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Episode 200 - 'HERE WE GO'
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Kev is back in the hot seat, hosting the girls, for what we've been waiting over a month to discuss.... an actual incoming in Toon & a great one at that!
As Romano says... Here we go!!!
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Podcast Resumes with Guests
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome to the Daily Newcastle podcast. And before we start anything, we have to give a big shout out to Ian and Michael who have kind of kept this whole thing going because I've been on holiday. Nicola's been on holiday.
00:00:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, you can tell Joe hasn't been on holiday. She's still as pale as ever. But she hasn't been on much. She's been taking time off. And you obviously know my guests are Uncle Nick and Ginger Joe.
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
So how are you doing? oh He's all right. It's been ages, hasn't it? It's been a long time since we've been on together.
00:00:37
Jo
It's been too long.
00:00:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's been too long.
00:00:38
Jo
It's been far too long.
00:00:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's been like, what, three weeks?
00:00:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Too long? Well, I've been away for two, so it's definitely been over two.
00:00:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
more than that.
00:00:42
Jo
More than. Definitely more than, yeah.
00:00:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
got to be more than that,
00:00:44
Jo
We had
Signing of Anthony Elanga
00:00:45
Jo
a break before that, man.
00:00:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah.
00:00:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
don't know.
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But actually, quite a bit's happened, and I don't want to go over what some people have already covered, but it looks like, officially, we've signed Anthony Langer. Now, I said on a pod a while ago, I think it was recorded. and I can't remember it was a practice one or one I was actually on. I no idea if I'm honest. I only got off a plane at like 3 o'clock this morning. So if I talk gibberish, just tell us.
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, we signed onto Yolanga. I said if I could have one realistic signing, it would be Yolanga.
Elanga's Impact on the Team
00:01:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm buzzing. I'm very, very happy. this could This, for me, is one of the best signings we could have possibly made for that kind of right wing position. So I want to get your thoughts. Now it's official and he is he coming into Newcastle. I've had a here we go from Fabrizio Romano, so can't possibly go wrong now.
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
um That's better Sky Sports, isn't it? um
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Agent Asura has done more than Paul Mitchell did in two years or a year whatever.
00:01:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:01:37
Jo
Yep.
00:01:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yep
00:01:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know He's been hanging out with Alanga on holiday. So how do you feel about actually signing a £52 million pound player, £3 million plus add-ons or £52 plus add-ons to take the £55? How do you feel about Alanga? Is it as positive as we all think? Is there any reservations? Is it harsh on Murphy? What's happening?
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I go to Jo because she loves Murphy. Looks like he's coming out of the team.
00:01:58
Jo
I love Murphy. No, it's all right, man.
00:02:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:02:00
Jo
Come on. I said last season, as much as I love him, I know that that was peak Murphy and it was never going to last forever. But the only part I was devastated about, which is no doubt in the chat, was that whole little bit of talk that as much as we were going to sign Langer, that Murphy was going to go the other way. And I think that would have been one of the biggest mistakes ever because what Murphy's worth to us is not what we would have got back in a fee at the end of the day either. So...
00:02:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:02:21
Jo
um No, I'm absolutely over the moon with Alanga. I'm very big fan of him anyway, so I think Eddie will just make him even better. um And yes, all right, he will be the starting right winger, which means Murphy's going pushed out a bit. But this goes back to everything we've just been saying.
00:02:34
Jo
We need that squad depth. And to me now, we're we're starting to get that good squad depth, if you know what i mean, like especially across the front, if you know what i mean.
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Score depth.
00:02:41
Jo
So no, I'm absolutely over the moon. Bring on more, I say. I reckon this is just the
Speculation on Future Transfers
00:02:45
Jo
start. More positive now, man.
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just the beginning. Mourn's going to roll in.
00:02:47
Jo
Yeah, the morning is over.
00:02:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
roland and rolling they're rolling
00:02:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, by the time I'm on tomorrow, I'm going to have even more transfers to talk about. And by the time Nick's on on Thursday, going to be four players in my door.
00:02:54
Jo
I'm
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, Elanga, happy.
00:02:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
come on happy yeah thanks me too i'm not wearing it either don't know why i decided on this one on like a 35 degree day but anyway here we are um
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great shirt, by the way. Nick's got the new shirt on, the away shirt. Joe's got a great shirt on, the home shirt. I've actually got the home shirt, but i'm not wearing it. I'm letting my team down. I've been busy today. Yeah.
00:03:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What was the question?
00:03:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah How happy are you with Alanga?
00:03:15
Jo
going to go.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And do you think he just takes over straight away from Murphy?
00:03:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um First of all, can we just appreciate that it's been like, what, 600 and something days since we had a here we go? Come on.
00:03:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Here we go.
00:03:27
Jo
bill Yeah, too long.
00:03:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Here we go. um so that was nice to see. um Yeah, I am very, very, very, very happy about, um well, I'm happy just to see Newcastle have some positive transfer news instead of time wasting um like last summer conceded of.
00:03:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Yeah, I am happy. I think he will be an amazing addition to the squad. Like you say, we've had Agent Osula on it all summer.
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:03:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Well, all summer for the past like month or whatever. So that's been pretty good to see. um And do I think he'll take over from Murphy? I don't know. You know, it's goingnna it's going to be, is it going to be one of these scenarios where we have...
00:04:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:04:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Eddie Howe slowly introducing him into the into the squad. Obviously, we have to remember, Lange is a great player, but he's very used to the way Nottingham Forest play football.
00:04:10
Jo
Probably.
00:04:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Obviously, Eddie Howe's style is completely different.
00:04:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good point.
00:04:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We've seen it with Tino. We've seen it with Lewis Hall.
00:04:18
Jo
Yeah.
00:04:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um you know We've seen it with all these players have come in. So, Bruno Tonali.
00:04:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bruno, Bruno Gordon had sit on the bench for a while.
00:04:23
Jo
God, yeah, especially.
00:04:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, obviously, Tonali was a little bit different, obviously.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But when he did come back, it was it did take a while to obviously come back in. So it might be one of those or he might shock us and he might have a solid month worth of preseason training and games and he might just fit right in.
00:04:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:04:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Who knows?
00:04:40
Jo
Yep.
00:04:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who knows? but The talk is he apparently his medical is happening um tonight, so Tuesday night, pretty much now as we speak.
00:04:46
Jo
Today.
00:04:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Now. Oh.
00:04:48
Jo
Right now.
Need for Squad Depth
00:04:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And then he should be joining up with the squad apparently by the end of this week.
00:04:50
Jo
Getting poked and prodded as we speak.
00:04:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he should get pretty much a full pre-season under Howe and obviously get to know his teammates a little bit. He already knows Isaac and Kraft from international duty. So he's already got friends in McCamp. He's clearly quite close to Isula.
00:05:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think bedding in wise, he should be pretty comfortable.
00:05:09
Jo
Yeah.
00:05:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I just want to go back to how does he come in and start? Because Murphy, let's face it, has had an absolute unbelievable season. um I don't know if Alanga does come straight in, you know, because even though it's 55 million, he's a great player.
00:05:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Howe's normally quite fair and he normally makes you wait and makes you earn your chance and I don't know if he'll just take Murphy out. He seems to be a very fair coach with that. So I think, I think, Alanga might have to wait he might have to just come off the bench and I think the good thing of Alanga is he can play a left or right corny he can play left wing if we're short but I don't think we ever will be because we've got Gordon and Barnes battling out and Izak can even do a job out there if a striker comes in but we're going to come to that in part two um and obviously he can play on the right wing he absolutely destroyed Dan Byrne not last season but before when Byrne was playing left back and it was the first time Byrne looked vulnerable at left back actually it was kind of the end for him at left back he slowly moved more centrally
00:05:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:05:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:05:39
Jo
Yeah.
00:05:43
Jo
Nut, isn't it?
00:05:56
Jo
Yeah.
00:05:59
Jo
Yeah.
00:06:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
central yeah Can we just discuss when Fabian Shah gets that moment in a game where he's like, I'm just going to boot this and I'm just going to make either Anthony chase it
00:06:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
once he got completely exposed yeah so I'm very happy I think personally for me with Alanga it's just the sheer fact we've got Eddie Howe as a coach and we've got a 22 year old player who is on the back of the best season he's ever had numbers wise statistics wise but he's far more than just statistics he's just got unbelievable pace we think Gordon's faster think Alanga's faster honestly we are
00:06:12
Jo
Yeah.
00:06:23
Jo
Our wings are going to be amazing next season, man. Honestly.
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's going to ping it.
00:06:30
Jo
Choose either side. Mm-hmm.
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's going to ping it.
00:06:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Like either Anthony, just go for it.
00:06:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Nick was on fire.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great point again.
00:06:35
Jo
Go for it, man.
00:06:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Is this what's what's going to happen?
00:06:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I tell you what, time off for Nick's good.
00:06:37
Jo
ah
00:06:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Time off for Nick's very good. That's great points. Imagine Fabian Charm switching the ball or just thinking it over the top for a longer to run on the end to.
00:06:43
Jo
It's
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he just crosses the easy act. Goal. Unbelievable. um Right. So the next thing i want to talk about before we go into other kind of transfers, there's a lot of rumours in terms of Trafford has been
Potential Signings and Defense Strengthening
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
spoke about quite a lot. I mean, that's, that's been going on for a year.
00:07:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:07:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, this is Mark Gahey situation.
00:07:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, I hope not.
00:07:06
Jo
ridiculous.
00:07:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's ridiculous.
00:07:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Trafford will come in. Surely I think Trafford will come in.
00:07:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, he's got to.
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's just assume he does. And there's another linked player, Giorgio Scalvini. ah Italian Rolls Royce centre-half by all accounts. and He's been part of Atlanta's best defence for years. He has had a major injury he's coming back from.
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that might be why we get him on the cheap because Atlanta maybe don't know how he's going to recover from that. So if them two come in, um where's the next position?
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
what whats Who's next? So let's say Scalvini eventually long-term replaces Shaw, but might not be this season. He might be in and out.
00:07:41
Jo
Yeah.
00:07:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trafford long-term replaces Pope. Again, might not be this season coming, but he'll be in and out. Who's the next of kind of this OG how group to go? Wilson's gone. um I'm very sad about that because I love Callum Wilson, but I think the time was probably right.
00:07:52
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:07:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Injuries and wasn't really the same or didn't seem the same when he came back. We're starting to get like a second build. We're starting to get a rebuild of this this squad now. So, how do you feel about Trafford and s Scalvini?
00:08:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we'll have a break and then we'll come back to what position we're going to go for next. So, Trafford and Scalvini, Joe, happy or disappointed? That
00:08:12
Jo
ah Happy to be fair. I mean, the Trafford thing, like you've just said, we need to get it wrapped up. um Literally, me and Ian did a whole pod on it pretty much because, of you know, again, the lack of kind of information to talk about.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
needs to happen quick.
00:08:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:08:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:22
Jo
We pretty much talked about Trafford for God knows how long, or should I say moaned about it.
00:08:26
Jo
It's just more of those of it's just dragging on and on. It's either just get the deal done, give them what they want. If you if you're going to give it in the end, just do it because it it was almost getting a little bit boring. Personal terms are supposedly have been agreed.
00:08:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:08:37
Jo
um No, I'm all for just getting that one sealed because he is a great keeper.
00:08:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:40
Jo
And, he and you know, he is very young. So he's still got a lot of time ahead of him in terms of keepers get better as that older type of thing.
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do, yeah.
00:08:46
Jo
um And I won't lie. I don't know a lot about Scalvini in terms of watching him. I haven't seen a lot. i've seen some highlights on YouTube, you know, like you do.
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's great on Football Manager.
00:08:54
Jo
Apparently, they will go, you see.
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I sign him every save on Football Manager.
00:08:55
Jo
So that means he's going to mint in real life.
00:08:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I sign him every save, so he must be good.
00:08:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Getting through the door.
00:09:00
Jo
That's all we need. That's all we need.
00:09:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
He must be good.
00:09:02
Jo
Yeah.
00:09:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Here we go.
00:09:03
Jo
Kev signs him on football manager.
00:09:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
If I sign him,
00:09:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
There
00:09:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I sign him on every save. He must be unbelievable in real life.
00:09:07
Jo
Absolutely, man.
00:09:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:09:09
Jo
it's it's It's nice now we're looking at strength and defence though, isn't it really?
00:09:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But i think...
00:09:12
Jo
Because we do need it.
00:09:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:12
Jo
They are ageing in that sense. As much as we love shares, as much as we love burn stuff, they're ageing, man. And we do need that kind of, i don't know, fresh breath of air and
00:09:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
they are.
00:09:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do get the feeling with Vernon Shaw. I do get the feeling M2 that they are going to start getting more injuries because they are in the 30s. They are getting on a little bit. They are going to pick up more knocks and I think we do need strength and depth at the back.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I do like Kraft, but he's better right back, isn't even he, when he is centre-half. know he can do it as a five, but we don't really want to play as a five if we're spending £55 million pounds on on wingers.
00:09:39
Jo
Nope.
00:09:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
We don't want to then have him as a wing-back, do we? and Right. Nicola, anything to add on Trafford and Scalvini before I quickly get through Bionic, and then we'll come to what's next.
00:09:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah No, I agree with Joe. I don't know much about s Scalvini, so um taking your word for it there, Kev. and But the James Trafford thing, Yeah, he had a brilliant season last season, didn't he? So just get it done.
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hm.
00:10:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Get it done.
00:10:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, I agree.
00:10:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
This is what I hate about the transfer window. It takes, like, just get it done. I know there's obviously a lot more rules for that.
00:10:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:09
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:10:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Social media doesn't help. It never used to be that way.
00:10:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Just get it done.
00:10:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
just used to come on Sky Sports News and it was done.
00:10:11
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:10:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:10:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now that there's loads of rumours, it makes it a lot worse.
00:10:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's done. Yeah.
00:10:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But i think the club of I think the club have had a pretty hard time.
00:10:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
In the nose.
00:10:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we can't act till July because of FFP and there was a massive overreaction shock from Newcastle fans.
00:10:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:10:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But it looks out we're finally in the right direction. Right, quick advert going to come back to see who next of the old guard is probably looking to be replaced.
00:10:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank you.
00:11:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah it's been a while right because I didn't know when that ended i was like well I've had a lot of time off here when do I talk I don't want to just talk through the whole advert and I'm like is that it nope wait is that it nope wait right it's done fantastic part two so we're talking about we all got finally we're talking about Sean Burnagin Scalvini potentially coming in Pope is getting on I think Pope's missed something like 30 something games over the last two seasons through injury so that's why Trafford's coming in Alanga's coming in to replace Murphy, who's 30 years old as well.
Rebuilding Newcastle's Roster
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who's next? Who's the next one we looked at? know Newcastle linked with a striker, but i don't think it's to replace. um That gets more to kind of just replace Wilson as a backup or a young player.
00:11:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Alison
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who next to the first team is is out is kind of looking to lose a place in the team?
00:11:52
Jo
ye
00:11:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because i think if you look now, you've got Tenardi, Joel, and Bruno. Other than Joel Hinton, still all relatively a good peak age. You've got Hall, Livermanto, potentially Scalvini and Botman.
00:12:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, all relatively young. Trafford, young.
00:12:09
Jo
Oh
00:12:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isaac, relatively young. Ilanga, Gordon. Who's next?
00:12:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh my god, who is next?
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who is getting the first time? ah Exactly. that's why it's such a good That's why I'm good at what I do, Nick.
00:12:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a good question.
00:12:18
Jo
God.
00:12:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I...
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I'm going to give Nick time to think because she clearly has just realised how good that question is.
00:12:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:12:24
Jo
but i think it's a strange one, really.
00:12:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm going to give Nick time.
00:12:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm like, who...
00:12:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
which means I'm coming to Joe next. who Who is the one who goes out next?
00:12:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
God,
00:12:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got a horrible feeling about one of them, but i think it'll be a big mistake.
00:12:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know. Struggling.
00:12:38
Jo
Dude, like that's a tough one because, you know, like you've just labelled there, like so many of them are now in their early 20s, which is mint, and that's exactly what we've been trying to build anyway, isn't it?
00:12:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Struggling.
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, or peak, I think 25, 26, 27 for Bruno, which is peak, yeah.
00:12:47
Jo
Yeah. Peak age, yeah. So you've got Big Jewel maybe? don't know.
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm thinking big Joe. Now, I think that's what I think would be a big mistake.
00:12:54
Jo
Yeah.
00:12:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's probably, in my opinion, everyone talks about Tenali and Bruno and I agree they're very influential. Joe Linton, for me, is on par with them for how influential he is when he's on it and when he's fit.
00:13:03
Jo
it's huge. Huge.
00:13:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I don't know how you replace Joe Linton. Unless you go and spend money on a Valverde and I'm going to get loads of stick for this if this ever gets cropped on socials, but I'm saying Joe Linton is as good as Valverde.
00:13:12
Jo
It's getting cropped.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, I genuinely... I don't care. Bring him on. um I don't know how you... How do you replace Joe Linton? And I'm being serious here.
00:13:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
can't.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think you can.
00:13:24
Jo
Yeah.
00:13:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's the oldest left in terms of the players we've mentioned in starting line-up.
00:13:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:13:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
and He's part of such a strong midfield three. There was a period last season where we're talking about being the best three-year-old in the league.
00:13:35
Jo
Yep.
00:13:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And... And I think if you are going to look to re replace him, you're spending north of 60, 70, 80 million because he is so influential to how we play, how we close down, how we press, how we win the ball back high.
00:13:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So I don't know who is next. Before I go into...
00:13:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Players say, don't they, like Joey Linton is one of the hardest players to play against because you never know what you're getting him.
00:13:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:56
Jo
Yeah. Well, he's a brute, that's why. like you don't want that running at you, do you?
00:13:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know.
00:13:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
You could...
00:14:01
Jo
Come on, man.
00:14:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Alan Shearer, well, I think it was Alan Shearer said one time, and i forget playing against him nowadays, like he would absolutely ruin him.
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
You could...
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I think you could fix kind of issues with UK prisons being full.
00:14:08
Jo
Yeah.
00:14:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know for the little petty crimes?
00:14:15
Jo
Just send big jaw around.
00:14:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know for the little petty crimes where you've took a chocolate bar from a shop and that? I think if you just play 90 minutes against Joe Linton, you can do what he wants.
00:14:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Could you go to jail for that?
00:14:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah You'd never do it again, would you? You'd never do it again.
00:14:27
Jo
True. True story.
00:14:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
They don't go to jail for nature, but I don't want to mention any serious crimes in case I get in trouble. um im I'm in trouble enough this week.
00:14:32
Jo
listen That's not got too far.
00:14:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:14:35
Jo
but
00:14:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, you're on thin ice, pal.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I don't want to mention any serious crimes, but I think Joe Linton would fix for the UK prison issue.
00:14:38
Jo
the ah
00:14:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:14:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay.
00:14:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do have another theory, and I think and I'm not saying we should do this before everybody jumps on us because, my God, I've seen people get slated for a similar idea.
00:14:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Go on, then.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do we cash in on Gordon and replace Gordon? Do we take 80, 90 million and then trust Barnes and bring in a left winger? Or is that something you guys would be open to if a transfer window allowed? Because let's face it, we can't just get Trafford, Scalvinia, Langer and then stop.
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can we?
00:15:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah yeah
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we love these players, so let's keep them.
00:15:13
Jo
no
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love Gordon, but is he the next weak link? if when If we don't want to replace Joe Linton because of age, is the next weak link in our team Anthony Gordon because he's not consistent enough? Again, a horrible thing to think about, but what do you think, Nick?
00:15:27
Jo
Yeah.
00:15:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is Gordon the next one to be replaced if we're not going off age and we're just going off a weak link?
00:15:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I feel like this question was asked on a pod not that long ago um and we were talking about who will potentially be the first big player from Newcastle to go.
00:15:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
we Remember we were talking about the EZAC rumours and all that sort of thing.
00:15:44
Jo
Yeah.
00:15:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I vaguely remember, i think it might be me and you, Joe, saying if there was one player that I could probably put money on with his head turning, it would be Anthony Gordon.
00:15:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:48
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:15:54
Jo
We did, yeah.
00:15:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I have said that pretty much from the minute he came through the door, to be honest. I don't think i think he loves playing for Newcastle and I think he loves um how he's developed under Eddie Howe. And I think he's loved how he's,
00:16:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
you know, come away from that really toxic um environment that he was in, obviously in his previous club. and
00:16:12
Jo
I
00:16:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But I don't think he's necessarily loyal as the as the other big named players, if you like.
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, that's an interesting
00:16:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And that's fine.
00:16:20
Jo
agree.
00:16:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's just football and that's business. Would I take a transfer for him if we were guaranteed? What was it? 70 million, 80 million, did you just say?
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
thing. 80 million, 70 million, you're making a profit of, yeah.
00:16:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:16:27
Jo
If it was 80 million or something, I would take it. If it was double what we paid for it that way, yeah.
00:16:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
If it was 80 million, I would absolutely take it. Yeah, put it that way. But that's not me sitting here saying... let's get rid of him because I still think he does an absolutely fantastic job for Newcastle.
00:16:36
Jo
Oh, absolutely not, no.
00:16:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I agree, but yeah, I agree.
00:16:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But yes, i think I think if it was to come down to it, it would be him.
00:16:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we're talking about a rebuild, aren't we? We're talking about, you know, Scalvini for the agent, Sharon Byrne, and Trafford for the agent, Pope, and Alanga's coming in for agent, Murphy. It just, it does happen as much as we love these players.
00:16:43
Jo
Yeah.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think, personally, I would never get rid of Joel, and I'd keep him until he retires because he's so influential, and he just loves a club.
00:16:59
Jo
Yeah.
00:16:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
He gets it with Bruno. So I think my next one would be Gordon.
00:17:01
Jo
Good.
00:17:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think if we are going to rebuild and we have to get money for someone, there's no way do I want to get rid of Izak or Bruno or Tenali.
00:17:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:08
Jo
you
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they're just untouchable.
00:17:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Irreplaceable.
00:17:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So then I'm thinking, well, actually, I wouldn't be happy with Hall leaving. He's too young. He's going to develop with us.
00:17:16
Jo
Absolutely not.
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I would not be happy with Tino leaving because, again, he's going to develop with us.
00:17:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:17:18
Jo
Nope.
00:17:21
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah That leaves Botman. So as good as Botman was towards the end of last season when he came back, because I agree he was very good.
00:17:25
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:17:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
He started to look like the defender we saw two years ago.
00:17:36
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we're in rebuild, do we look to cash in on him? Or is it just Gordon and Joe? Go on, give your thoughts on Gordon and then do you cash in on Hotman as well?
00:17:42
Jo
Nick, don't hate me, man. But I'm being honest,
Concerns Over Player Reliability
00:17:45
Jo
and I'm being honest about Murphy as well.
00:17:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We have no centre-halves.
00:17:46
Jo
So just let me be honest here. I'm not saying we need to sell him, by the way. I think we need to keep him. But if we were to get the right price for him, I'm just not convinced by him. I'm not convinced by this whole Rolls-Royce thing. I've been honest about in the past. I've got to stick to my guns on it.
00:18:01
Jo
I don't think it is. I just don't. And I'm really concerned about his injury history.
00:18:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am very convinced by the Rolls-Royce thing.
00:18:07
Jo
You're convinced about other a things, darling. This is not about being a Rolls-Royce on the pitch. um ah Sorry.
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
It took me 18 minutes for us to be back together and it's a dependent of Sven Botman being a handsome human being.
00:18:16
Jo
Just be honest.
00:18:21
Jo
You know, it's it's like me saying I'm convinced about Cher. Oh, I'm convinced about Cher, all right. But what he does on the pitch is a whole different kettle of fish. Like, it's you know, come on.
00:18:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
What Shaw does on the pitch is better than what Botman does on the pitch.
00:18:28
Jo
I've got to be honest here, here people. Yeah, um they can do what they want elsewhere.
00:18:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:18:33
Jo
But, you know, it's it's just if we're talking purely on the pitch here, you know, um and going back to being sensible for a second, because that's what we do.
00:18:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:18:40
Jo
um Yeah, I'm just not 100% convinced on his his injuries, man. I'm just I'm so scared that he is still young, right?
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:18:49
Jo
Oh, Please don't be a croc. I don't want him to be, you know, I really want him to be a Rolls Royce and I really want him to be super fit and not like Wilson, but I'm so worried on that side of things.
00:18:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want him to succeed. Yeah. I want to succeed.
00:18:58
Jo
I'm not going to lie.
00:19:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's missed more games than Wilson over the last two seasons.
00:19:04
Jo
And that's scary. Come on.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which says a lot.
00:19:06
Jo
How much we've picked on Wilson. Like that's, that says a lot.
00:19:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I haven't. I've never picked on Callum Wilson, ever.
00:19:09
Jo
Not you, Kev. Sorry. I know you haven't, you know, kissing feet and all that.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love Callum Wilson.
00:19:13
Jo
No. Yeah.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
So i just find i just think if these two transfers get done, Trafford and Scalvini, we don't know. But I think after that, it's it starts to get really interesting because we've highlighted for ages, haven't we? Right winger.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Okay, Lange's coming in. We've highlighted for ages, we need another centre-half. Hopefully s Scalvini or Gehi whoever comes in. Brilliant. And we've highlighted a goalkeeper who can play with his feet and shot stops.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, shot stops, stop shots. You can tell it's been a long day. 3am.
00:19:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
People forgive us. um But anyway, after them three come in, then them positions have been highlighted and they've been kind of fixed-ish. I think the next one is a big player.
00:19:39
Jo
but
00:19:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the next one is either a Joe Linton, which I think would be an absolute disaster decision, or a Gordon or a Botman, because I cannot see any of the others just...
00:19:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:19:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Newcastle saying, OK, go.
00:19:59
Jo
yep
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't...
00:20:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Go.
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's at... He'll put up a fight that'll be 200 million... or 150 million, 160 million for Isaac. It'll be a massive number if he wants to go and he starts pushing for a move, which could happen, but Newcastle will get the money's worth.
00:20:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:20:10
Jo
yeah
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the next one in terms of a rebuild, it's for me, it's Botman or Gordon, and I'm really interested to see what kind of listeners and viewers on YouTube fit.
00:20:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:20:19
Jo
yeah
00:20:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It can't be Botman.
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you not think it'll be Botman? I don't know. Botman's loved by Toon Flan, doesn't he?
00:20:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but no
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
he loved He is loved. He's very, very well liked.
00:20:28
Jo
He was loved for no reason at the start. I think he was too loved too quickly. It was like he could get away with murder. We talked about this.
00:20:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree with that.
00:20:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We need centre-halves.
00:20:34
Jo
Game in, game out at the start.
00:20:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree with that.
00:20:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Right.
00:20:36
Jo
Come on.
00:20:36
Jo
And Nick, you've got to admit this, right?
00:20:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and I agree with what you're saying.
00:20:38
Jo
Like, right from the start.
00:20:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:20:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:20:39
Jo
Like, I'm not saying that.
00:20:40
Jo
I've got no dislike of the bloke, by the way. So, please don't get us wrong, people.
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like Botman.
00:20:43
Jo
But, honestly, it's like he couldn't do anything wrong immediately.
00:20:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Anything wrong?
00:20:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:20:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I agree.
00:20:46
Jo
And I'm like, dude, let the guy at least prove himself a little bit before you kiss his backside. Like, yeah.
00:20:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, no, I agree with that.
00:20:52
Jo
Come on.
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Tenale was similar with the fans.
00:20:52
Jo
that's I think that's my only... Yeah. He was.
00:20:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
it was it was I love to, I think, a Tenale for me player of the season being unbelievable.
00:20:56
Jo
Yeah,
00:21:00
Jo
Oh, unreal, yeah.
00:21:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
But put the fans are a little bit too quick on it. He does have bad games. He does give away the ball.
00:21:05
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's okay.
00:21:06
Jo
Could do no wrong, though.
00:21:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Every player does.
00:21:07
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:21:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Every player does. But even when... So when Tenardi gives away the ball, nothing's said. Bruno's been there three, four years now.
00:21:12
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Bruno, man, come on. And I'm like, you wouldn't have done that two years ago with Bruno.
00:21:16
Jo
Aye.
00:21:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:21:18
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think you're right about when Newcastle fans just kind of holding them in high esteem very quickly. I think we might it with Olanga even, but I'm very excited about Olanga.
00:21:24
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:27
Jo
Oh yeah.
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:21:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm excited about Alanga.
00:21:28
Jo
oh yeah yeah
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, the next one, people have to let us know because I genuinely don't know. I can't see Howe, as much as I love Eddie Howe, and i'm one of the reasons I'm so excited about Olanga coming in is because I want to see what Howe does with him.
00:21:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:21:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I don't know if Howe's got it in him to say it to a Gordon or a Botman who he's got a really good, you know, I want you gone because I need money and I want to get somebody else. Can Howe rebuild? And that's that's coming from me, by the way. Eddie Howe's number one biggest fan.
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can Howe successfully rebuild after these two positions? and That's a question I'm asking all listeners and viewers and followers and whatever else.
00:22:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
then you're You're right, there is going to be a big player that goes, whether it be... but i don't know. I hope it's not bottom.
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's... oh Oh, Nick and I could cry. We could get the first tears on one of our episodes.
00:22:12
Jo
There is going to be.
00:22:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
200 episodes in, by the way.
00:22:13
Jo
We need some live tears.
00:22:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't believe it's took 22 minutes to mention that, but 200 episodes.
00:22:16
Jo
Crazy, man.
00:22:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:22:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's us three.
00:22:20
Jo
Mad.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are we the best three? Oh, I don't know.
00:22:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
all Oh.
00:22:23
Jo
Don't go upset and people care if you've already ruffled enough feathers today.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I upset lots of people. What can I say? What can I say? Anyway... anyway Thank you very much for listening. We've had a great holiday. Thanks, Ian and Michael, again, to be fair, because Ian and Michael have held this whole thing together.
00:22:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
People listening now, if for new listeners will be like, who's Kev and who's Nick?
00:22:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They really have.
00:22:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I've kind of heard Joe a little bit, but who are these people?
00:22:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Who are these people?
00:22:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
What's going on?
00:22:48
Jo
We even had a rogue Joe on.
00:22:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I promise.
00:22:50
Jo
We missed you guys that much. I had to bring in another Joe to back us up.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
A rogue Joe. Yeah, rogue Joe.
00:22:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
A rogue Joe. Joe Rogue.
00:22:55
Jo
Rogue Joe. oh
00:22:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe rogue.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I like that. Why don't I just call Joe now, Joe Rogue?
00:22:57
Jo
All Joe's are rogue.
00:22:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, we're getting distracted. We're talking about rubbish and people don't want to listen to this as much as we think we're funny.
00:23:01
Jo
We are. Oh, or shock.
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Actually, I don't think we're funny.
00:23:05
Jo
Ovs.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
We definitely are funny.
00:23:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm just the uncle that's invited to bed and no one understands why.
00:23:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. That's why I called you Uncle Nick at the start.
00:23:09
Jo
Ha ha.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm glad we got that back as well because I'm starting loads of things and I'll finish it.
00:23:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Imagine if you didn't put that in, everyone's listening. Why did you call it Uncle Nick? Does she identify as him? I'm not going down there. Right.
00:23:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Stop.
00:23:20
Jo
She's mid-transition, people.
00:23:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's go. It's been a pleasure. Thank you very much. It is daily Newcastle. So you'll hear from us again tomorrow and hopefully you're tuning in again.