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Daily Newcastle - Wildcard Wednesday Premier League Stadiums Ranked!
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The team rank their favourite away premier league grounds and allow Michael to have his say on the new stadium debate.
Host: Kevin Esther
Guests Jo Ayres & Michael Grahamslaw
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Transcript
Introduction and Wildcard Wednesday
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Thank you.
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Welcome to the daily Newcastle podcast. It's wildcard Wednesday, my favourite time of week. I say it every week, but it's just true. Why would I lie? and I'm joined by two unbelievable guests, as always. I mean, I can only be joined by unbelievable guests on this podcast.
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and My first one, first one who disagrees with that, is Michael, who was pulling a little bit of a face. I think Michael maybe ah was referring to Nick and I.
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Michael
Snitch.
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Michael
No comment.
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How you doing, Michael?
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Jo
Gosh.
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How you doing?
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Michael
I love all of my Newcastle brethren. No, I'm doing very, very good. Thank you. How about yourself?
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I'm not too bad, I'm not too bad. i don't know if I love all of my and Newcastle brothers and sisters, as you know.
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Jo
Wow.
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I've got some issues with Newcastle fans, but I don't mention it that often, so let's just move on.
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Michael
Moving swiftly on.
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Jo
Not you, Kev.
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yeah and My next, man I've got to get it in as much as I can because I know people hear it. I've got to get, ah my next guest is Joe. Joe, how are you feeling on this fine Wednesday morning slash afternoon whenever people are listening?
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Jo
I'm feeling wonderful. I'm all Zumba'd out and I'm fully prepared for this pod as we've just discussed.
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Zombered out.
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Jo
She's been to Zumba.
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Oh.
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Jo
little bit Zumba, man.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Fair play.
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I don't think...
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Jo
Basically jump around a room for an hour acting like an absolute idiot, getting some energy out.
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Ah, so like a kid who's not on his ADHD meds.
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Jo
It's great.
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Jo
Yeah, man.
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Michael
about right.
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That's Zumba. Right? I've never done it. Never done it. Brilliant.
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Jo
But you pay to do it, but then then you have to pay to do it.
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Michael
Thank
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I think I get that every day at work. Anyway, I'm not going to say it too much.
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Michael
but
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i don't want to get in trouble.
Newcastle Stadium Debate
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so So ah this Wild Card Wednesday episode is going to be a bit of a stadium special. So we have actually spoke about this previously, and you can go back and find the episode. It's Wild Card Wednesday. It's with me, Joe, and Ian.
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And we just talk about do we want a new stadium, pros and cons of it. and We are going to briefly touch on that again. But i want what I want you guys to do, I want my guests really...
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Jo
Thank you.
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and Everyone knows where I stand, so i'm not really going to give myself that much time on it. and I want my guests, in in particular Michael, because he wasn't on my episode, to go into what he wants and well what we all want do we want a brand new stadium um do we want to remain where we are and expand whatever reasons for and against that so i guess what i'm just going to do is hand it over to michael first because he hasn't spoke about this yet on the pod whereas me and joe have briefly before so michael what do you want do you want a new stadium do you want to stay where we are what are the reasons why take it away
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Michael
Right. i So, ah personally, I do want a new stadium, but I can 100% see why people don't. Because if it's done wrong, we could turn into a soulless, soulless club like half of the Premier League.
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Michael
But what you have Well, hopefully not.
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We're going to come to that soon. Mm-hmm.
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Jo
Haha.
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Michael
Hopefully not. Fingers crossed. But... If the ground is, you know, as it's said, Leeser's Park sort of area, practically touching where the existing site is, it's still going to feel like St. James'. is And as long as it's not shaped like a toilet bowl... Sorry, Spurs.
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Michael
ah But we'll get onto that later. um Then, realistically, it should be fine. But one of the things that I realised a lot about new stadiums is... They're set up to look good.
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Jo
All right.
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Michael
They're not set up for atmosphere. And if you can put together a ground where, you know I'm not saying the fans have to be all really compact and the ground has to be like, you know, quite small with fans close the pitch. But if you can make it so the acoustic is actually pretty good to the fact of when, let's say...
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Michael
the current, um, singing section are up there and they're getting all about, they're getting about it. You can hear them on the other side because as it stands at the minute, if you're sat below the, the away fans, all you can hear is the away fans.
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Michael
And to be honest, it's even a bit like that in the middle. Um,
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Global Sports Podcast Network
That's cool.
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Michael
And the middle two stands, and it's it's a it is a bit difficult. So I think if you can make it if you can make the acoustics a little better, why not try and get 20,000 more people in?
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Michael
And if I'm honest, I know that no matter what happens, there are going to be more tourists coming from... I hate to say the likes of Asia, etc.
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ah crew
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Michael
But over from Asia, America, etc. Coming to the stadium. So with that guaranteed to happen. It happens if you're a big club. Why not get more Newcastle fans into the stadium.
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Michael
From around the NE postcode. So for me... If done right, it could take Newcastle into the upper echelons of football clubs, not just in England, but in the world.
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Michael
But they've got to do it right. If they do it wrong, it could actually kill us as a football club, which is pretty horrible to think.
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Yeah, I am i agree.
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Jo
Yeah.
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ah I think you've actually put that across very well, to be fair, Michael. And I agree with that last point you put there about killing us. I said on the previous episode, which I am genuinely not going to go into again, but I said on that episode that it'll take the heart and soul out the club.
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Like that is what we are. That is who we are.
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Michael
yeah
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You know what? I'm really sorry that there's an extra 15,000 fans who can't get in or whatever. I genuinely am. I'm not that type of person to say, well, you should have kept the season ticket. I'm not that person.
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Michael
Yeah.
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But we need to remain what we are. And you look at our home record under the relatively successful times under Eddie Howes since the takeover.
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Jo
Thank you.
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the home record has set the standard and we've had games like the Arsenal semi-final recently, the PSG game, other games as well.
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Michael
yeah
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Just can't think off the top of my head. But where the team has, or the opposing team, has really, really struggled to come here and just settle on the ball and try anything. It's just been so raucous and and brilliant, to be honest.
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and Joe, what's kind of... Are are you... Are you in the middle? Are you more for a new stadium? Michael said there and he's made some very good points about a new stadium and doing it right. and
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Jo
Yeah.
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where Where do you sit on the whole stadium talk?
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Jo
um The new stadium I've said the whole time, because I do strongly believe that that just will be what happens. But again, I've always said exactly what Michael's just said. It has to be right. And it has to be, if I'm honest, nowhere else but Leesers Park.
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Jo
I just don't think there's anywhere else.
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Michael
Yeah.
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Jo
Because I think shifting there is still close enough. And it goes on about what I was what i said before we started recording. We have the perfect location. It's ah something that pretty much all other teams do not have in terms of You know, as I say, it's right bang in the middle of the city. To move it to Leeser's Park, you're talking, you know, what, metres of the road, all right, more than a few metres, but you get my gist.
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Jo
and My dream, which I don't think is reality, just due the fact, obviously, obviously the the housing, like, around it and stuff, which we all know about, would be absolutely a stay-same, James.
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Mm-hmm.
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Jo
Of course it would. and extend the Galgate and extend the East Stand.
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Michael
Yeah.
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Jo
The East Stand just can't be extended though and that there lies the real problem. if they do extend the Galgate, which by the way is still completely up in the air because can the foundations be supported with the Metro underneath?
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Jo
There's all this sort of thing going on isn't there really? um It would be amazing to stay so that if there was an option but I think if I'm honest come on you not think if there was an actual real option and there was a real option to be able to expand it enough the owners would stay there as well i think they're going to do the right thing because at the end of the day we know why they're doing it they're doing it for commercial reasons money obviously bringing in gigs bringing in other things bar football
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Michael
yeah
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Jo
We all know why they're doing it. But if they think they could do it and keep it in St. James, it's it's like a win-win situation, isn't it? They get what they want.
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Michael
Yeah.
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Jo
Fans get what they want. Everybody's happy, then brilliant. But can they get out of that stage in what they want? And this is where I fear they don't or can't, sorry, which is why I think we're going to move.
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i mean
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Jo
But hopefully, literally, like Michael said, literally there. Next door and a bit, if you know what i mean. Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's ah it's a good point. I think you've both said, and the thing we've got in common is if we do move, many we need to do it right. My issue with that is once St. James' is is gone as we know it, it's never coming back.
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That's it. You're never getting that back.
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Michael
No.
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You're never getting that atmosphere back. So when you want better match it for atmosphere and a better match it for experience and a better match it for passion, because once you bulldoze that, that's never coming back.
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Jo
Mm-hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um And again, my another personal one for me is anyone who knows I've got a little ah little boy and I'm about to have another baby. And I would love to take that to St. James' Park. Like my dad took me...
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And it's, it actually hit me the other day. I was watching football and i was like, oh, can't wait to take, I'm not going to give away any names because I know my dad listens to this. I'm going to take my new baby and in in my current son at St. James's Park. And my partner was like, it might not even be there.
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And I'm like,
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Michael
Yeah.
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Oh my God, what? And then I was just a meltdown moment.
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Jo
Yeah.
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But yeah, the reason we're talking this is because we feel all these rumours that the announcement of whether we are going to stay or expand is is imminent. Apparently, we were talking about it could be middle of March, end of March.
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And if it's not, then it could be the end of the season. So...
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Jo
End of the season, surely.
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let's see Let's see what we're doing.
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Jo
I reckon.
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Michael
yeah
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I just hope whatever it is, and I don't mean the right decision as in my personal one of staying, I just hope we do make the right decision. So we do build it, I hope I'm wrong and I hope the atmosphere is banging and I hope we don't price out certain fans and I hope we don't price out the old timers who have been going for years no matter what.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
but Hey, we'll see. It's all up the air. Let us know what you think in the comments. In the second and third part of this episode, we're going to list our favourite stadiums. Obviously, St. James is not included. it would be number one for all of us.
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and And we're just going to go through them point by point.
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Jo
Thank you.
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Michael
Oh yes!
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Michael's like, oh, this is exciting. ah So have a quick word from them. Then when we
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Michael
ah
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I do realise people can see us during the adverts. I'm going to explain why I was doing it.
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Michael
Yeah.
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I was typing because Michael la late was going to read the new advert and thought, have I messed up? Should I not have played that? Should Michael have read it? I was typing away, double checking.
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Michael
No, no. Just having a bit of fun.
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But he was just having my life. m
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Yeah, yeah.
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Michael
But by the way, is that the bionique that's, you know, stakeholder, major stakeholder Cristiano Ronaldo?
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Michael
Oh la la.
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Michael
Oh,
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Michael
so great.
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It is Al Nasser, right?
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Michael
That's the one.
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I've just thought there's so many.
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Jo
Can you imagine?
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I could get that wrong. Um, Anyway, let's talk about stadiums and again. But let's not talk about Newcastle.
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We've talked about it loads and we will continue to talk about it when it's announced, I promise you.
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But for now, let's talk about other stadiums in the Premier League on who we like. What I've asked the wonderful guests to do is... to put an order 19th to first. I've done it as well. And with some of these, we're just going to skip through and just think, well, they're quite mad and And all we're going to do is go through, well, actually, this stadium's 19th because, and then we're just going to go round and round and round.
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ah And then at the end of part three, we'll just recap what we've put to first. Michael's dancing. I think you spin me right round. Is that right?
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Michael
Oh, yes.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So we're going to start with Michael. Michael, in terms of stadiums in the Premier League, what have you put as 19th, by the way? What is the worst stadium in the Premier League right now?
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Michael
Well, I talked about a new stadium killing a club. um It's hard to argue this club's been killed because they have won a trophy since, but West Ham and the London Stadium.
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Michael
um It's a very impressive stadium. I think when it opened, everyone was a little envious that it was going to West Ham to begin with. And then when you saw a football game played there, you went, thank, that's not us.
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Michael
It's not even a football stadium.
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Poor way to describe it.
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Michael
And also as away fans, it is so hard to create an atmosphere because you're so spacious. You've got the tiers and there's some sort of, it's like they've closed down half the away end just in the middle and just gone, by the way, this is just a little poo area here.
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Hmm.
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Michael
We're not really doing anything with it.
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Jo
bit wearier.
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Michael
And ah try i was I didn't want to say a bad word.
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Pooh area. and For all of the listening architects who are building the New Newcastle Stadium, do not put a poo area in.
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Michael
Yeah.
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Jo
That's brilliant. Don't put a poo area.
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it gets you 19th.
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Michael
Also referred to as a toilet.
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Jo
Get in.
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Michael
But no, I think what makes it so much worse is that Upton Park was class. Upton Park was a fantastic stadium and I really like West Ham as a club, but they've just kind of been ruined a little bit with the London Stadium and hopefully they end up with their own new stadium because I know they don't obviously don't they don't don't own the London Stadium, so moving is a possibility for them and hopefully they do it sooner rather than later.
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what a stadium.
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Yeah, but don't own it.
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Yeah, it's a great point. I think with West time I've put London Stadium 16th, by the way, so i'm I'm not miles behind. There's not a lot of discussion, I don't think. We'll see where Joe's putting in a minute. But you're absolutely right with Upton Park. It's an example of it not working.
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Upton Park's atmosphere was unbelievable. Even just memories of like when Defoe first came through and them type of players.
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Michael
Yeah.
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Jo
Mm-hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
and then when Tevez came in and kept them up with a free kick. but just don't one a trophy but We just don't have many moments like that at the London Stadium, which just doesn't seem to be a football stadium like you said. matt So yeah, I put them 16, so but very low down on mine.
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Joe, what about we on the London Stadium? Did you remember about it? Did you care about it? What happened?
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Jo
It's on there. I mean, as we discussed, I haven't got 19, but it's on there. And because I haven't really got any particular aura, because I was just whacking them in any way, shape or form, I have got...
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Professional as ever, Joe. Well done.
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Jo
There is... Do you know? Come on.
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Michael
that'
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Jo
It was always going to be that way, in Michael. I'm a professional, me just being there nodding like an idiot. um So anyway, put London Stadium. I hate the track. and you I knew would emphasize a bit on that. But yeah, it goes back to what Michael said. It's just this horrible kind of... The pitch is a million miles away from the fans.
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Jo
Like he said about the fans as well. it's just like this horrible spacious... It's horrible. So yeah, actually, Michael, because I have no rhyme or reason, I'm going with you. It's 19. It sucks.
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19th, right? Okay.
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Michael
Good choice.
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Fair play.
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Jo
Or 20th, actually, because we're top, aren't we? It's 20th.
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No, we're not in it. we We're just going 19th to 1st.
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Jo
Yeah, so it's 20th.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
St. James is not allowed on this list. um So I was going to go to Joe and say, well, where did you put, what did you put 19th?
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Jo
but I've got...
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But you just put London Stadium 19th. Is that right?
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Jo
Well, we could do St Mary's because said it's crap like the other red and white team down the road.
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Wonderful, wonderful. Guess what my 19th is?
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Michael
Nice.
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St. Mary's.
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Jo
There we go, you see.
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And whilst I'm on it, because we need to get through a couple, I've put the King Power alongside it at 18th because we're just the same stadium in a different location.
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Michael
Oh.
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Jo
We've got something.
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location but It's the worst thing about new stadiums. It's exactly the same stadium, just placed elsewhere.
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Jo
Yeah.
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One has blue seats and one has red.
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Jo
Not very special.
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What is the point in that? Michael, where's St. Mary's and King Power come for you, out of curiosity?
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Michael
ah St. Mary's in 16th, King Power in 15th. Again, i couldn't you've mentioned I couldn't really divide them up too much.
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Okay.
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Just
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Michael
What I would say mainly about Southampton's is I've put them a little bit further down because the trip down is quite tedious at times.
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just because of our location, because of where we are, your stadium's crap.
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Michael
ah
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Michael
Yeah.
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Jo
Just because of sub-fart.
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Michael
I've done Leicester and Southampton. I didn't mind the trip down to Leicester.
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Jo
Love that.
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Michael
I hated the trip down to Southampton. So it's it's enough to put Leicester up there for me.
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Fair.
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Fair, fair. um Just out with curiosity, I'll give you my 19th and 18th. Who's 18th for you, Michael?
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Michael
ah So 18th for me is actually AFC Bournemouth, the Vitality. um I haven't had the, I want to say pleasure, of going to that one.
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Is it a pleasure?
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Michael
Yeah, it's probably not. Well, the stadium's far too small for the Premier League. um From what I have managed to see, see the insides look all right. It does look like a nice little ground. It's a nightmare for travellers, much like St Mary's.
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Jo
True.
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Michael
The atmosphere's good this season because they're playing well, but it's not really been notable before that. um And to be honest... Yeah, there's an out to do there, so...
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Yeah.
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Michael
I don't think I ever i will go!
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We've went... They've went 17 for me, Michael. And the main reason, actually, I think it's quite an inoffensive stadium.
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Michael
There
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I've tried to take the location out of it because everywhere has a trek for Newcastle. The Leeds have went down.
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Jo
true
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It's a nightmare, isn't it?
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Michael
you go.
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But the the vitality for me, I think the atmosphere has been good this season, which stopped it from... I mean, it's not particularly high, but... I'm going to be back to the show.
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Michael
Yeah.
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it's too small isn't it it's just too small i think boommer for looking to expand anyway i think we do want a bigger stadium to try and solidify themselves as a prier league team so they are trying and i quite like borout as a team actually we're quite inoffensive
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Jo
Yeah.
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and we got edie hell for mayor colen wilson matt richitchie so
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Michael
Yeah.
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but have a nice little relationship as well where we take all the best players and managers so
00:17:24
Jo
Sure.
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
welcome eriola
00:17:27
Michael
And they always take points off us.
00:17:29
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twenty thirty five Yeah, we can have a couple of points off us. We just keep giving us the best day players and managers. But yeah, I've got Vitality 17th.
00:17:34
Michael
Happy days.
00:17:35
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Where's Vitality you, Joe?
00:17:37
Jo
Vitality was one above Leicester. So as we discussed before, Leicester was simply meh, wasn't it? So Leicester's meh.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Meh.
00:17:45
Jo
And then we've got Vitality above.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:48
Jo
Again, though, it is going back to it being a small stadium.
00:17:48
Michael
Which is meh.
00:17:50
Jo
But I have got like no issues with Bournemouth. So that's why I wasn't really slamming them too much.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:55
Jo
the one I don't get the many away games, unfortunately. But the one stadium I would have talked about last season, who are massively suffering the championship again this season, by the way. um Well, Luton.
00:18:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Luton.
00:18:05
Jo
Because their stadium was horrific. Like, I sat there and the damn roof was leaking on my head, man. Like, that's that's bad. like it it's But what I mean was, but what I mean, it's not like a Premier League stadium is what I mean.
00:18:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what football's about, man, Joe. That's proper football, that. Get a hold of roof. I
00:18:20
Jo
It's like a proper scabby little, they deserve to be down in League One.
00:18:21
Michael
Yeah.
00:18:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
hope we know from Luton, listen to this.
00:18:26
Michael
Anytime you're walking through a granny's garden to get you a football match, yeah you're not going to a Premier League stadium.
00:18:26
Jo
Brutal.
00:18:30
Jo
It was an experience. I'm not going to lie. Like, it was an experience going that stadium. like
00:18:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
but's ah
00:18:35
Jo
I'll give them that.
00:18:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's round off the bottom five, and I went GTech 15th. Michael, what, you went 15th?
00:18:41
Michael
um So for me, I had Wolves relatively low down as well.
00:18:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh. Ooh.
00:18:49
Jo
wrong
00:18:49
Michael
And for that, ah because the aware the wind, it's very spread out. um The atmosphere there is never great. It doesn't matter who they play. It's always just meh.
00:18:59
Michael
It's good enough to be a Premier League round. But there's just nothing about it that I like.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:19:05
Michael
I don't know if it's the orange. Reminds me of a lot of work as well. So it's it could be anything the end of that.
00:19:09
Jo
Yeah.
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're both hammering our work today.
00:19:12
Michael
But ah have to fight I have to find reasons to dislike it. um So there we are.
00:19:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fine.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fine.
00:19:18
Jo
What did you say, Kev?
00:19:19
Jo
Which one did you say?
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
G-Tech.
00:19:21
Jo
oh well, I haven't got them on my list, so I'll i'll say G-Tech only because have put my new hire up, so I'm going to have to, I would, ah yeah, yeah.
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brentford.
00:19:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've put more than you hire as well, but I'm going to come back to that in a bit, yeah.
00:19:30
Michael
G-Tech was 13 for me.
00:19:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, Oh, good. So we're kind of similar in a minute, going into the end of part two, but we're kind of in agreement-ish.
00:19:33
Michael
It wasn't bad.
00:19:34
Jo
in around, aren't they? Yeah.
00:19:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And with GTEC, for me, the reason why it's 15th, it's just, it's nice and it's inoffensive and it's there's a flat above it, which you can see the pitch on, which is always on Facebook and that's really nice. But, I mean, it's just, what what what is it? It's just, yeah.
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like the seats. That's about it. But it's just Brentford.
00:19:57
Michael
yaa
00:19:58
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Yay.
00:19:58
Jo
I know. I like the seats.
00:20:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Heavy enthusiasm.
00:20:00
Jo
That's so random.
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
and You know what? I think... Where did you put GTEP, Michael?
00:20:05
Michael
ah put a 13th.
00:20:07
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13th. Let's just very quickly sneak in your 14th and 13th. Well, we know what you your 13th is. that's In modern news, 15th. Let's get your in.
00:20:16
Michael
14th I was going to talk about for a canny while. It's Old Trafford.
00:20:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
14th!
00:20:20
Michael
yes.
00:20:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Stop right there. We need to go to a break. I'm going to come back and ask you Old Trafford, the biggest stadium in the Premier League, is 14th.
00:20:27
Michael
oh yes
00:20:28
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four
00:20:28
Jo
a
00:20:29
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Oh my God.
00:20:30
Jo
Love it.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, we're going to come back. First off, our next advert, it is the Queen of... No, it's not the Queen of Zencastr.
00:20:36
Jo
Is it?
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
She's been benched.
00:20:37
Jo
Yes, it is the Queen.
00:20:37
Michael
I'm not putting on a wig.
00:20:38
Jo
Go Michael. Wee!
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe's been benched. So we've actually got Michael with the Zencastr advert.
00:20:43
Jo
French.
00:20:45
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Off you go, Michael.
00:20:47
Michael
Hello, darlings. No, I'm not doing that.
00:20:49
Jo
Go on, Michael.
00:20:50
Michael
I actually get to read this one.
00:20:50
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Probably bubble.
00:20:51
Michael
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00:21:08
Michael
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00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's great job, Michael, to be fair. I mean, I should call you Bubbles after that beginning, but if anyone's watched Little Britain ever, it sounded just like her, him.
00:21:21
Jo
Yeah. Bubbles.
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not getting into that.
00:21:29
Michael
They.
00:21:31
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Let's move on to 15th.
00:21:32
Jo
so
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael, you just give us a revelation, mate, at the end up part two, that Old Trafford is Why?
00:21:39
Michael
Fourteenth. Yep.
00:21:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
so why
00:21:42
Michael
Now, I will admit, if it wasn't broken down into a thousand pieces, decrepit, wasn't you wouldn't be sitting next to rats most of the game. I mean, just sat in the home end, I guess you do that.
00:21:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:21:55
Michael
um But the gaff has fallen apart. It's leaking. There's rats. When it's redone, it's probably top five. It's an amazing stadium overall, but it has been left to rot.
00:22:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:06
Michael
And let's be honest, it hasn't had a good atmosphere in a long, long time. it's
00:22:11
Jo
I love that.
00:22:11
Michael
And maybe that's because since the Moisey days, they've been dreadful. Even we've managed to pick up wins there, which we didn't do for you know a long, long time after um so Alex. And, you know, maybe...
00:22:25
Michael
14th is just representative of where they're going to finish the season as well. So, you know, when the stars align, I appear.
00:22:31
Jo
love that
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Hey, it's a perfectly good reason. It is falling apart. We all know the kind of stories around Old Trafford and the stadium and the structure and it just been left to rot.
00:22:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
For me, I do feel little bit sorry for him because for a long time, St James' was left to rot and needed paint and we had an owner who I'm not even going to mention on this podcast because it's not worth mentioning.
00:22:49
Michael
Yeah.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I've put Old Trafford seventh, even in its current state, just the history, the memories, the players, the icons, the Premier League, Ferguson...
00:22:52
Jo
Dude.
00:22:53
Michael
Freddie Shepard.
00:22:55
Jo
Hmm. dude but
00:23:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
So many names I could just roll off my tongue. I'm not even My United fan, but it's just that iconic. I've put it seventh. And the reason it's seventh, think you're right, Mike, that if it was done up, it would be for me top three.
00:23:14
Michael
the
00:23:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I've had to put it seventh because it is falling apart. Joe, where would you put Old Trafford?
00:23:22
Jo
I've got it as 8th. We all know my list is a very random list, but I've got it as 8th for pretty much the same things.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, we're on similar.
00:23:28
Jo
I've got steeps in history, but I have got it further down the list as it's falling apart. Because it is, and you you bang on, Michael, like the atmosphere sucks there now.
00:23:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, same reason.
00:23:36
Jo
um
00:23:37
Michael
Yeah.
00:23:37
Jo
So that's another thing to add to it, so I might push it further down the list. But yeah, they're going to finish bottom half, so also like that. In fact, I'm pushing it down the list. It's going to like eleventh twelve
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
who am i new has that ever been said
00:23:49
Jo
You see, I don't feel sorry for them either. This is where I've got no, no hard feelings. In fact, keep going down.
00:23:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah quite like that i don't like them but i don't mind my name as much as other teams uh but we we don't we obviously don't want any stadium disasters like previous english football just in case anybody's wondering if joe's been mega evil um
00:23:55
Jo
Please rot. No, I want it to rot and absolutely fall apart completely that stadium. It's not rotten enough. Anyway, let's that's another subject.
00:24:07
Jo
No, and and when in there. Nobody in there. Come on. Oh, my God. all
00:24:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look at me being all PC and professional today. Maybe I'm grown as a person. No, I'm not. Because my next one's Goodison Park and it's horrendous.
00:24:18
Jo
Get in.
00:24:19
Michael
Oh.
00:24:19
Jo
ah
00:24:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Goodison Park's 14 for me. Actually, you know what? I say horrendous. I don't mean it. It's just... I was going to put it quite high up because I do like the atmosphere. I do like old grounds. But when Michael made a great point just before we started recording, there's wooden seats and poles everywhere.
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's like... ha I can't still be existing.
00:24:36
Michael
Yeah.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know we've built a new one now, but surely just... find a way to make it work without the massive wooden beams down the middle. um But yeah, I've put Goodison 14 for that reason. and Where's Goodison on?
00:24:47
Jo
But that was like Luton. You said, you you pointed out that i said I hated Luton, but Luton was like that. It had big poles everywhere and, you know, it's a proper...
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was just more of fact you called Luton scabby. I thought it was a bit...
00:24:57
Jo
Well, everything's scabby, you know.
00:24:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:24:59
Michael
Oh.
00:24:59
Jo
but Everything is scabby, though.
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Moving on.
00:25:00
Jo
thats They're going to move to a new stadium, they'll still be scabby.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael, where... Michael, where is Goodison on your list?
00:25:06
Michael
Goodison actually made it in my top 10. I had it down an eighth.
00:25:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:25:10
Michael
I actually quite like it. If you sat in the right area, it's great. If you sat in the wrong area, you're seeing more polls than if you've gone on a weekend trip to Krakow.
00:25:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
12 for me
00:25:21
Michael
it's It's ridiculous.
00:25:21
Jo
Get in.
00:25:22
Michael
um if yeah you know The supports are horrible. And to be fair, it nicely coincides with who I actually had um next up, which is Fulham.
00:25:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:25:33
Michael
Sat off the...
00:25:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:25:35
Michael
Yeah. Sack off the cottage, build a proper a stadium. Again, so many polls. This time I thought I'd gone to Pop World. It's made attraction used to be a Michael Jackson statue.
00:25:45
Michael
Now it's Alex Awobi. um It's basically the prawn and cucumber sandwich of stadiums.
00:25:49
Jo
get him
00:25:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:25:52
Michael
And you know what?
00:25:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:25:54
Michael
That ain't for me.
00:25:55
Jo
ah probably
00:25:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
i've I've put the Cottage 12th because it's on the River Thames.
00:25:58
Jo
What the hell are they?
00:25:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
In between Goodison and the Cottage is Portman Road. Has anyone put Portman Road anywhere? I've put them 13th.
00:26:03
Michael
Tenth.
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, not bad.
00:26:04
Michael
Tenth for me.
00:26:04
Jo
Oh, I've got them.
00:26:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Similar.
00:26:06
Jo
They're further down on my mishmash of a list, to be fair. Portman is below...
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
You don't have a list, Joe. Let's just be honest. You're just putting everyone in.
00:26:11
Jo
It's there. it's it's how you can't see it, can it?
00:26:12
Michael
I acknowledge they existed, which means they're up.
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Blank screen.
00:26:14
Jo
Portman is below Goodison. i have I've got Portman below Goodison. That's all I can say. They're no particular...
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
As in higher, as in it's better than Goodison.
00:26:22
Jo
No, it's lower than Goodison at the minute.
00:26:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not as good as Goodison. Okay. Let's...
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to rattle through two at once here.
00:26:25
Michael
I can agree with that.
00:26:25
Jo
Only just.
00:26:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to go 11th and 10th because, God, it's just... I mean, the Amex Stadium, has anyone got a special point in about the Amex? It looks quite nice for a new stadium, but, I mean, what is... It's just...
00:26:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
What what the hell? Anyone want to make a comment about the Amex?
00:26:40
Michael
Yeah.
00:26:42
Jo
I haven't got them on my list, so no.
00:26:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, move on, Michael.
00:26:44
Michael
oh It's nice in the summer, but you didn't play in the
00:26:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, fair play. I agree.
00:26:47
Jo
That's nice on this summer.
00:26:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looks quite pretty when the sun shines on it. That's 11th for me
00:26:53
Jo
Brilliant.
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
and um Right, Michael, think we're kind of in the top 10s. We're going to go through our lists probably again at the end. But have you got 10th and 9th?
00:27:04
Michael
So I had Ipswich in 10th, the only one from my 10th to 15th which wasn't Manford was Brentford which was in 13th.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:27:11
Michael
um And then 9th for me is Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace.
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can I ask what you've put 8th?
00:27:17
Michael
The away end 8th is Evan.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, I forgot. I was going to say we've just got our ninth and eighth wrong, but it's not true.
00:27:26
Michael
<unk> Wrong. I think you'll find I'm always right.
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not wrong, but just mixed.
00:27:31
Michael
I'm not that egotistical, don't worry.
00:27:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, what if you put Selhurst ninth?
00:27:34
Jo
Bye.
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that right?
00:27:37
Michael
Yes, um the bar is tiny. The toilets are very difficult to actually get to if you're an away fan. And generally, the only reason to go to the ground is for the atmosphere, which, credit to Crystal Palace fans, it is often very good.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is a good atmosphere. Yeah.
00:27:52
Michael
And there's a Sainsbury's in the ground, and a meal deal is better than half of the pies you get at most stadiums.
00:27:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:27:59
Michael
So...
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought you were going to, when you said and, I mean, am I might get in trouble here, especially off the misses, but I was going to say and have cheerleaders, but I don't want to get in any trouble, so we'll move on.
00:28:04
Michael
Oh no.
00:28:07
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um
00:28:08
Michael
Never seen them.
00:28:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe's face, Joe's face is, what has Kev just said? Hey, we're going to have fun. We've got to be honest with our listeners. and
00:28:17
Michael
Don't know you're on about.
00:28:18
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very talented um anyway 10 10 10 for me and this is going to cause a bit of ructions i'm going to come back to michael after i go to joe on this one because know michael's got a story about it um 10 for me vieti had it's ah again for me it's an example of a move gone wrong i thought main road was amazing i just remember the back end of main road
00:28:20
Jo
talented.
00:28:26
Jo
Get in.
00:28:29
Michael
Who?
00:28:33
Michael
Oh.
00:28:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
But wow, the atmosphere was good. And the other day, City been in a dreadful uniform. We're beating Newcastle 4-0. And it's dead. It's just silent.
00:28:48
Jo
Thank you.
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
No noise. I'm like, come on. i know you're used to success. But you've actually had a relatively tough time at the minute. So this should mean a little bit more to you. And you just sat there, not even singing, not clapping, not cheering. Just, yeah, man, this is Man City. And it's just us. Like, any thoughts on Vietti had there, Joe?
00:29:07
Jo
um I mean, your point, i've I've kind of got them around the middle, I'll be honest, um of my mishmash of a list. It is technically a ninth, if we want to be legit about it. It's technically a ninth at the minute, but um is it?
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
but it's not. It's 10th.
00:29:21
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:29:21
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No, it isn't my list.
00:29:22
Jo
What?
00:29:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It isn't my list.
00:29:23
Jo
Oh, shut up, man.
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah but I can't see yours, Joel.
00:29:24
Jo
It's technically a ninth of mine.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yours doesn't exist.
00:29:26
Jo
I'm just reading. I'm saying my stupid list that doesn't really exist, apparently.
00:29:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's 10th on mine.
00:29:31
Jo
It's um it so it's in ninth.
00:29:33
Michael
ah
00:29:33
Jo
But to be fair, you make some good points. However, the fan thing, let's get real. Let's say they didn't move to the Etihad, right? But they still had all this success and they're still at Main Road, right? The fans still have wood would have done that. So Main Road would have been silent.
00:29:47
Jo
So I don't think that's a stadium thing.
00:29:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Main Road was still a little bit better.
00:29:49
Jo
Yeah, but that's different. like You've got to take away all success.
00:29:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
just looked better. was better.
00:29:53
Jo
I agree with that. I totally agree with that part.
00:29:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:55
Jo
But what I mean is purely the fans and the silence bit, main road would have been silent because that's ah that's a that's a crap fans just being in crap.
00:29:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe.
00:30:03
Jo
Like you said, they've just thought you used to success.
00:30:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Crap.
00:30:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Crap fans just being crap. End the episode there. Good night, Man City. um Michael, where have you put me at your head? Because when um'm I've got to go through a couple which have already been mentioned that will take us to our top six.
00:30:05
Jo
They are crap fans being crap.
00:30:17
Michael
Yeah, so for me, the Atihad is actually fourth. And there is a reason for this.
00:30:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
in the premier league okay
00:30:24
Michael
Yes, and my reason for that is off personal experience. um So I'm slightly biased. The only time I've been is it was in hospitality for the Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund.
00:30:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
good timing
00:30:36
Michael
So, yeah, so it was, a to be honest, it was one of the best atmospheres I've been to in a football game. um Graham Pint, generally. i think Sydney's hospitality is levels above ours. Ours is pretty poor.
00:30:51
Michael
Theirs was one of the best I've seen. and To be honest, if I was in the three tiers in the away stand, I'd probably have put it down a bit further, maybe a sixth or a seventh.
00:31:02
Michael
But off my personal experience, it's one of the best days I've gone out to where I haven't been watching Newcastle. So for me, I've had to put it quite high, but I can understand why some people have got it a bit, you know, a bit lower.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah think I think that's fair reasoning, but I think it was probably all down with Dortmund fans because they're a fantastic fan base.
00:31:20
Michael
City almost matched them on that day, though, which we didn't do.
00:31:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, fair play. Fair play.
00:31:24
Michael
So...
00:31:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
and We've mentioned a couple, so I'm going to fly through these. I've put Selhurst eighth. I'm not going to talk about that again. don't want to get in more trouble. I put Old Trafford seventh, as I mentioned when Michael put them The only other one I want to mention before we go to kind of the top sixes is...
00:31:38
Michael
Yes.
00:31:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got the Emirates ninth. wait what How do we feel about the Emirates? I just think it's such a fourth best stadium in the Premier League.
00:31:47
Jo
I've got them fourth. There's my controversial one.
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Emirates, Joe.
00:31:53
Jo
I like the look of it. don't know what it is.
00:31:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It looks like every other a new stadium is just a ball.
00:31:56
Jo
I know. I know.
00:31:58
Michael
It's the original toilet bowl.
00:31:58
Jo
Not outside. the ends i know. I like the inside look of it.
00:32:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
The original Tyler Ball, led by new Tyler Ball, which haven't come to yet.
00:32:02
Jo
I like the inside. Well, you're not going like my number two then.
00:32:06
Michael
Oof.
00:32:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
better not be. No.
00:32:08
Michael
but
00:32:09
Jo
Well, no, I'll be honest. it's not i'm I'm not talking external. I'm talking purely internal.
00:32:12
Michael
Bogs are us.
00:32:13
Jo
So, number fours and number twos are purely the internal look of them. So, you can probably guess which ones are number two as a result.
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is absolutely horrendous. Michael, please save it. Where have put the Emirates?
00:32:23
Michael
I've put the Emirates in at number six.
00:32:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Acceptable.
00:32:27
Michael
um
00:32:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll allow it.
00:32:28
Michael
So it's the lowest of the top stadiums for me.
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not top four. Yeah, thank God.
00:32:33
Jo
It's not a ball.
00:32:33
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Jesus.
00:32:33
Michael
Yeah.
00:32:33
Michael
ah The atmosphere isn't great, ah particularly a lot of the time this season. If they go in against, let's say, the place Spurs, it's pretty good.
00:32:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's poor.
00:32:41
Michael
But they're at their best. And to be honest, Newcastle are a bit like this at times as well. When the game goes against them and they start whinging, the location of the...
00:32:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
and We win all the time, Arthur.
00:32:52
Jo
if
00:32:52
Michael
Exactly, which is why they've started moving up.
00:32:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I haven't won the league yet.
00:32:54
Michael
the Moving up.
00:32:58
Michael
But the location of the grounds, I actually like. um It's very easy to get to a Wayfan. So I had to move it up a little bit for that.
00:33:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Any others we haven't mentioned, mate? If you want to get through three or four, that's absolutely fine. that I'm up to sixth for me, but I don't know where you're at and which ones you haven't mentioned before we recap.
00:33:15
Michael
um So the only one that's not in my top six that we haven't mentioned is Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. I've got that in its seventh. um It is personally one of my favorites in the league.
00:33:28
Michael
um But if I'm honest, and yes, Stamford Bridge is a very good stadium, ah the atmosphere is really, really bad. And I can't put something in the top six when their only chance are Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea and Celery.
00:33:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, agree.
00:33:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
That one dug my nut in.
00:33:41
Jo
But again, that's fans, that's not the stadium.
00:33:44
Michael
It's the atmosphere though.
00:33:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've put, you know, yeah well, I've put, I've put, I've
00:33:45
Jo
that That's the fans.
00:33:47
Michael
The fans contribute the stadium.
00:33:50
Jo
know, you know what I mean?
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I get what Joe's trying to say. We're not just talking about fans here, but you're right.
00:33:56
Jo
Yeah.
00:33:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
it is It does have an impact because obviously it affects atmosphere and we always talk about a stadium atmosphere.
00:34:01
Jo
Hmm.
00:34:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Stamford Bridge, I've actually put fourth and the reason why, i it's just personally, as to I'm a little like you, mate. I don't know what it is. I look at it and just think, I really like that and I don't why. think it's just the mismatch and the it's yeah I just really like the look of it but I i can't put any higher than fourth because ah again the atmosphere isn't that good or doesn't seem that good anyway 6th,
00:34:15
Michael
Yeah.
00:34:23
Jo
Well, I've got them as fifth because I, yeah, because I'm not talking about the fan.
00:34:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
5th 4th well done Stamford Bridge and
00:34:29
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:34:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
At my sixth and fifth, I'm going to fly through Reid because we're going to run out of time. Shock. I've put Spurs Stadium in sixth, but I'm going to wait until Joe starts talking about the new toilet bowl.
00:34:36
Michael
Oh, fine. Ooh.
00:34:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
and As amazing as it looks, honestly, don't get wrong, it looks incredible, but it's not a football stadium. It's NFL and it's concerts and it's got...
00:34:48
Jo
It's what we're going
00:34:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
you Two massive changing rooms and there is no horrible away changing room where Man City can't fit the 25 physios in have to wait outside and I love that about St James' jamess in i mean Spurs are just so accommodating but it does look really good on inside so I'll put it sixth.
00:34:50
Michael
Yeah. Yeah.
00:34:56
Jo
to get. Mm-hmm.
00:35:04
Jo
We will be though, Kev.
00:35:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Fifth I've put Villa Park, proper old stadium but it's Aston Villa so I just dislike them.
00:35:07
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:35:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've put the city ground um you know what atmosphere wise the season they're having and the history of the city ground I really really like and then I'm going to leave the top two for all of us so any other shouts you want to put in before we mention our top twos go
00:35:15
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:35:29
Jo
Well, I had Stamford at 5th, I've got Villa Park at 6th, I've got the Emirates at 4th, like I said, and I've got the City Ground at 3rd.
00:35:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
on Joe so second you've put Spurs
00:35:40
Jo
Well, you said not putting first and second. Oh, well, yes, first was second.
00:35:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, true. Michael?
00:35:45
Michael
and So for me, Villa Park was fifth. um
00:35:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Same.
00:35:49
Michael
It's such a traditional ground.
00:35:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whoop.
00:35:52
Michael
And the outside of the stadium, it it it feels like you're going into battle. You're going into an old castle.
00:35:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it does feel big.
00:35:58
Michael
and yeah ah it's on ah On a big day, ah that can be a really, really daunting atmosphere.
00:36:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good atmosphere as well.
00:36:04
Michael
and then
00:36:04
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Good atmosphere.
00:36:05
Jo
Mm-hm.
00:36:05
Michael
yeah Yeah, they're fantastic. And then in I've mentioned the Etihad for me in fourth. Third for me is Anfield. And on its day, well, on Champions League days, it's one of the best in the world.
00:36:21
Michael
On a standard Premier League day, it's a library. You turn the balls around the ground.
00:36:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
after After you'll never walk alone. After.
00:36:28
Michael
Yes, yes.
00:36:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
What?
00:36:29
Michael
it's You'll never sing again off when the the whistle goes. um When it comes to big days, it is so hard to beat Anfield. But when they play is someone like Bournemouth at home, the best thing about Anfield is the balls around the ground.
00:36:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have put... my Anfield's went number two for me. I do agree what you're saying. The reason now I've put it number two is when big nights you're talking about. When I was growing up watching Champions League nights and
00:36:52
Michael
Yeah.
00:36:54
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The big players who have played there in the iconic moments. Yes, it's had a bit of a renovation. It's got a revamp. I think it's up to like 62,000 now, Anfield. It's really, really grown from like Fort Yod when I first kind of started watching football.
00:37:02
Michael
yeah
00:37:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I just think it's so iconic. Even the name Anfield. I love that they haven't sold the naming rights to it. A little bit like Old Trafford, but Old Trafford is falling apart. and It's still called Anfield. It's still called Old Trafford. We are still St. James' Park. I love that about them old stadiums.
00:37:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
um so yeah that's why Anfield's number two for me mainly for the big nights you're right though the normal Premier League game can be a bit dire but I just think them nights are so special that it still deserves to be number two for me nobody's going to agree with my number one so I'm going to go last and Joe do you want to do you want to say why you put the toilet bowl number two or you just want to go straight number one
00:37:43
Jo
ah ah To be fair, again, internally I just said it looks amazing, but it has no soul So yeah I am backing myself up that it's soulless But in terms of purely the look of it, I do think it looks unreal and if I think we need to get used to it If we get a new stadium, that's what we're going to look like No, but looking like, but this is what I mean this is what But this is the more modern thing, isn't it?
00:37:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's a stallion it's a stallion yeah
00:37:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It better not be flawless. Nah. Nah. If it looks like that, scrap it. Don't build it.
00:38:04
Jo
Anyway, we'll move on because they're not worth really talking about
00:38:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
like the SoFi Stadium. And and ah look at what, bugger it.
00:38:07
Michael
ah
00:38:08
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We're going to... Oh, I don't know if I'm allowed that.
00:38:10
Jo
Ah, too late
00:38:11
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Whatever it we're going to go over time.
00:38:12
Michael
He's upset enough.
00:38:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
The SoFi Stadium, the SoFi Stadium in America and stadiums like that and new stadiums, but they look insane. Like, unbelievable.
00:38:20
Michael
Yeah.
00:38:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
but If we do it like America, then you know what? I might be a little bit more open to it, but if it looks like the Spurs Stadium, I'll just be like, what's the point?
00:38:28
Jo
I mean, I hope it doesn't, but yeah.
00:38:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Big toilet bowl. Michael, anything you want to chuck in there?
00:38:32
Jo
It's
00:38:33
Michael
Yeah, i mean, Spurs was second for me, actually, because it is, for me, everything that a modern stadium not should be.
00:38:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:38:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's got no soul.
00:38:43
Michael
and that's we've mentioned that's because of Spurs.
00:38:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know
00:38:48
Michael
the They've not won anything.
00:38:49
Jo
yeah true.
00:38:51
Michael
Their owners cared more about getting the stadium ready for a Beyonce concert than it did for keeping the likes of Gareth Bale, etc.
00:38:56
Jo
True.
00:38:59
Michael
in trying I know Gareth Bale was slightly beforehand, but you know not bringing in the likes of Eric Lamella, etc.
00:39:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
what you mean. Yeah.
00:39:05
Michael
instead ah So you know the they never really focused on the team. They let Harry Kane carry it, and unfortunately they've not won anything because of it. ah Much like us, we haven't really won anything either.
00:39:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um see
00:39:16
Michael
But...
00:39:16
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I wish our last trophy was 2008.
00:39:19
Michael
Same. But, yeah, I don't think their atmosphere is that bad in comparison to what it was at White Hart Lane. I think when you compare Upton Park and the London Stadium, that comparison there, that's exactly White Hart Lane and the...
00:39:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah No contest, yeah.
00:39:32
Jo
Wait.
00:39:35
Michael
I don't know what it's called. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, I think it is.
00:39:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I just call it the Spurs stadium.
00:39:38
Jo
Yeah, that's it.
00:39:38
Michael
We'll call it the toilet bowl.
00:39:40
Jo
That's it.
00:39:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
The toilet, the toilet.
00:39:40
Michael
Yeah. It's, you know, it isn't that much different, but as a stadium, I think, you know we, everyone was envious about it when it first came out and, and now it does look a bit like a, just a circle, a bit of a toilet bowl, but.
00:39:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Boring here. Yeah.
00:39:56
Michael
It looks really good on the inside.
00:39:56
Jo
Winner.
00:39:58
Michael
And to be fair, it's got the longest bar of any Premier League team.
00:39:59
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:40:03
Michael
So for me, it's if it's quick for getting pints, it's a great away day.
00:40:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
really
00:40:06
Jo
ah winner
00:40:08
Michael
It's daft because I don't like Spurs, but I really like it.
00:40:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
it It does look good on the inside, but my biggest issue is it's just, it's so typical on the outside. Like like you you mentioned before, I walk up to Villa Park, it looks like a proper stadium, it's an atmosphere.
00:40:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I get that same feeling with St James's when you walk up to it and you see it from like, mal and you think, ah look at the lights on, this is going to be amazing.
00:40:25
Jo
hu
00:40:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tottenham won't get that. Shooty, it'll just still look pretty. It'll look pretty, but do you really want to play in a pretty stadium or do you want to play in an intimidating stadium, personally?
00:40:38
Michael
I'm not sure White Hart Lane had that either, though. It's one of those things.
00:40:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it didn't.
00:40:41
Jo
True.
00:40:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It didn't, but...
00:40:42
Jo
They've never had a good one yet.
00:40:42
Michael
it's it's it's met the It's met what Daniel Levy wanted.
00:40:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:40:47
Michael
And if we can match what our owners want, but still, yes.
00:40:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Playing ready salted crisps.
00:40:51
Michael
You know what?
00:40:51
Jo
but
00:40:52
Michael
I couldn't sum it up better.
00:40:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ready salted crisps.
00:40:53
Michael
We'll leave it at that.
00:40:53
Jo
Brilliant.
00:40:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. and Right, let's go through our number ones. We went miles over time. I would apologise, but I'm not going to because the content's absolutely brilliant.
00:40:59
Michael
See you guys.
00:41:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So... Unlucky.
00:41:02
Michael
ah
00:41:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe, what's your number one stadium in the Premier League? Which is in St James' Park. I will include that.
00:41:08
Jo
know. Anfield, and for a lot of reasons that you said before, but also the fact that we've bleated on so much about all these new stadiums and how they've ripped this all out, Anfield is still one of the originals.
00:41:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is a good stadium.
00:41:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know the clue.
00:41:20
Jo
Yes, it's been extended. What do we want to happen to St James's Park? We're a bit hypocritical.
00:41:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I said it.
00:41:24
Jo
We want it to be extended. So it's more of a point of they have extended it. All right, we can laugh about the fans and how they can be crap on boring match days and stuff like that, but um Again, I'm going back purely to an original stadium, which is proper football stadium.
00:41:34
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:41:40
Jo
So much, it's absolutely steeped in history.
00:41:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:41:42
Jo
um But yeah, and as I say, they are doing with their stadium exactly what we want to do with St. James's Park. So to me, it just had to be number one for that. but That's the main reason, I'll be honest.
00:41:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do have a confession. Anfield was going to be number one, but before we started recording, Joe said Anfield was number one, so I moved it number two just to cause ructions.
00:42:00
Jo
Just for a laugh.
00:42:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Michael, who's who's your number one?
00:42:04
Michael
Well, everyone might be sitting there thinking, oh, Michael's covered all of the top teams. um My number one is the city ground and forest. It is a proper, proper ground.
00:42:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. My number three, yeah. Yeah.
00:42:17
Michael
Full of character, full of identity, very accessible.
00:42:18
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:42:21
Michael
It's a ground that, to be honest, last time I was there, it needed a bit of love. Apparently, it's got some over the summer. I can't say for sure. um But I can't push it down for that. um But it suits forest down to the ground. They're a proper club.
00:42:34
Michael
fans, they didn't fill it when they were League One, but you know they got very good attendance for when they were down there as well. And I love a ground on the river. It's the only reason Fulham made it as high as it did, to be honest.
00:42:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:42:46
Michael
um And the fact the away fans can drink around the Notts County ground, which is just over the other side of the river, is absolutely fantastic. It's class crack, and Nottingham's a great night out as well, so just add that on there.
00:42:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I agree. Again, another confession. I asked Michael what his number one was. He said the City ground, that was my number two. So had a bump Anfield to two and City ground to three. And my third stadium actually went number one.
00:43:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is going to cause ructions. The only one I haven't said and Michael is going to go nuts at this, but Molyneux. I think Molyneux is a mint stadium. it looks unbelievable. It's so different.
00:43:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I honestly think Molyneux is well good. Like what a stadium Molyneux why Why do you hate Molyneux so much? I just don't understand.
00:43:29
Michael
I just... I mean, I've mentioned it earlier. I never find the atmosphere is any good. The away fans are spread out. You're about 15k away from your mate on the other side.
00:43:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
just looks so good, though. Look at it. it's just It's just so mismatched and so...
00:43:43
Michael
The best-looking stadium in the league looks like a toilet bowl, so...
00:43:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It shouldn't be together.
00:43:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good point. But Molyneux looks better than Tottenham Hotspur Stadium from the outside.
00:43:47
Michael
Molyneux is clearly not there.
00:43:51
Michael
just... Nah, I don't think it does.
00:43:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
it does. It's so different and it's just... I don't know. There's something about mismatched stadium I really like. Clearly, that's why I love St. James' Park so much. But...
00:44:01
Michael
It's not even the second best in the Midlands.
00:44:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
met yeah maybe i've been Maybe I've been conditioned into just liking it for whatever. I have no idea why I like it. Molyneux originally was third and that was going to cause some controversy.
00:44:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
If I'm honest, I don't really think it's number one. I think it's third. I think City Ground is second and I think Anfield's first. So... Let's find out what you guys think. I just love mismatched stadiums. What can I say? Michael looks disgusted. He's never going to talk to me again.
00:44:26
Jo
but
00:44:26
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and
00:44:26
Michael
Yeah.
00:44:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
On that note, speaking of never talking to me again, let us know what you guys think. What Premier League stadiums do you guys enjoy? Try not to mention St James' Park because we all love it. And some of us want it extended. Some of us want a new stadium.
00:44:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
As long as they get it right at this point, that's the most important thing. um let us know what you think of other stadiums let us know what you think of this episode yeah we've went over time but like i said before it's unbelievable content so don't complain thank you very much joining uh joining tuning but you're not even tuning in are you stream us tomorrow right let's get it right your heads fell off it's quite lit stream us tomorrow i think i think do we have a crossover maybe potentially sometimes we happen sometimes we don't depends ian
00:44:43
Michael
yeah
00:44:50
Jo
unbelievable
00:44:58
Jo
tune in do we sometimes they want to speak to us sometimes they don't
00:45:06
Michael
Depends on Ian.
00:45:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
No pressure, Ian. I hope we've got a crossover sorted.
00:45:11
Michael
ah
00:45:11
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If not, you've got something else. Anyway, one thing guaranteed, it's Daily Newcastle podcast, so there will be an episode tomorrow.
00:45:17
Michael
Boy, I.
00:45:17
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Make sure you listen to us. Until then, see you soon.