's going to happen. We'll stay positive on that manner as well. But again, the kind of the game picked up like that as well. um The first goal helps. Going into the second half, getting the second goal was the massive turning point, I would say, because obviously the crowd's really up at that point.
00:01:53
Jo
um Fair play at the away fans, by the way. They were probably my favourite ones because there was the lack of the constant drum and there was just actual singing and enjoying themselves and having a great time.
00:01:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very good.
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very good.
00:02:04
Jo
So, yeah, that side of things was great. And we met some great Benfica fans in the Strawberry pre post match as well, which is always a good thing, isn't it?
00:02:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
love that
00:02:12
Jo
um But, yeah, I mean, I'll let you talk about the actual match because I've just rambled on about the atmosphere. I'll cut to you. But, yeah, I mean, how does, obviously, it was a big win. It was a needed win in the way we played.
00:02:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
huge in general yeah um i think me and the boys touched on this maybe last week or the week before when it was um
00:02:23
Jo
So how does that kind of make you feel not just about the Champions League, but really, again, getting the season back on one as well? You know what I mean?
00:02:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
because obviously now it's back-to-back Champions League wins, which is huge for us, by the way, considering the last time were in the Champions League, we didn't, we had a great time, don't get wrong, obviously no one can forget the PSG game, but we didn't exactly get the results that we would have liked or hoped for.
00:02:40
Jo
Yep. Mm
00:02:45
Jo
hmm.
00:02:48
Jo
Nope.
00:02:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Whereas this time around, it seems as though we've kind of, maybe because we've had that experience, um obviously two years ago,
Player Performance Analysis: Gordon and Others
00:02:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
got obviously a bit of a brand new team, if you think.
00:02:58
Jo
Mm hmm.
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Obviously there's still some same players, but there is some brand new ones. Yeah. and it seems as though we've kind of settled and found our feet and the way we like to play. Um, and don't want um, I don't want to maybe jinx anything, but I think maybe Eddie Howe might have found his perfected minus maybe one, um, one or two, um, start on 11.
00:03:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, I'll go into who I'd probably start, you know, going forward, but,
00:03:27
Jo
Yeah, we'll do that next.
00:03:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah What I will say is that Anthony Gordon, I think, definitely had one of his best games in a Newcastle shirt for a long time. I just wish he could play like that all the time.
00:03:37
Jo
He did.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
um It was nice to see Ramsey back looking comfortable. um Mr. Murphy, I mean, ah there's not much more we can say about him, but he is just...
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like we said it last year, like, oh, he's in his purple patch.
00:03:53
Jo
He's our right winger.
00:03:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's having a great...
00:03:55
Jo
He's our right winger. None of this back up.
00:03:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's going to, like... he's gonna have like what was it miguel he's gonna have like a miguel mirror on season but he just keeps peaking and it's just yeah i didn't yeah um so yeah he had a great game and then obviously big man up top um i i don't i don't know what else i can say about him but he seems to have really found his rhythm um in a newcastle shirt and him and anthony gordon together are looking like magic um
00:03:59
Jo
Yeah, yeah. Everyone sacked him off. They sacked him off after one season. Eyes peaked, he's done. But yeah.
00:04:15
Jo
Yeah.
00:04:22
Jo
Yeah. They are.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thoroughly enjoyed watching them on, what night was it, Tuesday? um And that that's the Newcastle that we like. We don't like watching a Newcastle that look like they can't be bothered or, you know, frustrating to watch.
00:04:31
Jo
Yeah.
00:04:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
We all go through it because it's just football, you know.
00:04:37
Jo
Yeah. True.
00:04:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, um yeah, they look like they didn't let the weekend result prior affect them um and went out fighting.
00:04:43
Jo
Yeah.
00:04:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's exactly what the home fans deserved as well.
00:04:48
Jo
Oh, it's very true. I mean, you bang on
Does Isak Fit into the Team?
00:04:50
Jo
with the changes. And as soon as the lineup came out, i said, that's exactly what I wanted to see. um big Joe had to be dropped. He hasn't, he just hasn't been right recently.
00:04:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:04:58
Jo
It's, you know, we all love him, but he hasn't been right recently. So prior to the match, I was bleating on about Murphy being back on the right, but that's not just my love for him.
00:05:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, he's not.
00:05:05
Jo
It's just facts that he needed to be back on the right. Alanga's just, his playing style is different. it He needs time to adjust to our playing style.
00:05:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
and um
00:05:11
Jo
Simple as that. And he will come good. I've got faith in that. Um, but the changes in the middle were very much needed. I know Tinali obviously was dropped for kind of illness reasons, even though he was still on the bench there. and But yeah, the fact that Big Joe was as well, no, he did the right thing. Like you say, that lineup bar,
00:05:28
Jo
The odd tweak is is the right one, isn't it?
00:05:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely is.
00:05:31
Jo
And everything seems to working up front. Gordon, when he's hopefully now back in form and it's eaten so-called kick on, as they say, um as the season goes on. Valtimare, to me, is just... I'm not going to ridiculous and say he's an upgrade on Isaac, but um he is so far this season because...
00:05:47
Jo
This is the only time I'm going to mention him. But the reason I'm going to do this as a kind of shout out to you, by the way, is that time that you got hammered for saying that Isaac does not fit in the Liverpool system.
00:05:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:05:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:05:59
Jo
Well, sucks to anyone who had a go at you about that, isn't it?
00:06:02
Jo
Because honest to God, I absolutely love right the fact that
00:06:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:06:07
Jo
that's come back to bite everybody on the backside who had to go at you on TikTok and all that wonderful online presence that people have. um So yes, well done, girl, because you were bang on at the time.
00:06:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:06:16
Jo
agreed you at the time. Now, oh man, beautiful. In fact, I'm going to find that in the archives and I'm going to reshare it because it deserves to be reshared.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pin it.
00:06:23
Jo
It does, it does. um
00:06:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, i mean, people might call me sick, but I'm loving the downfall, to be honest.
00:06:30
Jo
We are ill. We are like, we need to be put in hospital.
00:06:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ill.
00:06:33
Jo
That's how sick we are. We're good, we're good.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've upgraded.
00:06:35
Jo
yeah We are. We're good. with But no, like all jokes aside, we'll stop talking about that moron.
00:06:41
Jo
Baldamare, man, he's just, he's exactly, totally.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
over it.
00:06:44
Jo
um He's special. He's special a different kind of way though, isn't he? He's just got some silky skills for a giant.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:51
Jo
um but
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it has.
00:06:52
Jo
Isn't he though? like I can't wait to see what will happen when Bissa comes back. um How that kind of plays.
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm looking forward to that.
00:06:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:58
Jo
It should be really interesting,
Importance of Upcoming Matches
00:06:59
Jo
shouldn't it?
00:06:59
Jo
gives Eddie so many more different options, as we've talked about before. But alright, he scored some really cheeky goals and it's great to see him do that. But it's always kind of other work that he does, kind of off the ball work as well and these little cheeky passes and just he's got great vision from what we can see as well.
00:07:15
Jo
and No, I think he's going to be really, really good for us.
00:07:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:07:18
Jo
He started really well. If he just You know, if he goes on from here and what is he, 23? Am I right in saying that? Now I forgot his age.
00:07:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, I think you are just about right there, yeah, 23.
00:07:26
Jo
He's 23, right?
00:07:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:07:27
Jo
yeah He's young man is the point. like He's got so many years ahead of him. And if we can get the best years out of him, then absolutely fantastic. And yeah, like I say, if Murphy's going to work well with him, which he is the assist king anyway.
00:07:38
Jo
He's so going to work well with him. um Gordon on the left. our Our front three is looking pretty damn special again, isn't it? um
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it
00:07:45
Jo
So, yeah, like there's a lot of positivities to be taken, man. All right, we've had a bit of a bumpy start. All right, there's been some games you're like, what the hell's going on? But we've got to try. And I think it was pre-international break we thought, oh, that might be the tweak.
00:07:59
Jo
But then the international break happened.
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
is.
00:08:00
Jo
And even Bruno said at the time, he was like, I don't know if it's the right time. And I agree. it's it's not I don't think it ever is the right time when you're starting to play well. course it's not.
00:08:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's not. Yeah, course it's not.
00:08:08
Jo
You need a break when you're playing badly, right? So anyway, it came back with, you know, whatever, brighten the Brighton game. it It just wasn't meant to be, let's call it. I don't know. But yeah, it wasn't wasn't clicking like it was against Benfica, was it?
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:08:20
Jo
So I think, I don't know. Personally, I'm feeling good. I'm feeling good going into Fulham.
00:08:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
me too
00:08:27
Jo
I'm feeling good going ahead. I thought you would. We think alike. We're good. i
00:08:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
always can we just um can we just touch base on the nick pope assist please what in the helly deliante was that all about
00:08:32
Jo
But yeah, like, yeah, cool.
00:08:38
Jo
No, please do. Cool.
00:08:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:08:42
Jo
He's give up on his feet.
00:08:43
Jo
That's what that's about.
00:08:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do what's really funny? Yeah, he's's he's listened to us and he's like, you know what?
00:08:45
Jo
Who needs feet? Who needs feet?
00:08:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm just going to start throwing it like an NFL footballer.
Preview of Fulham Match
00:08:49
Jo
I'm good.
00:08:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Do you know what's really funny?
00:08:50
Jo
Exactly.
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know this is like this is going to be a really rubbish example, right? But see, Tuesday, was actually sat at home with my mum and we were we had Sky Sports on and um Jamie O'Hara was on. I can't remember who he was on with, but I mean, Jamie O'Hara tests my patience quite daily.
00:09:04
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:09:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he said something which I was thinking, on earth are you going on about? And it was something about long throw-ins, right? Now, I get, obviously, Nick Pope's a goalkeeper, right? So I'm just, obviously I know they're not the same thing, saying how long throws aren't effective in football and we they should be stopped immediately and all this sort of stuff.
00:09:18
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:09:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And then Nick Pope goes and does that.
00:09:26
Jo
I know.
00:09:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice big long throw. I know it's really crappy example, but I was thinking, yeah, how does that work out for you then?
00:09:31
Jo
No, it's not a bad example at all, to be fair.
00:09:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because but I was thinking, yeah.
00:09:33
Jo
Yeah, I know. And strange enough, I think I might know what you're talking about. Because I've seen people on Sky Sports moaning about how this is now the new thing and the long throwing.
00:09:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. Hmm.
00:09:42
Jo
How is it really affecting and why are you really bothered about it if that's what it is? And they're getting it in the box.
00:09:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just think they're struggling to talk about anything.
00:09:46
Jo
Like, what?
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they're struggling to talk about and anything.
00:09:48
Jo
Aren't they? Blatantly bored.
00:09:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so, yeah.
00:09:50
Jo
Yeah.
00:09:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I watch Sky Sports every day like when I'm working for him and I'm like, you guys, it's slow news day.
00:09:55
Jo
They're clutching, aren't they, really? Yeah.
00:09:56
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Ironically, it is full of Isak today.
00:09:56
Jo
I know, I get that.
00:09:57
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What
00:09:59
Jo
heher
00:10:02
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a shame.
00:10:02
Jo
ah he's poor little groin's gone again isn't it oh it's such it's such a terrible terrible time that he's having i don't know i know i see we're cheering right up now um i'll tell you what because we are obviously we've got uh to talk about fulham and stuff so we'll um have a bit of a break not a break um ad break is what i meant to say and then yeah we'll um go on the full match
00:10:05
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Oh, what shame. Anyway, great time for him. Such great move for him.
00:10:20
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Ad. a
00:11:04
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Perfect Got weekend can game
00:11:04
Jo
Awesome, right.
00:11:06
Jo
Fulham, let's talk Fulham. um We have nice three o'clock kickoff. Rare these days because yet more games have now just been pulled right through until the end of the... um I was going to say the season, not the season, the year.
00:11:20
Jo
For TV reasons, whether it's been moved days, dates, all that sort thing.
00:11:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah Some of them have been moved to crazy days and times as well Tottenham game's been moved Yeah, stupid
00:11:24
Jo
But the Fulham game... Yeah, I know. think it's like the first game. It's like quarter past eight on a Tuesday night or something. Yeah, so it's all sorts. Anyway, this is a normal three o'clocker.
00:11:36
Jo
It'll be good. Yeah.
00:11:39
Jo
I don't even know where start it, really. I mean, like we've just talked about, we obviously feel good going into it. um I would go as far as obviously saying I do expect a win.
00:11:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:11:47
Jo
I'm going to imagine you do as well. um I suppose let's cut to the whole boring of, well, not boring, but who in their team
00:11:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:56
Jo
do you fear? And this is always where I get it messed up because this is where I'm not going to say I don't fear certain people because every damn time I say that, that said person will either score or have an absolute blind or a game.
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:12:06
Jo
So i'm going to focus with purely on am I scared of anyone? If not, I'll shut up. So I'll let you go first because I'm nice.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool.
00:12:16
Jo
So go for it.
00:12:17
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God, this is going to sound really big-headed, but I'm not scared of anyone on that team.
00:12:23
Jo
love that.
00:12:24
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um
00:12:24
Jo
and they're all going to have a blind eye.
00:12:25
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And it's not because I think Fulham are a bad team.
00:12:25
Jo
No, I'm joking. Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:12:27
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um
00:12:28
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and It's not that at all. It's just that the quality that we have on our team, for me, root I mean, i say this every time and the teams always end up.
00:12:28
Jo
Yeah.
00:12:30
Jo
Oh, we'll
00:12:35
Jo
see. I don't
00:12:40
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I mean, have to remember, Fulham are coming off the back of a three-game consecutive loss as well. so um
00:12:45
Jo
know.
00:12:45
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ah So they're going to probably come out fine a little bit.
00:12:47
Jo
They could be fighting.
00:12:47
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But um yeah, I don't think I'm really worried about anyone in particular.
00:12:48
Jo
Yeah.
00:12:51
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I think the only thing I will say is if we've got Dan Byrne on the left, um he seems to be getting caught out um a little bit with some fast wingers.
00:13:01
Jo
No.
00:13:01
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So we'll just have to wait and see. But I think our quality of players and kind of highly outweighs theirs. um But that isn't to say that, you know, we could be caught.
00:13:12
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We could be caught. You know, it's not it's not me being derogatory towards their team
00:13:14
Jo
No,
Team Performance Analysis and Expectations
00:13:16
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whatsoever.
00:13:16
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um I just feel like we've got the upper hand ever so slightly.
00:13:17
Jo
no.
00:13:22
Jo
I'd probably say we've got it quite a lot to be fair on paper that we are going to be expected to win aren't we really um I think especially coming off the back of that win no matter how ropey the Brighton game was I think you know
00:13:32
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Mm hmm.
00:13:33
Jo
We've got the talent.
00:13:33
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Yep.
00:13:34
Jo
We've got the defence, to be fair. It it boils down to that as well.
00:13:36
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Mm hmm.
00:13:37
Jo
I mean, how well have our defence been? It's been more of a problem going forward this year, hasn't it really?
00:13:39
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So good.
00:13:41
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Yeah.
00:13:42
Jo
So if they're starting to sort themselves out, which we've got to hope they are, um we've got to expect to win this and win this well, I'll be honest.
00:13:48
Jo
So not I'm not talking about having a million goals, but just a comfortable win where we control the game to a certain degree or to a lot, I would say.
00:13:52
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Yeah.
00:13:56
Jo
um i was going to say the likes of Iwobi or Jimenez would be like the obvious ones to pick out, but... Again, that just kind of goes against what after said about our defence, doesn't it, really?
00:14:05
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yeah
00:14:07
Jo
um It's a strange one because our left-back situation is a bit messed up at the minute. We're really unlucky with Hall. He's back out now for ages.
00:14:15
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Yeah, very.
00:14:16
Jo
and It's just, it's unbelievable. He's so young and I think, oh my God, are you going to have this type of career? Like, I hope not for him.
00:14:22
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I hope not.
00:14:22
Jo
um But it's starting pretty badly at such a young age, isn't it, really, where he's just not having... any luck i'll be honest and it kind of sucks i'll be honest but with central defense i think it's just solid as a rock i mean come you know what we think of the likes of sharing stuff and i love that he's still there and whatever but But seeing Chow and Botman in the middle is just, they're amazing.
00:14:43
Jo
I love the pair of them. I know how much you love Botman already.
00:14:44
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So good.
00:14:46
Jo
Chow's going my new favourite.
00:14:48
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same
00:14:48
Jo
So we'll just take the defence. um But yeah, seriously, man, those two together, they're still so young. Botman, let's just say he's not made of glass, right? And he's going to be nice and strong from now on.
00:15:00
Jo
So they're going to have a lot of games together. They can gel more and more. and I don't know. It's going to be great to see. We need Tino back from It would be good. Not saying anything against trips, but we do need Tino back.
00:15:12
Jo
Tino is our right back in that sense.
00:15:12
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That being said though Kieran Trippier on Tuesday played as if he was 26 not
00:15:18
Jo
He did, but this is...
00:15:18
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not like he was 36 or whatever however old he is.
00:15:21
Jo
Oh, no. The only problem with Trips is the fact that he is older.
00:15:21
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um
00:15:24
Jo
and that's That's all it is.
00:15:24
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He is getting older, yeah.
00:15:25
Jo
and it's So it's nothing against him. It's just we can't have him as our start and right back, in my opinion.
00:15:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, of course. Can't rely on him. No, yeah, I agree.
00:15:30
Jo
Yeah, yeah, exactly. He has his great games. He's just he hasn't got the consistency anymore because he can't have. He is getting older. Simple as that.
00:15:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's getting older, yeah, agreed.
00:15:36
Jo
But never mind. One midfield is solid when it wants to be because I think, again, it's been Kenny Roby this season. um All of them. Big Joe's been a bit of a liability, quite frankly.
00:15:47
Jo
Bruno has his on and off games, but we all love Bruno and he can't do anything wrong. ah And Tenali, I think a lot is expected of Tenali to the point where it's almost just expected to be mint all the time. So when he's not, he gets judged a bit quicker, a bit like Bruno was, to be fair, before Tenali came in.
00:16:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah yeah
00:16:03
Jo
and If Bruno didn't have a mint game, everyone's like, ah he's supposed to be with Superstar.
00:16:06
Jo
And I'm like, yeah, he's still human and you know things can go wrong. But yeah, look, we've been on and off the midfield, but we're front three. I've got to expect that to be the starting front three as well. um I know we talk about rotation, but I want to see that front three again.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I was just going to say I think ah yeah I think the front three will I think the front three and the back four will particularly stay the same obviously because of you know defense injuries um
00:16:26
Jo
Yeah. Yeah. Just depends on the illness and stuff with Penale, I guess, doesn't it?
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but he was on the bench on Tuesday. So...
00:16:34
Jo
He was, but do reckon he was just on the bench almost like just in case he was needed for 10 minutes?
00:16:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, who knows?
00:16:39
Jo
That's what I thought. I mean, who knows?
00:16:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:40
Jo
Because he didn't have to come on, thank God, and he got the rest and everyone's talking about him getting the rest.
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I imagine if he was 100% fit, he would have been starting, you know what mean? so yeah.
00:16:47
Jo
Exactly that, Ian.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
im But obviously, what was it being? It would have been four days by the time we play on Saturday. So, do I expect to see? I think I do. Because at the end of the day, what we need to remember is, um and without being one of them fans,
00:16:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
our Premier League campaign hasn't been the most positive um at the minute.
00:17:02
Jo
No. Made points on the board.
00:17:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
So whilst we're coming off the back of a Champions League win, we're technically come off the back of a Premier League loss.
00:17:04
Jo
Space out.
00:17:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:17:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So is I am under no, you know, what's the word illusion that Eddie Howe will be not panicking because I don't think he panics, but I think he'll be sort of saying, yeah, Champions League great, but we need to start scoring some goals in the Premier League.
00:17:10
Jo
Yes.
00:17:14
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:17:17
Jo
No, he lives at those. Yeah. Yeah.
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I don't know what our fixtures are like coming up, if I can quickly look while i'm just blabbing away. but These next round of fixtures are probably um just standby, just getting the fixtures up.
00:17:33
Jo
No, you're fine.
00:17:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:17:33
Jo
Well, obviously, we've got the Spurs game.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who have we got?
00:17:34
Jo
We had three competitions all at home in the space of a week, haven't we? So that's the...
00:17:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yes, we've got Philham this weekend, obviously, on Saturday. We've then got Tottenham in to tosm because in the League Cup on Wednesday.
00:17:42
Jo
Yeah.
00:17:45
Jo
Yeah. but
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we've got West Ham away. um
00:17:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we don't win that game, by the way, I'll be...
00:17:53
Jo
Yeah.
00:17:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
shocked because West Ham are not playing well yeah they're not having a good time they're having a horrible time so I do expect us to win on Saturday um and it's not even a case of I actually expect is the wrong word we need to win on Saturday really need to start putting some games away these the games that we need to start winning so yeah
00:17:57
Jo
Hmm.
00:17:58
Jo
That's serious. Oh, they have no shocker. Like, vile campaign. Yeah.
00:18:13
Jo
No, we do. We do. We do. No, I'm with you all the way. And look, we've got an absolute massive pile of fixtures and that's what
Challenges of a Congested Fixture Schedule
00:18:20
Jo
happens. It comes hand in hand with the Champions League, especially now that we've got even more games.
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah exactly
00:18:23
Jo
It was bad enough last time around. We've got an extra two group games now. So, and again, like you say, you've got West Ham, we've got another Champions League on the Wednesday, then we're away at Brentford the following.
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
exactly
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brentford.
00:18:32
Jo
And then it's just, it's just constant.
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's a lot.
00:18:35
Jo
I'll be honest. So, but then we've actually, after that, ironically, we've got all of that. Then Brentford, I believe, is it right? Yeah, we have. Yeah. That's the international break at that point.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again.
00:18:43
Jo
So it's a bit of a recoup type. Yeah, man. Yeah.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sick of the international break.
00:18:47
Jo
It's getting absolutely ridiculous, isn't it?
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ridiculous.
00:18:49
Jo
So yeah, got Brentford, right? Away on the Sunday. And then that's it. We're not back until Saturday the 22nd, which is the City game. So yeah.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, good. Well, great.
00:19:02
Jo
We'll be right, man. We'll be right.
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I know, just I hate international break.
00:19:05
Jo
And I said before Benfica game, I said, look, these three games in the three different competitions are huge because we need to win them all for all the sakes of the competitions as well.
00:19:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
We
00:19:15
Jo
especially the premier league and the carabao cup i really want to stay in those two yes all right it would be nice to stay in the champions league and it's meant that we're doing well but obviously we're not going to go on to win any of that we could go on to win the carabao cup again imagine
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
do. You don't know that. Oh, yeah. Come on.
00:19:29
Jo
ah i'm trying to be a little bit realistic come on come on before people come on and call us delusional girls as always
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think either. Someone made me laugh on Twitter on Tuesday when I was catching up on Wednesday morning, you know, after like you're just going through like in all the ESAC hate tweets and then like tweeting about your team.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Someone put on Twitter on um Tuesday like, so I don't want to get carried away, but we're going to win the Champions League.
00:19:46
Jo
Yeah.
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
was like, love that.
00:19:53
Jo
Love that. and know. Well, I think I put on my Facebook thing on Tuesday because obviously I was had a few rums, as usual. And I was just like, yeah, who needs a Premier League?
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Doesn't sound like
00:20:03
Jo
We've got the Champions League. We're fine. We're fine. Everything's fine.
00:20:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're fine.
00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're all good over here. Yeah.
00:20:07
Jo
little a bit of delusion.
00:20:09
Jo
It is fine. um But yeah, come on. We've... We'll be good. We're going to win all these games. We're going to win the Benfica. We're going win for Ed Fulham. And we will beat Tottenham as well.
00:20:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to be fine.
00:20:19
Jo
We're going be fine.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Yeah.
Score Predictions for Fulham Match
00:20:22
Jo
So, I'll tell you what, Chick. We'll wrap it up with some score predictions. and I've got no idea what the boys will want, except for Ian, who will want his 3-1. So, we'll do that for him.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It hasn't been going for that the last couple of times I've been on with him.
00:20:31
Jo
i Oh, has he not? That's naughty on me, because I haven't been listening to all of them, obviously.
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, busy girl.
00:20:38
Jo
Bad Joe. Sorry.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Been about three holidays in the last 10 working days.
00:20:40
Jo
Busy girl. Busy girl going on wild in Ibiza. So, you know, things happen.
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. Yeah, exactly.
00:20:45
Jo
um So, yeah, we'll do ours in that case. um What do you reckon? Let's go for Saturday.
00:20:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I am going for a 2-0.
00:20:55
Jo
2-0.
00:20:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Newcastle. Yeah.
00:20:56
Jo
like that. I'm going to go 3-0.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do think it's going to be more?
00:20:58
Jo
Yeah.
00:20:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, OK.
00:21:01
Jo
Trying to stay proper positive.
00:21:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:21:03
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. OK, then.
00:21:05
Jo
I'll take that. But yeah, I'll take anything. Points on the board is what we need. So a win in any shape or format. But really, no.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
A win is win.
00:21:12
Jo
It is a win. But I would like to see another good defensive display, which is what we're kind of bit renowned for this season. So yeah.
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, let's do it.
00:21:18
Jo
um Yeah. We'll wrap it up, Chick. and i'm
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. I
00:21:22
Jo
Hopefully it won't be too much longer before you see our faces, unless people are sick of us already. But I reckon if they're still listening, they're blatantly not sick of us. So it's fine.
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
agree.
00:21:30
Jo
um So yeah. Thanks again. And I shall see you soon, my darling.
00:21:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
See you soon.
00:21:36
Jo
Bye. bye