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DailyNewcastle: Brighton end Newcastle domestic treble 'dreams'
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Newcastle's feint dreams of a historic (yet unlikely) domestic treble are over after Newcastle lost 2-1 to Brighton in the FA Cup. The lads pick a the game apart and discuss some key points and some terrifying stats.
Host - Michael Grahamslaw
Guests - Kevin Esther & Iain Mackay
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00:00:01
Iain
knew that was going to happen.
Brighton's Victory and Newcastle's Broken Dreams
00:00:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
did
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Newcastle podcast and you have joined us today after Brighton Hove Albion have beaten Newcastle United to end the hopes of FA Cup glory in 2025 but they've also ended the hopes of the treble.
00:00:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
little joke there because let's be honest it was never happening but i am michael grahamslow and i am your host for this episode and you might have heard one of the guests i'm joined by today but i'm going to introduce them both at the same time i'm joined by kevin esther and ian mckay gents i'll stop you kev how's it going
00:00:39
Kev
yeah
00:00:40
Iain
Hello.
00:00:43
Kev
All good. It's been a mental week for me, but I mean, it's just, it's a bit disappointing. But yeah, you know me, I'm way too positive to be a Newcastle fan. But yeah, I'll get to that in a second.
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Mr. Positivity on your side, Mr. Negativity on mine, but the man that balances us out is Ian. How's it going, Ian? You doing well?
00:01:00
Iain
Well, if balancing you out means you've got to be very, very flat, then yeah, I'm super flat after that performance. And by the way, but Mr. Negativity is sounding way too bloody cheerful after sitting through that two hours.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ah, professionalism is my middle name and Loud is my other middle name, unfortunately.
00:01:17
Kev
you
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we have a lot to get through, gents, and I'll start at pre-match.
Newcastle's Tactical Changes
00:01:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Newcastle made a number of changes. Lewis Hall out with an injury, which thankfully doesn't sound too bad.
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Murphy, Bruno and Willock were rotated with Miley, Joel Linton and Barnes. I had about 10 questions I wanted to ask, but as it's got no extra time, can't really do the normal format, so I'll start with the situation in goal.
00:01:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Martin Dubravka came in for Newcastle today. I think he had a good game, despite you know a little bit of a distribution problem for the second goal. ah He's potentially at fault. My question is...
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think Eddie Howe is beginning to question who his number one might actually be? Because it was another poor performance by Nick Pope in midweek. Dubravka had a decent game today, made some saves that i wasn't expecting him to, to be honest. The one, I believe it's extra time from the free, might be a free kick or a long shot, low down, can't remember.
00:02:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um You know, Pope's really lacking sharpness. Are we going to see a battle for that spot in the coming wings, do you think, Kev? Do you think we're going to see more rotation or do you think it's just Nick Pope straight back in?
00:02:25
Kev
I think Pope's number one, but Dubravka got the game because it's cup game maybe, I don't know. like Obviously cup keepers, now teams have cup keepers, don't win. Dubravka wasn't that for a long time.
00:02:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:36
Kev
But I think with Pope coming in to the league game, I think he'll stick with him. i I don't think he dropped Pope today. I think he rotated the goalkeepers because it was an FA Cup game. um And I think the nice thing about it is he's got two he trusts.
00:02:49
Kev
um But we could both... Well, not to brag as much. ah I'm not going to be too harsh on him. The second goal we'll get into later on. But... I think in a minute, Dubravka is in better form.
00:02:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:57
Kev
think that's undeniable. And Dubravka does look sharp. He made some brilliant saves today, to be fair to him. um So I actually think, personally, Dubravka would be number one on form. But I think Hal might just try and get Pope sharpness.
00:03:10
Kev
Because i think when they're both fully fit and they're both sharp, Pope overall is still a better keeper, just even though got arms his feet.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, I tend to agree. But what do you think, Do you think Nick Pope's beginning to run out of chances before the cup final?
00:03:27
Iain
Well, I agree with ah with what Kev said. I think it was an EFA Cup, so he could rotate the goalkeepers, also not fall out completely with Dubravka because he just missed one game.
00:03:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:03:38
Iain
However, can remember Eddie Howe bigging up Nick Pope as the best stopper in the league just before he went down in slow motion to let that one go right through the middle of the goal on Wednesday.
00:03:38
Kev
Yeah.
00:03:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:03:52
Iain
day And then Dubravka has pulled out two or three excellent stop stopping saves today. So I'm hoping that Howe hasn't made his mind up.
00:04:03
Iain
And there is a competition that he will pick the the most informed, which for me is De Bradford at the minute. I know, you know, he's given something away for the second goal.
00:04:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:16
Iain
and But, you know, we're into extra time there. Nothing in the 90 minutes of the match itself. And I thought his distribution was pretty good. put With the ball at his feet, I would go to Bradker.
00:04:29
Iain
I get what you're saying, Tev, that Howe might have decided Nick Polk is number one. That would have been through for each of the last two or three seasons. I'm not sure it's through now. Polk's not looked as good, even when he's been back from his injury.
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:42
Kev
He hasn't returned from injury with the same player, has he? And I agree, I think my personal choice right now would be Dubravka. um I just think Pope's been number one for three years, pretty much. think when it comes to a final, he probably trusts Pope slightly more, I think.
00:04:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah You might well be right. It's a very interesting situation because in most situations going into a cup final, your best players at 70% are often better than their backups at 100%.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it doesn't even seem like Nick Pope's at that level right
First Half Struggles and Equalizer
00:05:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
now, unfortunately. And Dubravka showed today that you know there is those chances of making top saves against the likes of Salah, etc., obviously that kind of quality wasn't there today but still a very good team um and I don't know if it's Pope's rushed himself to get back he's lacking the confidence or maybe you know there's still just a little something there that he's feeling but we need to figure it out before we get to the cup final with 100% but moving into the first half
00:05:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
very nervy start the game, I would say. um Neither side really had the ascendancy when you take the 20 minutes or whatever it was before the goal um as a whole.
00:05:49
Kev
Thank
00:05:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Newcastle were the side that had that big chance early on from Alexander-Izac. Ian, what did you make at the start? Were happy with it?
00:05:59
Iain
I was a bit nervous myself when they kicked off with Dino in left back, no Lewis Hall. Because Brighton, with Fatoma and Minta, are fantastic wingers. You want your full-backs to be really, really honest.
00:06:12
Iain
And I thought Leveramento acquitted himself really, really well in that first part of that game. was always going be super close. Always. and And it was throughout that game. um I did think when...
00:06:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:24
Iain
when we made the breakthrough that that would just get our nose of the head and we'd push on from that and be able to maintain that. But that it's after we score really that I start scratching my head and wondering what the hell is going on.
00:06:39
Iain
um There was a little bit of nervousness but it's natural isn't it? The fifth round of the big cup game. one more One more win after this to get through to Wembley.
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:06:51
Iain
and i thought they i thought they did all right. I thought they did all right.
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think, Kev? Do you think it was ah a decent enough start the game or were maybe expecting a little bit more?
00:07:02
Kev
um Probably expecting a little bit more with us being at home and it being an FA Cup game and all that jazz which has followed the Cup... um kind of but got a cup fever this year, haven't we, with the League Cup and the thought of getting to the FA Cup final as well.
00:07:17
Kev
Maybe I expected a little bit more, but I thought Brighton did really well, to be fair.
00:07:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:20
Kev
You look at what we did try and press, but we were very good at beating that first initial press, going backwards with the three-man, where the passing lane was cut off, maybe from Isaac, going back to that person.
00:07:30
Kev
And then being able to play from there, whether that be through the midfield or whether that be out wide or whether that's just over the top. Brighton were actually really versatile today. We do deserve a lot of credit for that, but I did expect a little bit more from us.
00:07:42
Kev
I think it was a little bit nervy, Newcastle's end, as good as Brighton were.
00:07:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:46
Kev
I'm all happy to give Brighton credit for their first half, but and we live we looked a little bit nervy and I don't know what it was. i don't know if it was a little bit of imbalance in the team with Bruno being on the bench. I know Bruno came on and didn't have a great game and he's been out of form recently.
00:07:59
Kev
Of course he has, and but I don't know if it was just, I don't know, something wasn't quite on it. don't know if it was Barnes being on the right and not having Murphy. I don't know if it was because Hall wasn't in the team, so Livermento was left back. Something just didn't quite click how I probably wanted it to and expected it to. to But I also think a big part of that, like I said the start, is Brighton were very, very versatile in how they played. And it kind of left us a little bit wary of we can't just press, but we can't just sit off.
00:08:26
Kev
So they kind of made us second-guessing.
00:08:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:28
Kev
It was very clever from Brighton, but yeah, we just didn't click, did we?
00:08:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, not really. And to be fair, the reason i split it in, Ian, go.
00:08:32
Iain
the
00:08:36
Iain
I was just going to say it that was true and and it was a very cagey game but we'd got ahead we'd got ahead and we'd held that lead for 20 minutes so it was give and take you know it went they they weren't all over us at all it always looked dangerous when Matomas got the ball and beat the course but think I think we were covering well you know there weren't many gaps sort of to to get through
00:08:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:43
Kev
Yeah.
00:08:51
Kev
No, no.
00:09:02
Kev
Yep.
00:09:02
Iain
simple I was super disappointed that a not very sophisticated move down the right, which we nearly cut out two or three times, managed to land at Mintos Beach.
00:09:11
Kev
Yeah. It was a throw-in, which is the worst part. It's a throw-in we've conceded off, but the first touch is very good. but but i think it's Minta touches it inside.
00:09:22
Kev
i and gets it
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it is.
00:09:23
Kev
good The first touch is very good, but it's so disappointing from a throw-in. And you're letting Minta, who... I mean, we've got big Dan Bermatt left central side. Why is Bird not winning no matter? Why is somebody not? I mean, you've got to beat him in the air or you've got to get in front of him off a throw-in. It's basic, isn't it? But then after that, I think it is a good turn.
00:09:41
Kev
It's a very well-weighted pass back and from Pedro, I think it might be. um And then, yeah, from there, it's not a bad goal from there, but it's very frustrating that it came from a throw-in.
00:09:51
Kev
That was my kind of initial reaction to it of, come on, it's a throw-in.
00:09:53
Iain
hmm so then to what i meant by not being very sophisticated we weren't undone by some fantastic uh trading ground set play or anything it was it was just yeah it was just push it get it get it forward
00:09:55
Kev
Yeah. Yeah.
00:09:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:10:00
Kev
dear
00:10:06
Kev
Mm.
00:10:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think the ah think the the worst thing about it for me is that when Minty beats anyone for pace, you'd think, oh, he's up against Anthony Gordon.
00:10:11
Kev
Mm. Mm.
00:10:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gordon might have him here. Any other player on the pitch, you're thinking, ah, he's away. It's going to happen.
00:10:25
Kev
so
00:10:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But you're thinking, oh, Gordon might get there. But realistically, he was nowhere near him. And Trippier is very unlucky, um for those that haven't seen it just yet. Trippier slides across. It looks like Dubravka might get a hand on it um from the trajectory of the ball, but he's going to knock it straight into the path of Matoma. So you can't really blame Kieran Trippier for it deflecting off him and smashing to the back of the net.
00:10:49
Kev
Yeah.
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
It kind of did turn into the Yankuba-Mintish show towards the end of the second half. Obviously, he's at fault for our penalty, um which I thought was really good um work from the returning Joe Linton. and Livramento, who usually I'm his biggest critic, but I thought for the first 70 minutes of the game, I thought he was excellent.
00:11:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But again, as you mentioned, we were quite comfortable up until that goal, but at the same time, we weren't dominating. Do we think 1-1 was a fair score going into half-time?
00:11:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, two teams scored one goal, so ultimately it is. But off the balance of play, would you say it it was about right?
00:11:23
Iain
but
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think, Ian?
00:11:28
Iain
It probably was about right. It was close. All the way through, it was close. However, with a home scheme, we've gone ahead. 52,000 in the ground. They had started getting a little bit involved. um And we'd seen it through to, what, a minute or two minutes before half-time?
00:11:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 44.
00:11:47
Iain
So I was disappointed to come see so close to half-time and put the soft goal as well, really. I mean, I know there was some good interplay on it, but like I say, it's not really a high-risk area, throw it in on the halfway line.
00:11:59
Iain
um So yeah, i they won all it was probably fair, but I would have much preferred, obviously, had we done what we would normally do at home and and gone in at 1-0.
00:12:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I completely agree. What do you think, Kev? Was 1-1 fair result at halftime?
00:12:14
Kev
you know Yeah, spot on for me, to be fair. Even about their goal, it was very simple, but a little bit nice interplay. But you shouldn't be conceding off a throw-in on the halfway line. But I think it was fair. I think Brighton probably aren't going to get the credit because think a lot of their good work was off the ball and a lot of their good work was kind of tactically being very adaptable.
00:12:33
Kev
But yeah, it was fair.
00:12:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I have to admit, it was it was a very good tactical performance from Brighton, and you're completely right there. But i what I will add to end this part, Belieba's challenge on Joe Linton at the end of the first half, I think he's very lucky on who he slid in, and because 90% of the midfielders in this league, in the Premier League,
00:12:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
will go down, they'll start screaming.
00:12:54
Kev
the world.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
They'll act like their ankle's broken. Joe Linton just gets straight up and he's just like, eh, it happened. VAR would have had a decision to make with any other player on the pitch, I think. But...
00:13:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be honest, Joel Linton gets straight back up, and I do think the yellow card is the right decision. This isn't me saying they should have had a red, but Belieber, red card, maybe should have happened more in the second half.
00:13:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But nevertheless, we're going to go on to our first advert of the day from Bionique.
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And going into the first second half, I'm immediately thinking Newcastle need to get Gordon and Barnes running at Tyreek Lamptey, who picked up a yellow card in the first half.
Game-Changing Substitutions
00:14:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Belieber, he's covering midfielder, has just picked up a yellow card in the second, ah but the last second of the first half.
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But nothing really seemed to change for me at the the start of the second half. it was but Brighton had two really good chances. Xau Pedro had one blocked. Matoma somehow managed to hit it into one of the stands out for a throw-in, despite being in the box and actually having a really good opportunity.
00:14:36
Iain
Thank you.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
But credit to Eddie Howe, I have to say. because I thought the triple change where Miley, Joe Linton and Barnes came off for Willock, Bruno and Murphy actually changed the game. um what ah we mentioned You mentioned a little bit earlier, Kev, that you didn't think Bruno had the best game but coming on, but how do you think the changes impacted the game as a whole?
00:14:57
Kev
I think the changes were very, very good. and As much as that, I think Hal would have wanted to keep Joel Linton on, but obviously he's just coming back from injury. You don't want to risk him, especially with such a big game in less than two weeks.
00:15:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yellow card as well.
00:15:08
Kev
um But I thought Joel Linton was fantastic. There was even passes today and turning on the ball in midfield, he was a big, big help back in there. But... Yeah, the subs were brilliant and I thought they did really well.
00:15:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:18
Kev
Bruno is in a he's in a bit of dodgy form. So is Fabian Shaw, couple of other big names. I've got no idea how much of that is to do with, again, it's human nature. Eddie Howe actually said it in his post-match conference today, it's human nature. You cannot stop players being human and thinking about that cup final.
00:15:35
Kev
um
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:36
Kev
But I thought they did do really well and it did change the game. but But the other thing for me, which was very, very frustrating was When we are... but When we had the ball and we're going forward, there's almost sometimes just a bit of timidness when it comes to shooting.
00:15:53
Kev
I want to see you shoot.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:54
Kev
Stop trying to... I love that we try and walk it in sometimes. I really do. But at 1-1, and you think we can... We're getting them half a yard of space, just fire shots or go. I felt like we didn't shoot enough today.
00:16:05
Kev
We had a good period where we had the ball. We had good possession. on the edge of a box and we're trying to just play that one extra pass, just put your foot through it at times. Dan Byrne did it, actually, in the second half and it was like a rocket.
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Great effort.
00:16:16
Kev
I thought if anyone gets a touch on that or if on target, no stopping it.
00:16:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:20
Kev
And I wanted to see a little bit more of that. So, the subs did make a difference. We weren we weren't the better team until the subs came on. And when the subs came on, I felt like were the better team, which is really weird because...
00:16:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're great.
00:16:30
Kev
Obviously, there's two red cards to to go over, which absolutely fit the game. One of them absolutely ridiculously stupid. And the other thing I'll mention as well, you mentioned Belabra, the referee, Taylor.
00:16:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:41
Kev
I'm not the type. don't think I've ever come on a podcast whilst being part of Dillon Newcastle and criticised the referee. But there were 17 fouls by Brighton today. 17. And it's happening in a lot of St James's.
00:16:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:52
Kev
West Ham did it. and Brighton have done it a day. Arsenal try to do it a little bit. Bournemouth did it. Every time our midfielders get a little bit of space in yard, we're just getting fouled. And I get it's part of a game, but you've got to start booking Otherwise, we just keep doing i think Hinchelwood made about, in fair play to them, if I could get away with it, I would do it as well.
00:17:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:10
Kev
I'm not blaming Hinchelwood. Hinchelwood made about five fouls alone and didn't even get a yellow card.
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. 100%.
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
hundred percent
00:17:16
Kev
You've got to start, you can't just let a team come here and just drag us back and then say, i'll carry on. But again, I'm not doing it because I'm a typical fan of, oh, it's a referee's fault. It's not a referee's fault. we've We've kind of done it ourselves today.
00:17:29
Kev
um But he's still got to get a better hold of that game, especially when you've got Balaba flying in. I think Estepinion was on a yellow card. Lamptey was on a yellow card, ended up getting sent off, obviously. But 17 fouls, you can't just let a team come and do that. It's it's blatant.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. ah What do you think, Ian? Do you think the changes had much of an impact on the game? And do you actually agree with Kev that maybe we should have been a bit more riskier with taking shots outside the box?
00:17:54
Iain
I think that, oh, every week. Every week I think that. Miley has got a cracking shot on him. let him get Give him his head. So many times I thought, Miley, he's just going to knock it, he's going to have a shot, but he didn't. he But he's got on it, he turned around and he knocked the ball back the car.
00:18:10
Iain
Or he knocked the ball back to Tonali. And I get possession is important, but I totally agree with Kev. you You don't win a raffle unless you buy a ticket. and And we had some fantastic...
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's great job.
00:18:21
Iain
I think Miley doesn't shoot I think Livramento doesn't suit, not just because he misses the ball, which was one of the ones in the second half.
00:18:29
Kev
Yep.
00:18:30
Iain
But they get in some fantastic positions and they won't pull the trigger. Lewis holds the same when he's playing. I remember him doing it twice at Man United in front of the Stratford end and scoring two really good goals by doing it.
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:44
Iain
There's got to be you know there's got to be a a bit more of it, I think. On the substitutions, I was really pleased to see Joe Linton's start. he had a really good game.
00:18:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It
00:18:54
Iain
think he'll definitely be better next week now he's got that under his belt. I don't think we lost anything when Willock came on because I thought he played pretty well himself as well.
00:19:04
Kev
He had a good game.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
it did
00:19:07
Iain
and I like Miley in the first half. its He's a little bit Ray Wilkins-y, though. He's holding the ball and he won't give it away and it's sideways and it's backwards. And he's so much more than that.
00:19:19
Iain
I wanted to go forward. If he was the one who swapped with Bruno, I thought Bruno started slowly. And I guess that's the confidence of not having played very well in the last two games.
00:19:30
Iain
He's fallen off his really, really high standards. But he was effective today, I thought.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:36
Iain
It was a better performance than what I'd seen the last two or three games. m And then who was the third one who came off?
00:19:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was my league for Willick it was Barnes who came off for Jacob Murphy.
00:19:48
Iain
Barnes came off. Yes. Well, that look that looked much better straight away. I don't think Barnes had a fantastic game. I know he's down the right. It's not his proper position.
00:19:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:19:59
Iain
Maybe he'll be down the left next week just to get into training for the Carabao Cup final the following week. um But yeah, Murphy came on.
00:20:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unfortunately. unfortunately
00:20:07
Iain
Murphy hadn't really looked very good in the last couple of games either, but I thought um i thought he was up for it today. And he looked good when he came and came on. That's why Newcastle started looking like the dominant team.
00:20:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I 100% agree, to be honest. And, know, we start piling on the pressure. Joe Willock, I don't know how he doesn't get his head onto that ah fantastic cross.
00:20:27
Kev
Mm-hmm.
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a great work by, again, Tino Liveramento. um And ah you're wondering how he misses. And then we have a three on, I think, no it's a four, five on four, I think.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
um We've got a man over. Jacob Murphy has the ball, edge of the box, and he passes it straight out of play.
00:20:43
Kev
Overhits the pass. Overhits the pass.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's, yeah.
00:20:46
Kev
As soon as you said that, and ah was painful. Again, it's like, it's frustrating, isn't it? I don't even want to be that critical, but that pass he makes, he probably makes that pass 7 out of 10, 8 out of 10.
00:20:57
Kev
I think most of the players make it 8, 9 out of 10 as well, but it's just one of them.
00:20:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think have to, yeah.
00:21:02
Kev
It's almost like it was written in the stars today without being that typical, oh, well, everything's against us. But it was like, the referee I was very disappointed with, again, very unlikely to come on here and State referees, but I just thought get a hold of the game. Even if that means booking some of our lot, book them. I don't mind as long as you've got a hold of the game.
00:21:18
Kev
and And then Murphy, that one, mate.
00:21:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:19
Kev
Willick's chance, like you said, it's, it's God, it's centimetres. It's just anything on that ittain because it's in because it's such a driven cross. and There's one where it comes back and it hits up off Wilson's face.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:31
Kev
from a defender.
00:21:31
Iain
yeah Oh, yeah.
00:21:32
Kev
There's so many and I just think it could have been a different story to do altogether. We weren't at our best, absolutely not.
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
hundred percent.
00:21:40
Kev
But look, it's I genuinely do think this and I'm not using it as an excuse to the players, but I think I said on a previous pod, as much as we would all love to sit here and see wouldn't be bothered, It is human nature and you can't stop. All of them are thinking about the final.
00:21:53
Kev
Every single one of them. Every single one.
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
hundred percent.
00:21:56
Kev
and And look, that's not even a criticism of them. That's not me saying, oh, it's ridiculous. We should be focused. I'm not criticising here. I just think there's an element of, oh my God, be fit. Lewis Hall is out. I mean, I've read a couple of weeks, but I don't know if there's been an update since I read that just before I'd eaten.
00:22:13
Kev
and and i But with it was a couple of weeks on Lewis Hall.
00:22:15
Iain
I had
00:22:16
Kev
Izak came off with ah with a tight groin. Trippier came off with a back problem today. it's That never normally happens. It's a case of let's just be mega careful, I think.
00:22:27
Iain
heard Lewis said Lewis Hall had an ankle problem. He had a scan yesterday and he's waiting to go and see a specialist, which doesn't sound very good.
00:22:39
Kev
ah
00:22:42
Iain
Unlike what you said at the start, Michael, so I hope you've got better information than I have.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
not at all
00:22:46
Iain
Because it doesn't sound like, if you're on a specialist, that your ankle's fine for a fortnight, if you're on a...
00:22:48
Kev
No, don't.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you're 100% right.
00:22:54
Iain
could be a blow.
00:22:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
We could well see, well, hopefully it won't come to this, but Matt Target starting a final at left-back for Newcastle United. And that's a change that comes to later.
00:23:03
Kev
you
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I just want to mention, just before we end, um you know Newcastle have control at this point. Brighton actually, credit to Fabian Hurtler, he checked he checks what the team's doing and he sits there and he goes, right, clearly we're not playing very well since the substitutions.
00:23:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
going to take Minte off and I'm going to take Belieber off. And that's the, two that's the point. That's a turning point of the gate. one One of them before something stupid happens.
00:23:27
Kev
and I was going to say, it was a very big turning point where I'm not happy.
00:23:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah. Yeah. But the first one for me is, is those two coming off and Belieber, He had the proverbial orange card, should we say, um at the end of the first half. And then in the centre of the pitch, Newcastle breaking.
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
He stops a very decent looking attack for Newcastle, middle of the game.
00:23:50
Kev
Shocked. Did it all again.
00:23:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
d yeah Do you think Newcastle were in looking not to have the advantage at one point? Or do you think, well, Kev, you've already made it clear, the referee didn't have a good game.
00:24:00
Kev
I was going to say, I've ah said my thoughts on how bad the referee was today. It's not just because we lost. Like I said, we brought it on ourselves and i never come on here. But the referee today was absolutely horrendous. So I'm just going to let Ian answer that one. i've I've covered my thoughts on Anthony Taylor.
00:24:16
Iain
not going to I'm not going to disagree with you, Kev. I think I said before we started recording that it seemed to be that there was... but The bar was set at one level for a Newcastle foul, through yellow card, and at a much higher level for a Brighton foul or yellow card.
00:24:26
Kev
Exactly.
00:24:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:24:33
Iain
I mean, some of the fouls that we gave away, I couldn't even say they were a foul.
00:24:37
Kev
isn
00:24:37
Iain
I think Gordon got booked in the first half of one, which I didn't see as a foul, but he was booked for it.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:24:43
Kev
just Just for a laugh, did you see when...
00:24:43
Iain
And there were one or two Newcastle players They were cut in half where we got the free kick, but there was no card. It was standard, thought.
00:24:54
Kev
Out of ah of a bit of a laugh, did you see when, I ah think it Estepinion or somebody, slipped, knocked the ball out of play... Dan Byrne fell over him, and rather than give us a throw in, he gave a free kick to Brighton.
00:25:07
Kev
The player slipped. Everybody could see the player slipped. And I was like, this isn't real life.
00:25:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:12
Kev
This is a wind-up. It's like a comedy sketch. Beatles going to come out and tell us it's all one big joke. But, like, what was happening?
00:25:18
Iain
Bye.
00:25:19
Kev
The guy slipped. Byrne fell over the guy who slipped.
00:25:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:23
Kev
And I was a bit like... That's not a foul, but you give them a free kick and then let the keeper take it 10 yards further up the pitch. Honestly, I'd never get infuriated at referees that much because i think it's a very hard job and it's probably the hardest job in football, which is non-playing.
00:25:37
Kev
But oh my goodness, he was awful today. And Taylor's one who sent Pope off. Even though that was also a red card.
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:44
Kev
He's one who sent Pope off to miss for the League Cup final last time. He's also one who sent Gordon off this time. Oh, I I could swear.
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And actually, i'll tell you what, before we go to the Anthony Gordon sending off, we're going have our second advert of the day. And this one's going to be a new one from Zencastr.
Gordon's Red Card Incident
00:26:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we see the stupidest thing I have ever seen in my life by Anthony Gordon, who, while the ball isn't even in play because it's been deemed offside,
00:26:38
Kev
Unbelievable. Unbelievable.
00:26:41
Kev
The flag went up. Oh, my God. And what makes it worse is everyone's thinking about the cup final because of human nature, but at that moment, he's clearly not. What an absolute numpty. Like, I love Gordon, honestly.
00:26:52
Iain
Thank you.
00:26:53
Kev
<unk> got He's a good player. He's been brilliant for us, and I don't want to just let this affect everything. But, my God, you obviously know you... City man. The League Cup final is in two days. If you're going to get sent off, get two yellows in a 21 game. I can forgive you for that.
00:27:12
Kev
Whatever. of ah Don't throw your arms out when the ball's not in play. Come on, Gordon. You're better than that. You're a really good player. I love you for Newcastle. You've been fantastic. I'm not. But come on. That is the stupidest thing I've seen in a long time.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%. Sorry, go ahead.
00:27:26
Iain
seen it.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. sorry and go ahead
00:27:28
Iain
I've seen him. It's all right. have to say, I've seen Gordon get up from being thithed down, being pulled down. Every game, he's pulled down. He sort of shrugs and gets up and gets on with it.
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:42
Iain
He doesn't react. He generally doesn't react. He might have a little bit of a joke with him. I remember that Sundling player. He asked him whether he wanted his shirt and told him just to wait until the end of the game, and he would let him have it.
00:27:56
Iain
That's what you need. and And, yeah, I yeah ah don't know what was going on there.
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:02
Iain
ah but I mean, it took me by surprise. It's only afterwards that I've seen it, seen how ridiculous it is. Sitting at the game, I've stopped watching because the flag's up and the attack's over. I'm waiting to see whether we're jogging back to get a position and then suddenly the ref's got the red card in his hand.
00:28:18
Kev
and
00:28:19
Iain
Just totally unnecessary.
00:28:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's
00:28:21
Iain
And he knows it, doesn't he? He'll be absolutely gutted tonight.
00:28:24
Kev
Well, that's the thing though, because he got he got sent off for kicking the ball a away or something before he went back to Everton for the first time.
00:28:24
Iain
although all of his family will be delighted.
00:28:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:28:33
Kev
And then there's loads of rumours now he's a Liverpool fan. And I don't think this, by the way, I think this is just ah ridiculous air theory. Surely he didn't do it on purpose to avoid that cup final. Surely not.
00:28:43
Kev
We love him too much for to do that.
00:28:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:28:45
Kev
I don't think that's true, but it's just such weird timing. Why would you react like that? and What Ian just said there, he's normally laughing off. He's normally getting back up. He's normally winding them up or having a joke with them. To just react like that is... God, the timing couldn't be worse. It just... ah just ah ah How the hell do you explain that?
00:29:05
Kev
Good luck.
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think he had a he had an incident with Van Hecker just beforehand.
00:29:06
Iain
Yeah, yeah.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it was literally in the series of play just beforehand. And you looked at Gordon and you were like, oh, he's getting over It's fine. it's like There's nothing wrong with him. He just looks his normal style. But Van Hecker's clearly got in his head. Because that Gordon's in there. He's trying to still tangle with Van Hecker when the ball's gone.
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then Van Hecker's just a little bit stronger than him. So I'm out the way. And for those that haven't watched the game or have lived under a rock for the last two days, which... To be fair, probably had a better time than those watching the game.
00:29:39
Iain
Thank you.
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gordon puts his hands out, both hands straight at the back of Van Hecker's head. Like he's given CPR to someone, two hands strong, If it was in that case, the person would be alive. But Van Egger, obviously back of the head, he'd have problems. And it really is an abysmal thing for Anthony Gordon to do.
00:29:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think everyone's in agreement that it's a red card. I've seen so many people um on Twitter, X, whatever you want to call it, saying, oh, we'll appeal it and maybe it'll get overturned.
00:30:08
Kev
No. That's not getting overturned.
00:30:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's Harvey Barnes time.
00:30:11
Kev
No. no
00:30:12
Iain
Yeah, quite.
00:30:15
Kev
Unfortunately. Unfortunately. what What is frustrating as well, you mentioned before that Joe Linton got straight back up. I mean, Van Hecker, I know he's going to make a meal, but he wants him sent off. I mean, I've been pushed on the back of the head.
00:30:26
Kev
Oh God, I don't even want to finish that sentence with Ian. Ian right there. oh I've been pushed a lot. You do go down and you do get hurt. But you you get straight back up and you youre get in the guy's face. What are you doing? What are pushing us for?
00:30:40
Kev
He knew exactly what he was doing again, but I can't blame him too much. because let's face it, Gordon is very, very stupid.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. Anything extra to add on the red card, Ian, are you happy for us to move swiftly on?
00:30:53
Iain
move swiftly on. There's no, I mean, it it's not up for debate. There's no grey area, just a big red one.
00:31:00
Kev
No.
00:31:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. So back to the game. Brighton's advantage, thankfully, didn't last that long. As Jacob Murphy beats Tyreek Lamptey, the ball, it's a bit of a silly challenge from Lamptey, given their position.
00:31:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But they're in the ascendancy. Blood's running high. You can see sort of why he does it. it's and It's a bit of a soft one. But red, we're down 10 v 10. Wins Newcastle the free kick.
00:31:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you're thinking, could we?
00:31:25
Kev
What of delivery.
00:31:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
could Could we do it? Delivery comes in. Fabian Shaw with one of the nicest volleys you will see from a free kick. And it's offside.
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah How are you both feeling after that? Deflated? Ian?
00:31:42
Kev
I hate you.
00:31:44
Iain
Oh man, ah i was I was going mental.
00:31:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:47
Iain
Because I thought five minutes earlier, well, you know, just got to go to extra time and they're bound to pick us off with the extra man.
00:31:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:54
Iain
Suddenly, it's level again. And then I'm right behind that and it goes flying in. i mean, they line up to kick off. Brighton have gone and lined up to kick off.
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. 100%,
00:32:06
Iain
The round before, when there was no VAR, we are through, if that happens in the fourth round. But unfortunately,
00:32:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:32:14
Iain
um Unfortunately, there was these semi-automated offside. Let's flag it up. And you told us what, that he's sticking his nose as offside.
00:32:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, there's a bit of his face that's offside, unfortunately. If it's just the shoulder, I'd say you know it's it's a harsh one, but unfortunately there is a triangle of his face.
00:32:31
Kev
What a joke.
00:32:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:35
Kev
Honestly, haven't got enough time to go into video.
00:32:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:32:36
Iain
and i mean i right I'm not looking at it. I wasn't looking at it sideways on. I was looking at it from the back, and it just looked like a really good run and a fantastic volley in the net before the keepers even thinking about moving for it. And again, we're going crazy because um from being down and out five minutes earlier, we're through.
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%.
00:32:58
Iain
So how deflating is that?
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very
00:33:01
Iain
I mean, you know, i mean i mean um like to try I'm not going to cry again.
00:33:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
friendly.
00:33:04
Kev
That was the final change for the game for me.
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll leave that to Kev.
00:33:11
Kev
Oh, honestly.
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cry for me, Kev.
00:33:13
Kev
I mean, i get it's it's technically offside, right? But oh my God, do you just want to ruin the game altogether? Like, what a moment. And it's I know I'm biased because it's a Newcastle moment and blah, blah, blah. But oh my God, what a game that would have been. Two red cards, last minute winner, flute of the next round, everybody feeling positive.
00:33:32
Kev
What a fantastic time it would have been. was like, no, his forehead was offside. Get four, almost four, get gone. It's absolutely... It's just... I don't... I just don't... We need to change rules. If you're going to have clear daylight between a player or the furthest, like but the the last part of the striker's body and then the furthest part towards the goal, the defender's body, measure off that or something so you give the benefit back to the attacker.
00:33:56
Kev
I just don't get what benefits from this other than technicalities. It's an absolute... I'm sat there thinking, for a fan experience, we're paying money to come here. This absolute crap. i've been same to anyone who will listen for ages we all kills a fine experience absolutely killed
00:34:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:12
Kev
don't even know what's happening when it happens i'm putting in group chats asking has anyone got a picture of this because but showed it on the screen for about a second referees make didn't really work but probably sounded great on itv what thell it was on and i'm just so i'm and for a fun experience we're paying money to come here this is absolute rob Like, just and i just, I just don't get why you want to take moments out of way from football.
00:34:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:34
Kev
If he was miles offside, I get it. If he was clearly ahead, but a forehead, third of a forehead is why he's offside. It's just, come on.
00:34:41
Iain
but The argument, if I can put that forward for you, Kev, the justification is that he was offside and it's ah it's a fact.
00:34:42
Kev
Technically, he's offside, going to the rules. Yeah, but it's just What happened to the attacker?
00:34:51
Iain
It's black or white, he's offside or he's onside and Kapsar was offside.
00:34:52
Kev
you tucker
00:34:58
Iain
Now, I don't say but i i think
00:34:58
Kev
I need change rule. If if you're going to use semi-automated off sides draw stupid lines, whatever want to do to turn this sport into more of a farce than what it's become with people like
00:35:01
Iain
it
00:35:08
Kev
Ben Berent and Diaz rolling around like numpties. If one is bad to that, then do it.
00:35:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bye.
00:35:13
Kev
go on Go on technicalities, right? Have technicalities. Brilliant. Well done. You've ruined the game. Give the advantage back to attacker. Have a clear gap in between them. Or measure with thick lines. And if the thick lines overlap, do it that way. Yes, I'm very bitter because that was an unbelievable moment, which has been taken away again by VAR. Thank you very much. We took one away the other week.
00:35:31
Kev
Can't remember who it was against. I wiped it from memory because it's embarrassing. But it's just, I hate VAR. I always have hated it. I don't want it there. Our referees are very incompetent. Our linesmen are incompetent.
00:35:42
Kev
I get it. But, at least when the decision's made, when you watch Championship Football now, or even FA Cup before this round, when you watch the game and the flag doesn't go up, you know you can celebrate, you have a good time.
00:35:53
Kev
Flag goes up, you know you can't celebrate. It might be wrong, and you peed off about it. But, nothing you can do, move on. This whole crap about foreheads being offside a joke.
00:36:02
Iain
Yeah, I agree with you, right? I'm not i'm not pointing out that I think it should be offside, because it either it is or it isn't offside, but that is that that's why it's happening.
00:36:08
Kev
ah I know what you mean. It's rule. It's the rule. It is. Yep.
00:36:14
Iain
But I agree entirely with you.
00:36:15
Kev
Yep.
00:36:16
Iain
It so it was such a good goal. <unk> not been do Do you think Brighton thought that Fab Sar had any additional advantage by being where he was rather than an inch and a half further back?
00:36:25
Kev
No chance. He didn't even score with his forehead. That's what makes it worse.
00:36:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. think maybe, and I am very sorry to anyone listening that we've unearthed this kind of worms, but I think just one last thing on it, it probably should be based off the the point of the bla the player that is scored with.
00:36:37
Kev
sorry.
00:36:38
Iain
Thank you.
00:36:38
Kev
Sorry.
00:36:43
Kev
Mm-hmm.
00:36:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
If someone's hitting it with their head and their head's not offside, then give it. If it they hit it with their right foot, their right foot's offside, then give it. Something like that. But I'm not um like i'm good at this kind of stuff. So what I've just said is probably irrelevant.
00:37:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
What isn't irrelevant is that it's 10v10, 1-1, going into extra time. Dubravka makes a great save, very quiet start.
00:37:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Van Hecker somehow doesn't get a yellow card for a rugby tackle on a...
00:37:18
Kev
Anthony Taylor.
00:37:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. The rugby's in Vegas, but apparently it's it's made a detour to Newcastle. We have some excellent chances in an extra time, the first half, but we just can't put the ball in the back of the net.
00:37:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then the killer blow comes on 113 minutes. As Danny Welbeck has played in, and Tino Livramento, who I have admitted has had a very good game, is so far out of position, I thought we were watching games under Steve Bruce again.
00:37:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
Welbeck's Winning Goal
00:37:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a brilliant finish from Danny Welbeck, the former Macam, of course it is. um Produces another excellent finish against us to give Brighton the win. ah did he What did you think about the goal? Is it Livermento or do you think it's Dubravka's distribution just beforehand? Because he does give it straight back to Brighton from ah ah not a good position, but too many mistakes.
00:38:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
who Who would you say is it Falkhev?
00:38:15
Kev
Um, wow it's it's difficult. I think Tino has definitely got a bit to blame, but he's had a great game and he's knackered. You can see he's knackered before that moment. He's struggling to move.
00:38:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:38:25
Kev
I don't know if we haven't got, i mean, Kraft's on the bench. ah Could you not have brought Kraft on potentially? um I don't really want to blame in management too much. He's obviously said he's fine. He's obviously said, I'm okay to play here.
00:38:37
Kev
and But he didn't look right. he didn't he didn't look right. And I think you've got to then make the decision to say, look, you're not moving freely. You're looking at it anyway. There was a period before that. Brighton were breaking and he couldn't get back.
00:38:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:38:48
Kev
Tenorli had to come across and cover for him.
00:38:48
Iain
yeah I thought he was coming off. Because he he'd got front on an attack and I thought i thought it was him that was coming off.
00:39:00
Iain
but act the It was Trippier that was coming off.
00:39:02
Kev
but It turned out that Trippi had a back injury.
00:39:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Oh,
00:39:04
Iain
So...
00:39:04
Kev
So Trippi hurt his back.
00:39:05
Iain
so when I saw Target coming on I thought it was straight swap and he was coming on for Livermanto because Livermanto had got crunch that early in the second half so play another half an hour after that to get to where he is now and yeah I can't blame you know I thought he had a great game Dubrata also had a great game but that's bound to happen isn't it when you're trying to play out of the back we want them to be
00:39:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:39:24
Kev
Yeah. I thought the Brav could have dominated, but...
00:39:32
Iain
We don't want to be hooking it into Rosette on the halfway line like Nick Pope does. We want them to be looking for retaining the ball and setting up an attack. But it's about to go wrong at some stage.
00:39:44
Iain
And we've profited from it going wrong with other teams on numerous occasions this year.
00:39:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:49
Iain
and I think it's a contributing factor. To be fair, we'll cover it. But unfortunately, Tino is just too far behind the play.
00:40:00
Iain
to be able to completely cover them.
00:40:02
Kev
Great finish, man, to be fair. up I mean, Welbeck, it's a bits ah so really good finish I thought he had a touch of class as well. Not today, but remember the last time he beat us 1-0 and he scored and came off and he got a round of applause from the whole stadium.
00:40:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:40:16
Kev
He actually put on social media shot after that with how appreciative he was and he understands because of his history and the past. of it That might not have been the case, but... it was touch class. And when he scored, he didn't go over the top. I think there was somebody who went absolutely nuts in front of Newcastle fans, but Welbeck celebrated and then kind of just moved away from the Newcastle fans, which again is a bit of a touch of class, but it was a great finish, and unfortunately. It's one of them games, isn't it, where it's...
00:40:39
Kev
like We could have played better, but I think Brighton do deserve a lot of credit. They really do. Technically, they were very adaptable. And they changed it up so many times. It kept us guessing. We kept them guessing.
00:40:50
Kev
And I guess from like a purist, someone who who only loves football would have enjoyed that side of it, but we just were on the wrong end of it unfortunately. I think Ian disagrees with me.
00:40:57
Iain
were No, no, I agree with what you're saying. When I was doing the crossover way back last week, ah we both thought it was going to be close, it would be close all the way through, to be fair.
00:41:09
Kev
Mm.
00:41:11
Iain
and Joe, was it? I remember that. Jamie it was that Brighton said his goal prediction was 1-0 at 90 minutes, Brighton win it 2-1 after extra time.
00:41:25
Iain
And but and i said, if that's the case, it's bound to be Minter and Welbeck who score the goal.
00:41:25
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oh
00:41:26
Kev
ah play
00:41:30
Iain
So between us, we should have cleaned up, shouldn't we?
00:41:30
Kev
um
00:41:34
Kev
yep
00:41:34
Iain
But what can you do?
00:41:34
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Perfect bet builder that.
00:41:36
Kev
yeah
00:41:37
Iain
What can you do? and what was a good finish from Welbeck.
00:41:39
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that
00:41:41
Iain
It's not just good finishes that you've got to admire, though, of course, because to be fair, Fab Shards was a great finish. Alexander Ezek for the first half was an absolutely wonderful finish that got ruled out.
00:41:51
Kev
Great finish. Also disallowed, yeah, disallowed for offside.
00:41:52
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Yes, the upside.
00:41:54
Kev
Great goal.
00:41:56
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Jordies have to hate offside after that. But there is one thing that I do quickly want to end on, and that is a little quiz question of, in the Premier League era, you might have already seen this because I tweeted this out, but Newcastle United have played 21 games in between successful semifinals, where they were victorious, obviously, and the final of that competition.
00:42:19
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How many of those 21 games were Newcastle United winners?
00:42:24
Kev
two that's not many i know 1999 we didn't win one 2023 i think we won one and i don't know what night he did
00:42:27
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OK. OK.
00:42:27
Iain
ah
00:42:35
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OK. yeah
00:42:39
Iain
Well, I'll just go for it not being quite as bad as what you thought, Kev. I'll say four.
00:42:45
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Ian is absolutely spot on.
00:42:47
Kev
hang on
00:42:49
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Four games out of 21 we have won after getting to a final and in between the final, obviously. Doesn't matter if we lose afterwards.
00:42:59
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But yeah, until Newcastle break that trophy curse...
00:43:04
Kev
It's going to
00:43:04
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there is always going to be a mentality issue at St. James' Park, and it's starting to feel like that massively. But what I do have to say is two of those four have been this year.
00:43:16
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So could could the curse be over?
00:43:20
Kev
It's over.
00:43:20
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Gordon's...
00:43:20
Kev
We've won it. We've won it.
00:43:23
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Gordon's clearly i not a massive fan of it, but he won't be playing now between the end of the season, or the end of the cup, should I say, not the end of the season. Hopefully nothing happens. Harvey Barnes is going to get his chance, and he's going to shine in a Newcastle shirt.
00:43:38
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And on that note, well, we're going to try and be a bit less depressing next time because we've got a brilliant set of episodes coming up next week. And for now, from us, it's goodbye.