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Episode 053 - Bowen or Isak?! West Ham & Newcastle Crossover
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In todays episode Tom is joined by Michael from the daily Newcastle Pod! They ask each other some interesting questions and end with a match prediction.
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Transcript
Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello guys and welcome back to another episode of the Daily GSPN West Ham podcast crossover
West Ham's Optimism and Upcoming Game
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
today. I'm joined with Michael from the Daily Newcastle podcast. Say hi mate.
00:00:20
Michael
Matt, how's it going? are you all right?
00:00:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I am doing good. I'm doing okay. I'm actually slightly optimistic about West Ham. It's been a pretty tough season. So the fact that I can go into a conversation thinking that maybe we might get something out of it and that we're not going to get out of it demolished, it's quite pleasant.
Newcastle's Distractions and Challenges
00:00:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah, so today we're going to be talking about this upcoming game, Newcastle-West Ham at the London Stadium.
00:00:38
Michael
Yeah.
00:00:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just to start the podcast, what are your kind of general thoughts about the game? Just kind of, I'll just open it up.
00:00:45
Michael
Yeah, I think for Newcastle, unfortunately, i would love to come into this game, particularly as you beat us 2-0 at St. James' Park, with ah an open mind of, oh, yeah, we're going attack this. But unfortunately, with the Carabao Cup final so close, it' it kind of feels like a distraction to Newcastle. And we've got this little mentality, unfortunately, where after we've won the semi-final, we do terribly in the lead up to finals.
00:01:11
Michael
We've won, ah think, since 1997, we've played 21 games between a successful semifinal and a final, and we've only won four of them. So that'll get West Ham fans' hopes up, I'm sure.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
God, that's really not good, is it? Yeah, a little bit. I think kind of that mixed with our upturning form, I think kind of makes for a relatively difficult game for you.
00:01:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
But i can it can so easily flip on its head.
00:01:32
Michael
Very much so.
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think, you know, you look at us this season, we do have the ability to concede early.
00:01:37
Michael
Yeah.
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if we concede early, which I think Newcastle does have the the quality to to punish us quite quickly, it's going to then be a very difficult game because...
00:01:46
Michael
yeah
00:01:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
if you do get the lead, I wouldn't blame you if you just decided to kind of shut up shop a little bit and just play the the one to win because of the the other things that you want to prioritize. makes perfect sense.
Player Transfers and Financial Constraints
00:02:00
Michael
Yeah. 100%.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, so to get us started, I would like to ask you some questions about Newcastle from a ah West Ham fan's point of view. So the the first one for me, I think, is the fear of a good player getting poached.
00:02:09
Michael
Yeah.
00:02:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So this is something that, as a West Ham fan, I'm all too to familiar with. A player gets good and they get stolen by another team.
00:02:19
Michael
Yeah.
00:02:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think for you, it's ah's obviously Ezek. I think that is the kind of glaring... from what I would imagine as a, as someone who has seen their good players go, watch them playing, watch them be so good.
00:02:33
Michael
yeah
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's always that thought in the back of your mind, like they're playing too well because other people are going to be like, yeah, we, we probably like to take that guy. And when, you know, imagine any of the top teams in Europe, just asking for Isaac's name and and is kind of difficult to convince him to stay.
00:02:44
Michael
yeah
00:02:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So how do you feel about that?
00:02:53
Michael
Yeah, I think it's one of those where Alexander Rezac has come out and said, whether this is to believe it or not, we all know football players say things in the heat at the moment, but he's come out and said that he's happy to give Newcastle time, but if we don't make it into Europe this season, you know there's always the chance that he'll leave.
00:03:10
Michael
The positive on our end is that we're asking for what I believe to be around 150 million.
West Ham and Newcastle: Selling Club Concerns
00:03:17
Michael
I'm not sure yet. I don't think there's any teams that are going to be willing to pay that, particularly under PSR restrictions. um Manchester City might have been the ah might have been the the one that would, but they've got a a little striker called Erlen Haaland and they've just signed Marmouche. So I don't think that's an area where they really need anyone.
00:03:37
Michael
um The only thing that sort of has me worried about potentially losing and alex Alexander Ezek is the potential of a player swap. Obviously, we've been restricted ah by PSR.
00:03:48
Michael
um We haven't signed a first-team player ah for the squad since 2023. um Last three transfer windows, we've not brought in anyone. We had Lewis Hall, who we'd brought in on on a loan, and then we made it permanent in the summer, but that's pretty much the only one.
00:04:04
Michael
So... Bringing in players has been difficult for Newcastle, and there was the rumour, nothing more than a rumour at this point, that PSG were willing to offer Marco Asensio, Colo Mouane, and Juan Carlo Ramos.
00:04:16
Michael
Now, two strikers seems a bit OTT, but that's the only reason I could see Isaac leaving Newcastle in this summer, next season.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, a
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah little bit.
00:04:28
Michael
I think it's potentially very likely if we don't make Europe in either of the seasons, but it looks very likely that he'll give Newcastle at least up until the end of next season. and
00:04:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's... It's really nice as... ah as a fan of a a club who is in the kind of the selling market, I think West Ham are like that.
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
i think Newcastle probably are slightly like that, maybe slightly ahead of us when it comes to your status in the league and how people view you as a club.
00:04:56
Michael
yeah
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you just know that you watch a ah player play well and yeah you have that thought in your mind that they're going to leave. So when they do kind of come out and make a ah statement to the club saying that I'm not going to leave straight away, I'm going to give, I want to give the club some time.
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's really nice as a fan. And obviously the,
00:05:14
Michael
hundred percent 100%.
Injuries and Goalkeeping Dilemmas
00:05:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
The way I relate is through Declan Rice because he gave us a lot more time than he needed to.
00:05:20
Michael
Yeah.
00:05:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
He you know was a very good player. I think I said arguably the best DM in the league. I think even with Rodri, even when he was playing for us, to be honest, because the argument always made was he was playing at the same level in a team that was vastly inferior. So...
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
for me, that makes probably makes them slightly better.
00:05:37
Michael
Yeah, 100%. and so
00:05:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
like I don't think Roderick could come into West Ham's team and do what Declan Rice did. So that's a little controversial ah her side thought. But yeah, it's nice when they give you a little bit more time than they probably need to. because I don't think any Newcastle fan would hate Ezek for wanting to play Champions League football.
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, that's what he wants repeatedly.
00:05:59
Michael
Absolutely not.
00:06:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the sort of player he is. So the fact that he has said, you know, ah I am willing to stay.
00:06:02
Michael
Yeah. 100%.
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm willing to give time, give as much as I can. But then there will come a time where they have to leave. And I think you kind of have to accept that and make peace with it and try and just enjoy them and get the most out of them when they're there.
00:06:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, if you do get European football, what what have you got Europa League?
00:06:16
Michael
so
00:06:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think he would stay for Europa League football?
00:06:21
Michael
Yeah, I think he'd be more than willing to stay for Europa League because it shows progression in the project. We made Champions League far too early.
00:06:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, a little bit.
00:06:27
Michael
um The benefit of that was um we had Sven Bottmann as centre-back.
00:06:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah look
00:06:32
Michael
We had the best defence in the league when he was there, when he was playing in the back line. He's been injured for the vast majority of the last two seasons and we've ended up conceding more than what we did when we first got relegated 08 or 09. So I think, you know, Izak, if we can stay in the Europa League,
00:06:48
Michael
and sort of continue building, I think you'll be happy. And we were supposed to make conference last season, but then Man United somehow won the FA Cup over Man City and we dropped out, unfortunately.
00:07:01
Michael
um So the progression is there and I think the players can see it.
00:07:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:04
Michael
um Realistically, we've been quite unlucky with injuries, but no, everyone gets injuries. We don't want to make those excuses. But going into this game and then the cup final, we just found out that three of our top players are unavailable for the for at least the next three games. So it's one of those, Isaac's back to fitness. And if we can keep him longer than this season, and which I think we will, I think he'd be happy with Europa League with the knowledge that Champions League possibility.
00:07:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, I think I agree. The next thing I'd like to talk about, maybe one that's maybe slightly more rogue, your goalkeeping situation. Because the the way that each keeper has been viewed, it seems to change kind of month by month.
00:07:41
Michael
Yeah.
00:07:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because i think the the major consensus is that Pope is a better keeper than Dubravka.
00:07:47
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you look at the performances recently, and to me, I feel like Dubravka has been playing really well.
00:07:54
Michael
Yeah.
00:07:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I'd love to hear your opinion on this.
00:07:59
Michael
Mm-hmm. Yeah, so Martin Dubravka has kind of been in the bad books with a lot of Newcastle fans. um The loan to Manchester United, it's it's not it's not a hidden secret that he's wanted to leave the club and when he was second or third choice, which to be fair, he's got ambitions.
00:08:16
Michael
Can't blame him for that. And Nick Pope has been fantastic for Newcastle for a long time. Unfortunately, He's just coming back from an injury and he doesn't look the same player. um We've seen it numerous times where um goalkeepers have gotten injuries and then not been the same. Shea Given, Joe Hart, couple that I can think of off the top my head.
00:08:35
Michael
And I think Nick Pope's unfortunately going to be one of them. When it comes to, on his day, fully fit, sharp, shot stopper, he's one of the best shot stoppers in the league, in my opinion. When it comes to passing the ball out, he's probably one of the worst in the league.
00:08:50
Michael
While Martin Dubravka... can pass the ball out. He's been making a lot more high quality saves than what we've seen from the last two seasons. So it was a case of for a Newcastle fan, do you play the goalkeeper that can't kick a ball or do you play the goalkeeper that can't really save a ball, but it's quite good with these feet.
00:09:09
Michael
Um, so we're still in that dilemma. Um, unfortunately, and I think Nick Pope will play as we try and get you sharpness up ahead of the cup final. Um, But to be honest, it's 50-50. Martin Dubravka deserves his place.
00:09:24
Michael
He has improved this season in comparison to others. But Nick Popes were best goalkeeper. So it's a tough one.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it is a tough one. I guess, like, it kind of similar to West Ham, to be honest, because... We've always seen Areola as the first choice. And then he got injured and Fabianski played.
00:09:41
Michael
Yeah.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Fabianski's been playing really well. So then when it comes to having two fit goalkeepers again, the decision about who to play is so always a difficult one because you find that keepers play better when they play more games in a row.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think chopping and changing keepers isn't the best to get the peak performance out of either of them, if that makes sense.
00:10:00
Michael
100%. Yeah, okay.
00:10:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
So... making that decision on who to play and kind of sticking them with them is a difficult one when maybe the lesser one is playing really well. And this is us with Fabianski. Fabianski's like 40 and he's been playing really well. So it's like, you know, he's probably someone that you would see as...
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
nailed on second choice but if he's playing well enough to start then there's quite a good argument to keep him in the team so I can definitely relate to the goalkeeper problems but on the flip side you've got
West Ham's Managerial Changes and Improvements
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
two pretty decent keepers to be fair like I don't think either of them are terrible you know like pretty good keepers and the fact that there is a conversation there is is only a positive okay we're going to go to our first advert and when we get back I'm going to get Michael to ask me some questions
00:10:31
Michael
the No, not at all.
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, Michael, I'll let you take the floor and and ask me anything you want to know from a West Ham fan.
00:11:24
Michael
Yeah, absolutely spot on. So from a Newcastle perspective, but I've always expected to see four or five teams in that sixth to 11 spot, let's say. Newcastle, West Ham, two of those.
00:11:36
Michael
But this season, obviously, it's it was quite a negative start. i think we were one of the only teams that actually gave Lopetegui three points. I'm not sure if I should say you're welcome um because it prolonged things, but...
00:11:48
Michael
so From the outside looking in, it doesn't look like too much has actually changed um under Graham Potter, but the results are so much better. So what would you say has been sort of the main difference, sort of of the playing style of West Ham and what's contributed to you getting them results now?
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is always ah a difficult question. We've been asked it quite a few times, to be honest, like or kind of variations of it. But the specific question about what is different or what is better is hard to nail down because...
00:12:13
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:12:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
you you look at the blueprint of Lopetegui and everything was positive. We've made good signings. so We've been in Europe. you know The season-on-season momentum had been building in a positive direction. We've won a European tournament. and make that's Lopetegui seemed to be the opportunity to push forward into that next step, being a European team.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It just didn't work. It it didn't fit. There there just seemed to be something that was missing when... Every time we played, we had so many players that didn't quite look like they understood what the actual plan was. They didn't know...
00:12:53
Michael
yeah
00:12:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
where to be and who to rely on. And our leaders also looked like they weren't able to lead in the right way because they also didn't know the system. And it's it's really difficult to find some sort of momentum or some sort positivity or to galvanise or even, you know, like Bowen being the the most influential player that we have. There were so many games where he just seemed to not really look like he knew what he was doing, which is,
00:13:20
Michael
yeah
00:13:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
For me, a player of that quality, I don't think that that's him just not playing well. I think that it's him just not understanding or not being well enough drilled in the system that we were trying to play.
00:13:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, it was supposed to be this kind of possession, have the ball, dictate what's happening.
00:13:34
Michael
ah
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it just didn't happen.
00:13:39
Michael
yeah
00:13:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now we we kind of flip the script with Graham Potter and he seems to be a lot more relaxed about it. It seems to be more, let's have the ball, let's try and take control of the game, but let's also take risks and let's try and play a little bit more loose instead of this kind of more rigid possession-based, what we were trying to play under Lopetegui. I think maybe the jump to that was too sharp, too quickly. And I think...
00:14:08
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because we hadn't had kind of a, obviously he had pre-season, but pre-season is a really difficult way to properly implement a system.
00:14:13
Michael
Yeah.
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a big risk.
00:14:18
Michael
Yeah. 100%. Okay.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it was a necessary risk, to be honest. I think David Moy's football is brilliant to getting you to a certain point. And I always make the comparison, um make the comparison with Gareth Southgate.
00:14:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
That style of football is brilliant to a point, but, you then do reach a state where you have to make a decision on, do we stick with the person who's got us this far, who might have a ceiling, or do we make a risk for someone that might be able to take us a little bit further?
00:14:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Made the risk, didn't pay off.
00:14:48
Michael
Yeah. Yeah.
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it was the right decision still, just the wrong man. These things happen. Now we have Graham Potter. Things look
Emergence of Youth Talents at West Ham
00:14:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
really positive. I'm really happy with him. He's using the youth so much more. He's rotating. He's...
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
got some players playing brilliantly like Oli Scarls. I don't know if you've kind of seen too much about him, but he's been brilliant for us. Young 19-year-old left-back.
00:15:11
Michael
yeah
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's probably our starting left-back now, to be honest. And it was really funny in the Arsenal game when their young upcoming left-back gets sent off and ours has an absolute blinder. I was very like pleasantly...
00:15:23
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
happy with how that played out because Arsenal fans just gas up all their players ridiculously high instantly and we know yeah we know that we've got um really good one like kind of in the wings very silently doing a really steady job so yeah really good but what the issue was ah don't know it's hard to tell i just I just don't think it was the right fit at the right time to be honest
00:15:31
Michael
Just a little bit. Yeah.
00:15:38
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:49
Michael
That makes sense. And to be honest, you're completely right about pre-season. When you look to play that possession style of football, you're not going to get the same. It's not really a test run when teams are running at 75%, 80%. You want a team realistically open in days or in pre-season to be at you straight away, at dowdy throat, so you get better at that style of play. So it makes a lot of sense.
00:16:09
Michael
um i Actually, my next question was about Oli Scarls. And I was going to say...
00:16:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that very much.
00:16:15
Michael
There are so many good young left-backs at the minute. We've got Lewis Hall, unfortunately is out for the rest of the season. Arsenal, Lewis Skelly looks good if he can stop getting red cards.
00:16:26
Michael
um And what i was just going to say is, so was Oli one of those that he's been on your books for a little while and you've known that he's going to be sort of coming into the team soon? Or was it just one of those where it just happened and you went, wow, look at this player?
00:16:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a little bit of both. That might be a bit of a cop-out, but he's i think he's' been in the club since he was 11. He's been part of you know every single age group. He was part of the team that won the FA Youth Cup a couple of years ago, which which is a really strong or was a really strong squad for us in the youth leagues.
00:16:53
Michael
Okay.
00:16:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, he he is part of that really positive crop that we have coming through. I'm personally slightly surprised about how quickly he's been able to establish himself in the first team because, you know, there's there's always that betting in process.
00:17:04
Michael
yeah
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's the step up in physicality. There's the step up in kind of overall technique and just ability. You know, when you step into the Premier League, it's You can't make a mistake, basically.
00:17:23
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And if you do, you will get punished.
00:17:25
Michael
Yeah.
00:17:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think there's very few situations. And I know other leagues are brilliant, but I think the Premier League is so good at highlighting weak points in players' games.
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think if they have a weak point, it will get exposed very quickly.
00:17:37
Michael
Okay. Yeah.
00:17:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the thing that Oli Scarls has shown is that he doesn't really have a weak point. I'm not saying he's you know the next coming of Ashley Cole, but he is very good at every side of the game.
00:17:44
Michael
okay
00:17:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's played as a left back for us.
00:17:53
Michael
yeah
00:17:54
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He's played as a left wing back. It's been a really good when he's played a left wing back because Aaron Cresswell has been alongside him, who is 35 now. He's such a ah veteran Premier League player, knows the game, has been there.
00:18:07
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He's done it. I feel like he's had a really positive influence on the way that he's played. um just really happy
Key Players' Future at West Ham
00:18:13
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with him. he He seems really confident physically. He's really good. He knows when to make decisions. He's got a bit of bite in him as well. I can't remember what game it was a couple of games ago, but he came on and he made a slide tackle straight away and he like loved it.
00:18:25
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And I was like, that is exactly the mentality you want for a young player coming into the team.
00:18:27
Michael
It's what you want.
00:18:28
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100%. Well, that's what we want for any player.
00:18:29
Michael
Yeah. Hungry. Yeah.
00:18:31
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And you can tell that he's he's really happy to be there and he's worked really hard and he deserves it. So yeah, I'm really happy. And I want to see him start every game, to be honest, honest because I think he's good enough.
00:18:41
Michael
Yeah, 100%. I mean, debut, keep a clean sheet against Arsenal. It's not bad, is it? ah But exactly.
00:18:46
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It get much better than that.
00:18:49
Michael
Now, one of my other questions I'm sure you are tired of talking about, and it is on the topic of Lucas Paqueta. Now, as a Newcastle fan with Sandro Tonali, I can sympathise, maybe better than others.
00:19:02
Michael
But is it one of those now where you're kind just waiting for it to be over and you just sort of want it to be sorted? Or is it... elongating it as long as possible so you know you can see this fantastic Brazilian player play for the club even more
00:19:17
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I think, to be honest, I think the talk about it has kind of died down because we know that we're kind of waiting for the... This is the calm before the storm, isn't it?
00:19:28
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It's very much...
00:19:29
Michael
yeah great player
00:19:29
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We know that it's coming, but for now, let's try not to talk about it. Let's just brush it under the carpet and try and get as much out him as possible. Because, yeah, like you say, he's he's brilliant. And really don't think there's many players like in the league. He's so unique in the way that he plays. He's...
00:19:44
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got such a strange mix of technical ability and physicality. When, when we had all of our strikers injured, he played as like a, a false nine kind of attacking.
00:19:49
Michael
Yeah.
00:19:57
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ah don't even know what you'd call it, to be honest. There's probably some Spanish term that perfectly describes it, but I don't speak Spanish, so I don't know.
00:20:02
Michael
Yeah.
00:20:04
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um Yeah, he was just brilliant. His hold-up play was so good for for someone who's not massively tall. I think he's like 6'1". Yeah, his hold-up play brilliant.
00:20:13
Michael
Yeah.
00:20:14
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The way that he links other players on play is amazing. When he drops deep, he picks up the ball. He's so good at driving and that His ability to get out of pressure as well in like really tight little spaces. It's so Brazilian the way that he does it. It's amazing.
00:20:29
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And also defending, he's really rugged.
00:20:29
Michael
Yeah. Yeah.
00:20:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
He loves a slide tackle. He's got a bit of bite about him. So, yeah, I just love him. So the the prospect of losing him to suspension or you know a ban or something like that It's very unsettling, but there's not really a lot we can do, to be honest.
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think there's too much point wasting our time being stressed or being upset about it.
00:20:49
Michael
yeah
00:20:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's just get the most out of him while we have him and we'll have to deal with whatever comes when it comes.
Defensive Improvements Under Potter
00:20:59
Michael
Yeah, I think, to be honest, I think you're absolutely right. We had sort of a, as I say, a similar thing with Tonali and Weglad to have him back. Obviously, the rumours are that it'll be a lifetime ban, which, in my opinion, seems very, very harsh. um But, you know,
00:21:14
Michael
I'm not a governing body. So that's it's not really ah it's not really my realm. But the last sort of question I wanted to have is sort of ah a bit more of a a cheery one from a West Ham perspective. of ah In previous years, we've seen, even under David Moyes, West Ham weren't the best defensive team.
00:21:31
Michael
But what we're seeing now is a side that's a little bit, you know, it's a lot more resolute, should I say. And you can see a lot less because of that. Is that because of signings that you brought in in the summer that are, you know, like a a Max Killman or a Toriba? I know Toriba was a bit earlier but ah than Killman. But is it because of those signings or is it something that Graham Potter's coming in and everyone's just a lot more confident and able to do their jobs? Obviously, you mentioned earlier under Lopetegui.
00:21:57
Michael
seemed like maybe roles were a little bit confusing at times.
00:22:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's a mixture of both. the The signings were good, did take a little bit of time to kind of settle in.
00:22:09
Michael
A
00:22:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you you understand the team not performing at its highest early in the season. like We had quite a large squad overhaul.
00:22:16
Michael
hundred percent.
00:22:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know We arguably had the best window of the summer and the fact that the team didn't gel instantly isn't really a surprise. So maybe can't blame it completely on Lopetegui but then you know the further it went under him it didn't start to change so that's when it's like well at some point you have to stop blaming the players not settling in and you have to kind of look at why the mistakes are being made again and again like we conceded early in games so many times we'd concede the first goal really early and then we'd be fighting to try and get something out of the game and
00:22:25
Michael
Yeah.
00:22:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe eventually we'd scrape a draw or you know we'd we'd lose, but we'd pile a load of pressure on right at the end, which just isn't really good enough.
00:22:56
Michael
Yeah.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
We shouldn't be putting ourselves at such a disadvantage so early in the game. So, yeah, that was kind of the theme of Lopetegui, just like relatively poor defence and not having too much kind of attacking threat.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Under Potter, the defence does look a lot better. And i think Max Kilman has been a brilliant silent signing.
00:23:11
Michael
Yeah.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he is so calm. under pressure and he's such a ah good voice at the back. You know, he was Wolves captain. I could quite easily see him becoming West Ham captain at some point.
00:23:22
Michael
Yeah.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, Jarrod Bowen is the Lord and saviour, so I wouldn't want to take it off of him. But, you know, if if for any reason Bowen isn't involved, I think he's quite a good candidate to to take that role.
00:23:30
Michael
hundred so
00:23:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Also, Tadebo has been really solid in the past few games.
00:23:36
Michael
Yeah.
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
He got injured and has been swapping Mavropanos, who I think hasn't looked good at times.
00:23:44
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:23:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
think Mavropanos sometimes has a mistake in him, but physically he's really good. he's strong, he's fast. um We're starting to see a settled team, which is really nice.
00:23:55
Michael
Yeah.
00:23:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I think that's also contributing to the fact that defence is getting better. I also think like kind of the discussion we had before about the goalkeepers, we've got two really good goalkeepers, which I think really helps.
Game Predictions and Key Threats
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fabianski has saved us a lot, especially when Arielle has been injured.
00:24:05
Michael
yeah
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's had some absolutely amazing performances. So I think Potter has brought the best out of players who are also now starting to get fully settled. So i yeah, I think kind of both.
00:24:20
Michael
that's absolutely so as To be fair, that was the the last of my questions, so it might be time for another advert, I don't know.
00:24:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is indeed. Yeah, we'll go go to this final advert and when we get back, I want to do some predictions about the game and talk about who we think that the biggest threats are on each team.
00:24:33
Michael
Good stuff.
00:24:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, so I would like us to say two players from the other team that we think will play and that we think is a threat. One obvious one and one not so obvious one. Would you to first? Would you me to go first? i don't mind either way.
00:25:09
Michael
I'm happy to go first. I think, to be honest, I think the very obvious is Jarrod Bowen, so i'm not going to speak about him. I'm actually going to speak about a player that I've admired so much when he was at Ajax, and that's Mahabakoulos. When it comes to, dr I mean, under Lopetegui, you probably won't mind me saying, he looked like your main threat.
00:25:27
Michael
every time on the ball Every time he got on the ball, he was just so direct, so paced. He's so good at dribbling. And obviously, he can shoot from pretty far out as well. i think I'm not sure if it was his debut against us in the 2-2, or it was definitely his first goal for West Ham.
00:25:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was one of those.
00:25:41
Michael
I remember sitting ah remember sitting there and thinking, why haven't we made a bid for him? Because you knew a about him beforehand. it's It's not exactly like he was a secret. i mean, the scouting team have gone, yeah, he looks good.
00:25:54
Michael
Just pick him up. Every other scouting team's gone, hang on, we need to find out how good he is at dribbling. Can he tackle? And it's it's a okay. I mean, sure I'm sure West Ham did their dividends and it wasn't just he looks good.
00:26:05
Michael
But and you just got it done so quickly and it's so frustrating to a team who at the minute isn't looking great in the wing ad department. Barnes hasn't ah performed. Jacob Murphy's having the season of his life, but we all know it's not going to continue. So very um it was very frustrating.
00:26:21
Michael
And for me, he's fantastic player. But then the second is the the player that scored the opener in the 2-0 at St. James'. That's Thomas Suchek. um I don't know what it is.
00:26:33
Michael
because when ah whenever I see play see him, and to be honest, it hasn't been often, ah not against Newcastle, doesn't seem to play that well. ah But when I see him against Newcastle, he seems to be a bit of a colossus.
00:26:45
Michael
um he does He's really good in the air, and it's one of those that I think if you're going to score the opening goal, set pieces are going to be something we really are going to struggle with. Now,
00:26:56
Michael
that was the only set B school we conceded for a long time. um and I, I'm quite fearful that it'll happen again. So alongside the obvious Jared Bowen, those two are my main threats.
00:27:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think they're very good points, to be honest. you know I don't think you really need to say much about Jarboe and he's unbelievably good.
00:27:14
Michael
Yeah. think everyone knows.
00:27:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
to The Cougars conversation is brilliant as well because he's someone that really hasn't got as many goals in the assist this season as he should have done, to be honest.
00:27:16
Michael
Yeah.
00:27:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
You you look at the way he plays, like you say, so direct.
00:27:23
Michael
Yeah.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he always has his numbers of take-ons and successful dribbles are always, he usually has about 30 or 40 more than the next person at the end of the season, which is mind-blowing, to be honest.
00:27:32
Michael
Incredible.
00:27:37
Michael
Yeah.
00:27:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm terrified that he's going to leave because he should definitely be playing Champions League football. You know, the way that he is able to
00:27:42
Michael
I agree.
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Any player in the Premier League, he's able to make them look so silly and sit them down and turn on a dime and just, yeah, just absolutely roast them. Like in the Arsenal game, the fact that Skelly got sent off was because he's been absolutely dispossessed.
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kudus has been more hungry.
00:27:58
Michael
yeah
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's dispossessed him. And there's only really one thing you can do after Kudus gets past you because he's probably quicker than you. He's very strong. He's got really long arms as well i don't if you've noticed this.
00:28:04
Michael
hundred so
00:28:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
His arms are very long and they're very muscular. So he like dribbles past you and shoves you out of the way at the same time, which is, is crazy.
00:28:15
Michael
A bit like ah a non-baby oil dad of Matriori.
00:28:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's brilliant. And I love it. um
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. A little bit, a little bit. Yeah, that comparison is is really good, actually. It's not one I've thought about before. But but yeah, I just love him. He's he's so good. and And Thomas Suchek is just an absolute warrior, I think is how I'd describe him.
00:28:32
Michael
yeah
00:28:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's He's a leader, but not verbally. It's by his actions. He's he's always running. He's always putting in challenges. The amount of headers that he wins is ridiculous. I very rarely see him lose a header, to be honest. um
00:28:44
Michael
Yeah.
00:28:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and the the goal threat, the kind of strange goal threat. He always just seems to be in a position to score a goal. it's not It doesn't really ever seem like he's made a run or he's lost his defender.
00:28:52
Michael
Yeah.
00:28:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
He just kind of ends up there. But I'm not complaining because I think that is a skill in itself, you know like knowing where to be.
00:28:59
Michael
Yeah.
00:29:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:03
Michael
100% positioning.
00:29:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, yeah, I completely agree.
00:29:04
Michael
Yeah.
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. So when it comes to Newcastle, obviously the obvious one is Isaac. He's unbelievably good.
00:29:11
Michael
Yeah.
00:29:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I am going to say him because I'm terrified of him. To be honest, he's arguably the best striker in the league. I know that him and Harlem debate is interesting. I'm not really sure I stand on it, to be honest.
00:29:22
Michael
yeah
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
um it kind of depends what the criteria is. If you're saying just goals, you kind of have to go on who's scored more goals. But if you're going on like overall play and influence on a team and like ability to kind of push you over the line, you'd say that Ezek definitely makes Newcastle better than Highland makes City.
00:29:37
Michael
Yeah.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, I don't know.
00:29:42
Michael
Yeah. Yeah, I agree.
00:29:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm just terrified. i think you have to... be so on your A game when you're defending him because he seems to be able to kind of beat you in any way possible. He can smash it in the top bins.
00:29:53
Michael
Yeah.
00:29:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
He can place it really nicely. He's got finesse sometimes. He's got power sometimes. So, yeah absolutely terrified of him. The next one, who's he's maybe kind of an an underrated one who I don't know will actually play this game.
00:30:03
Michael
I got that.
00:30:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
He might do. You'll probably let me know. It's Louis Smiley. I think he's he he goes under the radar massively because...
00:30:12
Michael
Yeah.
00:30:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
because his name has been thrown about quite a lot over kind of probably last season, maybe a little bit before. i'm not sure when he first broke into the first team, but...
00:30:24
Michael
Yeah, last season.
00:30:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
the chatter about him has kind of died down and he's gone about having very productive games and having a really solid season, in my opinion. i don't I don't know what your opinion on that is, but I just really like him.
00:30:32
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he looks like he's becoming a really good little player and I think he will emerge as one of Newcastle's better players in in the coming season. So, yeah, I think for me, they're my two. I think Lewis Miley is just one that you wouldn't normally think of as being ah threat.
00:30:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But when Newcastle are playing... games in different competitions. It's players like that that then get the opportunity to prove themselves. And I feel like he could be someone that ah has a really positive influence on this game.
00:31:01
Michael
Yeah, I think you're 100% correct. ah It's easy to look at a midfield three of Bruno Tonali and Miley and look at Miley as the weak link. But um when we really realised that Miley was a good player, was we played him, believe it was PSG in the Champions League, and he he didn't look out of place. And unfortunately, he's had an injury um for most for a large portion of the season.
00:31:24
Michael
He's come back 2025 and he's really bulked up. One of the things that we noticed um last season was that hi he's a little bit too lightweight for central midfield and for those big games.
00:31:37
Michael
He's come back, he's bulked up and he still looks as good on the ball. He still was never a quick player, but it's one of those every time he gets on the ball, he looks exciting.
00:31:48
Michael
And to be honest, we looked terrible against Manchester City until Miley came on. Um, albeit it was too late. Um, but we look a lot better with and a 19 year old in midfield than we have with Bruno Gamarez, Tonali.
00:32:03
Michael
Um, and I believe who would have been, it would have been Joel Linton, I believe at the time. Um, so, and That on paper, one of the best midfield three, but somehow it's been made better with Lewis Miley. and I'm not going to go overboard. He's 19.
00:32:17
Michael
Still got a lot to learn, but the potential is there for him to be one of ah certainly one of our best centre mids
Stadium Atmosphere and Fan Experiences
00:32:23
Michael
of all time. 100%.
00:32:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I completely agree. I just love seeing Youth Academy players come through, to be honest. yeah
00:32:29
Michael
hundred so
00:32:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a different feeling when it's ah one of your own Youth Academy prospects. are I don't really know how to explain it, really.
00:32:35
Michael
yeah
00:32:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just like you're just so happy for them and you want them to do well. And when they do do well, it just, yeah, it's brilliant. um Okay, so to end the podcast, I would like you to give me your predictions.
00:32:50
Michael
I ah want to say that I think, you know I am going to say, I think Newcastle are going to come out winners. um We tend to do better against you at the London Stadium than we do at St. James' Park, um which is thankful because we couldn't have been much worse than we were at St. James' Park.
00:33:08
Michael
um But you nullified us really well. And I think the fact that under Potter, you're less likely to sit back um and sort of absorb the pressure like you did that day. I think you'll give us a good game. It'll be 50-50 end to end.
00:33:21
Michael
But I do think the quality of Alexander Azak, maybe the return of Joel Linton will steer us through. It's going to be a much harder game than what I think some people realise. But I think we'll edge it But um but I really wouldn't be surprised if it ended as a draw.
00:33:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i I agree with a lot of that. I think the London Stadium is a strange strange place but for ah kind of football games.
00:33:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know that might sound slightly vague, but the way that we...
00:33:54
Michael
Yeah. just Just to sort of...
00:33:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Go for it.
00:33:58
Michael
just Sorry, just to sort of cut you through there. just We've had very interesting talks on our part about stadiums. How do you feel about the London Stadium, just quickly? Because I think as a West Ham fan, going from Upton Park to to the London Stadium, but it must have had so much potential.
00:34:17
Michael
But since you got there, it must be sort of, oh, we kind of missed that. Because we're looking likely to move from St. James' Park, which is the reason I ask. And I feel like we're going to be in a similar scenario. So ah just quickly, how has it sort of felt moving, if you don't mind me asking?
00:34:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
i I think I would equate it to having a step-parent that you're not that fond of, but they aren't going anywhere. So you just kind of have to deal with it and accept it and find the good in it and create a relationship that isn't necessarily there at the beginning, if that makes sense.
00:34:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
know that's a very strange analogy, but we we are there now.
00:34:48
Michael
Yeah, I get it.
00:34:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, that's it. We just have to accept it. I think chat about whether it was the right thing to do and, oh, we shouldn't be there, blah, blah, blah. Like, what what are we supposed to do now we're supposed to find another stadium from somewhere and that it just isn't going to happen the actual stadium itself I think especially since the um the increasing amount of seats so when so I went relatively soon after it opened and yeah it was pretty bad to be honest like the the big running track meant the fans were really far away from the pitch you actually go to a game now and it's not really that far away from a pitch like there are
00:35:01
Michael
Yeah.
00:35:06
Michael
Yeah. doesn't grow on trees.
00:35:21
Michael
yeah
00:35:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
There are stadiums all over the world that play with a big running track around the pitch and the atmosphere can still be good.
00:35:32
Michael
yeah 100 yeah yeah
00:35:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
The atmosphere at the London Stadium is good. like It's not terrible. People say it's like completely silent, which isn't true. It's not necessarily making this bouncy noise that you get from a really tight-knit stadium.
00:35:38
Michael
yeah
00:35:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
but We consistently get 36,500 fans, which is the most in London.
00:35:44
Michael
yeah
00:35:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have the largest fan base in London, I think. I don't know if that's completely accurate.
00:35:53
Michael
Okay.
00:35:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, we consistently fill the London Stadium and that's not an easy thing to do.
00:35:55
Michael
No,
00:35:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you you look at it in the grand scheme of things, like if we are pushing for European football, the fact that we've got...
00:35:59
Michael
not at all.
00:36:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
like over 60,000 fans for every game. that's It's brilliant. And when when in the big games, the atmosphere is there. The place does absolutely rock. I think, especially so I went to the Sevilla game in the Europa League a couple of years ago when we beat them.
00:36:15
Michael
Yeah.
00:36:19
Michael
Yeah.
00:36:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
The place was absolutely bouncing. The noise was incredible.
00:36:22
Michael
Incredible stuff.
00:36:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
The whole stadium singing bubbles was amazing.
00:36:24
Michael
Yeah.
00:36:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's... It's just it takes a lot to make it that sort of atmosphere. So is it the best place possible?
00:36:33
Michael
Yeah.
00:36:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. But is it as terrible as people make out to be? No, of course it's not. just People just like to complain. They don't like change.
00:36:42
Michael
Yeah.
00:36:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, the um Upton Park was a beautiful place and it's got a magical place in every West Ham fan's memory. But... You look at the actual location, there was no real room for expansion.
00:36:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
The infrastructure around the stadium wasn't great. The public transport there was really difficult. Like if you're talking actual logistical terms, it was definitely the right move.
00:37:02
Michael
Yeah.
00:37:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just, is there anything that could have been done better early on? I think it's probably more the question. So, so yeah, it's a difficult one, but I'm not massively unhappy with it, to be honest.
00:37:13
Michael
Makes sense.
00:37:18
Michael
That makes sense. i mean, there's a lot of comparisons, I think, between the two clubs. Most importantly, two fantastic fan bases. And it's one of those where I've seen and heard from West Ham fans and it's it's one of those where I say, ah, we kind of wish this we'd stayed, but we're in this situation now, so let's just get on with it.
00:37:35
Michael
And it will probably be the same, which is why I just just to draw the comparison for our listeners.
Match Predictions and Closing Remarks
00:37:40
Michael
But apologies for talking over you and asking that question.
00:37:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
now you Yeah, you're
00:37:44
Michael
But how what about you? What do you think the game's going to be like?
00:37:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
fine. I'm very scared. I'm scared of Ezek. don't know if you can tell. i don't know if I've said it already. but um
00:37:55
Michael
A little but I like it. Keep it going. 100%.
00:37:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. um Well, I think I'd be stupid not to. You know like you have to be honest about the you're facing in it, and he's in brilliant form this season.
00:38:03
Michael
Yeah. Okay.
00:38:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, I think he scores.
00:38:05
Michael
Yeah.
00:38:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to say to West Ham. I think it's obviously optimistic.
00:38:09
Michael
Yeah. 100%.
00:38:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
if If I'm being real, it's going to be a really tough game. I think...
00:38:16
Michael
but
00:38:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Newcastle have a lot of quality. The thing that goes in our favour is the competitions, is the fact that you're going to have you're going to be thinking about other things. There's no other thing that all of those West Ham players to think about.
00:38:25
Michael
Yeah, 100%. Yeah. It's
00:38:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're thinking about right there, right now. In the back of the Newcastle players' minds, if they want to play in the other competitions that you have...
00:38:33
Michael
Wembley.
00:38:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
they're going to be thinking, oh, maybe I don't make that challenge.
00:38:36
Michael
Yeah.
00:38:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe I don't stretch that a little bit further. Maybe I don't empty the tank because there's an opportunity to actually win something. So I think that could be something that plays in our favour massively.
00:38:48
Michael
Yeah, 100%.
00:38:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to say 2-1. I think we concede early. I think Izak scores in the first half. We play very poor, very slow.
00:38:57
Michael
Okay.
00:38:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
That happens quite a lot at home. In the second half, I think we make a few changes. I think Evan Ferguson comes on and I think that we then end up scoring two goals in the second half. Like i say, Jarrod Bowen, Evan Ferguson, to West Ham.
00:39:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Happy days. Not for you. Apologies. But it's actually a good one, isn't it?
00:39:16
Michael
unf Unfortunate, but it's... Yeah, that's that's fine. Evan Ferguson, his best ever performance has come against us as well. Got a hat-trick against us for Brighton, and I don't think he scored for them for the rest of the season. and And it was in game three or something like that.
00:39:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:39:30
Michael
So, yeah, we we tell we had that exact back line has struggled with them before. But either way, i think I think it's going to be a great game, and it's obviously going to be very tight. So, good for the neutral, maybe not good for our fingernails.
00:39:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. i'm
00:39:45
Michael
Ha ha!
00:39:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
do Do you think he's at all score? I just just want to kind of put that out there because it's slightly obvious that I probably do. Yeah.
00:39:52
Michael
There's not a game that goes by where I don't think he'll score. um he' is Seriously, if we didn't have Alexander Rezac, we would be where you are right now, 15th, I think you are on the table.
00:40:04
Michael
We'd be down there because it's so tight. There's, what, 11 points between the two clubs? alex Alexander Isak's done more than win us 11 points this season. So without him, we'd be in... I'm not saying we'd be in trouble, but yeah we'd be in a much different position. We wouldn't be pushing for Champions League. So yeah, I always expect alex Alexander Isak to score.
00:40:25
Michael
He's arguably the best striker we've had since Alan Shearer. Maybe as a complete player, little bit better, but Shearer was obviously pretty decent at scoring goals.
00:40:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he was alright, wasn't he? He wasn't too bad.
00:40:38
Michael
He was okay.
00:40:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe not not quite Miguel Antonio, but he he was okay on his day, wasn't he?
00:40:42
Michael
oh
00:40:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. know
00:40:43
Michael
Miguel Antonio against Newcastle is very different than Miguel Antonio against anyone else, so I'll agree with that.
00:40:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes
00:40:49
Michael
He's a machine against us.
00:40:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's a machine against a lot of teams. um Okay, well, I think that's going to end today's podcast. ah Thank you very much but for watching this episode of the Daily DSPN podcast.
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Michael
yeah
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Say goodbye, mate.
00:41:01
Michael
thanks Thanks West Ham fans for having me in Newcastle. I hope we see a win.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
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