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Daily Newcastle: NUFC v AFC 2nd Leg Preview
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Jo hosts todays pod, talking all things carabao cup.
Joined by Nic & Iain, the team run through the importance of Wednesday night & how we feel overall
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Transcript
Introduction & Major Game Discussion
00:00:00
Iain Mackay the Noo
Go.
00:00:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Newcastle. I've lost my plot already, that's gone so well. um My name's Jo, I'm gonna host today. And it's a bit of a tactics Tuesday ah slash match preview, because we obviously have one of the biggest games in our history coming up, because we have to believe that we are gonna secure this and we're gonna make the final for the second time in a couple of seasons.
00:00:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
oh
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's go boys. However, first of all, I will introduce my co-pod, whatevers, pals, mates. I'm excited, you can tell. um First up, we have the Don, Mr. Ian McKay. How are you doing?
00:00:49
Iain Mackay the Noo
I am absolutely delighted to be your co-pod whatever, and I'm doing fine. Thank you very much. ah you would do a joke ah have been called ri I been called worse today, so don't worry.
00:00:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah You've been cold worse, right? oh
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, well there we go, you see.
00:01:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Peeked early. It's fine. um The other one you might have heard squeak up there is my girl, it's Nick.
00:01:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Squeak up hello.
00:01:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Squeak up. All I heard was a little eek.
00:01:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm here.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool,
Recent Match Performances Concerns
00:01:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
happy days. um Pretty much gonna go straight into it, really. It's been a bit of a time in the last few matches for Newcastle. um The so-called blip that I called Bournemouth may not have been a blip.
00:01:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
slight concern, um, especially because the Southampton game was, even though we want it again, not a great performance. So again, the last few games have been a bit tumultuous. Let's call it that. Um, I'm going to come straight to you guys really with how are you feeling about Wednesday? Probably based on how we've kind of played in the last three games, um, in our company first.
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are you nervous? is it good Is it like making any more nervy for Wednesday or are you still feeling all right like as you did the last time I told you?
00:01:59
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm nervous, of course I'm nervous. Like you said, probably the biggest game since that, at least since that, so much against AC Milan in the Champions League. What was that? It must have been AOEC, wasn't it? That season anyway. So I'm quite nervous and I am
00:02:20
Iain Mackay the Noo
existingly thinking that the Bournemouth game wasn't just a blip, which I feared that we are going to the world too many times for that first type 11. I think that's why it was a bit of an in and out performance against that happen. I know we were fabulous for parts of it, but we were a bit indifferent for our other parts of it. And and that's why we just sort of went off the boil and cooled off and lost a game we should have won against Fulham. Now, I think you can trace that all of the way back to the last fabulous performance, which was when we won 2-0 at Arsenal.
00:02:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:02:54
Iain Mackay the Noo
um So I'm kind of hoping that that means that they'll be on it in a way that they were on it after they were played in different league against Manchester City, against Liverpool,
Strategizing Against Arsenal
00:03:08
Iain Mackay the Noo
against Arsenal in the league um and then that they'll be fully focused and they're probably a little bit subconsciously maybe been saving themselves this game.
00:03:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:03:20
Iain Mackay the Noo
Ultimately we come we come into it with a two gold dart which has got to be a help given that we've beaten them three of the last four home league games for the last four seasons.
00:03:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
The only thing that makes you think is it is Arsenal, they are a super team, I mean they stuck them at the 50 on Sunday.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:39
Iain Mackay the Noo
So yeah, still confident that we'll get through but I'm definitely nervous that I'd sell the first 10-minute basketball would mean it would be the worst game to sit through.
00:03:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm hmm.
00:03:51
Iain Mackay the Noo
um
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably.
00:03:53
Iain Mackay the Noo
Because that's where I am.
00:03:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's it's understandable, isn't it? We're obviously naturally going to be nervous and I'd like to think or what I'm convinced of anyway and I said it while I was watching that is pretty much um conference before the Fulham game that look he can say all he wants about only looking for the next game but there's no way the master technician that is Eddie Howell is not looking beyond the first game plus if you go back to the players themselves who are the ones at the end of the day who are going to actually directly impact the result there's no way those guys aren't thinking beyond a game and haven't got one eye on the next game especially with it being the the semi-final and then potentially leading the final we saw what happened in the build-up of the final last time against Manu
00:04:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
we just kind of weren't on it there was always that kind of almost like the players maybe didn't want to get booked didn't want to get suspended didn't want to get injured it's just a natural human reaction we can't really blame them um so that's my thoughts on it and i want to kind of hope that that's why the results haven't been as they were so this blip was almost caused by distraction in that sense so nick what are your thoughts on that as well
00:04:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, if we're nervous, they are bound to be nervous.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
but to
00:05:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Now, I know they're obviously professional footballers and, you know, they're expected to, you know, just keep going and chipping away at every game, but you guys are probably right. This semifinal is probably undoubtedly the biggest game of our season so far. Um, so it probably is a little bit distracting to them because it's distracting to me. I can't concentrate. I can't eat. I can't sleep. I can't focus on anything else other than that bloody Wednesday game. And I am honestly so nervous. So I don't know how they're feeling. Obviously Eddie, how, like you say, we'll be our only focus on the game that's in front of us, but there's absolutely no way that not one of them or him are focusing
00:05:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
on that Wednesday game, because but like we say, we've got a two new lead.
00:05:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We've seemed to have hit a bit of a blip. um And whether that blip is because players are distracted or they're a little bit like, don't want to get booked, don't want to get injured. You know, I've got a big game coming up, but Arsenal ah and it pains me to say it because their manager does my head in.
00:06:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um They are a really, really good side on their day. I mean, I've seen them play at their worst, but they are a good side on their day. and Just because we're at home, it is not a game to just be, we're going to be okay because we've now had Bournemouth and Fulham that have come to St. James Park and beat us. So yeah, guys, I'm really nervous. I am going to be watching that game through my fingers. I know I am. I'm going to be so scared. I'm not going to be able to sit through the whole 90 minutes. So don't know how you guys are feeling because you're there.
00:06:33
Iain Mackay the Noo
Well, Kev made a good point last night.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm getting drunk. um but That's the only way.
00:06:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:06:37
Iain Mackay the Noo
Kev made a good point last night, which is very encouraging for us, I think, in that both Fulham and Bournemouth beat us because they didn't allow us to get any sort of rhythm built up in the midfield.
00:06:55
Iain Mackay the Noo
Whenever the ball was turned over, we didn't get a chance to move it because there was a little niggly foul or a push.
00:07:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, true.
00:07:02
Iain Mackay the Noo
um And you you look at those stats, Gorm has committed twice as many fouls as we did. I think it was 10 to 16 for Fulham. So there were a lot of little fouls that didn't even get good things really, um but just disrupted the flow of the game and we therefore couldn't build up any sort of head of steam.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
you.
00:07:19
Iain Mackay the Noo
Our transition was stopped in its tracks and that's where we're really effective. um And if you look at how Arsenal are going to tackle a game, I don't think they will be playing like that. They will be bringing it to us because they're another team that attacks. So we ought to be able to be afforded the opportunity to play our natural game. And that should mean that we were able to we're able to be a little bit more sea-flowing.
00:07:51
Iain Mackay the Noo
than we were in either the Bournemouth game or the Fulham game. Anyway, it made sense when Kev was explaining it last night and I'm thinking onto it.
00:07:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
No it does.
00:08:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay.
00:08:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I listened to last night's pod well, this morning's pod whatever you want to call it.
00:08:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
You guys made a lot of great points. I said in the um group chat obviously I was almost like a nodding dog kind of nodding along with you guys with what you were saying and stuff like that but um I'll touch on a bit more that actually in um part two after we've done an ad because there are certain things I want to talk about with certain players as well so I'll bring that up in a second.
Team Lineup Decisions
00:08:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um i think based on that what we we'll do is we'll cut the first ad so nick do you reckon you can do the first ad for us being in the zencaster one please my dear but that thank you
00:08:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
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00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wonderful. Thank you very much.
00:08:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No problem.
00:08:58
Iain Mackay the Noo
they are Very good, very good.
00:09:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Really good.
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
cu Cool, cool. It's good when we do it without tripping ourselves up, isn't it?
00:09:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, that's the best time this year for me, and we're a month in.
00:09:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
well you know we're working on it as girls aren't we um cool yeah what kind of i said at the end of the part one there um was a lot of what i want to talk about in part two about really do i feel like there's going to be many or any probably more likely changes before the arsenal game and the reason i'm probably stressing on that is because i really do think there needs to be something because i think in a way we've got a bit lax like ian you've just mentioned about the midfield and how
00:09:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:09:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
they were able to to disrupt the midfield because when that midfield works well it works brilliantly and we're almost unstoppable as a result but if people are able to disrupt that flow in the midfield or able to just pass straight through it sometimes as sometimes it looks it is a real detriment to us um and one of the players that people will probably shoot me down for saying this but Big Joe has been off his game massively in the last few games to the point I would actually do something as drastic as drop him in and I would probably bring in the likes of Miley and Then just see how the game goes. You jig. Murder. Can't speak.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Big Joe would be on the bench. Joe Willard would be on the bench. There's still options if it wasn't working, but I think we need to freshen up something in the midfield. um Potentially other positions, but that would be my kind of main concern because I don't know what's going on with Joe at the minute. It's a bit of a bulldozer. He's just not been sharp in my eyes. um I don't know. Do you guys have any opinions on what I'm saying there? Do you think any other players need to be kind of rotated, if you want to call it that?
00:10:36
Iain Mackay the Noo
Well, I think the time for rotation has passed. We wanted the first team refreshed and fully fit for this game. And I think and looking at how we played in the last three games, maybe even the Wolf game as well, I think that there were certainly opportunities to rotate in the midfield with with either Willick or Miley darting for Stolinton.
00:11:03
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think there were definitely opportunities for rotation in defence with Tookia darting for Livrimento, with Botman coming in to give either Dan Byrne, probably not Dan Byrne, definitely Fab Charles, who I know you two are the yeah main
00:11:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:11:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. Mm-hmm.
00:11:22
Iain Mackay the Noo
cheerleaders for the Fabstar Fan Club. I'm ah i'm in the Fabstar Fan Club, but it has been off it since it came back from this virus, I think.
00:11:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, I agree.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. No, he yes.
00:11:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've got a few points to make on him too, don't you worry.
00:11:31
Iain Mackay the Noo
and
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:11:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
and And, you know, i I don't know how you do it, but we could have done in previous games, we could have started a Miggy and taken Murphy a start on the bench.
00:11:45
Iain Mackay the Noo
And just mix it up a little bit like that, just to keep that freshness, to keep them the first pick guessing as to whether they really were the first pick.
00:11:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Wow.
00:11:56
Iain Mackay the Noo
But I think the moment's passed. I think you've got to play your best team against Arsenal.
00:12:04
Iain Mackay the Noo
But on their performances, I'm not sure.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:12:07
Iain Mackay the Noo
Joe Linton is one of the three best midfielders in the squad at the minute. I'm not sure. Babs Jai is one of the two best spent hours
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
agree.
00:12:13
Iain Mackay the Noo
at the minute, and I'm not sure it's either a mental or the best right back in the squad at the minute.
00:12:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
agree
00:12:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
So it'll be up to Eddie in training to see who's hanging and how they're going to make his choice.
00:12:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yep.
00:12:27
Iain Mackay the Noo
My gut feel with Eddie is that he'll just go with the same 11. And hopefully the crowd and the occasion will revitalize those players like it did when we went into play Liverpool, having had a disappointing result the weekend before, like it did when we played Arsenal at home and won in the league, which was disappointing the weekend before that.
00:12:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:52
Iain Mackay the Noo
So, you know, it's public ethic and we shouldn't be guessing.
00:12:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:56
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think we could have rotated nearly everybody in that first team to at least sit out starting one of those last three or four games. The point I'm making is that it's like Eddie doesn't trust his squad players.
00:13:11
Iain Mackay the Noo
Until you really have to, and then you get squad players that step up, like the Grafka, like, let's be honest, David Murphy, like, yeah, Doobie Miley, these squad players come in and do a fantastic job.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm. Absolutely.
00:13:27
Iain Mackay the Noo
So who's not who's to say that you wouldn't get a... And in fact, Emil Kraft did it earlier in the year, when ah earlier in the season when Fab Schar was suspended, came in and played three really solid games at Centre Hall.
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:38
Iain Mackay the Noo
So why can't Krafty start if the away match at Southampton and leave Fab Schar on the bench?
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:13:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:13:46
Iain Mackay the Noo
And and and and if we're winning 3-0, then... Look, shall I have the day off? Let him have a rest.
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:54
Iain Mackay the Noo
That's what rotation is for, which is why um I think, you know, I think we missed the boat. I think there is an opportunity, even in our guinea squad, to do that.
00:14:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:03
Iain Mackay the Noo
um And everybody, everybody could have that it started one one of these basketball games not playing. They might have had to come on.
00:14:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:14:12
Iain Mackay the Noo
I but don't suppose they could have done much without either coming on. But, you know, he'd have scored two in the last 30 minutes against Southampton anyway if he'd come on for that. So, um yeah, I think but that my potential changes are right back at centre-half and at midfield I would agree. I don't know whether I would do it in the massive game against Arsenal and I don't think any will.
00:14:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think you will and that's what I fear because like you say I think we've massively missed a bolt however what do you do keep playing a team that just I'm not saying it's not working but to a degree it's not these guys are either burnt out or I don't know.
00:14:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
If I'm honest, right, I hope I'm having this conversation, right? And then the likes of Big Joe has his greatest game on Wednesday night.
00:14:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's just like, ah please, please prove me wrong. Please make me look stupid.
00:15:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:15:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm begging at this point. um Nick, I've obviously singled out Big Joe and Ian's obviously pulled out a few players there. Is there anyone that probably stands out for you aside from that that should maybe not be, sometimes we don't see a drop them, but you know what I mean?
00:15:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Not been dropped. Yeah.
00:15:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rotated.
00:15:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Can I make a few points on this? Because um I have quite, I guess, maybe strong feelings about the strong start on 11 that we have because we have no other option of that start on 11.
00:15:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Let's be honest.
00:15:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:15:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
In me, you and Kev literally had this conversation I think last week about um the quality of our bench and you know, rotating players like you've just said, and we're all worried because the bench isn't as of quality as the start on 11 that we've seen over recent weeks.
00:15:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And I get that and I totally get it.
00:15:50
Iain Mackay the Noo
I had
00:15:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And and go on.
00:15:54
Iain Mackay the Noo
to be in there and say, I know we had that conversation and you and Kev meant that meant we couldn't do it.
00:15:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:16:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:16:01
Iain Mackay the Noo
My point and the one I made earlier is that you've got to do it.
00:16:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:16:05
Iain Mackay the Noo
And and and the fact that you don't think the people on the bench are going to be good enough to start again is blown out of the water. When you see when Dubravka is thrown in because Pope's injured, he's excellent.
00:16:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:16:17
Iain Mackay the Noo
When Miley came in last year, he but He stood out. He stood out as a mid-fielder.
00:16:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I wasn't disagreeing.
00:16:27
Iain Mackay the Noo
but but in the They gave Murphy. They gave Murphy. They tried everybody. i Honestly, bety Jason Tyndall now, he played on the right wing before they put Murphy back in.
00:16:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I wasn't.
00:16:37
Iain Mackay the Noo
And he's been brilliant since come back in.
00:16:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I wasn't disagreeing with what you were saying. What I was saying is we have missed the boat completely on rotating the squad because our games on Wednesday now. So I wasn't disagreeing with that. But what I do believe in is there's obviously a reason why the plays on the bench aren't starting.
00:16:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
in Eddie's eyes and we have to we have to think that he's seeing obviously something different from the start of the 11 he's picking to the people on the bench.
00:16:55
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah. Oh yeah.
00:17:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But what I am going to say, and I cannot believe I'm sat here on the 3rd of February about to complain about it because it's not like me to complain, is it?
Need for New Players
00:17:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I think over the last couple of games, um we are a side that are crying out for new faces.
00:17:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And this is what happens when top players, like you say, Big Joe is not performing well, Fab Shah looks a little bit tired, um and the rest aren't pulled up with them. So the bench isn't pulled up, the bench isn't up to the standard of the start on 11. So when the start on 11 that we see the strong start on 11 are tired, the bench aren't even up to their standard to even come on to make a big impact. So we are a side, I'm not really explaining myself very well at all, but we are a side that is just crying out for new faces for the start on 11.
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, you're right. It's like a stale thing, isn't it?
00:17:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And it is a stale thing.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll just book them stale, yeah.
00:17:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We're kind of a bit stagnant. And I feel bad saying in that about the players that are sitting on the bench because they are players that have performed and shown us that they can do um what they can do and that we can rely on when we need to rely on the likes of, yes, OK, I give Sean Longstaff a hard time, but he does give it a good graft when he needs to.
00:18:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and millcraft You know, we do, we can rely on these players, but we, it's not the quality that Newcastle really should be having. Um, and we, we have a bench with just no real impact.
00:18:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And it's a shame because when the starting 11 starts to fatigue, like we are seeing, um, there's no impact that comes on and you can see the frustration with Eddie, but he could only work with, with what he's got. So it's, it's one of them as for Wednesday.
00:18:33
Iain Mackay the Noo
Mm.
00:18:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, I agree with Ian, I would. take Livimento out. I think this is game that Kyrian Trippier should be starting. Because he's got his experience, he's calm, he's collected, and you know that transpires onto the pitch. And um I feel like the players just look a lot more calm. um I would also maybe drop Fabian Shaw, drop obviously being in a ah stronger word than what I'm intending it to be. And I will start Botman because I am of the Botman Fan Club. And again, an impactful player. Start him. No excuses, Eddie. I want to see him starting.
00:19:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I wouldn't change Bruno and Tenali. Um, I don't feel like they deserve to come off. Big Joe's a hard one because who do you replace him with? Um, Joe Willick.
00:19:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yes. Okay. Um, however, he came on on Saturday and did nothing for me. And I feel so bad saying that, but I don't know what's going on with him at the minute. However, that is a player and I'm just going to make this point on the podcast and I've got strong feelings about it.
00:19:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So I don't know if you guys have seen it. um He came off the pitch on Saturday and shared on his Instagram story and his Twitter, the absolute disgusting racial abuse that he got from so-called Newcastle fans.
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
file then our fans check there's no way those people are fans i don't even think they they're just trolls man
00:19:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And whoever that was, it should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. No, they're not fans. But that is a player. It's just disgusting. It's disgusting. And it's not nice to see.
00:19:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And as a player, that's probably mentally not there anyway at the minute. No, these performances aren't up to scratch and is having a bit of a a struggle, but they all go through it. It's a struggle. is a player that we probably need to be behind.
00:20:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So if we see him come in um for the likes of Big Joe, I do hope that the home crowd are behind him. Um, and me too.
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we will. I think the stadium will go nuts for him personally.
00:20:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry, I've gone on off a bit of a tangent. Um, but, but you know, Eddie, how is working with a team that, you know, January, 2024, no first team sign in summer, 2024, no first team sign in because we wasted about 85 days on Mark Gay.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're fine.
00:20:19
Iain Mackay the Noo
right.
00:20:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
We agree.
00:20:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
January, 2025 so far and doesn't look like anything's going to happen. No first team signing.
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not even alone.
00:20:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So I'm just going to stop. Yeah, not even alone. So I am just going to end this off. He can only work with what he's got. The boys are going to, they're going to come out.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:20:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They're going to be confident. Um, we just got to get behind them. Those are the three changes I'd probably make with fifth in the premier league with 10 wins from 12. We're still in both domestic cups.
00:20:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're cool.
00:20:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We've got it. Now I'm going to breathe and I'm going to stop talking.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're cool. You're fine.
00:21:01
Iain Mackay the Noo
Good point.
00:21:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was lovely. Well done.
00:21:03
Iain Mackay the Noo
i yeah I don't think he'll drop Joe Linton because I think he might have told Joe Linton.
00:21:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:21:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think you will.
00:21:08
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think he might have told Joe Linton in the last few games, so he doesn't get a red card. You don't want a three game ban, so you miss that.
00:21:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:21:15
Iain Mackay the Noo
And if he's only at 95%, that might explain why he doesn't look like he's on it the whole other way through.
00:21:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Good point.
00:21:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
My fear for Joe Linton was he got a little bit of a bash on there.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did.
00:21:27
Iain Mackay the Noo
on the match on Saturday of whether he's actually going to be stiff enough.
00:21:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:21:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
But that might give, that might give how an excuse to wreck Joe Linton and bring Joe Willick, Sean Longstaff, whoever it is.
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's true.
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
True true.
00:21:41
Iain Mackay the Noo
To be fair, Longstaff, Longstaff, Denali and Bruno was the, was the first hoist midfield at the start of the season.
00:21:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
They can work well together to be fair, yeah.
00:21:50
Iain Mackay the Noo
They do work well together, have particularly if it's trivia that's playing on the right.
00:21:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
j
00:21:54
Iain Mackay the Noo
So you've got his options.
00:21:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:21:56
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think we will see Tripp here. I think we will see... I'll just bottom for a minute alongside Burns, because that was a centre-back partnership that we won at Arsenal.
00:22:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:09
Iain Mackay the Noo
Another big question. Do you stick with Dubravka or do you bring Pope back in at this point? Pope is the first choice goalkeeper.
00:22:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think he'll stick with Dubravka.
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well.
00:22:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He doesn't deserve to be dropped in my opinion.
00:22:19
Iain Mackay the Noo
i think i think I think he will as well, although although he was
00:22:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he needs to. Yeah.
00:22:24
Iain Mackay the Noo
Pretty dreadful the way he lined up the wall for that free kick that was the Fulham winner. I don't think he deserves to be dropped. He's got two out of the six days of the month.
00:22:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, all in all, he hasn't done enough wrong, is he?
00:22:35
Iain Mackay the Noo
Oh, OK.
00:22:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Guys, I'm seeing things on social media that Nick Pope should be sold in the summer.
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, shock.
00:22:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Newcastle fans go from one extreme to the other, man.
00:22:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Aww, they're just ridiculous, man.
00:22:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think Nick Pope deserves to be sold. Oh, I think Nick Pope on his day is a brilliant keeper and he's been absolutely phenomenal for us. It's just a shame for him now. He's now back and back in a situation where he's fighting for his place because Martin Dubravka has hit an all-time prime, clearly.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
00:22:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Do you know what I mean? So yeah.
00:22:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
True. Peak dubs.
00:23:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
big yeah i mean was I'm Martin Dubravka's biggest critic. you know I was all for him going.
00:23:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And then he decided, was like, no, no, I'm going to show you guys and and that he and that he has done.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll show you how I can play.
00:23:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So yeah.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all good. It's all good. um Yeah, we'll touch on some more stuff, but I think we'll get the other ad um all wrapped up as well. So Ian, are you ready?
00:23:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
Oh, that was what we were doing at the beginning.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
No?
00:23:26
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm sitting in the wrong part of the room to have my script. So I was pointing at Nicola for doing both of the adverts.
00:23:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, can you do two?
00:23:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
That was the...
00:23:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've got it.
00:23:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's fun.
00:23:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Right. You want to do two? Okay. I'll do two. Um, I'll do two.
00:23:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nicole.
00:23:38
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah, um i'm I'm glad you picked up the i'm glad you picked ah clues and we didn't have to discuss it on air.
00:23:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Same. Um, I'm sick of my own voice as well now, but I'll give, thank yeah, I'll give them the GSP and advert.
00:23:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:23:50
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00:24:09
Iain Mackay the Noo
Well done.
00:24:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So did I, don't you worry.
00:24:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all alright, I know you guys were hand-singing on each other, but like, everyone has already heard.
00:24:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I thought it, yeah.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was too busy messing up the intro, so you know, I was kind of already distracted by my own wonderful self.
00:24:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I thought we were
00:24:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, anyway.
00:24:24
Iain Mackay the Noo
I think Nicola just thought I was having some kind of date.
00:24:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
just doing like a,
00:24:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, seizure or something.
00:24:29
Iain Mackay the Noo
I was having a little bit of one of those. you know But anyway, we've got it sorted.
00:24:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but a race
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that.
00:24:35
Iain Mackay the Noo
What's part three about Joanne?
00:24:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
it
00:24:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that. Part three. um I was going to say something about Eddie, which I was going to say in the last part, but you know, I realised that we needed to get the ad in. So anyway, what my only point about Eddie in this game is, and I said it immediately after the two nil win, was that I think that man will manage the hell out of Wednesday, as in whether it means we play a very boring game and we get through it, I don't care.
00:24:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
the main aim is to get through it right and i'm not saying i want a boring game but if that's what we're going to do and i'm not saying by the way he's going to play five five zero like he did so successfully at the end of the other one for 90 minutes we can't we can't we kind of stand that pressure but i think we might try to pressure them at first it would be amazing if grab a goal party time then we try and manage it properly
00:25:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I know you won't.
00:25:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
But look, the he knows what he's doing and that's what I said before the Fulham game as well. There's no way he hasn't got an idea and there's no way he hasn't got a plan for what he's going to do on Wednesday. The guy is like, that's all he does. is He's just a tactical genius. So anyway, that's all I want to say about Eddie because yeah, he's a tactical genius.
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, so I was going to actually move on to, we're going to do a predictions, but we'll leave that pretty much the last. Um, and then I was going to put a bit of a positive spin on it and we're going to fully go in with all the kind of positivity vibes, positivity vibes, positive vibes that we're going to do this.
00:25:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
positive vibes.
00:25:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then what's everyone's plans for the final one where we're doing it, where we're watching it.
00:26:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I mean, obviously none of us are going to Wembley, but you know, we could dream, right?
00:26:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Kev will be a going Wembley, right? Is Kev
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
and at you i do has he got like a wave point so is you just count on the ballot side
00:26:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
the season ticket holder?
00:26:13
Iain Mackay the Noo
but because What Kev had,
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but then you it goes on points and stuff I think apparently well it did the last time all the different levels of points and then a ballot at the end or something You don't automatically get Wembley though
00:26:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Oh, yeah, of course it does.
00:26:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
but but think what I think what Kev had as a season ticket holder was that he'd opted in to the cup scheme, which would have given him...
00:26:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, you're right.
00:26:31
Iain Mackay the Noo
No, not on the cup scheme, you're are you not offered those tickets first as a season ticket holder with a cup scheme.
00:26:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you, can you not remember the last final two years ago? What they did was they basically staggered it. Um, and then there was stuff like who had been to all the games for starters. So you had to go to all the cup games building up that helped you.
00:26:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, I think it's from a way points when it came into it.
00:26:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
How am I in a way?
00:26:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
After done that. i've done that i've done that
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have as well. And then if it all boiled down to even, members got a chance. I mean, it was probably the slimmest of slim chance, considering now we've got about 200,000 members, however many of the club decide to sell.
Ticket Allocations & Match Attendance
00:27:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
But there is a tiny, tiny little section for some little stragglers at the end. But then it depends on the allocation as well, doesn't it? Because the allocation was pretty much the amount of season tickets were had.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
season ticket holders we had, sorry. um But then again, as I say, they did keep a tiny little fraction left for members, much to the uproar from season ticket holders, but that's a whole different conversation that I don't want to have right now.
00:27:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's a whole different pod, yep.
00:27:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
So we're not going to Wembley then.
00:27:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:27:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Right, so careful.
00:27:27
Iain Mackay the Noo
We've got to find somewhere to watch the final.
00:27:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So careful potentially we go into Wembley. We're not.
00:27:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kev will obviously be trying and yeah he's got a better chance than us we've got this super super teeny slime tune teeny tiny one um but you know let's say we're not but say the teemo is the main thing right so we're meeting up yeah we're all meeting up we're all watching it yeah well you know you guys know the strawberry's the place to be surely because Shira's Bar was a bloody nightmare last time but that way so
00:27:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. We've got a really teeny tiny chance.
00:27:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, we don't care. The one who's there there. Absolutely. What's our plans? What's our plans, people, for the final if we get there? When we get there? When we get there?
00:28:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not an option in my opinion. Yeah, I'm going no any assurance, but sorry. It was just crap. Have you guys watched a match and share as well, by the way? Have you experienced match day here as well?
00:28:09
Iain Mackay the Noo
No.
00:28:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Yes, I have. Yeah.
00:28:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
They don't do any pretty much commentary, nothing.
00:28:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it was just dancey was my dad described as what this bloody dance music was supposed to be watching the football. But it was, it was just music played all the way up until kickoff. Kickoff happened. Half time happened and instead of putting any commentary or any football discussion during half time, they started playing 15 minutes of music again.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then the second half started and then the second the match finished, the music came back on. So yeah, it was not a proper football watching experience. And the fact that we're lost obviously really dug in the
00:28:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:28:42
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, badness at the end. But yeah, it's it's not the place to be anyway. So that's not where we're watching it.
00:28:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am in Oregonian, sorry.
00:28:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
Can I?
00:28:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just... Ah,
00:28:50
Iain Mackay the Noo
I was going to say, can I say I'm not tempting faith by even thinking about where I'm going to watch it until we are there.
00:28:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's a massive if. We'll just play the if game.
00:28:58
Iain Mackay the Noo
OK.
00:28:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just the if game.
00:29:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I like that. um i um ah ah Well, yeah, I'm not sure yet. Obviously, how if we make it, I'll probably be coming up north. um However, I am in an awful situation because um potentially, potentially Liverpool may do Tottenham over on, I think it's Thursday, they play, isn't it?
00:29:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And my husband's...
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it?
00:29:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
support No, I don't think so.
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are they not playing at the same time as us?
00:29:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think it's i think it's Thursday or Tuesday.
00:29:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are they thirsty? Are they?
00:29:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know, maybe double check whilst I'm talking.
00:29:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right. No, sorry chick. I've just checked. I had totally forgot to even look at them.
00:29:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's Thursday. And my husband is a is a massive Liverpool fan. um And obviously I'm a Newcastle fan, hence I'm on the Newcastle pod. Um, and we have never been in this situation before where we could be in a cup final together.
00:29:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I can't even watch a Premier League game with him when it comes to Liverpool and Newcastle. So, um, yeah, so we'll see what happens there.
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
100% not final.
00:29:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, or Big And is going to do his, you know, we win a, we win a trophy every second year of my management. So he might make it, who knows? So yeah.
00:30:06
Iain Mackay the Noo
I am that rooting for Tottenham in that semi-second leg of the semi-final. They've got a lead to defend as well, haven't they?
00:30:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They have one nil.
00:30:12
Iain Mackay the Noo
Although is it Anfield? Is it Anfield?
00:30:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say that.
00:30:15
Iain Mackay the Noo
But hey, did they win away?
00:30:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think it was, yeah.
00:30:19
Iain Mackay the Noo
Was it at Brentford yesterday?
00:30:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
So that's only the second team to win at Brentford all season. So, you know, maybe Andes had a little bit of healing with all of those injuries and he's considered a decent It's been cheap performance away from home. You definitely need another one by them on whenever they're playing.
00:30:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but Spursy are so Spursy, you never know what you're gonna get.
00:30:41
Iain Mackay the Noo
um yeah
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
They'll either get annihilated on Thursday by Liverpool, or they'll actually put up a fight and actually end up seeing it through and getting through the final.
00:30:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, you don't.
00:30:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:30:51
Iain Mackay the Noo
yeah
00:30:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're so, they're so unpredictable, aren't they?
00:30:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:30:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They're so unpredictable, aren't they?
00:30:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
and It'll be one to watch, that's for sure. So, that's cool.
00:30:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Absolutely.
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm glad they're on a different nights. I really hadn't checked when they were playing. I just assumed it might be the same night in mind.
00:31:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I've got Sky Sports literally to my right, and I've just seen the fixtures on the bottom headline, so I was like, well, they're Thursday.
00:31:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's go.
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is all we need to know.
00:31:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um So yeah, so yeah, so my marriage could be over if Liverpool and Newcastle make the final.
00:31:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:31:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. As long as we win.
00:31:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly.
00:31:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's all that matters, right?
00:31:21
Iain Mackay the Noo
What do you what what did you put think the scores are
00:31:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you imagine it being over and we've lost?
00:31:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh.
00:31:27
Iain Mackay the Noo
going to be?
00:31:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, let's do our predictions because it is time.
00:31:29
Iain Mackay the Noo
What are we going to end up with?
Predictions & Viewing Plans
00:31:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, don't. Guys, I feel sick.
00:31:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, for the first time this season, I'm going to predict a draw.
00:31:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know.
00:31:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to predict a draw.
00:31:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, no, I can't and I cannot deal with that.
00:31:41
Iain Mackay the Noo
You're predicting the draw
00:31:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
For the first time this season, I'm gonna predict a draw. One, one.
00:31:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
How much of a draw?
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
One, one.
00:31:49
Iain Mackay the Noo
One, warm one,
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. Hmm.
00:31:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i What are you going for?
00:31:55
Iain Mackay the Noo
and God blimey, I want to be confident.
00:31:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was gonna say, can you do your normal day?
00:32:01
Iain Mackay the Noo
I was just about to say, I'm just about to say we lose 2-1 at home like we did against Columbus still go through. I'm not going to say that. I've got to believe what I just said about how the guys have all been holding it back.
00:32:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Why would you do that?
00:32:14
Iain Mackay the Noo
They'll be super inspired. And we shall repeat our 1-0 victory from earlier in the season.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
cool go on nick love how we're all going low scores actually there's a one nil and a one one what you got ah
00:32:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
no Um, I was going to go for a little one nil, but, um, to keep it different guys, I feel actually sick. I feel sick.
00:32:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't know how team to do this every season. I know. Um, Oh, I'm going to go to one.
00:32:42
Iain Mackay the Noo
and mean what ni I was going to say, Nicholas, you can have 1-0 if you want and I'll redo mine because this is a they thised a perfect game where it's not expected.
00:32:53
Iain Mackay the Noo
When we win 3-1, you'll get about 66-1 on that. right i'm going I am going 3-1.
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's true, Ian. which
00:33:02
Iain Mackay the Noo
We will blitz them in the first half. It will be two up after 15 minutes and they will be so depressed they can't get back.
00:33:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can I ask?
00:33:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Don't forget, the Carabao Cup football's different. So Miquel Arteta's team can't play with the ball.
00:33:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, they've got an odd ball, haven't they?
00:33:13
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:33:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So yeah, we're gonna annihilate them.
00:33:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll be fine. I forgot about that. Four nil. Sorry, I want to change mine. Four nil because our players know how to play with the ball and they don't. I forgot about the ball. Good fight, Nick. Fair play. I like that.
00:33:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
wait for the tears. I'm sticking with 2-1. I'm gonna go, we're gonna go 2-1. I do think we'll beat them.
00:33:30
Iain Mackay the Noo
i
00:33:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brilliant.
00:33:32
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm changing mine to my my regular 3-1. And I do think the way the game goes is that we will race into a lead and cut the game almost beyond them after about 15 minutes.
00:33:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, I really hope you're right.
00:33:44
Iain Mackay the Noo
And then we'll be coasting.
00:33:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we'll score first. do
00:33:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
We'll be coasting. And then, you know, they'll be, we'll get them on the break and won' they'll be all worn and we won't get anywhere.
00:33:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I hope Alexander, I hope Alexander Esak comes out and just scores a hat trick just to take the absolute mic, please.
00:34:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you imagine?
00:34:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And then there's like a really, there's like, I can't even swear on this podcast, but there's like a real proper like,
00:34:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're absolute tears.
00:34:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You know, like a celebration that we see an Arsenal do yesterday for the Harland, like stay humble sort of thing.
00:34:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. I love that, by the way.
00:34:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Like we need, I really hope he scores like just loads of goals and just runs up to Michael Atero and headbutts him on the line or something, you know, something like that.
00:34:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
By that kid. I love that.
00:34:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:34:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you imagine?
00:34:22
Iain Mackay the Noo
Well, I'm not sure we mentioned it at the time.
00:34:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
You thought you were going to sign me, Dan.
00:34:26
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm not sure we mentioned it at the time, but fair play to Anthony Gordon when he scored the second goal at Arsenal, going over to the corner, of i can do doing the Thierry on re-impersonation.
00:34:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh yeah.
00:34:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah That's what we need we need.
00:34:35
Iain Mackay the Noo
That was fabulous.
00:34:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was brilliant.
00:34:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We need to get in their heads.
00:34:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was brilliant.
00:34:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So I need Alexander Esak to be at home right now in his living room practicing his celebration.
00:34:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:34:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's what I need.
00:34:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:34:45
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah, I think he is.
00:34:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
When he scores.
00:34:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian, I wanna ask for you one favor.
00:34:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
That's why he said he was going to do.
00:34:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
With your 3-1 prediction, will you please not put a bet on because we actually do win sometimes 3-1 when you don't put a bet on or it will cash out early or anything really.
00:35:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
True.
00:35:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think you've ever went all the way with a bet of 3-1 of you. Well, definitely not for a long time anyway.
00:35:06
Iain Mackay the Noo
and ah fact Well, no, other the last two 3-1s have been on but cashed out. When it's got the 3-1, I've cashed out, which is fine.
00:35:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what I mean, yeah. Why they don't put it on or will it cash out?
00:35:15
Iain Mackay the Noo
That's the winning bet.
00:35:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, it's fine.
00:35:18
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:35:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm just saying.
00:35:19
Iain Mackay the Noo
Yeah.
00:35:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
It works when you don't go the whole hog.
00:35:20
Iain Mackay the Noo
OK.
00:35:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um yeah Well yeah, please think of me guys when I'm sat here watching it through my fingertips and you've got to watch it live.
00:35:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
OK.
00:35:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like I say, I'll be watching it through some vodka gab goggles, so it's fine.
00:35:29
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'll be harsh.
00:35:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, liquid courage, love that.
00:35:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll be like that. It's gone on.
00:35:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ye
00:35:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
from the back of level seven.
00:35:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:35:35
Iain Mackay the Noo
Don't know the fact.
00:35:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
o
00:35:37
Iain Mackay the Noo
The other thing I'm looking forward to in this game, for some strange reason, because it's a cup match and you get to you get to go and choose the seats that you're in, don't you?
00:35:47
Iain Mackay the Noo
You don't just get allocated a seat. So I went on and for some reason thought, oh yeah, I'll do that. I'm about three rows from the front.
00:35:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You're gonna be on TV.
00:35:59
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm going to have to stand up to see over the advertising hoardings like that to watch the game ah because that's
00:36:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
watching
00:36:07
Iain Mackay the Noo
where I used to stand in the Lees Zend when I was about 11 as well.
00:36:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, I love that.
00:36:12
Iain Mackay the Noo
So, kind of romantic but appropriate and yeah, you should be able to stay me.
00:36:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're a boy. Oh.
00:36:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
If I see you on TV, I will call you.
00:36:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you imagine the dawn?
00:36:20
Iain Mackay the Noo
Right, a just to the left hand side of the goal, I'll be waving.
00:36:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I will. I know him. He's my friend.
00:36:23
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'll do waing ah be the one smiling in the camera as the ball smashes off my head from one of Jacob Murphy's near misses.
00:36:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the dawn.
00:36:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:36:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Absolutely.
00:36:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I love that.
00:36:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh well, left that.
00:36:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right guys, I'm going to wrap this up. We'll start praying, but tomorrow's episode is going to be super special for you guys. Um, Kev, it's hosting a full team NFL special in the buildup to the Super Bowl at the weekend, but priorities is obviously still Wednesday for now.
00:36:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yes, talk about that.
00:36:52
Iain Mackay the Noo
I'm judging something. I don't know what I'm judging. Maybe it's because i I don't know anything about the NFL but I am the judge so you lot are going to have to have some sort of
00:36:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
What no idea Ian.
00:37:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't even know what you're the judge of, ironically. But yeah, I suppose we'll find out tomorrow. He's obviously got a plan. So um yeah, that should be fun. But I will see you guys tomorrow.
00:37:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Bye, hon.