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Daily Newcastle - Liverpool review & Brighton Preview
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Join the girls of the pod to discuss our performance against Liverpool with negatives and positives, and we look onto our FA Cup fixture against Brighton.
Host - Nicola Pringle-Adams
Guests - Jo Ayres
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Transcript
Nicola's Return & Podcast Plans
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Newcastle podcast.
00:00:11
Jo
Thank you.
00:00:14
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It's me, your host. I have had a whole seven days off the pod. I don't know who authorised that, but anyway, here we are. So it's me, your pod, Nicola. Your pod.
00:00:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Your host, Nicola, on tonight's pod. And I am joined by my girly, Jo. How are you, honey?
00:00:31
Jo
I'm great. I did the schedule so you can thank me for a week off.
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks, babe.
00:00:36
Jo
Yeah.
00:00:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've also had...
00:00:37
Jo
I got you.
00:00:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
couple of days off right
00:00:39
Jo
Yeah, and I've just checked the schedule. I'm not back on again until next Thursday. Like, who the hell do I think I am?
Liverpool Match Review
00:00:44
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well the boys are going to be happy kind of was supposed to be with us to record him but we've actually just gave him the night off because the boys are they've done all week so anyway here we are so it's just me and you tonight girl today girly tonight today whatever so
00:00:46
Jo
They love it.
00:01:01
Jo
Yeah.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
We didn't manage to record an immediate post-match review and when we played Liverpool on Wednesday. We're obviously recording this Thursday, but the time the listeners listen to it, it is going to be Friday.
00:01:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we better cover off the Liverpool game.
00:01:20
Jo
yeah
00:01:20
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So, Wednesday night. We were all dreading it. We were all dreading going to Anfield. We knew they were going to be a tough opponent. Yeah. yeah I have nothing really to say.
00:01:36
Jo
You don't know wait it started. Mm-hmm.
00:01:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know where to start, guys. I've got mixed feelings. I am trying not to be too negative, Nancy, but I've got to be honest, there is going to be a few negative things said.
00:01:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, there also will be followed up by some positives. So it's not all going to be negative. But first of all, let's just go straight into it. What are we feeling? What are we saying?
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are we feeling after that?
00:02:00
Jo
well, you know before the match, you know god as everyone back and forwards What sort of result you want like we've got any type of influence or the result at all But we decided that a draw at anfield was going to be great and then we can win the final obviously the draw at anfield didn't quite pan out did it really?
00:02:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Mm-hmm.
00:02:14
Jo
But the next thing that we did say is want the lad to turn up a bit more than they did against city They did turn up more than they did against city. I'll give them that. All right, so
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:24
Jo
I've got to be honest, it is a strange one. Right, we lost. We can like acknowledge we lost, but we were away to Liverpool, who have lost once all season and who are just on the run of all runs. I mean, they're 13 points clear at the minute.
00:02:37
Jo
You know, you can't really feel too sad about it. And what we must remember is we did not have our strongest 11 on the pitch. So taking that into account as well.
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:48
Jo
and i've I've got a list of kind of negatives and positives But in a game like that I think there was always going to be a a lot of Like not a lot negatives But you were expecting some Again away at Anfield But I have got a nice amount of positives to take from it And I'm not feeling too bad about the finals because I think we did play alright considering it's on their home ground. They're pretty unbeatable there at the minute.
00:03:08
Jo
But if we can take them to Wembley on neutral ground, and we do have our strongest XI out at the time, and really bring it to them, even more so than we did last night, sorry, slash Wednesday night as you listen to this,
00:03:20
Jo
I'm genuinely not feeling too bad. can't say just because we lost 2-0. All right, that's it. We don't stand a chance in the final. I don't think anyone's given me a chance, and I almost like that little bit bit of an underdog thing.
00:03:31
Jo
Let us go there with
Match Analysis: Negatives & Positives
00:03:33
Jo
no pressure, really. The pressure is on Liverpool to beat us because everyone expects them to beat us. So that's my kind of overall. Yeah, as the pod goes on, I'll like break it down and give you my actual positives and negatives, but that's my overall feeling, I'll be honest, yeah.
00:03:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:03:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I'm probably feeling the same to be fair let's be honest Liverpool at the minute are definitely not a side to be messed with they're 13 points clear as you said And I know people are already sort of writing the season off, but we can probably say it's wrote off now. They've probably done it.
00:04:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we never perform well at Anfield. Well, that we don't perform well at Anfield, but we don't get results at Anfield. I've got a list of positive and negatives. I don't know where you want to start. Should we dive into the... Should we do the positives first?
00:04:22
Jo
either the way should we just get rid of the negatives because then we can just yeah we'll just build on it because look it's it's it's the negatives but they're not like we're not slandering the team so they're just negatives that you're going to pull naturally from a game but yeah let's roll with those first and then we'll we'll get better as the pod goes on
00:04:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you want to the negatives first and then do the... Shall we? Shall we?
00:04:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, let's do it. OK, let's. First of all, first and foremost, I just want to start with a negative. And it's not even about the two teams. It's about the TNT commentary. I have never listened to one side of commentary my whole entire life.
00:04:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I really like Ali McCoy. I really, really like him.
00:04:55
Jo
It happens too much. Yeah.
00:04:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, but it's really annoying. I really like him.
00:04:58
Jo
I agree.
00:04:59
Jo
agree.
00:05:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
You think it was only Mo Salah on the pitch and Liverpool. That's it. No mention of any of us. So that's great.
00:05:05
Jo
Oh, it's the Salah show. It's almost a Salah show every time Liverpool play, though, and I appreciate he's having an unbelievable season, but come on.
00:05:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
is the Salah show.
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:12
Jo
Yeah, it's a bit too much of it.
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:14
Jo
Never mind.
00:05:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. OK. Now on to the teams. Well, our team. Don't care about Liverpool.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
On to our team. Yeah. I am going to... Oh, I don't know where to start. You go first, because I guarantee our negatives are the same.
00:05:22
Jo
We'll not talk about Liverpool, and I'll forget about them.
00:05:31
Jo
Oh, they probably will be to be fair. This is where they're negative but they're not too negative. I've just wrote Wilson was very rusty. I've discussed this in the team and I think it was actually like the WhatsApp.
00:05:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:05:40
Jo
I think was Kev that literally labeled him as rusty and that's Kev who like worships Wilson. But it was obvious and you know the guy, he's never fit at the minute.
00:05:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
He does work.
00:05:49
Jo
of course he's gonna be rusty. The guy really isn't getting any minutes. You could see he was off the pace.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:05:54
Jo
When he was shooting, there was there was goals that you normally would expect Wilson to put away sort of thing. So, yes, it was disappointing. But, again, it goes back to just being understanding and the fact that we weren't at our strongest, as in the strongest 11.
00:06:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:06:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:06:08
Jo
My biggest negative, and this is something we've talked about recently, I think we're really going to agree on this goal, but Pope.
00:06:15
Jo
Paul, right, it just, the thing is, right, no matter what anyone wants to say, he just has not been the same since his injury.
00:06:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:06:22
Jo
You can see, and you when you watch it back, because and I've watched it a couple of times back, and just I actually kind of rewound and fast-forwarded their goal a couple of times just to really kind of get it, but I was like, no, I was right the first time around.
00:06:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Mm-hmm.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:06:33
Jo
You can see almost a bit of hesitation and just that slowness and getting down on that side.
00:06:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%.
00:06:38
Jo
You can't have that.
00:06:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:39
Jo
You just can't have that. He's a great shot stopper. I'm not denying it. But when you've got that kind of hesitation, you've got that slowness to your game, all of a sudden you're not the great shot stopper you were. And what's it called in golf? The yips, where some of the greatest golfers in the world, all sudden they can't hit a shot and they're like left, right, anywhere, but they want it to go.
00:06:58
Jo
Pope almost has this kind of mental block now and you can see it and that's where it's dangerous. So it's not like we're saying, oh, Pope, get rid of him. He's crap, all this sort stuff.
00:07:10
Jo
It just isn't the same. And I don't think he's ever going to be the same. And that's what the worrying part is with Pope. So I don't know. I'm sure you've probably got something to say about it as well.
00:07:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, i could probably talk a whole 30 minutes on Nick Pope. And I did touch on it on the last podcast I was actually on with you and Michael, to which me and Michael had a bit of a disagreement about it.
00:07:26
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:07:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was all for Pope coming back in for the Nottingham Forest game. And I wasn't.
00:07:36
Jo
It's mad.
00:07:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
the One of the things I'm going to sit here and say on this, and I feel really passionate about it, and I'm not i'm i'm not too sure why I feel so passionate about it, but I don't understand how we've,
00:07:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
convince Martin Dubravka to sign you know an extended contract or whatever it is and then two days later drop him I I honestly honestly cannot get over that and if I was him right now I i know his wife definitely is because she puts something on her Instagram about it but i if I was him right now i would feel so hard done by yes okay people are going to sit there and say well he let four goals in against Manchester City Yes, he did let four goals in against Manchester City, but the other 10 players on the pitch also didn't perform that well.
00:08:05
Jo
who
00:08:20
Jo
Oh yeah, yeah.
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's just put that out there.
00:08:21
Jo
He had no support.
00:08:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
He had no support.
00:08:23
Jo
Mm-mm.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we well we will argue that. we'll go back We can go back and forth on that all day.
00:08:28
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:08:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then you've got Nick Pope that's come back in for Nottingham Forest. And I'm not sat here saying that Nick Pope should never play for us again. Obviously, that's not going to happen.
00:08:36
Jo
Yeah.
00:08:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
he He's come back into the Nottingham Forest game. His goalkeeper on that first goal was terrible. pretty similar to the first goal last the Liverpool game it was just absolutely horrendous yes okay his quick distribution led to our our goals but then i just thought overall in the Nottingham Forest game he had a quite a poor game and I'll well I'll sat with you and I was facing the wall at one point and then yesterday sorry on the Liverpool game on Wednesday night yeah he is not the same keeper that we signed you know a couple of years ago and he is not being right since that injury and
00:08:46
Jo
Yeah.
00:09:09
Jo
no no
00:09:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
like you say, that's that's really dangerous. it's Obviously, it's the same, but when a football player gets a really bad injury and they pull out of tackles and they back away from tackles, that's when it becomes dangerous.
00:09:18
Jo
no
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And unfortunately, it's the same with Nick Pope in goal, where he's obviously scared to go down on it is his left shoulder. I can't remember which shoulder is. it his left one?
00:09:31
Jo
i'm trying to sing
00:09:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it doesn't matter anyway. But you can yeah, you can see he's so delayed in going down.
00:09:33
Jo
leffron yeah anyway doesn't
00:09:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm not sat here. Well, I am criticising. I know I am. But I mean, I've never had a shoulder injury and I'm not a goalkeeper. So I don't know what it's like. I can imagine it's a bit of a mental block, but it's dangerous.
00:09:43
Jo
I don't know. It
00:09:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm really sorry to Kev when he listens to this. And I'm really sorry to anyone else that is going to, you know, comment on on the videos and say, I know nothing, but I really, really feel like Eddie Howe needs to admit that he got that wrong.
00:09:51
Jo
will be. Yeah.
00:10:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's got that decision completely wrong.
00:10:03
Jo
Yeah.
00:10:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
He, I just, for me, Dubravka has got to come back in ASAP and,
00:10:06
Jo
don't
00:10:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just feel bad for him I feel honestly really bad for him and I'm going to stop talking because I've just ranted sorry yeah oh
00:10:11
Jo
know.
00:10:13
Jo
It's all right. It's fine. I think the thing, the the only thing I was going to say about the Dubravka contracting, so i think we can move on from the keepers, because I think, especially us two, we've talked about this a lot.
00:10:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah yeah
00:10:23
Jo
But the keeper asks, personally, I might be totally wrong, obviously. I reckon the only reason he's had a contract extension, he'll still go in the summer and it means we can get money from him now. I bet it's purely that, you know.
00:10:35
Jo
that's but's that's That's just all business.
00:10:35
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yeah yeah
00:10:36
Jo
That's got absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he's actually going to stay with us beyond the end of the season. But yeah, it's just
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, no. and i completely agree.
00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's definitely a business vision, but morally, I'm like, that poor sod.
00:10:42
Jo
Yeah.
00:10:46
Jo
Oh, no.
00:10:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, a it's just morally wrong. But anyway, and what do I know?
00:10:50
Jo
Got to do what you got to do in business. It's brutal.
00:10:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I get that Eddie Howe is dabbling and he's experimenting and he's probably also trying to support Nick Pope and getting his confidence back because, let's be honest, the only person that's going to see Nick Pope's confidence other than Nick Pope himself is Eddie Howe in training.
00:10:53
Jo
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
00:11:01
Jo
Yeah,
00:11:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:11:07
Jo
yeah.
00:11:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, let's i need to move on from that because I'm quite passionate about the goalkeeper situation at the minute.
00:11:12
Jo
It's fine.
00:11:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it got us into an argument last week.
00:11:13
Jo
know.
00:11:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's swiftly move. and
00:11:18
Jo
I love that.
00:11:18
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Shall we do the first ad and then we'll crack on talking about the rest of the game?
00:11:24
Jo
Yeah, go for it. Yeah, cool.
00:11:25
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Player Performances & Positives
00:11:30
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00:12:11
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00:12:22
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So part two. Obviously, we spent quite a majority of that part one talking about the goalkeeper situation. Let's just carry on recapping the Liverpool game. And our positives and negatives to take, I will come to you because I carried on talking. Sorry, guys, if anyone's watching, Jo's little gal just appeared on camera.
00:12:41
Jo
Sorry, my child appeared.
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's just carry on talking about the the game and the players and any positives slash negatives. What list have you got there, Jo?
00:12:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bless her.
00:12:56
Jo
Our back hurts, apparently. Got some first-world nine-year-old problems going on there.
00:12:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:13:00
Jo
Right, so... Sorry, I'll put my notes back because I went all over the place now. and I'll be honest, I'm going to finish on the negatives with just one more thing. And it wasn't it's not a negative, it's just a kind of factual observation.
00:13:12
Jo
Tenali wasn't great last night and did some poor passes. And Bruno, unfortunately, has now done two games in a row. where he has been nowhere near Bruno-esque, if you want to call it that. So I'm not saying, again, he's a bad player for anyone that wants to pull us up on anything we're saying, because that happens.
00:13:29
Jo
But, yeah, the two in the middle, which we need to be right on form, and they need to be so on form for the final, I believe they will be. But, yeah, they just didn't have a good game. It's simple as that. And, yeah, so when Tonali went off, and you rightly should have went off as well, so...
00:13:45
Jo
That's probably the only other thing. I don't want to really focus too much more about the negatives because there are, as I say, there's plenty positives to pull from the game as well.
00:13:48
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no
00:13:51
Jo
so But that was my last thing, basically.
00:13:54
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yeah i picked up on Bruno Anton Ali but I picked up on Bruno especially I think Bruno has been quite poor for the last three games so
00:14:03
Jo
Spot on.
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
which I feel bad coming down on Bruno because he's our club captain, but I feel like he's been poor for a little while.
00:14:03
Jo
Yeah.
00:14:07
Jo
I know.
00:14:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm not too sure, is it he needs rest?
00:14:09
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:14:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it, he like, obviously he's generally tired or is he, are we just performing bad?
00:14:16
Jo
I know.
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, so that was a little bit annoying. I don't think I had any negatives. of Well, actually, I did. i did have another negative and I can't believe I'm about to say this. And you're going to your mouth is about to hit the floor.
00:14:32
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I don't think Fabian Shaw had a great game.
00:14:35
Jo
He hasn't been good for a while. Come on. We'll admit this.
00:14:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I know he's not been good for a while, but right.
00:14:39
Jo
We're big enough to do that, right?
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:42
Jo
But no, there's something not right.
00:14:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
But last night I thought he was really cool. No.
00:14:46
Jo
Something not right. i don't know. We can all talk about him getting older, but there's literally... He's not having a good time of his little career life right now.
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Career. Yeah.
00:14:56
Jo
mean, he might be happy.
00:14:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:57
Jo
He might be having a good life. He probably is having a good life. But, yeah, he's just not performing. Again, to the standards we know Cher can perform to. So, again, we we desperately need that to pick up as well prior to the final.
00:15:09
Jo
I mean, and we've still got two other games because we're about... We will talk about Brighton, obviously, later.
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:15:13
Jo
So, the you know, there's still... Plenty of other things going on. But yeah, we need him to just get back to doing what he does best and just those pinpoint precision, long range passes that you put in.
00:15:24
Jo
Just, I don't know, he's just making some weird little mistakes, isn't he?
00:15:24
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yeah
00:15:27
Jo
So I agree with wholeheartedly.
00:15:27
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yeah yeah he is making some little mistakes we're they're all making little mistakes but by minus a few what I do want to just quickly end on the negatives and I'm putting that in sort of because I don't want to be too negative is I'm going to
00:15:33
Jo
They are.
00:15:41
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quickly just touch on the fact that we actually did have decent spells last night in the game so I'm not sitting here saying that we were 100 rubbish because we weren't I do think we had decent spells tonight we knew it was always going to tonight sorry last night we knew it was always going to be a really tough game let's be honest Liverpool are cracking side and I'm not
00:15:49
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:15:53
Jo
Nope. no
00:16:06
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I'm not, you know, I'm not just totally Newcastle. I know we were going to have a hard game. What i will say is, though, bring Isak, Joe Linton and Botman into that game. And it's a completely different game altogether.
00:16:17
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And Dubravka. So
00:16:17
Jo
Yeah.
00:16:19
Jo
Well, what do we know though?
00:16:21
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I'm just going to finish that one.
Finals Preparation
00:16:22
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and So I just want to quickly, before we go on the positives, talk about those three, because do we think they're going to be back anytime soon?
00:16:33
Jo
Yeah.
00:16:33
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Isak's obviously got a slight groin injury, do we think?
00:16:35
Jo
Yeah.
00:16:37
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Do we think there's a little more to that? Because that's come out of nowhere.
00:16:38
Jo
I like to think that was technical. If it is just little and apparently it literally only happened within like the 24 hours before the match,
00:16:46
Jo
I'd like to think that he has done the right thing anyway and just saved him because the last thing you want is if he has had a little tweak, you can't possibly risk him. at the end of the day, look, we can joke and we can laugh about the fact that there's other games, but let's get real.
00:16:55
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Hmm.
00:17:00
Jo
There is a cup cup final coming up. There's a cup final coming up within a couple of weeks, man. Like, there's no denying everyone's focus is on that. Yes, we need him for the other games. We really need him for the final. It's as simple as that, right?
00:17:12
Jo
So, yeah, I think Eddie's played the s safe game there. He stuck Wilson in. Wilson, unfortunately, was rusty as hell. it It happened, right?
00:17:19
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Paul Wilton.
00:17:20
Jo
The game happened. It's done. It's, yeah, I think, what yeah, I'm done.
00:17:24
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I think that when Bellatine, and I'm probably going to eat my words in, what was it, two and a half weeks, three weeks, I think the game at Wembley is going to be a complete different game altogether.
00:17:35
Jo
I'm not fearing it. I'm not, which is nice because that's all mean.
00:17:38
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I think I'm not fearing it because it's not at Liverpool. Whereas as last night I was because it's at Liverpool.
00:17:44
Jo
Yeah.
00:17:45
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But it is going to be a different game and I am hoping all three of them a back within selection anyway, at least on the bench to, you know, a sort of an impact maybe.
00:17:52
Jo
Yeah.
00:17:53
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But yeah.
Young Talent Spotlight
00:17:55
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Positives from last night though. And yeah, it's taken 18 minutes.
00:17:57
Jo
Yeah, let's go.
00:18:00
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That's embarrassing. Lewis Hall. What a player.
00:18:04
Jo
Outstanding. Outstanding.
00:18:05
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Isn't he outstanding?
00:18:07
Jo
Just that.
00:18:07
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I...
00:18:09
Jo
Oh, I don't know, man. He's just, he's an amazing player now. and I said last night, i was like, oh, he's going to be some player. And I was like, scrap that. He is some player already.
00:18:17
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He is some player.
00:18:17
Jo
And he's so young still, man. And you know what i love? And I said this to my dad and Donna last night in the bar. Like, What genuinely love about Hall is. Like, when we first signed him, again, we didn't see a lot of him. Eddie did what he does.
00:18:31
Jo
Just doesn't play him so a lot. Let him and kind of bet in sort of thing. But if you can remember, the Chelsea fans were like, they were gutted, man. There was a lot of stuff on social media. and them kicking off that they'd sold him that was going to be our star boy all of this and we read all of that and we never really saw any evidence of it for months and months and months and people people being people on the Newcastle side started going oh yeah I bet they were just you know blowing smoke up our backside so to speak like he's not as good as thingy or he doesn't even look like he's going to be he looks all of that and more now I can I am so understanding why the Chelsea fans were so mad that and we got him I really am
00:18:52
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ye
00:19:07
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He left. Yeah.
00:19:09
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A hundred percent.
00:19:09
Jo
And we need to keep him.
00:19:10
Jo
We need to do everything to keep that boy.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:12
Jo
He is going to be an absolute superstar of a left back. He really is.
00:19:20
Jo
Yeah. Yeah.
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because let me tell you now, that was one player that I was really frightened of is Mohamed Salah. Because let's be honest, he is the talk of the Premier League at the minute.
00:19:28
Jo
Yeah, exactly. Mm-hmm.
00:19:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And quite rightly, because he's absolutely phenomenal. But Lewis Hall managed to keep him quite tame.
00:19:36
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to an extent. And I actually thought in terms of what Salah's capable of and what he can do to teams and rip through teams and rip them apart.
00:19:38
Jo
In terms of what Sala can do, or absolutely, yeah.
00:19:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, yes, okay, we lost 2-0, but let's be honest, it could have been a whole lot worse if that, like, you know, if Mohamed Salah was actually on fire and if he wasn't under control.
00:19:50
Jo
Yeah, if he wasn't under control, yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So props to Lewis Hall, because I mean, I'm going to, for the last sort of maybe, i don't know, four or five months, I just think Lewis Hall's had cracking amount of time.
00:19:56
Jo
Okay. Mm-hmm.
00:20:03
Jo
He's just getting better and better, isn't he?
00:20:05
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And it's just getting better and better and better.
00:20:05
Jo
It's it's it's wonderful to see.
00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's nice to see his confidence flourish because when he first sort of came to us, you could see that he wasn't exactly not confident, but he just wasn't to what he is now.
00:20:14
Jo
Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah.
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah. And then another player who came on, and Ian's going to love this, Lewis Miley. He's gone from a boy to a man overnight.
00:20:25
Jo
that
00:20:28
Jo
Mm-hmm. You've got my list of positives, haven't you?
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hasn't he?
00:20:31
Jo
I had a hole first.
00:20:31
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I do, yeah. it's just...
00:20:32
Jo
Talked about Miles. I did. I'm like, I'm down next. I'm like, Miley, should just should have started up, but is he saving him? So, again, was it a tactical kind of move from Eddie? Right.
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
The only thing I will say is, do we think Eddie's subs came too late? I mean, they normally do. He does like to do that.
00:20:47
Jo
He likes to do that, doesn't he? it's He always has us in the edge of your seat, screaming at the TV or screaming when you're at the match.
00:20:49
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way Yeah. Yeah. Oh.
00:20:54
Jo
Change something.
00:20:55
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Oh.
00:20:55
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chain
00:20:55
Jo
Even if we're winning, you want to change something and to then protect certain players.
00:20:59
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oh
00:20:59
Jo
But, you know, how many times have we said it?
00:21:01
Jo
Like, he he knows what he's doing.
00:21:02
Jo
He does. And I don't know, maybe it was too late, but it was funny because he made those four subs, wasn't it, after the second goal.
00:21:08
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oh
00:21:09
Jo
And my dad sat and he was like, yep, too little, too late, Eddie. And I was just like, all right then.
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah actually staying hours earlier we go and then long staff came on and and i'm sorry i know but poor long staff i'm like right the game is done that's not going to be any impact when i do really feel it's such a shame lewis miley is probably another player that within over the last sort of two games where we've seen him can really hold his head high because between him and lewis hall double lewis yeah they've been amazing
00:21:14
Jo
Old grump over there.
00:21:20
Jo
my I feel from my own... don't know. and
00:21:33
Jo
Yeah.
00:21:36
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:21:37
Jo
Two really young players, so calm. They play way beyond their years, and that's what I love about the pair of them.
00:21:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
way beyond.
00:21:43
Jo
So again, it's like us begging for like the kids to start, because they are technically kids in comparison to what we've got. We've got some well-established players there who have been around the game and and around the Premier League for many, many years.
00:21:56
Jo
Yet you've got these two guys, and it's almost like they're just playing with... Just no kind of stress, which it's great to see. It's a bit like, I'm not saying they are on par with Cole Palmer, but Lewis Hall is.
00:22:06
Jo
ah ah and But Cole Palmer, he's that type of player. He's got this ultimate chill aura and he just then doesn't let anything faze him. But Lewis Hall's like that, isn't it? Lewis Miley's like that.
00:22:17
Jo
and So I love that we've kind of got those two. And again, they're so young, man. We need again to do anything possible keep those lads with us literally as long as possible, in my eyes.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're so young.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agreed. I'm also going to argue for the next game that Bruno needs rest and I think Mila should start. But we'll go on to that.
00:22:33
Jo
I'd rest him against... Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've got you. I will move on.
00:22:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll go on to that in the next part.
00:22:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Any other positives you've got written down before I nick anymore?
00:22:41
Jo
Well, yeah, I mean, my main list was Hall, cover him, Miley, cover him. Stuff we've already said, there was a lot there's been a lot of positives to take. I don't think we played that bad. We made some good pressing moves.
00:22:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I don't.
00:22:51
Jo
We hit them on the break a few times, bar Wilson not having his scoring boots on, which, he you know, most of the time you would see him at least burying one of the couple of chances that he had.
00:22:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:23:03
Jo
Well, one was offside anyway, so I'll scrap that. But you know what I mean? When you can try and pick these things out and the fact that we will have certain other players in, my next line was, I feel good going into the final. We've already covered that side of things.
00:23:16
Jo
But yeah, you you've you kind of asked it as well. Botman, Big Joe, Isaac. They should be back playing, shouldn't they? And then my very final line was, I would play dubs. So, but well, haven't we just already said that?
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
well well lovely place to end on
00:23:33
Jo
Yeah, yeah, that pretty much covers it.
00:23:33
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00:24:05
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Beautifully done.
00:24:07
Jo
Beautiful.
00:24:07
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Beautiful.
00:24:08
Jo
Didn't even stutter at anything like I normally do.
00:24:10
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You didn't. You didn't. Right. Enough about the Liverpool game. That is behind us.
00:24:15
Jo
Yeah, done.
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's in the past. Let's stop dwelling on it, even though it happened. On to Brighton on Sunday.
00:24:25
Jo
Yeah.
00:24:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's be honest. Brighton, since their 7-0 thumping from Nottingham Forest, have won every single game.
00:24:34
Jo
great. ye and Unfortunately.
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've won against Chelsea in the FA Cup fourth round, two one They've won one against Chelsea in the league, 3-0. They then beat Southampton. Obviously, yes, Southampton and bottom the league. They beat them 4-0. And then they are just coming off the back of...
00:24:44
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:24:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I shouldn't laugh at that. It's really bad. They are just coming off back of a 2-1 win against Bournemouth.
00:24:52
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:24:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
So not exactly in a bad position. And and obviously, they're on to was for the fifth round. Yes, OK, we are at home. So eighth in the league. I know it doesn't really matter because the FA Cup, but they're sitting eighth in the table. We're sixth, so it's not far.
00:25:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's far between us.
00:25:07
Jo
yeah
00:25:08
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How are we feeling going into it?
00:25:12
Jo
All right. I don't think Wednesday night's game against Liverpool is going to make me change my mind.
00:25:14
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don't
00:25:16
Jo
i was very happy it was a home draw. We've always got that. Again, if the crowd can get behind the team, we've always already established it. laba You see, now I'm going to trip myself up.
00:25:24
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know.
00:25:26
Jo
Establish that a million times or over. But no, I feel all right. And again, if we can go in as strong as possible and Like I said, do what we did the other night, but against... They are a lesser opposition, let's get real.
00:25:40
Jo
I think we can win. We've got to believe we can beat Brighton at home.
00:25:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
got to win.
00:25:43
Jo
We just... and it That'll keep the lads up. That'll keep their spirits up. You know, we're still in two cups. i Still on for the treble, as we joke about all the time. But yeah, like I really do think it would be a big thing if we can stay in the f FA Cup before the final.
00:26:00
Jo
just As I say, it's it's it's all about keeping the lad spirits up as well, isn't it, prior to the final? So I know we have one more league game away to West Ham before the final. But again, taking it one game at a time. I'm feeling all right with Brighton, I really am. And it'll be interesting to see if, for example, Izak plays. Because if it was just a minor tweak, does he then come back in?
00:26:19
Jo
Or... Do we start Wilson again and maybe just give Isaac half an hour at the end just to keep him kind of ticking over? I'm torn because I'm so then concerned about don't want him burning out at all. I don't want any issues with Isaac because Isaac has to play in the finals. It's as simple as that.
00:26:36
Jo
So, yeah.
00:26:36
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Yeah. Isak has got to play in the final. There is no question about that.
00:26:40
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:26:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
My concern about this is whenever we seem to... So obviously last night we learned that Isak has got a slight groin injury. I'm just putting that word slight in quotation marks because whenever the word slight, minor, a little knockback is used, these players will end up being out for months.
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
So... Obviously, I know Botman has got his other knee. He had a knee knock. I can't what game it is now. was a while ago. When's he back? We've had no update on that.
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we keep saying he's closer. He's closer. So I'm concerned about Botman.
00:27:12
Jo
I'm so concerned about Botman, you know.
00:27:14
Jo
Like, just in general, well, this is, i was going to all jokes aside, I know you love him, but you know what my genuine concern about Botman is?
00:27:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's one my favourite players, by the way.
00:27:22
Jo
Like, is he just, I'm not saying he's another Wilson, but I kind am. What's going on, man? The guy is, he's another Weetabix.
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Your words to me on Sunday where he's a Weetabix.
00:27:32
Jo
Like, he's just, he's the, he's just a bigger version of a Weetabix. That's all it is. But yeah, like, I'm concerned as such a big, strong bloke like that, man.
00:27:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:27:41
Jo
Please, God, don't let him be injury prone and always just be out or always have these little knocks.
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah butman
00:27:45
Jo
And we need him to be fitter and stronger than he is. And that's genuinely my concern with Botman, I'll be honest.
00:27:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I've got the same concern with alex Alexander Isak with this slight groin injury I'll be honest it makes me nervous and
00:27:56
Jo
Yeah. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whilst I want him back fit and ready, I'm also a bit like if he's not ready or he's close to being ready but not quite ready, please do not bring him back on Sunday because we need him for...
00:28:08
Jo
Leave him.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
i'm going to eat you not We actually need him for West Ham and we need him for the final, let's be honest.
00:28:14
Jo
True.
00:28:15
Jo
True.
00:28:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not saying we don't need him for the FA Cup, but we could probably just about get away with keeping Wilson on the pitch. Watch me say that and Wilson come off injured. Yeah, so anyway, how do we think...
00:28:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do we think we'll see any change from the Liverpool game to the Brighton game? Or do we think it's going to be the same? Because we've spoke about the back four. We've spoke about the goalkeeper.
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've spoke about the midfield. And obviously, it's either going to be Wilson or Osula, assuming that Isak's not back.
00:28:48
Jo
Yeah.
00:28:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what do we think we're going to see?
00:28:53
Jo
I'd bring Miley in. I really would. I would start Miley in that game.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
too.
00:28:56
Jo
It's
00:28:59
Jo
such a tough one, isn't it? Because then I don't know where Big Joe's at. I don't know if he's actually going to be back. So I don't know what sort of contention he's got. Yeah,
00:29:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
We won't find out until tomorrow, will we?
00:29:09
Jo
yeah exactly. And at the back, you've got to maybe...
00:29:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
So time you guys listening to this, we probably would have had an injury updated list.
00:29:13
Jo
We might know, yeah, yeah.
00:29:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah.
00:29:17
Jo
And then the Botman thing, we've obviously just said we don't know, so then we've got to assume it's still going the same at the back. And strange enough, I said last night, and this was even after the whole Pope discussion, because they were saying, oh, if Pope's, like, again, just having this discussion in the bar, they were like, well, if Pope's still playing by the West Ham game, he's totally playing in the final. and i was like, get that.
00:29:36
Jo
And I was like, honestly, what I think I would like to see and what I think should happen, we'll play Pope against Brighton, we'll bring Dubs back in for West Ham, and then Dubs can play in the final. I mean, obviously, again, Eddie needs to get the memo, in because he's totally going to listen to us.
00:29:49
Jo
He's going to do that. But, yeah, that's that's my prediction on the goalkeeping front as well. But apart from that, I don't see many changes, because, again, if Izak's not ready, leave him out, play Wilson, bring Ocelain for half an hour at the end.
00:29:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
right hard isn't it I'm not sure what he's gonna do can't go um't of saypathe and I personally think he'll still keep Nick Popengall
00:30:01
Jo
Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. I
00:30:09
Jo
can't cope anymore. I can't cope. Can we just fast forward two weeks, please? I'll sacrifice two weeks my life. Can we just fast forward? I'm done.
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you're right.
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he'll have Nick Hope on Sunday and then he'll bring potentially dubs back for West Ham and final.
00:30:21
Jo
Yeah, I do.
00:30:23
Jo
Fab right in here. Mm-hmm.
00:30:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's going to be the same back four. I think it will be Hall, Burn, Shah, Tino.
00:30:30
Jo
Mm-hmm.
00:30:33
Jo
Yep.
00:30:34
Jo
Yep.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Assuming that Botman is obviously still out. And it's the midfield where I'm struggling because I would personally take Bruno off and give Lewis Miley start. Start to Nali.
00:30:45
Jo
Yep.
00:30:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
start toarly
00:30:48
Jo
I don't...
00:30:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, so.
00:30:52
Jo
I'm just glad it's not our headache. it's up
00:30:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm totally glad it's not a headache, although they do they do give me a headache.
00:30:55
Jo
We don't get paid enough for this.
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah, we don't get paid for this.
00:31:00
Jo
Don't be silly.
00:31:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, so it's going to be interesting because it looks like he's, I personally think Eddie Howes probably already knows he's going to have to experiment somewhere, somehow. So we'll see on Sunday when the line-up is announced.
Predictions & Podcast Conclusion
00:31:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just to give Brighton a little bit of, because they've got some good players. so
00:31:18
Jo
There.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have got some good players and one in particular that I'm not looking for. Well, I never thought I'd say this either. But Danny Welbeck. Danny Welbeck, you know what I mean?
00:31:29
Jo
I know.
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not looking forward to facing him.
00:31:33
Jo
Yeah, him and Pedro. Because je Joe Pedro's...
00:31:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pedro. Yeah, another one.
00:31:36
Jo
off I know he just scored in the last game, but he is still one that I've always kind of been concerned about. I think Hall will keep Minta, assuming Minta plays on the right for them.
00:31:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he has been the last couple of weeks.
00:31:44
Jo
I think Hall will keep him under wraps.
00:31:47
Jo
Matoma on the left's bit concerning.
00:31:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:31:49
Jo
I've got to be honest, because Tino can handle him. I'm just not as confident about Tino handling Matoma as I am about Paul Handle and Minty.
00:32:00
Jo
Trying to get the M's and that mixed up there.
00:32:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:04
Jo
But apart from that, I wouldn't say I'm overly worried about any other part of their team.
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:32:08
Jo
Please don't let that one come back to bite us.
00:32:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:32:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:32:10
Jo
But yeah yeah, it is kind of the front three, so to speak, that I'm mainly concerned about.
00:32:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Me too. And they're not going to be an easy side to face, let's be honest.
00:32:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're coming off the back of four very good results. They'll be out to fight. And we've touched on it. And I'm going to just quickly end the pod on it. Home support. Turn up.
00:32:19
Jo
No, no, they'll so be out again.
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come on.
00:32:31
Jo
Yeah, we'll be there.
00:32:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
We will. I seen on social media yesterday, well, last night after the Liverpool game, that the everyone's moaning about the away end. Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet.
00:32:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was times on Nottingham Forest game on Sunday, weren't there, Jo, where it was quiet. Barrows, obviously.
00:32:49
Jo
Yeah.
00:32:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
So come on, let's get behind them.
00:32:52
Jo
Yeah.
00:32:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's let's support them. We can't just be silent because obviously it's not going to help them in any way, shape or form. So let's hope the home support is on good form.
00:33:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before we quickly end, what's your goal, your result prediction? I don't know what to predict here.
00:33:09
Jo
2-1.
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to go for that.
00:33:13
Jo
Because we all we are the same.
00:33:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
because we are the same person. 2-1. I'm going to go 2-0 then. Oh, no, I don't think that's right.
00:33:20
Jo
I thought you were going to steal Ian's.
00:33:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Ian's is definitely a potential.
00:33:26
Jo
I know.
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I can't steal because I do think Brighton will score.
00:33:27
Jo
I quite like it.
00:33:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I can't go 4-1.
00:33:30
Jo
that's why That's what i mean here. Can't you?
00:33:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll go 3-2.
00:33:34
Jo
We're in the strawberry corner. We'll not know anything but singing, by the way. You know, and you're like, oh, I hope we're not quiet.
00:33:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly.
00:33:40
Jo
We won't be able to hear if the rest of the stadium are quiet because it's going to be so loud and I can't bloody wait.
00:33:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
We won't.
00:33:45
Jo
yeah, it's going to be awesome.
00:33:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cannot wait. I'll go three to then because I do think Brighton will score.
00:33:51
Jo
Ooh.
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, not nice, is it?
00:33:52
Jo
Mate.
00:33:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry about that, guys. Right. I have no idea what we've spoken about for the last 35 minutes, but I'm going to end the pod here.
00:34:00
Jo
We can throw it on, can't we?
00:34:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can drone on and I'm just going to stop talking. So thank you guys, obviously, for listening. We hope you have a lovely weekend and we will be back on Monday with hopefully, FA Cup win.
00:34:13
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review. See you later.