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Is a top Four Challenge based on Fact or Delusion
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Would the Toon's second tier superstars get into City Arsenal or Liverpool squads?
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Introduction to Podcast and Guests
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officialgspn
Hello and welcome to the Daily Sport Podcast Network for Newcastle United. My name's Ian Mackay and tonight I'm joined firstly by Joe Linton's sister from another mister Joe.
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
Thank
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officialgspn
Hi Joe.
00:00:29
Jo
That's me! Hi guys!
00:00:31
Nicola Pringle_Adams
you.
00:00:32
officialgspn
and but I'm also joined by yeah by Nicola who I haven't thought of any yet I don't know her well enough to be as rude to her as I am to you Joe, so maybe that'll come later on.
00:00:44
officialgspn
and tonight Tonight we're going to explore whether whether we think our squad, I mean we'll have to be fairly critical, there are members in our squad that we would hate to see leave. But the question is, are they really good enough to be in a squad that's got got to grow in quality to challenge Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal squad?
00:00:44
Nicola Pringle_Adams
It's a strong introduction. Thanks Ian.
Would Fabian Shah Fit in Top Teams?
00:01:09
officialgspn
I think we need to be aiming at that in order to be challenging for the top four. I'm going to start from the back and work my way forward, like all good Eddie Howe teams. And because it's you two, of course, one of our super-class lads
00:01:29
officialgspn
I'll ask the question, would Fabian Shah, Nicola, get into any of the scores for the top three teams?
00:01:35
Jo
Haha.
00:01:38
Nicola Pringle_Adams
you know, I was actually thinking about Fabian Shah earlier. I was watching Sky... again, yeah, why change a habit of a lifetime?
00:01:42
officialgspn
Again,
00:01:47
Nicola Pringle_Adams
In regards to, something was on Sky Sports News earlier and I was just thinking about him and a thought crossed my mind of, are we naturally seeing a bit of a change within Newcastle? Because obviously what's Fabian Shah now? Is he just turning 32? Is he sort of going into his 30s? Obviously, we've just signed Royd Kelly. Is he going to be our new starter of centre back and replace Fabian Schart? So I'm under like a little bit of an impression. I don't know if Fabian's even going to be our starter in centre back, come sort of half this in like half the season. And I just don't think he'd... No, I don't think he'd get into another squad. I've got to be honest.
00:02:31
officialgspn
Right.
00:02:32
officialgspn
Any fear any positive new input from you, Joanne, on that?
00:02:37
Jo
I mean, yeah, I've got to try and take my bias of how much I absolutely love Lordshire. But yeah, in reality, no. I don't think he would, even though I wouldn't drop him from our squad. However, yeah, it goes back to the fact that we are obviously putting a big focus on the defence at the minute, especially with the whole gay deal that's trying to be struck, which I really, really hope gets kind of done, if I'm honest, but you don't find well, I think there's going to be other clubs coming in for him because it's going to start a bit of a bidding war. I know it hasn't yet, but you can just see it happening. Let's get real. But, if we bring him in,
00:03:13
Jo
I do believe that will kind of knock Cher down a bit and I know he's got one year left on his contract but as much as I'd love to see him stick around for just a multitude of reasons and yes I think he's got more than one season left in him because of things we've talked about in the past in terms of the fact that he doesn't need the legs he's never been like a you know a fast you know defender as such he's always like cool calm and collected knocks out great passes and stuff like that but Yeah, to put it simply, i would I would probably say no based on his age,
Shah's Future at Newcastle
00:03:43
Jo
I'll be honest.
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Jo
But, you know, knock a few years off that guy and yes, he's in, but he's not, so.
00:03:45
officialgspn
I think you're right. i think i think yeah I think you're right. I think the age, if if we're honest, the age wouldre he wouldn't go because of his age. And if I'm really honest, if Sven Botman wasn't out until whenever it is, Christmas maybe, It probably would be Sven Botman that we ought to be discussing whether he would be good enough to get into those three teams.
00:04:08
Jo
Mm
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officialgspn
But he's not available. And I think we're anticipating Shah being moved out at some point in the future as it stands going into this new season.
00:04:17
Jo
-hmm. Hmm.
00:04:19
officialgspn
I think he's our main centre back. I'm not sure who plays on the left alongside him, whether Dan Byrne comes in, whether Lloyd Kelly comes in. with LaSalle's out as well. Shah is our main man at centre back.
00:04:32
officialgspn
I mean, he is a superb player. Just looking at performance and and ignoring age for a while, at my view would be that he would actually work really well alongside Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool.
00:04:34
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Thank
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
you.
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Jo
Hm.
00:04:47
officialgspn
And I think they chop and change who they've got at centre half. They don't have anybody solid alongside him all of the time. Maybe it was injuries that did that last year, I don't know. I don't know, but I think, I think it would be good enough to, to take a place in that squad. I agree. Arsenal seem to have, I mean, they've just bought another one, haven't they? They've just bought that Italian fella and they already had, uh, Saliba and, Brazilian chap. I mean, fantastic defense with this Calafiori in there as well. So Fab wouldn't get a game at Arsenal.
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officialgspn
Man City, City Diaz is wonderful, but then it's Stones. I mean, you know, I know Stones is quite good, but he's kind of a midfielder half the time, isn't he?
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Jo
Yeah, he does like to push forward a lot, doesn't he?
00:05:39
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Yeah.
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Jo
But I don't know, I still couldn't see Cher. We've got to take it at the fact of his age. I know we're saying, oh, knock a few years off him. But knock a few years off him and keep him with us, quite frankly, would be my answer. But literally taking on the surface value of what this conversation's about, taking everything to account, as much as we love him, no chance has he woken in ahead of nobody at Arsenal. In fact, I can't pick a lot of other players from other teams that are going to be ahead of Arsenal, by the way, because their defence is easily one of the best in the league, if not the best.
00:06:09
officialgspn
Yeah, but I think think Eddie knows that and I think that's why the Gay-He deal is being explored because Gay-He would be Shah's natural replacement.
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Jo
Mm hmm.
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officialgspn
And if you were looking at Mark Gay getting into those teams, then
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officialgspn
then I think they would all be interested in bringing him in as a squad player.
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
Mm, absolutely.
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Jo
Mm hmm.
00:06:31
officialgspn
So so perhaps perhaps Newcastle are actually ahead of this curve.
Reviewing Newcastle's Midfielders
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officialgspn
I don't want to discuss any more of our defenders because I don't think, other than the injured Botman, any of them would even get a sniff. Maybe Tino, Liv, Remento and Lewis Hall will in a year or two, when they've when they've done the Premier League for two or three years, they potentially look really, really good.
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Jo
Mm
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officialgspn
But I'm going to leave the defence there and I'm going to switch back to you, Nicola, because I believe you have a few words from the lovely people at the Global Sports Podcast Network.
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
Yeah, I do, thank you. So this podcast is part of the Global Sports Podcast Network, the only network bringing you exclusive daily news and views on your Premier League team, the Premier League, women's football and fantasy football.
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Jo
hmm.
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
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officialgspn
It needs a jingle.
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Jo
hahaha
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officialgspn
That would be my view.
00:07:39
officialgspn
But well done. Thank you very much for that. Let's get into part two. And I think this is where the meat of the discussion is. The midfielders that are not Bruno Gamarres, whether we've got this classy midfield, which we think we have, whether the whether the players in that would actually make it into this top three. I'll go back to you first, Joe. let's Let's pick your big brother from another mother, Joe Linton.
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
No problem.
00:08:09
officialgspn
Would Joe Linton be somebody who Arsenal Manchester City or Liverpool would be interested in?
00:08:16
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Bye.
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Jo
I'm gonna say yes for a multitude of reasons. I'll probably i'll start with Citi and the fact that there's a massive chance or big talk anyway of De Bruyne leaving for Saudi or whatever. He could be the perfect replacement. Again obviously we're knocking off the fact that we're not talking about Bruno being what would be maybe the obvious one but Can you imagine Big Joel? He could fill in the boots, I think, of De Bruyne. I'm not saying he's as good as De Bruyne, by the way. I absolutely love Big Joel, but De Bruyne is on another level. Let's get real. And I would have killed for a player like De Bruyne on our team. But and what I mean was, if he were to leave, then yes, I think there's a space in Man City's team for Big Joel, in particular.
00:08:59
officialgspn
Right, what about Arsenal? What do you think, Nicola, for Arsenal? Will he fit into the left side of midfield?
00:09:09
Nicola Pringle_Adams
I'm just trying to think off the top of my head. Who's on Arsenal's left side?
00:09:09
officialgspn
Who's he up against?
00:09:13
officialgspn
Well, they've got Rice playing on one side, haven't they?
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
Uh...
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Jo
Mm.
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officialgspn
I can't remember his name. It's another Brazilian, isn't it?
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officialgspn
Old guy.
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Jo
Is it Martinelli?
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officialgspn
Martinelli's on the left wing.
00:09:30
Jo
No.
00:09:31
Jo
He's on the left wing, isn't he?
00:09:32
Nicola Pringle_Adams
I think that aside, I've got to put it out there that I think Arsenal's midfield is unbelievable.
00:09:34
Jo
Yeah.
00:09:40
Jo
Yeah.
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Nicola Pringle_Adams
I think they have a really, really certain style of football play there. I do think they're a great, like a really good set up team and they've got a great midfield.
00:09:52
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Dolan is a hard one because if you would have asked me this about three, four years ago, You just wouldn't be having this conversation, would you?
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Jo
Hehe.
00:09:57
officialgspn
Oh yeah, you wouldn't.
00:09:58
Nicola Pringle_Adams
You wouldn't even be saying, yeah, he'd fit into a championship midfield.
00:10:02
Nicola Pringle_Adams
And that's not me being derogatory towards him because I think his progression in Newcastle and under Eddie Howe has been fantastic. In regards to Arsenal, I just can't see him. I don't think I can see him fitting in there.
00:10:14
officialgspn
All right. You see, I. I'll put this down to argue with the Arsenal boys for the rest of this season if they ever hear it. I'm not a massive fan of older guard. I know he's got some fabulous vision. His passing's great. He's a bit of a wimp though, isn't he? does he know Do we not see him when Newcastle beat them 2-0? Not last year, the year before. He got absolutely bullied out of it, didn't he? He never got a kick when we won 1-0 last year.
00:10:46
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Mm.
00:10:46
officialgspn
They were, gp yeah, i I'm not a big, I'm not a massive fan. I think that's where Arsenal, I mean, I know that everyone talks about them needing a centre forward, but they've got, Havoc would be another player that he would be up against in that midfield. Different players, yes, but I don't know. I think, I think, I think Joel Linton is wonderful. He's a tank and very, very good with a ball at his feet.
00:10:49
Jo
Yeah.
00:11:12
officialgspn
it virtually impossible to knock off the ball.
00:11:12
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:11:15
officialgspn
I think he i think he's just he's a great squad player for Arsenal. I think maybe City, less so City, because they've got Rodry, who kind of is the sort of midfield destroyer that I see Joel Inton has.
00:11:15
Jo
Yeah.
00:11:28
Jo
Hmm.
00:11:32
officialgspn
Liverpool, which we haven't mentioned yet, I think he's walking to Liverpool's midfield. Curtis Jones. Sobber Sly, if that's how you say him.
00:11:44
Jo
yeah Yeah.
00:11:46
officialgspn
Harvey Elliott, yeah, come on.
00:11:48
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Yeah, they've got quite a young bottom, haven't they?
00:11:48
Jo
I agree with you there.
00:11:49
officialgspn
let's start Yeah, I think they might need a little bit of steel. And and maybe he would be replacing Endo, who didn't cost very much at all. And I think, you know, that's not to be all an end all, but Yeah, I think Joe Linton would get into there.
00:11:50
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Yeah.
00:12:08
officialgspn
I think it's a big plus for me for Joe Linton. We'll have three pluses for Joe Linton, therefore he joins. He joins hejoices Alexander Izak and Bruno Gamaras in the yeah leave these boys alone. They're staying at Newcastle table.
00:12:11
Jo
Yeah, I'll take that as well.
00:12:27
officialgspn
i
00:12:27
Jo
Yeah.
00:12:28
officialgspn
what about What about Sandro Tanali?
00:12:33
officialgspn
Nicola, would Sandra Tenali be of interest to them in in those top three?
00:12:38
officialgspn
Do we know?
00:12:39
officialgspn
Have we seen enough of him to know ourselves?
00:12:41
Nicola Pringle_Adams
I just don't think we've seen enough of him for us as well as the league.
00:12:46
Nicola Pringle_Adams
I just really don't think we've even seen enough of what he can do for Newcastle. Obviously it's unfortunate what happened to him last season to obviously bring him out up until this season.
00:12:54
officialgspn
Absolutely.
00:12:58
Nicola Pringle_Adams
And if I'm completely honest, I do think that might have a bit of a detrimental effect on him. I don't think we're going to see him take off as what everyone's expecting. Obviously, he's
00:13:08
Jo
Yeah.
Sandro Tonali's Potential Impact
00:13:08
Nicola Pringle_Adams
going to come out. I think he has a point to prove, which technically does have a point to prove.
00:13:13
Nicola Pringle_Adams
But you sometimes see these things happen to these players. If you look at Ivan Tony, I mean, he came back bounced back straight away. Is that going to happen to sandra tarli You just don't know. And I just don't think we as Newcastle fans have seen enough of him in general to make that sort of decision on him.
00:13:32
officialgspn
Hmm. What do you think, Joe?
00:13:37
Jo
I do love a cheeky flutter, but I'm not putting any money on how Tenali's going to start, that's for sure. All jokes aside on the betting side of things, but yeah, it massively depends how he comes out. But again, back to what we've kind of touched on. haven't seen enough of him. This big love affair of Tenali and all the singing of him last season, it was great to support him in that sense and encourage him to know that you know we've got his back and all this and come back strong and I appreciate why fans were doing it. However, I did used to enjoy talking to my dad about it who's like,
00:14:09
Jo
he He doesn't have any dislike of the guy, but I tell you he's hilarious to listen to. He's just like, I refuse to sing his song. I refuse to do this. I refuse to do that. That boy needs to do something before I give him all this support. like He's a proper gruncheon. It's hilarious. But to a degree, I kind of see where he's coming from. You know what I mean? The kid has to prove himself now. And it would be great if he comes out and smashes it. I'll be happy for him. I'm not just happy for us. I will genuinely be happy for him as well. but until we see more of them, we genuinely can't say, oh God, yeah, you'll walk into that side, you'll walk into that side. So at the minute, we we literally, in my eyes, we have to leave that one totally on the fence, I think. But, you know, that's my opinion anyway.
00:14:49
officialgspn
OK, it's a very valid opinion. I remember the absolute delight and shock when he signed because his reputation leading AC Milan and those reels and the clips that we saw m in the AC Milan colours were very exciting. I think we got a player of that calibre, that quality coming in was very, very exciting. and There were flashes of it in those first dozen games that he played, but obviously we haven't seen anything since then. And he's got to try and hit the ground running with almost 12 months of inactivity to overcome. I think it might be and might be a slow build to get him back fully into the first team 90 minutes after 90 minutes.
00:15:42
officialgspn
but hopefully they'll manage that properly and and he will he will be he's already had so much support, hasn't he? So I think the jury's definitely got to be out on that.
Promo Segment: Zencaster
00:15:54
officialgspn
There's another midfielder I want to talk about and somebody further up the pitch, but I'm going to wait until part three because I'm going to switch across to you now, Joe, and ask you to give us a few words from Zencaster themselves.
00:15:57
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Okay.
00:16:09
Jo
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00:16:48
officialgspn
Well done, Joe. And that will be one section of this podcast that I won't have to use AI to take the ums and the ahs out of, because there were none.
Joe Willock's Evolution and Fit in Top Teams
00:17:00
Jo
but
00:17:00
officialgspn
Anyway, covering, I think, for Tenali in Armid Field is another midfielder who is coming back from a long time out, but who we have seen a lot more of, and I think is definitely in the class lads, as it were. And that's Joe Willock. Now Joe Willock's from Arsenal, so obviously they didn't need to keep him a few years ago, but I think he has improved so much in the time that he's been at Newcastle first under Rafah. Was it under Rafah?
00:17:31
officialgspn
No, under steve Steve Bruce.
00:17:32
Jo
Mmm.
00:17:33
officialgspn
He scored all those goals for Steve Bruce. But I think Eddie eddie Howe has got him purring, and he does seem to have a telepathic link with Isaac and Joe Linton. Do you think Joe Willock would have a chance of getting back into the Arsenal squad or into Manchester City or Liverpool, Nicola?
00:17:35
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Mm.
00:17:59
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Well, I think Joe Willock this season is going to be fighting for his position at Newcastle, never mind getting into Arsenal or anywhere else. Obviously, he's come back from injury as well, isn't he? Bless him. But personally, I actually do think he'd see fit at Arsenal. Obviously, he's got that experience already. I know that was obviously a couple of years ago now, well, a few years back now. But I do i can see him in Arsenal's midfield, actually, working a lot with
00:18:25
officialgspn
you're not just remember You're not just remembering him in the asshole shirt.
00:18:27
officialgspn
Because when you're saying that, I can see him in the asshole shirt.
00:18:28
Jo
Hahaha.
00:18:28
Nicola Pringle_Adams
so you know No, I never actually watched Joe Willock play for Arsenal before.
00:18:35
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Obviously, I know he came from there, obviously, because he came from there to us. Never actually watched him play for Arsenal and at all, to be honest.
00:18:37
officialgspn
Right.
00:18:42
Nicola Pringle_Adams
But when I think about the way Arsenal's midfield is currently set up and the way Joe Willock actually plays for us on the pitch, it's very similar. his game reading is unbelievable and you can see that's how Arsenal's midfield work. Obviously I just think he'd fit in quite well there. Obviously I don't want him to leave, disclaimer. to and
00:19:02
officialgspn
That's good. Well, the more the more of these players that we we think would fit in, I think that puts our strong, our strong, our squad as strong as these teams in the top three, which is what we need to do if we want to get in amongst them.
00:19:18
officialgspn
What do you think about Joe Willick, Joe?
00:19:20
Jo
strange enough when Nick was talking there when she was saying oh I could see him back at Arsenal I know what she means and I was gonna say yeah down with their style of play so obviously then she's came back and said that anyway so that's cool but yeah it is it's just their style of play I think will it would work in yes he would I think he would walk into the Liverpool midfield again touching on the fact that their midfield is not outstanding at all
00:19:39
officialgspn
I agree entirely.
00:19:42
Jo
And Willick on form is brilliant, I'll be honest. And yes, he's going to be fighting for his starting place. But then to me, again, it's a strange one to gnarly needs to be fighting for his place. Because why should he automatically start? Like, I don't know. he He has to prove himself. And yes, all right. He needs game time to prove himself, by the way.
00:19:57
officialgspn
But in...
00:20:00
Jo
But like, I don't know. I think we could see a bit of a mix up midfield. and I want to see a bit of a mix up midfield and kind of, you know, mean make people earn it.
00:20:04
officialgspn
but ten
00:20:10
Jo
And he's one of them.
00:20:11
officialgspn
Tenali isn't going to start the first game, is he?
00:20:13
officialgspn
He's still banned for that first game, and to be fair, he is. Yeah, he's not going to walk in and do 90 minutes after 90 minutes, so it may well be that Willick.
00:20:15
Jo
Yeah, but I mean when he's back, sorry, yeah.
00:20:21
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Oh, yeah.
00:20:21
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:20:24
officialgspn
Is the player who is the? It'll probably be long staff. Oh my God, but it could be Willick is in there with a chance to to show what he can do. And I think if if he does hit the ground running and he looked He's looked great when he's come on at that that half hour he played in Japan. He did look like he was back to his old self. m I hope he does and he grabs the opportunity with both hands and he keeps Tenali on the bench for longer than Tenali wants to be on the bench.
00:20:56
officialgspn
I can see him back at Arsenal because I think Nicola's right. I think he's definitely got that way of playing in ingrained in him. I agree with you as well, Joe. I don't rate Liverpool's midfield at all.
Assessing Alexander Isak & Anthony Gordon's Fit in Top Teams
00:21:14
officialgspn
I think they rely on a superb forward line and Virgil van Dijk.
00:21:19
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:20
officialgspn
And the goal is all right as well.
00:21:25
officialgspn
But yeah, I think that I think they need to spend some money in the in the midfield to to to get on a par with Arsenal and Manchester City as well. I'm not sure he would get anywhere in in the city team as it stands at the moment. They've got some great young kids coming through in midfield as well, who are struggling, with I think really rate that Rico Lewis that they have.
00:21:47
officialgspn
I know he plays full back, he does play, sometimes he's playing it into the midfield as well. Great player, Oscar Bob, who is a more attacking player, but plays on the left. He's another fantastic player as well. so So I think Joe would miss out if Man City were shopping. But yeah, that's good. I mean, that's two out of the three that we think he'd get in and therefore he's going to put us into the top four.
00:21:48
Jo
yeah
00:22:10
Jo
hahaha
00:22:12
officialgspn
We'll keep Joe, will it?
00:22:16
officialgspn
I'm chuffed.
00:22:19
officialgspn
This might be too quick for us to discuss when I move up into the front three.
00:22:27
officialgspn
I think we don't need to discuss EZAC because I've seen so many pictures of him this summer already in an Arsenal shirt because they want him.
00:22:35
officialgspn
And let's face it, he scored goals at a faster rate than Harlan did last year.
00:22:40
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:22:40
officialgspn
am So I think think any of them would be improved by having EZAC in their squad because he is world-class.
00:22:45
Jo
Yeah.
00:22:49
Jo
Absolutely.
00:22:50
officialgspn
Have we seen enough
00:22:53
officialgspn
of so far flashing the pan, Anthony Gordon, to think that he would fit into one of the top three. He's brilliant last year. I'm joking about flashing the pan. But he was he took a while to adjust, and he was quite he was quite ordinary in that first six months that we had him. Last year, superb. He's looked good when he's sam the the short time that we've seen him play for England as well. But is he is he of of a level and a class now that those top three might be interested in him?
00:22:55
Jo
Hmm.
00:23:27
officialgspn
Joe, what do you think?
00:23:28
Jo
and I'd say yeah.
00:23:31
Jo
I mean we'll touch quickly on the fact that he wasn't right in the first six months but he's come out and admit that he wasn't let's say prepared or it didn't he didn't expect the kind of fitness levels that was a being achieved with us or expected from eddie hell so he learned a lot and he admits that he learned a lot in the first six months and that's why he then came out absolutely firing last season as such i think gordon's just gonna get better he has not peaked at all yet which is amazing to think because for how great he was to think that there's still more to come from him is pretty special so yeah when I heard the links for Liverpool I wasn't worried but the probably the
00:24:14
Jo
maybe a little bit in the background because yes absolutely he would walk into that team so yes that's where the concern would come from so I understand why Liverpool if there are if there's absolutely any truth behind those rumours I can understand why they want him because I think he'd be a great asset to Liverpool I don't know about City I don't know I just I've still maybe got to say no for City but I don't know it's a tough one but
00:24:33
officialgspn
live
00:24:39
officialgspn
it's sit it's city At City, he's up against Doku and Grealish.
00:24:44
Jo
Yeah, Grealish is not as good as Gordon, so that's as simple as that, yeah.
00:24:48
officialgspn
Doku's good though, isn't he? Doku's fab. I don't know if City would want to strengthen that part of their squad before other parts of their squad, personally.
00:24:50
Jo
He is. Yeah, yeah, he is.
00:24:51
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Yes.
00:25:00
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:25:01
officialgspn
I think i think I agree with you on Liverpool. And that's a fabulous sign because it's the front three of Liverpool that is their big strength, I think.
00:25:13
Jo
Yeah.
00:25:13
officialgspn
I'm not sure he'd walk into it. I think he would get to be one of the five or six that they tend to rotate. you know He would come on for Diaz. Diaz would come on for him.
00:25:24
officialgspn
Nunes would come on for him, et cetera, et cetera.
00:25:27
Jo
Yeah, I guess.
00:25:28
Jo
Got a bit excited there.
00:25:28
officialgspn
But I think they would love They would love him because he play he can play in the middle and he can play down the right as well.
00:25:33
officialgspn
So he would be very versatile, which is what they love.
00:25:34
Jo
Yeah.
00:25:37
Jo
Mm hmm.
00:25:38
officialgspn
What do you think,
00:25:40
officialgspn
Nick.
00:25:41
officialgspn
just
00:25:42
Nicola Pringle_Adams
I'm going to agree with on the back of what Joe said.
00:25:45
Nicola Pringle_Adams
However, when I seen the rumours about Anthony Gordon potentially being transferred over to Liverpool and they are looking into him. I am worried about it because for me, I think he he does start in that midfield all forward. I think he does because like we've been touched on previously in this pod. I don't think Liverpool's midfield's strong. I really, really don't. They've got a great back line and like you say, goalkeeper, but their midfield all sort of forwards, it needs work, it does need work and it has worried me seeing that he's linked with it.
00:26:18
officialgspn
Wow.
00:26:20
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Then the other side of me is a little bit like, obviously I don't want him to leave Newcastle but then I'm taking it as a compliment that these teams are looking at our players because if you go back three or four years ago, we wouldn't even get a sniff at like anyone wanting our players unless it was the league below or even sometimes below that.
00:26:29
officialgspn
Oh, absolutely.
00:26:37
Nicola Pringle_Adams
So No offence, but yeah, I do think he he would serve a purpose at Liverpool, but I would quite like him to stay put, to be honest.
00:26:48
officialgspn
If I might just offend the Arsenal boys for a second time in this half hour, he he's picked first ahead of Martinelli down the left every single time, I think.
00:26:54
Jo
Mm Mm hmm.
00:27:02
Jo
Yeah.
Top-tier Potential of Newcastle Players
00:27:02
officialgspn
I don't think that, you know, I know Martinelli is a wonder kid and he's done some good stuff, but not with the consistency that Gordon did last year.
00:27:12
Jo
Yeah.
00:27:13
officialgspn
got all the pace that Gordon did last year. so So maybe we've got Anthony Gordon, Joe Linton, am the jury being out on Willock and Tenali. But those two, Joe Linton and Anthony Gordon, can join the world world-class lads, Bruno and Isaac.
00:27:35
Jo
Hehehe.
00:27:39
officialgspn
But what we've discussed there, just to finish off, is five or six of our first team choices that wouldn't look out of place, playing for the top three. And if we are bringing in quality like Gehi, and somebody down the right wing of of an equal sort of quality, then I think we're quite close. I think we're quite close to being right amongst it and not chasing to to get a European place, but to get right in amongst the top four.
00:28:07
Nicola Pringle_Adams
just Yeah.
00:28:12
officialgspn
And that makes me quite excited.
00:28:12
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:28:16
officialgspn
Are we all excited about this?
00:28:17
Jo
Berry.
00:28:18
officialgspn
I think we are. You can tell, can't you? By the cheering that's going on.
00:28:19
Nicola Pringle_Adams
Absolutely.
00:28:19
Jo
Yeah. Yeah.
00:28:23
officialgspn
And I know this is that this is just an audio track
00:28:24
Jo
We're
Closing Remarks
00:28:27
officialgspn
that people are hearing, but everybody's smiling.
00:28:30
Nicola Pringle_Adams
but
00:28:30
Jo
like...
00:28:30
officialgspn
Everybody's smiling.
00:28:33
officialgspn
Look, it's going to be 15 seconds till bang on 30 minutes. So I think we've really, really timed it things well there.
00:28:42
Jo
like...
00:28:42
officialgspn
I'm going to say, let's draw that to a close. Thank you very much indeed for joining me for that discussion, Joe and Nick. I've really enjoyed it. Thank you very much, whoever's listening, for listening. Tune in again to hear tomorrow's podcast from Newcastle United's Daily Podcast Network.