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Toon v Spurs Match Review
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Jo, Nic & Iain discuss the hard fought win down in London town... Giving us our first win in the capital this season. Taking us to a fantastic run of 6 in a row
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Introduction and Team Overview
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the GSPN Daily New Castle podcast. ah My name's Joel, I'll be hosting today. I'm joined by two of my lovely teammates. First up, we have the Don, Mr. Me.
00:00:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I can't speak properly. Ian McKay, how are you doing, Ian?
00:00:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mr. McKay.
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
You all right, McKay? McKay, Michael? How are you doing, Ian?
00:00:28
Iain
Can't speak can't speak properly, but you're able to punch the microphone well done. joan I'm great.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's doing well over here, getting frustrated.
00:00:33
Iain
Thank you very much for asking. Yes. Still still on a on an six week high or whatever it is. From ah from the all these new Castle matches I've been watching.
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been marvellous. It has. It has been very marvellous.
00:00:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
been beautiful.
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go. And as you've
Celebrating the Winning Streak
00:00:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
just heard, we are also joined with...
00:00:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's my girl, it's Nick. How are you doing, hon?
00:00:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am very good. Thank you, mate. I am all good.
00:00:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Happy days. Right. As Ian's just said, we're all still on a high, sixth game winning streak. Hasn't happened for a while. Much needed. And everyone's back in their happy cap and place. Even the bed wetters, I think, have shifted forth. And they're in the happy cap and bed as well.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
No mention of Eddie out, everybody's loving the tune, everything's good, we've had a mint Christmas, an even better New Year, and now we're all excited to even go on the next game against Arsenal as well.
00:01:14
Iain
the
00:01:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
However, I'm not going to skip to the end of the pod. so at the start.
Man of the Match Debate
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
First up, I was going to just go straight in with who would your man of the match be? um Obviously we'll know who's been given the man of the match. I would just like to know who you guys would have given it. Is it different and kind of why? I'll throw mine in quickly first, but then obviously you guys can give me more of a kind of rundown if you want.
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
um As you know on the team kind of group chat I called out Tino quite early in the match because I thought if I'm honest at first he was literally our most productive player because we were a bit not all over the place but we weren't pretty much say as solid as we wanted to be. I know that sounds bizarre by the way with there kind of being some early goals on the cards and stuff but you'll know what I mean by that in general.
00:02:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I said it and to me just grew more and more throughout the game. So for me, I think it is an easy pick. Tino would be my man in the match alongside some others, but had to settle on Tino. Nick, who would you go for if you were picking someone?
00:02:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Mine's is different, um but I do just want to agree that I thought TNO had a really good game. I know there's been some sort of disagreement between certain people of saying like, Oh, I thought we had a bit of a bad game. I actually thought he had a quite decent game grew into the game. Um, like you say, but my man, a match and I still can't believe he didn't get it. And I don't understand why he didn't was would have been Dan burn. Um, I honestly thought he was again, and I keep saying it about every match he plays. I'm starting to sound like a broken record. I just thought he was absolutely solid defensively. Um, you know, done his job, covered people where he was needed.
00:02:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, didn't really put a foot wrong all game again. Um, and I still can't understand the reason why their keeper got it.
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't, I cannot find them as to how they, he got it.
00:03:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:03:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, but anyway, my man, the match would have gone to, um, Dan burn. I thought again, defensively, he was absolutely 10 out of 10 brilliant again.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, he's bit like you said, he's been solid all season, hasn't he?
00:03:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:03:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
As much as you love Cher, to me, Ben's been our best centre back this season.
00:03:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:03:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bit of a bold statement based on what we know about. I mean, did there keep a get it based on the fact that he pulled off a couple of good saves?
00:03:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I was having a look um on social media and apparently they only gave it to him because he made his first appearance in 17 years at Tottenham and caught a couple of crosses on a couple of other decent gold moments.
00:03:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:03:41
Iain
Yeah.
00:03:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah. You hadn't played a competitive game for like three, four years or something, had you not?
00:03:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and So whilst that's obviously quite a big moment for him, did he have a men of the match performance?
00:03:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sounds a bit mad.
00:03:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't think so. But anyway.
00:03:55
Iain
ah think he I think he kept top in a minute in the first half, to be fair to him.
00:03:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:03:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah Yeah, but he still looked too golden.
00:03:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
You could pull off some decent slaves, yeah.
00:04:01
Iain
And we yeah we We really bullied him at corners at the first half, found out he was unflappable and cool and got and got to all of them and therefore we stopped doing it.
00:04:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mhm.
00:04:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:04:13
Iain
So I can see why, I mean, the guy's been there since he was 14. He sat on the bench 78 times and never got a game. And then he has to come in in a defense that doesn't include very many defenders.
00:04:26
Iain
and being super cool. He's not panicked. He's not thought, fantastic. My first game, I'm gonna get um going to let an absolute boatload in because I haven't got any of the first team defensive in front of me.
00:04:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:04:37
Iain
But yeah, I don't think it was a man of the match performance. i i flagged up that I thought Tino was playing well after about 10 minutes and Michael came and said, I thought he was awful. But as soon as Michael said that, Tino stepped up again.
00:04:51
Iain
So I would be more than happy not to put a third alternative forward and say for me, Dan Byrne and Tino Lavermenta were the joint men of the match.
00:04:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:05:03
Iain
I thought they were both excellent.
00:05:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Agreed. Yeah.
00:05:06
Iain
I think Dan Ben was sailing a little bit close to the wind in the first 20 minutes. He got an early booking, got an early booking, looked suspiciously like a deliberate handball and and a couple of niggly fouls, professional fouls after.
00:05:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just a bit.
00:05:21
Iain
So maybe he was fortunate that it was such a
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:27
Iain
dreadful referee that we had that he didn't actually get a red card in the first 20 minutes but yeah he was a solid he headed everything clear certainly in the second half he was like a wall
00:05:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was.
00:05:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, he was great. Yeah.
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
he was worrying a little bit and i said it to my dad because of exactly what you've just said in the first 20 minutes there he was a bit of a bulldozer wasn't he and i said to my dad i was like look realistically botman obviously we didn't know at the time i was like he'll probably only play an hour or something you know then they'll bring kelly on whatever you know he's just come back long injury we need to be careful here because i was like what we're going to do if burn gets sent off or has to be has to be pulled off early just in case he gets sent off and then we really do have to rest bottom and i was like we've got kelly and i was like dad who else we got on the bench so we were like discussing who we would then pull back in mid
00:06:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
Player Performance and Health Concerns
00:06:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
defense sorry was settled on big jaw
00:06:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
um kind of a makeshift kind of defence but it was just boiling down the what-ifs type of thing um but as we know that didn't happen on either side um which kind of teases up really because i'm very surprised botwin played the full 90 well 90 plus some injury time in the first minutes cause he literally came off pretty much on the 90th minute in the second half didn't he so he missed the last 10 minutes of injury time in the second half but considering he's been out so long i'm
00:06:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:06:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
for so many reasons I suppose, amazed that A lasted fair play to my suppose because at first he didn't look like he'd kind of settled and he looked like he'd been out for a long time so it was nothing against him he'd just been out for a very long time.
00:06:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So yeah how you guys feeling? I mean I know Nick you've got something to say on this so I'll come to you first just because I know you you're you're raring to go on a on a response here.
00:06:58
Iain
drown
00:07:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Yeah. First of all, I was really happy to see that Sven Botman was obviously, before the start of the lineup got announced and obviously, you know, the Newcastle admin was posting away his pictures and stuff like that. um I was happy to see him at the ground and obviously I thought, great, he's going to be on the bench. So if we need to, you know, like, like for example, Dan Byrne or whatever needed to come off, then great, you're going to be, um you know, Eddie House or 70 minute substitution has always given him a bit of game time back.
00:07:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Then the start and line up got released and I was like, whoa, he's in the start and line up. And I thought to myself, okay, he got his ACL injury um after being neglected before.
00:07:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm just going to put that out there by the club. He was neglected before that. And that injury could have been prevented in a long time before it happened. So really unfortunate circumstances.
00:07:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm.
00:07:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And obviously it was gutted to see him um with his ACL injury, but because he was neglected, it was bound to happen and obviously he needed the time out.
00:07:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
to
00:08:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
so You know, he's had what, nine, 10 months out now. Um, obviously he's done a cracking job at, um, you know, rehab and and physio and all that sort of thing straight back into the start and lineup. And I was really excited to see it also a little bit worried because I thought, is he ready? He was rushed back before. I don't want to repeat of what happened. No one does, which then brought me to the fact of. We spent a lot of money on Lloyd Kelly, um, who.
00:08:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
we've just cracked at the start of this podcast before we started recording is our second highest player at the club. um Why didn't he start? Now, people disagree and say, well, we need our strongest lineup because you never know what Spurs is going to turn up.
00:08:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I agree with that. But for a player who's been out for 10 months with an ACL injury and you know, yeah probably wasn't really ready to come back for a full, what was it, 80 minutes or something like that?
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
You did the full 90 plus the injury time in the first half, so 90 odd minutes you did.
00:08:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
90 minutes? go nine you know, you've done the full 90 minutes. Why have we got Lloyd Kelly? what What's going on there? Why did Eddie not, does Eddie not trust him? Is he not ready? Is he one of these players that Eddie seems to be spending a lot of time with, obviously on training and like we've seen with Lewis Hall last season, you know, obviously that look at Lewis Hall now, he's absolutely flying.
00:09:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and But I thought to myself, oh, I really don't want, um, Botman to be in rush back and then sort of pulled back again.
00:09:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, and I was really surprised to see him, you know, go the full 90 and obviously I do hope it was Triss Cramp that he got and he hasn't, you know, got another injury or anything like that.
00:09:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I mean, nothing's come out about that yet. So I ah presume it was Triss Cramp, but it does give me a little bit of concern about Lloyd Kelly and what we're going for then.
00:09:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
gra
00:09:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What, what if we can't even, you know, trust him for maybe half a game. And I remember when you guys done the crossover with the Bournemouth lads and they went, you know, too convinced. They said they weren't convinced about what they're seeing of him and all sorts.
00:09:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I'm a bit like, oh, why have we got him? And he's on a five-year contract, so that just doesn't leave me a great feeling, to be
Managerial Decisions and Criticisms
00:10:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
honest, guys. I know I'm being negative, Nancy, and I'm trying not to be, because we we're off the back of a win.
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:10:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Obviously, I'm buzzing about that. I am just concerned about the fact that we're not using Lloyd Kelly for whatever reason.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:10:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And obviously, it's not going to come out, is it?
00:10:12
Iain
i think I think he's our strength in depth, Nicola, and I know it seems like Sven's been rushed into the first team and played a whole game and is that right or not?
00:10:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But yeah.
00:10:26
Iain
Apparently he's played three games, three full 11 assigned games beforehand. I haven't rushed him back, which would have been sometime in the middle of December,
00:10:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah Yeah.
00:10:35
Iain
which is when he started playing for the under 23s.
00:10:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:10:39
Iain
They've given him more weeks of conditioning. And the fact is that if if Eddie thinks he's going to get 90 minutes out of him, he's head and shoulders the class center half at the club.
00:10:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:10:52
Iain
So you've got a you've got to start him. You've got to start him. Kelly was on the bench in case he only lasted an hour. And and in fact, it was Kelly who came on to cover the last 10 minutes.
00:11:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again.
00:11:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:02
Iain
which was tense and Kelly, Kelly looked assured when he came on. He's ah looked a to say fair of hands and that's good.
00:11:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:11:10
Iain
That's our strength in depth.
00:11:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:11:11
Iain
It may be if there's a reaction to it that Kelly gets to start against Arsenal.
00:11:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:11:16
Iain
Who knows? I'm hoping not to say I'm hoping that Sven was just cramp. He walked off. Nobody said anything. I think it's just cramp or you can expect that, but it's a quite a quick turnaround for this Arsenal game.
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:11:30
Iain
So, where you know, fingers crossed that he's all i am okay for it.
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mary.
00:11:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mary.
00:11:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah Yeah, I do obviously, I'm sorry, I know I just sound, I'm just a little bit annoyed, I think. I worry about players like Sven Botman, cause I'm like, you're right, he's a class act and he's, you know, one of our strongest, you know, Senate heart, oh my God, Jesus, Senate defense. So I'm having a mare here. I just worry, and yeah, you're right, he did play games for under 23s, but it still doesn't, I just am a bit like,
00:12:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sometimes just not sitting right with me there. Maybe I'm giving Lloyd Kelly a bit of a hard time and the club a hard time. Maybe I just need to look at it the way you looked at it.
00:12:09
Iain
Well, the other way of looking at it, Nicola, is that is that Botman needs that.
00:12:10
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I put a positive spin on it.
00:12:13
Iain
He needs that.
00:12:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:12:14
Iain
We saw first 10, 15 minutes, the rustiness in him, the the split second out that he was with his movement.
00:12:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:12:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm. True.
00:12:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:12:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:12:23
Iain
think that I think that's that's the only time in the next 10 years that Solanke will get in front of him for a start.
00:12:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, no, I agree.
00:12:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:12:30
Iain
and But he's got all of that and he's got that sharpness back, that first team sharpness, Premier League sharpness, whatever you call it. He's experienced that and therefore in a much better position to to to play on Tuesday away at Arsenal, which is which is a very scary proposition still.
00:12:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah. Yeah. panries yeah
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is.
00:12:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am fully in the botman club.
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll touch on that later.
00:12:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm fully in the botman camp. So I'm just putting it out there.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
We know that, Nick.
00:12:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Like I'm really quite defensive of him. I don't want to get hurt. Okay.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a boy, you know. Shares more mine, actually.
00:13:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:13:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Botman's next, just so you know him.
00:13:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He is.
00:13:09
Iain
right.
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Me and Nick are covering the back line. We're fine. We've got them. but
00:13:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We're covering it.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
On to that professional note, I'm going to move swiftly on because it's gone in the wrong direction already again. Nick.
Podcast Promotion and Highlights
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:13:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
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00:13:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
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00:13:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wonderful, wonderful. The girls are back, you see? We are fine. Not on Ian's level still, don't worry. But you know, one day we might try out the interview process, it might work fine.
00:14:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Might work.
00:14:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or we might completely screw it up as well. So, who knows? Ian, I'll allow you to unzip your mouth now, you're absolutely fine.
00:14:14
Iain
Right, I'm back.
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Back it in, he's back in the room.
00:14:15
Iain
I'm back.
00:14:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's back. He's back and he's ready to attack.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
um i don't want to say too much about Spurs because you know obviously it's best to talk about us after all but I think the one of the couple of things I probably want to say about them right um to me we should have overpowered them for the fact that they had such a weakened side that was probably my only downside of the match because to me we weren't as good as we were against Manu and stuff like that just being again very realistic wouldn't be as happy and as hype as we want about these results but you know we are here to analyze each game and not just be severe happy clappers with no real kind of input to it.
00:14:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But to me, it was one where, I don't know whether, to me, I don't know, it was a case of, did Spurs almost try harder as a result of lack of first-team players? Because sometimes that can happen a bit like when you go down to 10 men.
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sometimes it's harder to be 10 men. it's it's It's that kind of thing in a team, isn't it? um like It's just a different type of mentality going to the game. I could be wrong. I'm just kind of trying to read the game how I saw it, if you know what I mean.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um and how at the time I was like, oh, we're letting them into it. Were we letting them? Were they just kind of, did they deserve to be in it a bit? At points, yes. It can't be too greedy.
00:15:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not going to go as far as windy Big Ange and say it was pathetic and how they should, they should have won. I think that was ridiculous, by the way. Yes, all right. They were in the game, but to go as far as they should have won, I think it was a bit far from him, but that's my opinion on that.
00:15:41
Iain
i think the I think they started first.
00:15:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:15:43
Iain
um And there's a lot of people that started who are being given a first team opportunity, they were an unusual first team opportunity, and then encouraged by scoring so early as well.
00:15:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah.
00:15:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah yeah.
00:15:56
Iain
i think I think we found our feet, we equalized.
00:15:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah. Yeah.
00:16:01
Iain
We then did did play if for the last 25 minutes of that first half, like we played against Manchester United. And to be fair, We could have been three, one, four, one, five, one.
00:16:13
Iain
We should have been three, one, four, one, five, one.
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, we should have, yeah.
00:16:16
Iain
Isaac, just before he scored his goal, managed to side foot one wide, which which should have gone through to Anthony Gordon for a tap in, but Isaac put his foot on it and put it wide from three yards.
00:16:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:16:31
Iain
um
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:16:32
Iain
Tenali had a shot that hit someone in the chest and it dropped for Gordon eight yards out with nobody in front of him and it went I think it didn't even stay in the ground he hit it so high I don't know I don't know but we were we were very good in that last half an hour of the first half let's say and that's where we that's where we should have stretched away and put the game beyond them it then becomes a different game when
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did it hit off your shin or something? It was like a way up, wasn't it?
00:16:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:16:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:16:59
Iain
their big guns are wheeled out in the second half and we're tiring after all of these games every three or four days to see Madison, Son and Besuma come on.
00:17:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:11
Iain
That's why that's why they had more of the ball. I don't think they created a whole load of clear cut chances like we did in the first half and squandered one or two.
00:17:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I don't think so either.
00:17:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No. and
00:17:22
Iain
Dubravka made a couple of saves.
00:17:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:17:24
Iain
um He made one save to a shot, I think was going wide, which set up. Johnson to hit the post, but that was never going in from the angle Johnson was out.
00:17:34
Iain
um So yeah, I don't i disagree that Tottenham.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:40
Iain
Should have run that game. They shouldn't. They should have been out of it at half time.
00:17:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's a crazy statement by Angela.
00:17:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:17:44
Iain
and
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, for him to come out, you know, managers always say ridiculous things. And so, you know, we've heard worse than saying, oh, we should have won. But it is a bit ridiculous for him to say that. And the fact that he was just whining on and saying, I had a laugh mind when he said it was the angriest he's ever been in his career.
00:18:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I had to put him on social media. I was like, really? I will have been a little bit over a-dramatic with Angela.
00:18:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:18:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, it's the angriest you've ever been. ah well I will like going a bit arteter on this. You know what I mean? I'm going to cry, cry, cry sort of thing, but nah.
00:18:11
Iain
i think he was angry I think he's angry because the the ball hitting Joe Linton's hand, not not getting the first goal disallowed,
00:18:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:18:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, that was gonna be my next subject.
00:18:22
Iain
But you read the rules, of the rules are straightforward.
00:18:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was no way I'd handball.
00:18:26
Iain
If the hands are judged to be hands are judged to be in a natural position and the ball is played against the hand, but it isn't a hand ball. If Joe Linton had had controlled it with his hand and laid it off for Gordon to score, maybe that would have got disallowed, but it didn't, it just hit him.
00:18:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it would have, yeah.
00:18:41
Iain
and it and And it fell to Bruno and it was Bruno that set Gordon up. I mean, you know, it might be unfortunate. Might be the worst luck he's ever had. in ways considered a goal, but the referee wasn't wrong, not not to disallow it.
00:18:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, pretty much.
00:18:58
Iain
So, you know, grow up, Ansch, and count your lucky stars that Dominic Solanke didn't get sent off for kneeing.
00:19:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:19:07
Iain
Martin de Brafker in the face when he went up for what should have been a header, but he went up with his feet.
00:19:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:19:12
Iain
And and whoever whoever it was that that body slammed Gordon's nose to the back of his head,
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:19:19
Iain
Those two guys were looking to stay on the pitch, I thought.
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. I mean, to the degree where I've literally got those exact three things as my notes.
00:19:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:19:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
First of all, I wrote, no way it was a handball on Big Joe, because it wasn't. You're two yards out, you're going to smash it off someone's hand. By the way, Ian, haven't we actually, you're right about the whole living, had a fell to him and then he had a knocked at the Gordon.
00:19:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It would have 100% been um given off us, taken off us, sorry. And we actually lost a goal already this season for that, something like that. Either we have or someone has, because I don't remember that exactly. But yeah, I think it banged on the fact that Bruno then played it through is the reason that we didn't have it taken off. um My next note was literally Slanky didn't just play on dubs.
Referee Analysis and Fairness
00:20:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nate of the Fates could have been a red and he didn't even get a yellow, did he?
00:20:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
no
00:20:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
So how how does that work?
00:20:04
Iain
he gave he gave He gave a free kick though.
00:20:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he's literally, his legs and his chest and his knees on his face, like, how's that not dangerous play? Why is your leg that high? Dubs wasn't right down here, you know, he's like, he was pretty much standing up, wasn't he?
00:20:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I just don't know why, is it?
00:20:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:20:17
Iain
Yeah, I agree.
00:20:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's Madness, I'll be honest, but...
00:20:19
Iain
I agree. and the And the referee gave a free kick for it. So it's not as if it was just a, I know, ah know astounding.
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but no card.
00:20:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, that's cracking.
00:20:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he acknowledged that something happened. but it was almost like you acknowledge something happened but it was more like you just bump gently into the keeper and you get a free kick which happens so often but that's dangerous play surely and it's got to be a minimum of a yellow card but but anyway it wasn't and um the golden one again i think we had this conversation on whatsapp and i don't know whether it was michael or someone said well if it was a foul elsewhere on the pitch it would have been a free kick but that's not penalty I don't know, if is it just me?
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, do I not understand that? I know I understand that, by the way, but is that wrong? Because if it's a fail, it's a fail in my eyes.
00:21:00
Iain
I think if michael if Michael said that, then Michael's wrong.
00:21:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's how it really should be in the grand scheme.
00:21:05
Iain
If it's a foul, it's a foul, wherever it's taking place.
00:21:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I agree.
00:21:07
Iain
I think that that that was a judge, an accidental coming together.
00:21:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I don't know who said it all. I've read it. I might be wrong.
00:21:13
Iain
um It's a physical great a physical game and they came together, Gordon turned into this fella I would say it could be obstruction or it could be a, you know, an illegal block with a shoulder, but it's down to the ref's interpretation.
00:21:27
Iain
The referee thought it was accidental. So the game continued, which it did until he realized he had to stop it for a head injury.
00:21:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:21:34
Iain
Um, so it's not a penalty and ah but also it wouldn't be a free kick if that happened. But I think the Sri Lanka one on Dubravka was, was very dangerous.
00:21:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That was dangerous. Yeah, it was very, I don't know how we fit in the page for that.
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was ridiculous here.
00:21:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It was ridiculous.
00:21:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
That one technically was worst as a result. Yeah.
00:21:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, it was bad.
00:21:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, but that's on the ref and that's where if I'm honest, I'm, I'll kind of break it in a second. Cause I was going to go on about the ref, but we'll touch on that in the third part. So Ian, can you give me the second sponsor and then we'll kind of roll into the rest there.
00:22:02
Iain
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00:22:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wonderful. Thank you very much.
00:22:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Love you, Joe.
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. And to just kind of continue exactly what we were just about to start talking about, the ref. But he was poor. I know Big Orange again complained about him, but I think Big Orange complained about him as if he'd been completely biased to us.
00:22:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've seen a lot of windy, Spurs fans complaining. I see I've seen them by the way but this is more like Newcastle fans are taking screenshots of Spurs fans whinging and then obviously posting them on our pages. so But it is madness how many of them genuinely think the ref was biased.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would just put my hand up and say I just don't think the ref was great overall. He made some weird decisions across the board
00:23:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Not them. Well.
00:23:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
at the end it was almost like he was trying to let that time run and run and run to give them that one last chance I sent my dad I was like is he just waiting no matter how many minutes it gets to at this point is he just gonna wait to see they can just have one last attack just is that just one last chance but they never got to have it did they so I don't know just a bad breath in my eyes no
00:23:22
Iain
Did you know that did you know that referee was the referee in charge of Newcastle at home to Liverpool who blew dead on seven minutes or whatever it was and stopped our air three on one break at the edge of the box?
00:23:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm. Yeah.
00:23:39
Iain
somehow able to let it run for an extra three minutes from the 10 that were allotted yesterday. And I think you're right. let let's ah Let's see if we can keep the game going for one of the top six cartel teams to be able to get an equalizer. But it couldn't. So for goodness sake, wake up.
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that. Ian, I was so nervous as to what was going to come out your mouth. I wasn't about to tell you to zip it again. Brilliant. um Nick, have you got anything to say about the ref or do you just agree?
00:24:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um I think he had a poor game.
00:24:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:24:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think I agree with everything that's been said. I think he's had a really poor game overall. um Sorry, I'm laughing to myself and this is aside from what we're talking about but I don't know if anyone has um a TikTok account, but i'm just obviously when I'm sitting here, I'd just like to load like any new things that are coming through.
00:24:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
The Newcastle admins uploaded a video of a Big Ange moaning. If things were equal, we'd have won today. And it's just pure savage on their part.
00:24:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, it's nuts, isn't it?
00:24:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I absolutely am here for it. It's brilliant.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Love it.
00:24:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But um I want to talk about Big Ange for a minute, because we did speak about him the other day. um I think it was the podcast, me, you and Michael Dungo.
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:24:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And we'll talk about Big Andrew and we'll say in how much of a personality he is. And, you know, I think he's quite needed in, um, the premier leagues. I think he is quite funny. My opinion is completely changed from Thursday.
00:24:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, I, ah Jesus, what I do love, and I don't know if this is because we're in a brand new era of Newcastle when people don't expect it, but I love winding managers up.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:25:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I love the reactions we're getting from Anj. I mean, no Klopp's not a manager anymore, but Klopp, Arteta, um even Amr in Man United's manager, you know, these big six clubs, even though they're in the pretty much bottom six, they're just getting wound up.
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:25:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:25:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And it's just like these teams can't handle, you know, a high pressing Newcastle United that deserve to win these games.
00:25:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:25:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And they can't understand why they're losing.
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:25:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And yeah, I'm just a little bit like, just take the defeat graciously mate and move on. um The referee had a poor game all round, you know, wasn't just us that suffered and wasn't just you guys that suffered, it was the whole game suffered because of his poor decision making.
00:25:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that, Nick.
00:25:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Move on, stop moaning about it and I am still wholeheartedly holding holding the league to this. Big And is going unnoticed because of the downfall of the Manchester clubs and when's he going to get his comeuppance?
00:26:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
for a manager that is so focused on, I win a big trophy in my second year of every club I manage. How's that going for your sunshine?
00:26:16
Iain
They still can. They're in the semi-final.
00:26:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They still can. Yeah, I'm probably going to eat my word now, aren't I?
00:26:18
Iain
the semifin um
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:26:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But, ah you know, maybe they're waiting for the caribou cup fixture to then maybe thing him off, but I'd liked him up until yesterday, Saturday, whenever it was.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
uh Spurs 2 and final this is what we're talking about Michael put it in there before maybe
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agreenic, for Strangey, my sister who was watching it with us, me and my dad allowed my mum and sister to watch it with us. You'll understand in a second because really my mum and sister have got no interest in football. They completely say random things, especially my mum over there. She's come out with some corkers. Like, oh, isn't that a shame when the oppositionals like miss? And I'm like, wow, get out now, sort of thing. But my sister turned around about five minutes into the game. So it must've been like a shot of Ange on the screen.
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
She was like, oh, hasn't he got a face you just want to punch? Because she doesn't know who he is. And we were like, ah, so me and my dad, a bit like what you've just said, we were like, oh, you know, he's a bit of a funny character and this, that and the other.
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I even joke and he said my sister at this point, and I was like, he's one of those that I don't mind, but I better hate him by the end of the game. And I did exactly what you've just said.
00:27:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is why I'm kind of chuckling as you're talking next. It was just like the same thing happened. But it is funny. It's it's great winding managers up, isn't it?
00:27:27
Iain
i could I can understand them being cross that they lost, because they did get close. It was 2-1. And they had so much of the ball in the second half, Madison had one that whistled right past the post.
00:27:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:27:39
Iain
I mean, I could understand them thinking, oh, if just one or two little things had gone our way, we'd have won that. But that's not the same as if all things were equal.
00:27:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:49
Iain
We would have won.
00:27:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:27:50
Iain
Because to be honest, if all things were equal, and the referee was given the decisions that he should have given,
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ridiculous.
00:27:56
Iain
It might have been won all when Dominic Solanke was sent off. And then we're playing against 10 men for the last half an hour.
00:28:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Exactly.
00:28:03
Iain
So, you know, I could understand it being cross. We'd be furious if somebody had scored like that against Newcastle, but I think we'd just go, Oh God, I hate that rule. Not the referees and idiot for interpreting the laws correctly and applying them correctly.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm
00:28:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:28:18
Iain
That's, that's what Ange means.
00:28:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
-hmm.
00:28:20
Iain
He hates that rule.
00:28:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:28:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Look, I'm not saying he can't be angry that his team lost.
00:28:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tough.
00:28:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's just a passionate manager and that's his job.
00:28:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But go be angry at your players, man. They're the ones at mist that That isn't anyone else's fault, mate.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:32
Iain
Yeah.
00:28:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Like, you'd go and have a go at your players because they didn't have a great game or they had a great game, but Newcastle just outplayed them.
00:28:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
They just weren't good enough.
00:28:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That is the world of football, my
Arsenal Match Preview and Expectations
00:28:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
honey. You'll win some, you'll lose some.
00:28:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
My honey.
00:28:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And unfortunately for you, you're losing quite a lot. So get on with it.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Get in.
00:28:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:28:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's fine. We've lasted pretty much half an hour. I'm having a good rant.
00:28:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:28:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've loved this. I love winging it.
00:28:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So we'll just touch on it very quickly anyway, because I know we've got like previews and stuff to come up. In fact, I think we've only got a preview tomorrow, haven't we?
00:29:06
Iain
Yep.
00:29:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
as in recording it tomorrow for the release of the Ask Games.
00:29:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thanks, though. Yeah.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we'll have a little touch on it. How are you guys feeling? I mean, do you think, briefly, do you think there's going to be much in terms of, I don't think we're on it tomorrow, Nick.
00:29:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I guess probably we can put more views forward a bit more in your hosting, I believe, something like that.
00:29:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But how are you feeling going in the Arsenal game? Are you feeling all right? Again, now it goes back to the question we had just the other day. What sort of line up do you reckon?
00:29:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think he's going to stick with what he's just done? It's a straight line isn't it? Because i Bruno's out as well.
00:29:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
There's literally what I was about to say, yeah.
00:29:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the only difference really.
00:29:42
Iain
I think i think think that's the biggest challenge of to to to replace Bruno without trying to play with 11 or 12 or 13 men, even.
00:29:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So are we...
00:29:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is.
00:29:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Our captain.
00:29:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, yeah.
00:29:54
Iain
That is the difficulty. And it's a way at Arsenal.
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:57
Iain
But there's, you know, Arsenal are without Saka, which gives me hope, with 1-6 on the banks, including at Old Trafford.
00:30:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm. Yeah. Yeah.
00:30:09
Iain
Tottenham Stadium, which are two very difficult grounds to get anything out of traditionally. I don't know, I think you'll play Longstaff in place of Bruno.
00:30:21
Iain
What I would wish he would do is play Miley in the number eight role because Miley can find those passes that cut through the lines. I still remember the ball through for he's had to score against Fulham was it?
00:30:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:35
Iain
and
00:30:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah.
00:30:37
Iain
I play Miley, if he's match fit, I'd start Miley and then maybe bring Joe Willik on to do it. um But yeah, that's the hard thing.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:46
Iain
And i I don't think there's a problem in playing Botman and Byrne at centre-half. Perhaps, perhaps Tino takes a little bit of a rest and Trippia comes on to give us the calming in organisation.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, not at all.
00:30:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeahp
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would say so, yeah.
00:30:59
Iain
But, and and a really hard hour and then Tino can come and relieve that. But I think we i think we're gonna have to be at our prime gamesmanship levels to be able to frustrate Arsenal.
00:31:18
Iain
I don't think we're gonna...
00:31:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
We expect it to be a tougher game, don't we, really? That's, you know, I mean...
00:31:22
Iain
Yeah, it's Arsenal. They've lost once.
00:31:24
Iain
fli was once once or twice the whole season once was to us of course so that does give us a little a little bit of hope as well yeah I just think it doesn't matter if it's a draw or even if we come back having lost 1-0 2-1 that's a great result for the first leg of the semi-final when we've then got them back at St James's Park you know
00:31:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:31:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:31:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll be over the moon with a draw. I've got to be honest. I said it just before when I was um obviously watching the Liverpool Man U game. I was just talking to Marcus and he just asked us about the Arsenal game and I said, look, you've got to accept what it is.
00:31:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not something that we're going to go into and absolutely hammer them. You've got to be really realistic with it. So yeah, I would be more than happy with a draw. A draw to take it back to James's Park would be fantastic. Let's get real.
00:32:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:06
Iain
they felt that They've had ah a bit of a sickness going through their team as well, not quite as bad as the one that hit Tottenham, I think.
00:32:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I do expect, sorry,
00:32:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not really.
00:32:14
Iain
Well, Havots has missed two games, and that's because he's ill. Rice and Odekard started on the bench, I think. Not not yesterday, but the game on Boxing Day.
00:32:24
Iain
The game on New Year's Day, I mean, New Year's Eve.
00:32:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:32:26
Iain
No, New Year's Day when they played Brentford. because there's a bit of sickness going through there their team. So, you know, let's hope they're only at 95%. That gives us an even better chance of coming back with something, doesn't it?
00:32:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
o London's got the lurgy, maybe.
00:32:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
London has got the lager, yeah.
00:32:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:32:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
London is burning. Nah, I'm joking.
00:32:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, that's it, yeah. um But yeah, I'm not feeling too bad overall, but yeah, I think we can go and attack that. I would personally believe that Willak's gonna start ahead of Miley, by the way. I'm not saying I want that to happen, I'm just trying to get into Eddie's head, which is always a strange place to go, but I would predict that he's gonna put Willak in.
00:32:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:33:02
Iain
I will tell you that Willock is too attacking a player to put it in three man midfield to go and play away.
00:33:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah
00:33:09
Iain
Arsenal in a cup match and it will be Sean Longstaff that will get in there.
00:33:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would be the next shout. Yeah. I hit a Miley. Yeah. I don't think Miley would be the one, but I'd like to see him get some decent minutes.
00:33:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I don't think Miley will play at all. Yeah.
00:33:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right. No minutes.
00:33:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm not sure. I don't think he'll play Miley at all. I don't know. It depends how the game plays out. um
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah Yeah. I don't think it, I don't think Miley, don't I don't think we'll see Miley at all. I think it will be Longstaff and ah Mr. Willock, will and what in what order, I don't know, unless we just see one of them, I'm not too sure, but um I'm actually feeling really nervous, is that a bad thing?
00:33:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:33:44
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um i think I don't know, i've all a saw i guess i'm I'm feeling nervous for it, not because I'm scared of Arsenal, because I'm absolutely not scared of Arsenal, um but I feel like it's really important that we at least come away from the Emirates with a ah result or ah draw um even a I hope this doesn't happen, but even if it's a 1-0,
00:33:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:34:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:34:05
Nicola Pringle-Adams
deficit then you know that's fine and it's you know I'm happy that the second leg is at home put it that way it's workable we can work with it.
00:34:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's workable, isn't it? Like you guys have said. like
00:34:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am nervous because Arsenal again are another team at the moment that you're not sure what one's going to turn up.
00:34:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
me Yeah.
00:34:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They're not a bad side at home even though we beat them but they're definitely not a bad side at home. um Yeah I'm nervous for it but I think I'm more nervous because of the occasion not because of who it is that where we're going I think I'm more nervous because of the occasion like Every Newcastle fan would be feeling like this, but I really, really, really, really, really, really, really want to get to the final. And there's nothing worse than, you know, losing a semi-final because you're so close, but still so far. um So I think I'm more nervous for the occasion and I'm not looking forward to the state I'm going to be in and on Tuesday night. And then again on the 5th of February when it's the second leg. So.
00:34:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm gonna total jump the gun here and just predict. No, I'm not gonna predict nothing. I'm just gonna do a hypothetical very quickly for you, Nick, before we finish this pod, by the way. So let's pretend, right?
00:35:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got through the final answer of Liverpool. Are you coming up Newcastle to watch it or what? Because im surely you can't watch it with Tyler.
00:35:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, not really too sure what's gonna happen there.
00:35:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm doing a, let's pretend we're both got the final moment. Just thought I'd ask you quickly. Are you staying down there?
00:35:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, basically, um I don't hope he doesn't listen to this podcast, but we've got a friend who, um and not Tyler, but we've got a friend who is a Newcastle fan and he um is a Jordy and he um is a professional BMXer.
00:35:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So he he supports Newcastle and we're talking about it. And he was like, oh my God, we all need to watch it together. And I was thinking to myself, There's absolutely no way I can sit in the same room as Tyler, another Liverpool fan, and me and you in the other end of the room.
00:35:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I couldn't do it. um But yeah, I'm not too sure what will happen there.
00:35:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:35:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I would love to go to the game if we got to the final, but we'll have to make plans.
00:35:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll make plans.
00:35:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:35:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, we'll realise that you're not beat Wembley, but what I'm saying is, get your backside up in Newcastle.
00:35:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
To file the square.
00:36:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shall we just go partying?
00:36:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Let's just go party, Ian.
00:36:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll dance in the fountain and miss the whole game.
00:36:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Ian?
00:36:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you like to dance in the fountain with us Ian?
00:36:07
Iain
It's all right. It's all right. You can do that. Do the partying, miss the game, and then just listen to the daily Newcastle the following morning where we'll have a match review.
00:36:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah Agreed.
00:36:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:19
Iain
That saves all ah saves all saves all all the stress.
00:36:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hungover.
00:36:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's good advertising, isn't it?
00:36:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I agree.
00:36:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who needs to watch it?
00:36:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Who needs to wash it?
00:36:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just listen to us.
00:36:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, exactly. I could completely agree.
00:36:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh dear God.
00:36:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, I'll be a mess.
00:36:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, I'm gonna'm cutting you guys off.
00:36:30
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but
00:36:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've gone rogue. We're up to 37 minutes almost.
00:36:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:36:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been a pleasure, as always. And Ian, you're on tomorrow. We're not. So we'll see you in a couple of days, no doubt.
00:36:45
Iain
lovely i look forward to it
00:36:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
See you guys.
00:36:57
Iain
that's the joe lin
00:37:06
Iain
Lovely,
00:37:12
Iain
I look forward to it.