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Daily Newcastle - Toon v Forest - Match Preview
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Jo, Nic & Michael talk about the upcoming Forest match and how we feel going into this fixture after both teams recent runs
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Transcript
Introduction and Greetings
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome to the Daily Newcastle. My name's Jo, I'll be hosting today. I'm joined with, I was going to say two my favourite pod people, but they're all my favourite pod people because I just love them. um First up, we've got Michael.
00:00:20
Michael
Don't I?
00:00:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not going to get call him his new nickname that Ian wants to give him because I'll leave that for Ian at the weekend. But how you doing anyway, Michael?
00:00:28
Michael
I was but was all right. I'm less so now, but it's it's fine. We've got a podcast to do.
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I didn't say anything.
00:00:34
Michael
i am the king of professionalism, so we'll stick we'll stick with that.
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, you are.
Match Hopes and Expectations
00:00:40
Michael
I'm very good, thank you.
00:00:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are.
00:00:41
Michael
How are you?
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are. You are. i'm I'm all good. Thank you very much.
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And Nick, we'll call you the queen.
00:00:44
Michael
Thank you.
00:00:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
hello
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
you can be the queen girl. How you doing?
00:00:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thanks, honey. I'm good. Thank you. How are you?
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Happy days.
00:00:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Less flustered than what you were about 60 seconds ago?
00:00:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:00:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
but yet No, don't be silly. We're going to have a complete fluster-filled half hour. It's wonderful.
00:01:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Because we're talking about the Forest match, which could be quite flustering, but we're counting on it not be flustering. We're counting on the lads getting back to normal and last weekend being blip.
00:01:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Perfect.
00:01:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm hmm.
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love using that word at the minute.
00:01:13
Michael
little bit.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Actually, I think we're having too many blips, aren't we? It's not really a blip anymore, is it? It's bit of an issue. um But we're not going to start the pod like that.
00:01:20
Michael
sloer
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to shoot up already. um So yeah, so I guess we'll start off just generally how are we overall feeling? We'll talk about like lineups, predictions as the kind of pod goes on, but how do you guys feel about the upcoming Forest visit? We know what our kind of past games have been like with Forest.
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're all very aware of what Forest's run this season has been. um Yes, alright, they lost their last game, but again, that's actually more of a blip for them. um Because hats off to them, they have been all levels of outstanding and have probably surpassed, I bet, what they were expecting as well this season in reality. So and it's in no way, shape or form going to be an easy game.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But as always, I'm sure and our team will go into it, as in us as the pod team.
Newcastle’s Chances Analyzed
00:02:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Quite positive, and I'm sure we're going to predict a lot of wins, as we love to do anyway. um So first of all, I'm going to go to the king of positivity.
00:02:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's Michael. How you feeling?
00:02:17
Michael
I actually am feeling quite positive.
00:02:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good. I like that.
00:02:20
Michael
i know we've I know we've had a big defeat at the weekend and I know we've lost back-to-back home games, but it's very rare that we lose back-to-back home games.
00:02:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thank
00:02:29
Michael
It's even rarer that we lose three in a row. So the way I'm going into this, it's not going to happen. We're going to take on Forrest and you know what? We're going to have a brilliant, brilliant game.
00:02:40
Michael
what was when When have we been disappointed in the past? Brentford bounced back. Any other time, bounced back. So we might have started the season quite poorly. We've had this fantastic run and it's it's just come to an end. But we're still one of the most informed teams in the league.
00:02:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:57
Michael
Over the last 12 games or whatever it is, we've still picked up top four amount of points.
00:03:02
Michael
So let's stick with that. Let's get forward. We've got a pretty decent injury record. If Sven Botman's back, pretty much full strength lineup, except from Joe Linton. Let's go at them, let's be positive, and let's win against Forrest again.
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like this, Michael. This is good. and um and I was a little bit scared when you first said it, but I was like, nah, he's right. And I love how you always bring the absolute professional, sensible stuff to the pod while we sit there all scatty.
00:03:25
Michael
no Ah, someone has to.
00:03:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well, you know, I'm about to let Nick go.
00:03:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What's that supposed to mean?
00:03:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I'm about to let you go, loose girl. So like you're like me. So go on. How do you feel in the not so professional way?
00:03:40
Michael
Have you seen it our chat? ah
00:03:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah Well, that's out of hours. That's when we're done. No, I'm joking. um i For the Forest game, I'm probably feeling... um Right, I know I said this last week when we'd done the Man City and I wasn't worried about Man City and they've absolutely...
00:03:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
laughed in my face and put four passes. Start with fantastic. So what I am going to sit here and say is um I am feeling positive for the Nottingham Forest game, particularly because we've beat them twice this season already. um Obviously once in the league and and once in the, what's it called?
00:04:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Carabao Cup.
00:04:14
Michael
Hi.
00:04:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So I'm feeling positive going into the game, but it's going to be a hard game because like you've just mentioned, if anything, Forest are having in a better season than City, let's be honest.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um And they are playing... some really fascinating football that actually scares me a little bit um and it doesn't help that when chris wood seems to play for not on forest he turns into prime line or messy but when he played for us he could barely kick a ball straight so that's fantastic so um gonna keep that in the back of my head but i'm feeling confident for it like michael says it was very rare that we lose back-to-back games at home um
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
it has been a bit of a blip. Um, what I can probably expect is that Eddie has maybe given some home truths and a little bit of kick up the backside to some certain players that, um, to be honest, bodies, language and attitude last weekend, which is not it.
00:04:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:05:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, other than when we mentioned, obviously only probably Lewis, Miley and Dan Byrne could really help hold their head high. Um, so yeah, overall feeling good.
00:05:12
Michael
Yeah.
00:05:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Um, little bit worried because obviously Nottingham Forest are a good side, and particularly this season, but I'm feeling good.
00:05:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think we can bounce back from
Defensive Strategies and Lineup
00:05:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
that loss and, yeah, win.
00:05:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think what we need, and we've had this discussion on the pods and off the pods, is more about the lads actually turning up at the weekend. Because I think the City game wouldn't have been as disappointing if we turned up, because we didn't turn up.
00:05:34
Michael
yeah
00:05:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like you said, we've discussed the fact that Burn and Miley were the only two that seemed to look like they cared at all. Um... But I don't know. I can't imagine it's going to happen.
00:05:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like you say, two games in a row, there's no way surely they're going to... Eddie would rightly lose his head if the team did what they did against City, in my opinion.
00:05:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:05:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And all right, maybe Eddie can make some tweaks to the formation, potentially. That would be good. um The team that's starting line-up again, which we'll kind of discuss as the pod goes on.
00:06:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But that's on him. But at the end of the day, he can only do so much. If the lads are then going to go out on the pitch and do absolutely nothing... Like the likes of City will turn us over. Forest will turn us over as well.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we'd like to believe that that's not going to happen, which means the Forest game is going to be a completely different thing to what the City one was. um I don't suppose on the back of it, I think we'll go further into into it in a second, but are there any kind of major changes that you guys would want to see um starting this one that wasn't at the City game? I know, obviously, Michael, you've just touched on the fact that Botman will be back.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:06:42
Michael
Yeah.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you have Botman and Burn at the back, um for example, and drop Cher? Because as much as we love Cher, and dear God, we all love Cher, like being serious about it,
00:06:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
The guy's he's probably having just a bit of a rough patch, let's call it. He hasn't been great for quite a few games.
00:06:57
Michael
yeah
00:06:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's been a lot of mispplace misplaced passes. sorry
00:07:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Just a lot of mistakes that aren't very share-like is the thing that's kind of behind it all. you like You look at him and you think, is there something off? Is there something going on in his life that's putting him off? Or is he just having a bad patch? Because all players have them. They just do at some point in their career.
00:07:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-hmm.
00:07:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is this his kind of bad patch? So that's my initial one would be, let's just talk defence, I suppose.
00:07:19
Michael
Yeah.
00:07:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you guys start bopping and burn? Would you make any other changes to the defence, basically?
00:07:28
Michael
I mean, if Sven Bottmann is back, um it is still a maybe. But if he is, I think he's got to come in. um I mentioned before the the City game, I wouldn't mind seeing us and seeing us go a five at the back.
00:07:41
Michael
um
00:07:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:07:42
Michael
Hindsight tells you that would probably would have been a good thing. So Kieran Trippier is not trying to win headers against Marmouche in, what, the 10th minute or something like that? Yeah, it wasn't great. But so but I think against Forest, they're a completely different opposition.
Analyzing Opponent’s Attack
00:07:55
Michael
I think... against Chris Wood, you need Dan Byrne in there. So I would say Bottman as well, if he's fit, and it would be Byrne and Bottman. um Any iteration of those three on their day would be fantastic.
00:08:09
Michael
But at the same time, you are going to need someone who's a little bit more mobile.
00:08:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:14
Michael
So maybe Shaw and Bottman. I mean, none of them can run, really.
00:08:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:08:20
Michael
But when you consider a Anthony Alanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, you're going to be running at Silvermento, probably, and Hull. Yeah, it's a scary thing. We've seen for what Forest's fast-paced attack can do.
00:08:32
Michael
We're pretty much set up to to you know suffer from it. But I think Botman would be a big, big help in nullifying that attack.
00:08:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agree. What do you reckon, Nick?
00:08:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um i'm gonna what i agree with what michael's saying and i think that should happen of bottman being brought back um
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but I am just going to chuck a little curveball in there. I don't think he'll bring Botman back into the Liverpool game next week. um I think he'll want him full strength for that. But that, I mean, I'm proved wrong every hour of the day.
00:09:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:09:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So like I say, I just work nine to five. Eddie Howe knows what Eddie Howe knows. I know nothing.
00:09:13
Michael
Yeah.
00:09:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:09:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:09:14
Nicola Pringle-Adams
My personal preference would be, I love Kieran Trippi.
00:09:15
Michael
Yeah.
00:09:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'll never say a bad word about him, but I think he needs to come off. um Well, come off. and He needs to be,
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
starting as a sub, obviously, and Tino brought back in.
00:09:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
what mean.
00:09:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Lewis Hall, yeah, him on the left. And then, it for me, it would it would be the same back four, I think, as the weekend, which scares me a little bit because, obviously, four went past them.
00:09:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and Other than Kieran Trippier, sorry.
00:09:39
Michael
yeah
00:09:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But, yeah, so... I don't think he'll bring Bottman back. I think he might leave him for the Liverpool game, just because that's going to be a game where we need to kind of go and prove a point a little bit. all need We all need to prove a point at every game, but I do think he'll leave him for the Liverpool one.
00:09:51
Michael
Yeah.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
We do.
00:09:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah But I would quite like to see a five at the back, like we did against Arsenal.
00:09:54
Michael
Yeah.
00:09:55
Michael
Yeah.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:59
Michael
yeah
00:09:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Almost. Like, yeah, I would quite like to see that.
00:10:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Three with two wingbacks. Yeah, absolutely.
00:10:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, in a sense.
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:10:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think it knocks teams off off of it. I don't know if that's like his secret weapon or what. I don't know. But it did seem to...
00:10:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd like to play the next two games and the final with three in the back and the two wingbacks.
00:10:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, it did.
00:10:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%. hundred cent
00:10:13
Michael
yeah
00:10:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But is that too predictable? Is now people going to be looking at that? Like, you know, so is Honest
00:10:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes and no,
Goalkeeper Dilemma: Dubravka vs. Pope
00:10:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Locke going to be looking at that thinking, yeah, probably right.
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
because I think our 433 is beyond predictable. you know what i mean?
00:10:21
Michael
Yeah, 100%.
00:10:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's like, that's the real problem.
00:10:22
Michael
Oh.
00:10:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
The 433 was sussed out so long ago that something has to change. And I'll write the three at the back, I see what you're saying, but it's such a new kind of thing that we're doing that it'll take people time to get used to it.
00:10:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Get
00:10:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and ah used to it. Yeah.
00:10:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah um i don't know. He doesn't have to do it to every game. and I don't think he's going to do it to every game. In fact, I'm going to go back to what I said about giving my house to Nick. I'll put my house on the fact that Eddie is not going to play with three and the two wingbacks and whatever in the Forest game, the Liverpool game, and the Cup final. I just, he won't.
00:10:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Because that's that much we do know about Eddie, he is more likely to stick with his 4-3-3 that he just absolutely loves.
00:10:54
Michael
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But because it has been sussed out, we've got a kind of...
00:11:01
Michael
yeah
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just make it work better. But again, it goes back to what i said before. If the lads step up, it's a totally different game to City. The City game would have been a totally different game if the lads stepped up. Alright, we still might have lost.
00:11:15
Michael
yeah
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not going to be all delusional and be like, oh, if we'd stepped up, we definitely wouldn't have lost. That's not the case, but we wouldn't have lost 4-0. I can guarantee you that much.
00:11:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Absolutely.
00:11:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, it's a tough one, isn't it?
00:11:24
Michael
think
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, sorry, Michael.
00:11:28
Michael
I think the question I want to ask is when is Nick Pope going to play? Because he's arguably one of our best goalkeepers in Premier League history alongside the likes are Given.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm...
00:11:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ever.
00:11:39
Michael
So why is but I know Martin Dubrovka is better with his feet a little bit, but there's no point in having a goalkeeper that's good with your feet if he concedes four every game. Just ask Man United fans.
00:11:50
Michael
Oh, no, that's great with his feet. He's terrible.
00:11:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know what you're saying.
00:11:53
Michael
We're kind of got the same with Dubravka.
00:11:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, I feel like you're being a bit harsh.
00:11:56
Michael
We want Pope back.
00:11:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I do feel you're being a little bit harsh.
00:11:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's such a tough one, isn't it?
00:12:00
Michael
Yeah, Dubravka's not as bad as Onana.
00:12:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because we're...
00:12:02
Michael
ah
00:12:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Fair point.
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair point. You're right.
00:12:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Fair point.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's a funny one because haven't we had this conversation, isn't it?
00:12:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's a funny one.
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because we've all said, Nick, you've pointed out multiple times.
00:12:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
This is a conversation for part two, Jo.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is, isn't it? Yeah. Actually, good good call on that one. Well, let's shut up. We'll talk about our wonderful new sponsor, Bionique from Canada. I'm going to play the ever professional dulcet tones of Ken. So it's none of us reading this one out.
00:12:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'll play that now and we'll come back and we'll move on to other areas of the pitch.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Love that. Brilliant stuff. And I would give him a round of applause, but he's not on it. So we can't do that. Well, we usually give ourselves an applause, don't we? Because we're a bit weird like that. um
00:13:21
Michael
Yeah.
00:13:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. So, yeah, moving on to what we were literally just going to talk about. But Nick w rightly did stop me in my tracks.
00:13:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, um no, no, yeah I would have went on a tangent. Thank you. and So, yeah. let's talk keepers, to be fair, because do you reckon he might bring Port back in?
00:13:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry.
00:13:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a great thing to bring up, I'll be honest. um
00:13:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, you won't.
00:13:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we automatically kind of assume Dubs is just going to keep his position, but why should he? if If there are all going to be mistakes there, do we bring Port back in now? or I'm kind of open to that, I'll be honest. I wasn't open to it prior to the City game. I was quite happy with Dubs doing his thing.
00:13:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I know what Michael's saying, like, at some point, do we go back to Pope or does Pope just now stay on the bench?
00:14:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
There will inevitably come a time where Pope will get his number one spot back, right?
00:14:05
Michael
Thank you.
00:14:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm not disagreeing with that. I fully wholeheartedly agree that we can't have someone like Nick Pope sat on the bench and just watching Martin Dubravka every single week. But what my point is, how can we possibly drop Martin Dubravka when he actually...
00:14:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK, yes, he let four goals in at the weekend, right? A shocking scoreline, not great. So but no one wants to see that as ah as a football fan.
00:14:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But really... The ball shouldn't even be getting to him at that point. it you know that It's the 10 plays in front of him.
00:14:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree. It wasn't his fault.
00:14:37
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah It wasn't his, but it's the 10 plays in front of him. that need To an extent, Michael, let me get my point across.
00:14:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:14:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But he, how can you drop him when really he hasn't put a fit wrong?
00:14:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's not put a fit wrong. He's been with us on all our cup games.
00:14:50
Michael
you've not watched the Fulham game
00:14:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I actually didn't watch the Fulham game.
00:14:55
Michael
well you go
00:14:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I said that on that time.
00:14:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
we've all ah' I'm not a massive dubs stand. i'm not um ah I've said this before, like when we'd done our wild card Wednesday a couple of weeks ago, if I was to put a keeper in my dislike pile, it would be Martin Dubravka, just because of the way he acted when he went to Man United.
00:15:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
no yeah
00:15:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
You did?
00:15:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And anyone that goes to Man United from Newcastle is dead in my eyes. But, um but yeah.
00:15:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
revived in your eyes.
00:15:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's revived himself. but Maybe I'm just being a bit biased because of the actual form he's been in.
00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah He's risen from the dead.
00:15:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:15:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's like, yeah, it's Dubs the zombie.
00:15:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
maybe maybe Maybe I've just been biased because of the form that he has been in.
00:15:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:15:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I feel like he's getting a bit of a hard time. And he's just signed a contract extension, guys, today. was announced earlier.
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't want him to go, by the way.
00:15:38
Michael
Yeah, which is tragic.
00:15:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
i I don't want him to go, but I think we need.
00:15:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Michael!
00:15:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear.
00:15:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Poor doves.
00:15:43
Michael
Yeah, six months ago, no one wanted him at the club.
00:15:43
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean, it's true.
00:15:46
Michael
And a little Scoop here, he didn't want to be here either.
00:15:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's true.
00:15:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
know.
00:15:50
Michael
He wanted to go to Saudi.
00:15:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
True. We need to remember that.
00:15:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I know it's true.
00:15:52
Michael
He wanted to leave the club and now he's had in what he kept he's kept four clean sheets or something, granted two of them against Arsenal.
00:15:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's true. know.
00:16:00
Michael
Class, but they were dog. They were terrible against us. That's because we made them that way.
00:16:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Fair.
00:16:05
Michael
But conceding four against Bournemouth, which let's be honest, at least one of them he should have done a little bit better with.
00:16:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, true.
00:16:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, fair.
00:16:12
Michael
there Muniz Gould against Fulham. That doesn't happen in Nick Pope. Nick Pope's not great, but he's not letting Muniz, let's say where the microphone is there, he's not letting Muniz get there in front of him and then having the ball go past him. For those on Spotify who can't see the video, there's about six inches difference, something like that.
00:16:33
Michael
and It's not a lot at all. So... I'm aware Martin Dubravka has had a fantastic run at the club, but you this close to a cup final, you don't keep your star player in a position on the bench.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
true
00:16:47
Michael
It'd be like sitting there and saying, you know what, Anthony Gordon? Garang Kual is having a great run of games. We're going to play him in the cup final.
00:16:56
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, OK, that's cool.
00:16:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:56
Michael
Most people probably don't know who he is.
00:16:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But Nick, Nick Pope.
00:17:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love when Michael goes proper Geordie.
00:17:00
Michael
ha ha.
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And the same. But then you've got the thing of, um you know, Nick Pope got a red card before our last cup final.
00:17:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:10
Michael
Yeah, against Liverpool.
00:17:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Stupid, stupid. So we've got two keepers that have got qualities of each other that we need to mould into one.
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
two Two stupid keepers. Great.
00:17:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Two super keepers. My question to you guys, I'm not hosting Joe, but I am taking this over. One keeper he could bring in.
00:17:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
on you Go on, Nick.
00:17:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Let's go.
00:17:24
Michael
John Ruddy.
00:17:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on, girl.
00:17:26
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No!
00:17:27
Michael
it
00:17:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want the Greek guy. Obviously not as good
00:17:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
so
00:17:32
Michael
Obviously good ass.
00:17:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
we haven't got...
00:17:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
as Dubs and Pulp. jobs and po
00:17:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
We haven't got another choice.
00:17:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:17:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, dear me.
00:17:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah well i'll I'll go back on what Michael just said there. What I do 100% agree with, and was always a massive frustration of Dubs, by the way, let's forget about his decent run. Let's go back to how we genuinely used to feel about Dubs.
00:17:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
and The biggest gripe we had was the fact that that guy cannot command his area at all. He likes to stay right back.
00:18:01
Michael
Exactly.
00:18:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And all right, Pope can't use his feet.
00:18:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah,
00:18:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
We know that, right? But apart from that, Pope is the better keeper. Let's get real. But really, Dubs is like, like, Pope will command his area. Sometimes a bit too much he goes way outside the area. We've established that one as well.
00:18:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
sometimes it's at the halfway line.
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:18:16
Michael
Yeah.
00:18:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sometimes he just likes to wander.
00:18:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Dude, get back from your box.
00:18:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's actually the fear.
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
again
00:18:18
Michael
Yeah.
00:18:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is where if we mishmashed them together, we'd be have an unreal keeper. But yeah, Dubs doesn't command it so much that I think Liverpool, especially in the cup final, for example,
00:18:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
couldn't.
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
will take huge advantage of that, by the way. So our i I'm going way ahead now because in the final, I would have Pope.
00:18:33
Michael
yeah
00:18:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So now if I'm having the final Pope, I'm actually going to bring Pope in now and let them have that run up of the Pope.
00:18:36
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Guy, maybe I'm...
00:18:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
but No, no, no.
00:18:41
Michael
yeah
00:18:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think I'm being superstitious. I generally think I'm being superstitious.
00:18:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are you?
00:18:46
Michael
oh
00:18:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I know, Michael, don't give me that look.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
About what? what
00:18:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think because we've had dubs throughout the whole Carabao Cup campaign, I'm like, don't change them.
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
are you being superstitious about?
00:18:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Don't change them.
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
no, no.
00:18:58
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Don't change them.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's more important what we do, like drinking out Lucky Mugs. um
00:19:04
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Make sure our shirts are in order.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
All the millions of checklists that we do, that's important.
00:19:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, yeah.
00:19:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not the same keeper, man, girl.
00:19:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I know.
00:19:08
Michael
Is the response not coming anytime soon?
00:19:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think I'm just being, I think I'm just, Michael's bored of us. He doesn't like me having an opinion on dubs.
00:19:13
Michael
superstitions we're moving on to now well what are you what what just under a month away
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
so I think we're doing his head in.
00:19:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um You know what I mean, though? that you know You know, like, no, you know what I mean? Like, you know when something's like, because you've had it the whole time, you're like, okay. Like when you wear your lucky shirt, when you'd like go play football or something, you win all the time.
00:19:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
00:19:27
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Like, don't change it.
00:19:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's true.
00:19:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Why fix, why try fix something that's not broke?
00:19:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lucky pants. All sorts.
00:19:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, lucky pants. Yeah, lucky mug. You know, things like that.
00:19:34
Michael
by the way Nick Pope paid the first carry about cup game so it doesn't work
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Lucky everything.
00:19:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, alright.
00:19:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
forget that yeah but not the one that we went to a penalty shootout with not an unforest yeah she never been in that state anyway didn't let the goal in which we nearly lost by the way which we nearly lost sorry
00:19:44
Michael
Yeah. And we won because he saved penalty.
00:19:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, this certainly opened up a can of worms, didn't it?
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that the whole of part two has been about Nick Pope. So, no, it's all right.
00:20:00
Michael
man
00:20:00
Nicola Pringle-Adams
sorry Michael love you but it's nice to have a disagreement sometimes
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just love that but we've talked. doesn't fight with
00:20:05
Michael
You love them. First Kev, now me. think she just hates men. But we'll not go to that.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
me. Don't
00:20:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, I don't.
00:20:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't yeah
00:20:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's because sometimes I just like to get my point across and sometimes I don't get that chance. Then when I get that chance, I bite at it.
00:20:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
They don't let you, don't they, not girl?
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
They don't let you, that's why.
00:20:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
is
00:20:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, no, they don't.
00:20:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
See?
00:20:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
They don't. First long staff, now dubs.
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Stop being mean, Michael.
00:20:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Do you know I mean?
00:20:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:24
Michael
Alright, I'll stay quiet.
00:20:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
na don't stay quiet.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:20:27
Michael
How are
00:20:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. oh
00:20:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. It's alright, she'll start on Ian next.
00:20:31
Michael
we?
00:20:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
and know.
00:20:33
Michael
End game.
00:20:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lining them all up.
00:20:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Quickly looking at the schedule, seeing I'm next on with him.
00:20:34
Michael
yeah
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say, when's he in for punishment? um
00:20:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll tell you what, because we have literally, yeah, we've talked about Pope for the whole second part.
00:20:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
break.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's fine because ah we've done it. um But yeah, who is going to be my um lovely sponsor read now? I think it's Michael, isn't it? Michael, the professional one. Thank you very much.
00:20:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I haven't got it.
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you don't mind.
00:20:54
Michael
Nick, you can do it.
00:20:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
haven't.
00:20:55
Michael
You can do it.
00:20:55
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm really sorry, dude. I haven't got it uploaded.
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael, I'll ask you really nicely.
00:20:59
Michael
It's fine. It's fine.
00:21:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you would you please do the honours?
00:21:01
Michael
It's fine. I will indeed.
00:21:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Thanks, Michael. Really appreciate that. We're friends now.
00:21:06
Michael
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00:21:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:21:15
Michael
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00:21:27
Michael
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00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Shalink. Ooh, I like the Shalink.
00:21:35
Nicola Pringle-Adams
A shrink. It's like the shrink.
00:21:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love it.
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael, I'm only absolutely desperately latch onto to something because we screw it up every time and you don't. So now I'm just clutching it to us.
00:21:47
Michael
The schlink will be fine.
00:21:47
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Speak for yourself.
00:21:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Shalink. If you just check out the Shalink, it will be fine.
Forest’s Key Players
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Moving on from that. um Let's talk about little bit about Forrest, I suppose.
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are we fearing anyone in particular? I'm not scared of the whole team. There's obviously, you know, there's certain people that we are going to be bit more wary of, let's say. um i almost don't want to say Chris Wood, but Chris Wood's an obvious one, isn't it?
00:22:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I'm scared him
00:22:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:22:12
Michael
Yeah.
00:22:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll do the predictions at the end. We all know what Ian's is He's going to do 5-2. yeah. um
00:22:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
of him.
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But no, we will move on to that at the end. So, yeah, um in all seriousness, is there anyone in particular? I'll kind of leave mine at last. I'll let you guys go first. um That you are worried about? Why worried about them?
00:22:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or is it just basically against who would they would be playing against in our team in that sense? ah Michael, we'll go to you first.
00:22:42
Michael
Yeah, sure. um I was going to let Nick go first just to be a gentleman, but it's fine.
00:22:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, sorry.
00:22:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, you go first, dude.
00:22:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm in control.
00:22:47
Michael
It's fine.
00:22:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Take it away.
00:22:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's it's my pod.
00:22:49
Michael
ah
00:22:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
That's
00:22:52
Michael
um
00:22:53
Nicola Pringle-Adams
it.
00:22:53
Michael
Yeah, that Elliot Anderson's a great player. um I wonder where they got him from.
00:22:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all right, like...
00:22:57
Michael
but
00:22:57
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, that reminds us.
00:22:58
Michael
No, I think the one the one I'm mainly worried about is Gibbs White.
00:22:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's
00:23:02
Michael
I think you see time after time, teams who have a good number 10 tend to perform well.
00:23:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
mine.
00:23:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hmm.
00:23:09
Michael
ah Let's take Tottenham, for example. When Madison's on form, Tottenham perform well.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
here
00:23:15
Michael
When he's injured, not in the team, you get what they've done this season, which has been absolutely dreadful. And yes, he has been around. He has played quite a lot of games, but he hasn't been in form at all, and they've suffered because of it.
00:23:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
no
00:23:26
Michael
Gibbs White, on the other hand, has arguably had the best season of his career and he looks like the £40 million pound player that they signed. He'd probably go for 60, 70 now.
00:23:36
Michael
he's got you know He's got running power.
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:38
Michael
He's strong.
00:23:39
Michael
He's brilliant on the ball. And the only back the only plus is that we're going to have Sandro Tonali probably man-marking him, which is going to be fantastic. But if Gibbs White takes Tonali out the game, that's leaving Bruno and whoever that third midfielder is to deal with Anderson, Danilo and help out with Alanga and Hudson-Odoi.
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:24:00
Michael
So whether or not Gibbs-White can get the better of Tonali is probably going to be the key battle for me.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great show to be honest and it's a great point on what you said with his valuation to be fair because remember when they paid that and I was thinking is he worth that? ah Boy he's worth that and more right like you said yeah he's completely proven it hasn't he?
00:24:13
Michael
Yeah, looks at now.
00:24:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Elanga is a bit of a worry for me I've got to be honest.
00:24:17
Michael
Yeah.
00:24:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i
00:24:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nico Williams can be dangerous as well he's a great young player isn't he? um
00:24:25
Michael
Yeah.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah our our boy Anderson as well bless him. um But yeah we're not we're not bitter about losing him still obviously.
00:24:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I am right sorry sorry
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I know, I know. I was trying to be as sarcastic as possible without being over the top. It's all right. I was trying to bring down the drama. um It's fine. um
00:24:42
Nicola Pringle-Adams
bless him but
00:24:43
Michael
We want more.
00:24:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
We want more drama. um Nick, give me some drama, girl.
00:24:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
it's a great view and what
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
what Is there anything? there anyone else? Sorry.
00:24:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
What kind of drama do you want?
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know.
00:24:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
No, I'm joking.
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I don't know. What are you walking your dish out?
00:24:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
the Yeah, imagine.
00:24:53
Michael
Matt sells.
00:24:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hey, I'll tell you what, though. Again, there's another player that was better them for them than us. But never mind. We'll, you know, not be too negative.
00:25:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um Yeah, guys, you've mentioned them all, so I'm i'm not even going to sit and drone on. Literally, I'm not going to. They play a really interesting line-up, don't they? 3-5-2.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
You do. Yeah.
00:25:15
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Not as interesting, but I'm just, because it's not us, like because it's because we just do 4-3-3 because we're so boring.
00:25:15
Michael
Ugh.
00:25:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
But I'm just like, we, that's a, yeah, I like it too up front.
00:25:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love two up front.
00:25:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
It's just, we haven't got the facilities to do it. But, well, we do.
00:25:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ah, Wilson's back for a couple of games, man. We can for a little bit.
00:25:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You can't have Isak and Wiltshire at the same time, then he'll go.
00:25:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then he'll go again.
00:25:33
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Can't do that. But yeah, no, I, you can't do that.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Apparently not.
00:25:38
Nicola Pringle-Adams
i
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Sorry.
00:25:39
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Antonia Lange, I think we said before, and and I'm going back way in the summer when we first started recording, if we could bring plays in, I mentioned him particularly for like just his ability on the pitch.
00:25:50
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:25:51
Michael
they're
00:25:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So, yeah, he is one that, yeah, is a little bit worried. To be honest, not on Forest team isn't to be messed with, is it? Let's be honest, they put seven past Brighton and I don't think Brighton's a bad team.
00:26:02
Michael
no
00:26:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:26:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:26:02
Michael
ah not
00:26:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
So, they put seven past them. So, yeah, um they are in good form.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
don't think any player...
00:26:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know.
00:26:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
should be what's the word should be undermined overlook yeah
00:26:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think overlooked, oh yeah. know I'm with you. and I think we we need to give them respect, but not too much. It's one of those, isn't it? I know, but you give give a team too much respect.
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
What I mean is if you get if you give them too much respect, you like you're just sitting back and taking it. And then if you sit back and take it, you lose.
00:26:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
know how chris i just want the question answered and i just really wish someone how did he chris would go from from what happened to us to what's going on at forest i don't he's score on hat-trick.
00:26:41
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He's like on 20 goals or something this season already.
00:26:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But he was still good for New Zealand, though, when he played for us, though, isn't he?
00:26:44
Michael
Yes, Steve Bruce, isn't it, Forrest?
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But it wasn't i He was...
00:26:48
Nicola Pringle-Adams
just like, yeah, very bizarre.
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bizarre. Bizarre.
00:26:52
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah, he's, yeah, anyway.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
00:26:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:26:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's the one that Eddie didn't improve, because we always talk about how Eddie's improved a load of players, and he has, and it's absolutely undoubtable when you look across our squad. Like, the best that he's brought out in Joel Linton, Jacob Murphy, there's so many players that we can sit here and list.
00:27:02
Michael
Yeah.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Chris Wood was one that he... Well, not just him, the coaching staff in general...
00:27:09
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Struggled.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
didn't get out of what he blatantly is capable of doing. um And he was doing it for New Zealand as well. That was a frustration. I think it was literally when he was with us.
00:27:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, and you'll never know the truth behind something, but you really want to know it
00:27:19
Michael
yeah I think with
00:27:23
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:23
Michael
but
00:27:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's one of those.
00:27:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:27:24
Michael
ah think with Eddie Howell, none of his teams have ever played with a target man.
00:27:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:29
Michael
And that's what Chris Wood is. At Bournemouth, he had a couple of target men in the early years, but when Wilson came through,
00:27:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Massive. Yeah.
00:27:38
Michael
um Joshua King was then playing up front when Wilson was injured. Surprise. And then with us, it's Alexander Izak and Callum Wilson again. Chris Wood's really the anomaly there. And it's it's one of those where, unfortunately, his playing style just doesn't suit Eddie Howe.
00:27:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:56
Michael
They both had to work with what they got. Chris Woods got sold for, what, $20 million? $15-20 million? We got a decent amount back off on him. Forrest have got probably the most informed striker in the league. so It's a win-win.
00:28:08
Michael
It just didn't work out. And that's fine.
00:28:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kind of.
00:28:11
Michael
Some things just don't.
00:28:11
Nicola Pringle-Adams
better anyway.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
What?
00:28:13
Michael
Exactly.
00:28:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, God. and would It would have just been nice to have, yeah, all three of them.
00:28:15
Michael
All three of them. ha ha. ha ha. ha. ha ha.
00:28:20
Nicola Pringle-Adams
All three of them on their day.
00:28:20
Michael
ha ha. Ha ha Ha ha Ha ha ha. ha ha ha
00:28:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, her
00:28:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm. Right. i mean, i don't have too much more to say about Forrest because, to be fair, like we've obviously pinpointed what they are. We would know they're going to be dangerous, but we've still got to believe we're going take them. So that's going to move nicely on to predictions.
Score Predictions and Optimism
00:28:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
We should have really asked Kev what he would, so we'll just guess Kev's.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because Ian obviously is 3-1. think even the listeners now are probably shouting that out before we do. It's getting that predictable. So Ian's now 3-1. What do you reckon we should do for Kev? What do Kev's going to say for this one?
00:28:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think he's going to go 2-0.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm...
00:28:55
Michael
ah
00:28:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You reckon?
00:28:56
Michael
I was, yeah, you know, i was thinking that.
00:28:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll sing around.
00:28:58
Michael
Good show.
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, we'll give to Kev. I'll go last. Don't know why. Just will.
00:29:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael, go. Do the girls last.
00:29:03
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Okay.
00:29:06
Michael
Yes, madame. ah
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, boss, you mean. i want some saluting going on now.
00:29:10
Michael
ah but Sorry, Chief.
00:29:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Thank you very much.
00:29:13
Michael
ah I think it's it's one of those where us and Forrest, we have quite a good record against Forrest. um I think in the Premier League, we've lost just one of the last 13, and that was obviously the Chris Wood hat-trick on Boxing Day, and which you know no one wants to remember.
00:29:29
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, goodness me.
00:29:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:31
Michael
Everyone was too hungover to remember, hopefully. um But what I would say is there's always goals, There's always goals in both teams.
00:29:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Box to box.
00:29:40
Michael
And ah think it's going to be one of those... Cheers, Nick.
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like
00:29:46
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Sorry. Sorry.
00:29:48
Michael
It's going to be one of those which is very box-to-box. um And I think it's going to be...
00:29:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
that.
00:29:53
Michael
I'm going to go for a high-scoring game. I'm going to say three two I think will go we'll have a two-goal lead for most of it.
00:29:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
that. So
00:30:01
Michael
Forest will get at least one back and we'll start to crumble, but we'll hang on. And show that grit and determination that we showed at the start of the season.
00:30:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
3-2 you said, yeah? So we've got a 3-1, 3-2 and 2-0.
00:30:12
Michael
Yep.
00:30:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on, Nick. What do you fancy?
00:30:17
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I was going for a 4-2. Yeah,
00:30:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like that too.
00:30:19
Michael
Fuck.
00:30:21
Nicola Pringle-Adams
yeah like I say, I think would be lots of, think it would be backs to backs.
00:30:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's good.
00:30:24
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um
00:30:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I love her with box to box.
00:30:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I think there would be goals, yeah. um I'm going forward to but most likely I'll be wrong. um And it'll be a boring no-no, probably. But um yeah, no, 4-2. That's what I'm going for.
00:30:36
Michael
Kraken.
00:30:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. oh You know, I'm stuck because I do think that I know.
00:30:40
Nicola Pringle-Adams
All the good ones have been taken.
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I did it to myself. i was like, oh, I'll go last. That was smart, wasn't it?
00:30:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You did.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I do actually, it's strange because i do actually really fancy Ian's 3-1 for this one to the point where I was even considering putting a bet on. But I won't because I've never won a penny off doing that. So I'll curse them.
00:30:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So there's one of your superstitions there, Michael. I'm not putting a bet on.
00:31:01
Michael
Never back an Ian McKay bet.
00:31:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Never back exactly. Never trust what Ian McKay says.
00:31:05
Michael
Sorry Ian.
00:31:06
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Never trust what Ian McGuire says.
00:31:07
Michael
Hey, hey.
00:31:08
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I've always loved it because...
00:31:10
Michael
I won't have any Ian Slander on this podcast.
00:31:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, we love Ian, man.
00:31:13
Nicola Pringle-Adams
don't want to have any Dutch slander on this podcast.
00:31:14
Michael
I'll stick up for the man.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian's the dog. He can do what he wants. um Now, if I find it funny that my daughter, who, granted, she doesn't know a lot about football, bless her, but her go-to prediction is 3-1.
00:31:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
You can.
00:31:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I loved it when I came on this pod, actually, and then Ian was just like, well, I always say 3-1. And i was like, no way. I was like, the amount of 3-1 bets I put on just to appease my daughter.
00:31:31
Michael
ah
00:31:31
Nicola Pringle-Adams
um i took that
00:31:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
was like...
00:31:34
Nicola Pringle-Adams
I took that prediction one time when me and Ian done a crossover. think was a couple of thinkers of the film lads. And um honestly, he looked like he wanted to burn me through the laptop screen. i was like, oh, OK, yeah, he's never really offended me.
00:31:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because you're going to cry. You took my prediction.
00:31:45
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I'll never, ever take it again. I'll never take it again.
00:31:48
Michael
Do it.
00:31:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah love that. um Right. Well, I'm going to go ridiculously score. That's probably not going to happen. But I'm going to be ultra positive. I'm going to go 4-1.
00:31:59
Nicola Pringle-Adams
OK.
00:32:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just because. I don't know. Let's see. But in all essence, I'd be happy with any type of win, even if it was a really scrappy 1-0 win. Thanks.
00:32:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:32:11
Michael
Well, very confident for a team that just got battered by a team that midweek got
00:32:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but they're not going to turn up. That's the frustration, man.
00:32:18
Nicola Pringle-Adams
ah
00:32:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
City did to Real what we did to City.
00:32:19
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Yeah.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, Jesus, man, like, right in mind.
00:32:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Anyway. It's not going to happen.
00:32:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. But it doesn't matter because we're not, not going to turn up on Sunday.
00:32:28
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Mm-mm.
00:32:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And us as fans need to create the noise as well, by the way. That's just a little side note at the end. So, yeah, if anyone's listening to this and is at the match, please shout scream like we will be.
00:32:41
Michael
I'm bringing a book.
00:32:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or just go at the strawberry like we do before, fill yourself full of booze, and that'll fuel you. That always works.
00:32:49
Nicola Pringle-Adams
And I'm coming up this weekend.
00:32:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
If they can't... Yes, you are indeed. And if they can't hear us from the back row, girl, they will bloody hear us from the back row because we'll make sure.
00:32:54
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Michael. That wasn't very nice.
00:32:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I missed that.
00:33:00
Michael
I didn't do anything.
00:33:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
What did you do?
00:33:01
Nicola Pringle-Adams
screw You have to watch back.
00:33:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
was...
00:33:02
Nicola Pringle-Adams
He screwed his face up when I said I was coming up this weekend.
00:33:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was too busy looking at you going... With your arms.
00:33:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Well, now I'm deflated.
00:33:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Michael, are you at the game, by the way? didn't know.
00:33:11
Michael
I am. Yes.
00:33:12
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, damn.
00:33:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fabulous. Where are sitting?
00:33:14
Michael
Lasers.
00:33:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leesers.
00:33:16
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Oh, please.
00:33:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
You love the Leesers, don't you?
00:33:17
Michael
Don't know exactly where. Yeah.
00:33:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
but We're back room areas up in the Leesers West corner.
00:33:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:33:22
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Here we are.
00:33:23
Michael
Oh, maybe see it.
00:33:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are bringing the noise.
00:33:25
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Give us a wave.
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Give us a wave. um As we're getting kicked out, we'll be like, wah.
00:33:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. um As always, it's been a pleasure. i think it's going to be a boys' pod on Sunday night, which will be a post-match review.
00:33:32
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Hilarious.
00:33:39
Michael
Oh, yes.
00:33:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
so I think Ian is hosting that with Michael and Kev. so me and Nick will probably still be in the pub. Happy days. Or eating and drinking even more happier days.
00:33:51
Nicola Pringle-Adams
At the same time.
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Aside from that, enjoy. And let's hope the post-match review is a lot happier than even this one was. Because I think this has been quite a happy pod. And it's been a pleasure seeing you as always.
00:34:02
Michael
Drink responsibly.
00:34:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Drink responsibly. Yes, Nick. Drink responsibly.
00:34:07
Nicola Pringle-Adams
Always.
00:34:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Always. See you guys later.