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Villa Review & Man Utd Preview
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Jo & Iain discuss our 4th win in a row v Villa... and a very convincing one at that!
Followed by pre match analysis of the Man Utd game at Old Trafford tonight!
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Introduction to the Newcastle United Podcast
00:00:11
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Hello and welcome to the Newcastle United Podcast with JSPN. My name's Jo, I'm gonna be hosting tonight. We are one person down, because unfortunately Nick isn't very well blessed, so get well soon. So it is just me and the Don, Mr. Ian McKay. How are you doing, Ian?
00:00:28
Iain
I'm doing very well, Joanne, and compliments of the season to you if I haven't already wished them to you publicly before. There you go.
00:00:35
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Indeed.
00:00:35
Iain
sweet three Three days
00:00:36
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It has been a very, very Merry Christmas, hasn't it?
Newcastle's Christmas Performance
00:00:39
Iain
late.
00:00:39
Iain
We've had a very Merry Christmas yet.
00:00:41
Iain
Largely, largely yeah all ah all the real sparkle, of course, has been attached to the Newcastle United team.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:00:51
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Obviously.
00:00:51
Iain
Wow, they've given me a great Christmas.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been special. it's I think it's, if we're honest, it's been a lot more special than we thought it was going to be, say about a month ago, but hey, that's a month ago, isn't it?
00:01:03
Iain
Well, I don't know if you remember, but I was being a bit of a happy clapper after I'd watched how good we were when we hammered Leicester. And i um I'm recorded somewhere saying that we were going to go and do that.
00:01:16
Iain
We were going to hammer Villa as usual.
00:01:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:01:20
Iain
um I think I've got another five or six consecutive wins planned as well. So we should probably yeah just take it, like Eddie says, one game at a time. Just keep our focus on the nextni the next game.
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we're all set, are we, for the next few games? You reckon?
00:01:35
Iain
I think so. I think so. I mean, I've appreciated Bruno Fernandez being sent off to help us in the match tomorrow, which I know we're going to talk about later on.
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:01:44
Iain
and Handy that Bukayo Saka got himself injured. So he's not going to play when we play that awful ah first leg away at Arsenal, which is which is a toughie.
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a shame, isn't it? Yeah.
00:01:55
Iain
So yeah, the the stars are aligning.
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
They are indeed. They are indeed.
00:01:59
Iain
okay
00:01:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah.
00:02:00
Iain
Christmas is all about stars, isn't it?
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isn't it just this sparkling under the tune? and Anyway, that's all that matters.
00:02:07
Iain
Absolutely.
00:02:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Right, we'll just start with what
Analysis of the Victory Against Villa
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
we're going to start with. So we'll talk about the wonderful win on Boxing Day versus Villa first. We can obviously move on to the menu game later.
00:02:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
so I mean the villa game, come on. it was It was excellent wasn't it? We've done exactly what we did in the last few games. We put to bed our box and day blues, which seems to have been a bit of a thing for the two in recent seasons as we have touched on in previous parts. Sorry pods. We just kept that amazing run going.
00:02:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
four wins on the bounce. Like I said, in all jokes aside, it's probably not what we genuinely expected. I know we obviously predicted wins. We'll always try to be positive. Happy Kleppers, whatever you want to call it. But I think they have, in my honest opinion, exceeded my expectations. I expected a good run. I did not expect a perfect run, which is pretty much exactly what we've had. And away win, a cup win, and two home wins.
00:03:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
with pretty much no disturbance at the back which has been amazing considering we've been quite weak at the back of the season so talk as you say talk about a perfect christmas period stars align or whatever you want to call it but yeah i mean villa game they did exactly what they needed to do they came out strong we scored straight away all right it nearly got ruled out but it wasn't um and we just kind of pushed on from there people Well, honest people will say that the sending off for Villa actually probably didn't make that much of a difference. We would still have probably gone on to win the game. um Dishonest people say, oh well, if they hadn't had it sent off, they would have been a totally different game, and you probably wouldn't have won. But that's when you're going to have differences of opinions, different types of fans. um I would like to believe that the way we played that game, even if they had 11 men on the pitch, we would have still went on to win. All right, it might have been slightly different, and you might have got your 3-1, but you didn't get your 3-1.
00:04:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
i got my three nil i just want to point that out by the way
00:04:05
Iain
yeah
00:04:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:04:07
Iain
but i think I think anyone who says that it could have been a completely different game just needs to look back to the opening game of last season when when we we scored early against Aston Villa and it was tight for the first 20-25 minutes but Newcastle were going for it and in fact I think Villa equalised didn't they and it did look like it was going to be a very close game however under the yeah relentless
00:04:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
so yeah
00:04:36
Iain
intensity of Newcastle and that is that is the mood the boys were in on Boxing Day.
00:04:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
They were.
00:04:42
Iain
We actually went on to win 5-1 against an 11-man Aston Villa side and that's an Aston Villa side that qualified for the Champions League. So, you know, I think anybody thinking it would have been a different result, it would have been an away win had Duran stayed on the pitch.
00:04:59
Iain
I mean Duran had done Sweet Fanny Adams for 25 minutes anyway.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
True?
00:05:03
Iain
that's That's why he was so frustrated that he kicked out what he when he got the chance.
00:05:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:05:08
Iain
um I think they're being disingenuous. I think we would have won. I think we would have won at least by three goals. And as Anthony Gordon pointed out after the game, it's it's really much tougher to play against 10 men and go for it because you know that they're all compact and ready to spring forward on a break.
00:05:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah
00:05:28
Iain
So you've got to be you've got to be really, really careful on that.
00:05:29
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here
00:05:32
Iain
But yeah, fantastic game. Super goals. ah ah To be honest, three other super goals that were ruled out for. Was that ball out? I think the exact ball was out.
00:05:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:44
Iain
It probably was disallowed.
00:05:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was out. I mean, I've got to be honest, I was at the back row of level seven, by the way, so you know that's like subutio level when you're looking at the players, don't you?
00:05:51
Iain
Yeah.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
know I even called it before, like, as he made the pass, I was like, ah, the ball's out. And then when it went in, my mate Donna started celebrating, and I was like, nah, nah, it's out. And obviously, it was out.
00:06:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you could see. As I say, maybe it's because I had such a bird's eye view, maybe, and I felt like I was literally looking down on the pitch, but yeah, it was very clearly out, I would say.
00:06:06
Iain
Yeah.
00:06:11
Iain
He didn't need that touch that took it out either. He could have just knocked it across.
00:06:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was the frustration. I agree. And that's what I said. I said, you should have hit it before then anyway, but he didn't. And look, it's, we can focus on whatever you want at this point, I suppose. But like you say, it really could have been more than three. So.
00:06:27
Iain
Well, yeah, I mean, there was the one where Jacob Murphy delayed and delayed and crossed it and he's put it in and and he'd stayed.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:06:35
Iain
He'd stayed on side in in relation to the defender, but it's because the goalkeepers move forward so far that he's offside. um he He wasn't the last man. There was one defender on the line, but you need to goalkeeper in a defender between you.
00:06:48
Iain
I think for it not to be offside, but hey, five minutes later they did exactly the same move again and this time he stayed on side and scored the second goal.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:06:58
Iain
Then there were so many opportunities in that second half for us to score.
00:07:03
Iain
Martinez, by the way, what a performance from him. He made two or three fabulous saves.
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
00:07:09
Iain
All the save from Tenali, a cutback from Bruno and a shot from Tenali in the first half that he somehow pushed around the post. Brilliant. I mean, they said he was the best goalkeeper in the world and he he didn't do anything despite being on the end of ah a three nil hiding to disprove that.
00:07:25
Iain
I thought he was very good. um
00:07:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:28
Iain
And we booed him anyway, didn't we? I don't think he was doing too much sort of housery, but we just expect it from him.
00:07:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think do people just boo him? Do people boo him because he is just a general wind-up merchant but we've got no right because we love the likes of Jacob Murphy, we love the likes of Tyndall who are massive wind-up merchants so really it's just they're just kind of given what we love to dish out as well so but you know what it is that's football band and I love a bit of it I could sit and talk to other fans all the time and we've spoke them in the strawberry haven't we, we've spoke them all over.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I like having a bit of banter with fans, I like having a bit just back and forth wind up kind of thing because it doesn't have to be this vicious kind of sport that everyone makes it out to be or some fans want to always kind of fight don't they you know what I mean but I love a bit of crap between fans man it's funny isn't it um and of course the players are going to sometimes get involved if they've got that type of personality so yeah I agree I'm no Martinez fan by the way but
00:08:22
Iain
robel
00:08:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's undeniably a great keeper so yeah it's um
00:08:28
Iain
I was really pleased that Joe Linton scored at the end. I mean, three or four times we pressed him and pinched the ball back off him. One, and I was right behind the pinball where Jacob Murphy eventually waxed the ball off the bar. How did he miss that, by the way?
00:08:46
Iain
Because there was nobody there. Everyone else was lying on the ground and he put it onto the bar. um But yeah, so I didn't know if we were going to get a third goal because we'd had so many chances to do that.
00:08:56
Iain
But then Joe Linton came and gave us a real special one.
00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
Newcastle's Winning Streak Reflection
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Didn't he just?
00:09:00
Iain
Decided not to pass it square or do anything clever. Just st drove forward and put it in the top corner, which which is all we deserved.
00:09:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:07
Iain
I don't think 3-0 flattered us in the slightest.
00:09:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
God no, not at all.
00:09:10
Iain
and
00:09:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's what's been special about this kind of this run and this timing, hasn't it? We've said it after the Ipswich game that 4-0 really, if we had had more, that wouldn't have been too flattering.
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
we We deserve everything we've got out of these last few games.
00:09:23
Iain
um Agree?
00:09:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
um The lads have been outstanding. They're pressing their intensity that we've bligged on about for the last few kind of reviews as well. as it's It's there and it's there massively. And I don't know if you've seen it, by the way.
00:09:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did you see the comment by Keith Downey? I just read it today. he'd put something out saying that really we shouldn't be comparing this team or this like this seasons team sorry with the last two seasons in terms of what they did in the champions like qualified for the champions league and season and then obviously last one because we are a completely different team but apparently according to him he makes a great point we are better because and especially in the last four games he said now that to gnarly's found his place and in turn so have other players.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are ironically now even stronger than the last two seasons. So amazing comments because he's bang on really and when you think about it and I'd never thought about it in that way but it's true isn't it?
00:10:15
Iain
Yeah, I read that and it makes some good points, makes some good points because the I think the main point that he is making is that we were just so intense and outran everybody and when we yeah um we finished fourth.
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
ever
00:10:34
Iain
And in the first part of the following season until injuries caught up with us. And it might be that approach which gave us all of those injuries. It certainly would have been a contributory factor.
00:10:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:10:44
Iain
His point, I think, is because of the way that Tenali and Bruno can get hold of a game, that we are still able to play with that intensity in the moments where we need that intensity without having to be full on with the choke out for the whole 90 minutes.
00:11:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:01
Iain
And it's that degree of control which elevates us to a stronger team than the one that finished in the Champions League places.
00:11:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep Yeah.
00:11:09
Iain
And I agree with him. I agree with him. Certainly, whoever had the chat to clear the air after the 4-2 result against Brentford, I think Bruno was was was mentioned as having some harsh words.
00:11:23
Iain
and They've really struck home. And I think that ah focus that it's given the team has been really valuable because now now going into a match as we are on.
00:11:38
Iain
Monday, Tuesday,
Confidence Against Manchester United
00:11:39
Iain
i have Monday, I don't know what um it's Christmas.
00:11:41
Iain
I have no idea what the day is. I keep playing football on a Thursday.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Forgot what day of the week it is anymore, isn't it?
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll play Manu on Monday, the third year's here.
00:11:47
Iain
Yes, going into a game against Manchester United at Old Trafford, by the way, which which is an even worse record that we have at Old Trafford than we have playing on Boxing Day.
00:12:00
Iain
as well.
00:12:03
Iain
You're thinking that some players might not be completely on it, but we still should have way too much for Manchester United.
00:12:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
We should, we should. But we'll talk about them soon because we're not ready to talk about that lot yet. because we've got I would imagine a fair few things to say about them, no doubt.
00:12:19
Iain
Ok.
00:12:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll tell you what, I'll do the first ad, we'll wrap up a little bit more on this game, and then we will move on to the menu game, yeah?
00:12:28
Iain
Okie doke.
00:12:30
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00:12:55
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I really can do it, you see.
00:12:57
Iain
You can.
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just need some composure.
00:12:58
Iain
and certainly anyway it's only It's only when you involve that Pringle woman, it all goes horribly wrong.
00:13:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
she's She's naughty, I know. We rub each other up the wrong way. Don't latch onto that one Ian.
00:13:12
Iain
As if I would.
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
As if you would, exactly. um Yeah, I mean, we'll finish up obviously with the anything on the villa side of things. I mean, what I'd probably talk about a little bit I think before going into the menu game is from what we've seen and what we've seen in terms of any changes or I don't think, have we got any false changes actually for the menu game?
00:13:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think we have, a have we?
00:13:37
Iain
I don't think we have, no.
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or have we? No, it's just a cup game in the arsenal.
00:13:41
Iain
Arsenal is
00:13:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a problem.
00:13:45
Iain
a problem when Fabshaw and Bruno are
00:13:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bruno.
Team Stability and Preparation
00:13:49
Iain
suspended because it's in the League Cup, but unless we picked up any injuries, we shouldn't have any changes.
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got nothing else, have we yet?
00:13:58
Iain
Trips came in at the last minute to play against Filler because Tino was ill apparently, so maybe Tino is back if he's over his illness.
00:14:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:14:07
Iain
But to be fair, Trippier was excellent. He was excellent for the hour and five minutes that he played.
00:14:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. He was.
00:14:15
Iain
Back to the old Kieran Trippier. And very calm and well balanced in defence. I thought that looked really good. They had a free kick, didn't we, which Dubravka made a diving safe for so that the cameras could get a picture of him in the air.
00:14:30
Iain
But it wasn't that good a free kick, to be fair. And I don't think they had another shot on target other than that.
00:14:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:14:37
Iain
Um, so yeah, maybe, maybe Tina went for trip here. Uh, and then it'll be whether anybody got, got a knock and I haven't actually heard about that.
00:14:48
Iain
I believe Eddie has done his pre-match press conference immediately after the Aston Villa game.
00:14:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
anything.
00:14:52
Iain
So he wouldn't know if he'd had any knocks then either.
00:14:56
Iain
So. Anyway, same again is what I would say. Same again.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no.
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would say so yeah.
00:15:00
Iain
The guy the guys on the bench are raring to go and they can come on after an hour and keep the first team fresh. Because that's that first hour is critical.
00:15:10
Iain
That's where we are blitzing teams and going two and three goals ahead. And then it doesn't matter when guys come on. But when it's Willick, when it's Barnes,
00:15:24
Iain
Miley came on and looked pretty assured. I know he's only done a couple of little cameos, but he's a great player. We've got to get him involved more.
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Isn't he just... Yeah.
00:15:31
Iain
um you know i'm I'm looking forward um look forward to it because at the minute I think we can take anybody on when we're in this mood and I just hope that they can keep this mood going and for as long as possible.
00:15:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:46
Iain
The the main domain upshot of of the win, by the way, was it lifted us into fifth place, into the Champions League places, apparently.
00:15:54
Iain
we're not there we're not there We're not there now because Man City won earlier on today and jumped back above us.
00:15:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where we belong, eh?
00:15:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. That was a shock.
00:16:01
Iain
But we know if we keep winning, if we're in fifth and we keep winning, we can't possibly finish any lower than fifth, can we?
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, there we go. It's a great positive spin on it. But yeah, I mean, going back to kind of how I expect them to set up, it will be interesting to see what Eddie does as to whether he does bring Tino straight back in because Trips doesn't deserve to be dropped, but then he might feel that Tino doesn't deserve to be dropped, if you know what I mean. You literally only got dropped because of the illness, but I'd personally be with you. I'd keep Trips in. I'd keep Tino on the bench assuming he's back and he's fine.
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
bring them on after the last half an hour or something when Trips is tiring out a bit but otherwise not a soul ah like nobody else in the team reserves to be dropped at all we don't need that kind of rotation like you say if we can keep our intensity up and hit Man U hard which in reality you you know you never take anything for granted but the way we're playing and the way they're playing it'll be now strange enough a massive disappointment if we don't go there and get something out of this game or don't go there and just play our style of football.
00:16:59
Iain
Absolutely.
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
and So again it goes back to everything we've said all season even when we weren't playing well. we can just play our style of football it makes so much difference you know what i mean so i've got all the confidence in the world that if we come out firing we will take that game um i don't even want to think about the record by the way in old traffic because i read something earlier on by the way i didn't know if you know this is as bad as it is do you know apparently that we've only won once at old traffic in 52 years is that is that true is isn't that bad like i knew
00:17:30
Iain
That's true because well, I'm working working backwards. thought we We did win once and I think it was Johan Kabai. Scored and and and I think it was Shay Givin who was it?
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I remember that game.
00:17:45
Iain
Shay Givin who played an absolute blinder. We've drawn a few times and usually the goalkeeper speed amount of the match. I remember Dubravka being absolutely superb there.
00:17:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:17:54
Iain
um And of course, last year last year we won comfortably in the in the league cup
00:17:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... Yeah.
00:18:00
Iain
But that was kind of two reserve teams going at each other.
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:18:04
Iain
um But yeah, the time before that where we won was a team that but included Bobby Charlton, George Best and Dennis Law. So that's got to be ah that's got to be early 70s.
00:18:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:18:16
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That's just nuts, man.
00:18:16
Iain
And that's if that is 52 years ago, isn't it? Probably 72.
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:18:19
Iain
Sounds right.
00:18:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I'm not one for stats and I'm certainly not one for stats in this time. um I say stats, sorry, more like records or things. I do like to think of the past is the past. And what we've just said is our our team, as it stands right now, is superior to their team.
00:18:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's just say that they're gonna go and do their job, we'll keep our tails up and we're gonna be great, aren't we? um I'll tell you what, before we completely fully analyse, I was gonna say, I was about to ask you, would you like to read the next ad, please?
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00:18:52
Iain
I will read the next ad. I will. And then we'll go and preview the Manchester United game.
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
We will fully, yes.
00:18:59
Iain
Before I do that, can I just observe for anyone who's listening out this week, because they love the crossover Thursday type podcasts that we do, where we would have had a chat with the Manchester United boys, they should have contacted us and asked us to do a crossover podcast.
00:19:18
Iain
Nobody's reached out for us to do that. and You know, I understand they've had a bloody awful Christmas time, to be fair, and it's not going to get any better for them tomorrow.
00:19:30
Iain
They probably don't want to come on and listen to two happy clappers with with a fantastic with a fantastic chance of really embarrassing tomorrow.
00:19:38
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shit wow
00:19:43
Iain
Anyway, we'll lose now, I've said that, won't we? But never mind.
00:19:48
Iain
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00:20:00
Iain
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00:20:12
Iain
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00:20:19
Iain
How many clubs, Joanne?
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As much as... Oh, every club.
00:20:23
Iain
Excellent. Good work.
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Every day. However, I'm not even gonna try to upstage yours and Michael's, because nothing ever will beat it. And if anyone keeps an eye on the socials, by the way, as you're listening to it now, today I'll be putting out the wonderful clip from the Christmas special from Ian and Michael's absolutely epic advert reading, which will never be beaten, like I said.
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Iain
I never ever...
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Iain
um never ever
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But if you also want to check the socials because I have already posted mine and Nick's epic fail of how you should not read out an advert. This is live now. Go check it out.
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Iain
I never thought I would be involved in an epic advert read when i when I was all through all my life.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, you see.
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Iain
I've never aspired to it. I'm delighted to have taken part in one. It's not really for me to say.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Look what you can put on your CV now.
00:21:07
Iain
I know. Because I'd have to get onto quite a few pages to include that in my CV.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Fantastic.
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Iain
Right.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um Right, let's talk.
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Iain
I found me tabs. That's what I've been looking for for the last five minutes.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We're set now then, if you've got your tabs.
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Iain
Cool.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We're powered by tabs. We're good. We're good. um It's a tough one. it's a It's a funny one to start with, I think, in our new game. um Because again, it's one of those that isn't going to be a banana skin for us. Or we're just going to fall a victim to what seems to be a massive, bogie,
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I wasn't gonna say team there, it is just actual stadium. um I like to think not, by the way. I'm gonna stay massively popular. ah popular positive, sorry, for tonight as people are going to be listening to this.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But I do believe we'll do it. Please don't improve me.
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Iain
It's all right, Joanne.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
here But you know, I know I know I'm tripping myself up here because I'm trying to like, I'm trying to be positive without like tripping myself up.
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Iain
Relax.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But you know, but like you said, right, the man you guys were scared to come and talk to us. So that's how worried they are. And I quite like that for change because they're not usually are they?
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Iain
just Just relax. what What's gone before has absolutely no bearing on what's coming tomorrow.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's gone. I know. It's true.
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Iain
and Just to contradict myself on that, we did beat them 3-0 in the Carabao Cup last year and we looked very, very good. And thats a lot of that team will be in the squad playing tomorrow.
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Iain
So the squad members that are representing Newcastle tomorrow at Old Trafford have already won for Newcastle at Old Trafford.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Iain
So come on.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
They know how to.
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Iain
Day positive.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I am, don't get me wrong. I just hate being like bitten in the bum, so to speak, when it comes to predictions and stuff, but we will do the predictions at the end, Ian. To be fair, what I should have got is everyone else's, because we don't have everyone's predictions, but we'll guess.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll make theirs up for them.
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Iain
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So Kev, Ian and Nick, I apologize in advance if we get it wrong, but we're going to be guessing some scores for you later.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Go in, yeah.
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Iain
I think just to set it up, it is unique in my experience that we could go, we could be in such good form and be in such high spirits and have such a strong set of recent results behind us to go to Old Trafford and play a Manchester United side that is seems to have hit even after the even after all of those years since Sir Alex Ferguson.
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Iain
they They're in 14th place at the moment. They do seem to have sunk even lower than the very, very inconsistent, disappointing side of the 10 hard years.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh-huh.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
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Iain
And I don't blame Amorim for it. I don't think he's been there anywhere near long enough. I just think they've got very, very few very, very few good players in their squad.
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Iain
They've wasted hundreds of millions of pounds on players, I think.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
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Iain
um And to cap it all, their two best current players, who I think is Fernandez and Ugarte, have both managed to either get booked or sent off in the last game, so they're not playing.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Happy days, eh?
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Iain
For me, well you know what it's like though, when when the when bullies stack all the cards against a team, is like This is like what it was like when they went into the FA Cup final against Man City.
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Iain
We just had won 486 games in a row. And Man United but't couldn't couldn't win anything.
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Iain
And then go ahead, they went they went and won 2-0.
00:24:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're jammy though, aren't they?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
They're just...
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Iain
Because, I mean, if we're if we're being honest, they do have some really good young players who are capable of hurting any team.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Iain
um ah I really like
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He is.
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Iain
the way Dallow has come on, who I thought was just a boring old full-back, but he's so much more than that. Ahmad on the other side looks fabulous. I know Kobe Mainu has been criticized a little bit in recent weeks, but he looked superb right up through to when he was playing for England.
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Iain
So I don i don't think that he's he's a bad player. I think he's a really good player who's perhaps struggling a little bit for confidence.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
hit
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Iain
um
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Iain
ah quite like Holland up front. I think if he's got the right service, he's fast, quite strong, he's a little bit, he gives me a little bit of of a feel of Jackson for Chelsea who was was or awful last year, started last year and now looks like looks the real deal now playing for Chelsea.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It can be.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Iain
So you know my super enthusiasm about how on current form and with all information coming to us, this should be a stroll in the park for Newcastle tomorrow.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
it should be
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Iain
I am conscious of the fact that it is Newcastle and that Majesty United do have... I mean, it's Majesty United, isn't it? They do have some good players. And, you know, confidence can come flowing back and with a red card for Newcastle, for example, or an early goal for Majesty United.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
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Iain
It could all go horribly wrong.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Iain
But I don't think it will.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
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Iain
Having said all of that, I don't think it will. I think we've got the we've got the mentality to be able to get over an early setback.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's why we need to hit them hard.
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Iain
but
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And we said that earlier, didn't we? We need to come out there. and traps, whatever you want to call it, horse racing analogy. um But we do need to come out flying, try and get the the first goal, so it does matter. I don't think that if we go 1-0 down, by the way, we would really put our heads down and give up, because I don't think we would as fans either, because that's just, well, daft really. But it would make such a difference, I think, if we can get the first goal and we just come out and, as I say, keep our tails up.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It'll put a lot of pressure on them, more so than us as well, if we get the first goal. um As in, it'll be worse for them.
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Iain
can i Can I just claim the new the new title of King of the pedantics by pointing out that coming out fast out of the traps is not a horse racing analogy, it's a greyhound it a greyhound racing analogy.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
so Sorry.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, well, you know, it's some racing. I knew I'd got myself all confused when I was saying it, you know. I know!
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Iain
Just, you know, there'll be people there
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Keep me right, Ian. It's fine.
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Iain
There'll be people there thinking, oh, these are great. These are God. I don't know what they're talking about just because of that.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
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Iain
And um um I'll put it right anyway.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all right. I like football. I'm no grace i'm not Greyhound racing expert. In fact, I'm not even minor details on it. That's why I got it all wrong. But it's fine.
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Iain
So. right
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Keep us right. You're all good. um I was going to ask which players you were wary of because, again, I was going to also pull up some of the younger players. Gonaccio, obviously, is a natural one.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
That's Xerxes. He's great. Can be great. Has done some great things already and is just a kid still, isn't he? um
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Iain
Has he done any great things at Manchester United, though? Has he? Or has he just done great things that made him buy him?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, I say great, I know what you mean. I know exactly, I know it's a tough one, isn't it? But he's capable of, let's go with that, he's capable of some great things and we' we'll roll with that bit, yeah.
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Iain
Yeah, the archival.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um So all it is is, like I think, going back to exactly what we've just said, it's more the younger generation of the Manu players, that would be there any any real concern, I suppose, tomorrow, tonight, whenever we're listening about this, but um in general,
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not actually genuinely worried about it. Rashford. Is Rashford even playing, by the way? He's been way off the so-called Rashford, unreal Mr. Superstar Rashford of the past.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He seems to have really dropped down a lot, hasn't he?
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Iain
I don't know. I don't think he's been in the last few squads because um I think I think he got got very publicly, publicly left out and then then had an interview where he announced that he was it was time for him to move on and find a new challenge.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think so. He was dropped, wasn't he? yeah here
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Iain
And although Amoram said, well, your new challenges with me here at Manchester United, he hasn't picked him again since then.
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Iain
and Maybe maybe with two the two first names on the team sheet being missing, then we might get a fabulous Manchester United redemption story as Rashford is brought in from the cold and scores a hat-trick in the first 20 minutes.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
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Iain
God, I hope not.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's not happening. Don't put that bet on people. Even you wouldn't be deaf enough to put that bet on. And you like some deaf bets, don't you?
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Iain
No. i looks him I love a daffbit. I love a daffbit, yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He's only gonna love it after that. I mean, I don't know if, again, and surely this is probably something you've seen about what Ronaldo said about Manu on his recent award ceremony thing. um And he was talking about how, and it's probably spot on, it'd be fair, how you can take a sick fish out of an aquarium. He said Aquarius, bless him, but you know he's foreign, that's fine. I know he meant aquarium. But he was talking about taking a sick fish out of the aquarium, making the fish better.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
and then putting it back in and how it would just get sick again because essentially it's just surrounded by sickness and I know what he means by that because it does seem that the man knew exactly what you've just said for years and years now they're just going downhill downhill downhill and there is a deep rooted sickness let's call it throughout the club I would love to say I'd give two hoots or have any sympathy for them because I just don't I would be lying
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Iain
I don't.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
so even though we're trying to be all nice i'm just going to be have to be honest i find it hilarious that they're going downhill because just as much as they would thrive on the likes of us going downhill so um he the the analogy was great i think because like he said it's much more deep rooted than simply having a bad manager um or having a couple of bad players there's a lot of bad things going out throughout that club but then he started leaning towards the fact that he's ze It was almost like he was teeming up talking like he would buy a menu in the future or some something something like i said i don't know if you've seen it or not but he was saying how he was still a bit young um and he's still building himself up and but at some point in the future he will own a big club is exactly what he ended on and i was like all right i can see exactly where you're leaning with that
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Global Sports Podcast Network
or the Manu fans getting all excited that Mr. Billionaire's gonna come in and rescue his old beloved club sort of thing. but To be fair, he could. He's got the money for it and no doubt in the future we'll still have the money because he's just gonna get richer.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
The guy's like got millions and billions upon billions, hasn't he? So you never know, he might buy Manu.
00:31:37
Iain
Well, he could team up with David Beckham, couldn't he? Because he already owns a football club.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He could. He could.
00:31:44
Iain
Well, that's scary, isn't it? That's scary. That would galvanise the side.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Wouldn't it just
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Iain
No, I agree. Tomorrow, we need to start like a whirlwind, as we have done in each of the last four games, and we need to sustain that until we are ahead. And I think that knocks the stuffing out of any team.
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Iain
It takes the hope out of the crowd, which I think we need to do. and That's the other thing they have for them. It's old traffic. There's 75,000 people in there, 70,000 of which are really hoping that, man, you come and play.
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Iain
um
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Very quiet sometimes, though aren't they?
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Iain
So that's what we need to do.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
A lot of the time.
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Iain
um And I think. I think I'm quite hopeful that we will do it because that's what we've started like against Ipswich and against Leicester. And this is Man U. This is the first of four games against the big teams that we didn't we that we were playing really well against before we had the clear the air chat to play really well. um So i think I think this is set up for us. And my prediction, Joanne, because I know you're going to ask me for it,
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm waiting here.
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Iain
I think that, um I think Anana, by the way, who gets a lot a lot of a lot of, I think he's a really good goalkeeper. I still think he's a really good goalkeeper, prone to the odd mistake.
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Iain
um But, you know, he can make seven or eight saves in a match to to keep them in it.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmhmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmhmm.
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Iain
But I'm going to go for, a it's set up to be a three-one again, isn't it? and um I don't want people to think that I'm picking 3-1 because I always pick 3-1.
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Iain
But um I will go Manchester United, nil Newcastle, 2-0 Newcastle, golden each half.
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Iain
Probably one from Isaac and one from Gordon.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
right so well based on that I was gonna choose 2-0 but I do have I've got a backup score thank god because I hate having the same scores so we're gonna guess it for the rest of them as well so I was gonna say 2-0 because again I thought you know I don't think it's gonna be crazy but I did like the thing that we we're gonna stay with a clean sheet at the back however you said 2-0 so I'm gonna say 2-1
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Iain
There you go.
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Iain
Were you?
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Iain
Right.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
as my backup score because one of their little kids might, you know, get a cheeky goal that Dubravka will have not no fault of. I think he's going to stay quite solid again. So I'll go 2-1. And what do you reckon? You do my goals. What do you reckon? What's Michael saying?
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Iain
Michael will say, you're right, it's set up for us to play really well. Manchester United haven't played very well for quite a number of games, although I do remember them scoring twice in the last five minutes to come back and win it at Manchester City just recently. So I think it's going to be a tight game and and I wouldn't be at all surprised if it didn't end up 0-0.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, thank you Michael. I'll do Kev's. Kev's gonna happy clap right into a very excited, ultra positive 3-0.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He wants back-to-back 3-0 wins. That's what Kev and I think he strongly would believe that we're gonna do this. He'll acknowledge that we've had issues in the past but he'll say we're gonna put, just like we did on Boxing Day, we're gonna put it to bed.
00:35:12
Iain
Well, I know, well, we've had three nils and four nils.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's gonna be another 3-0.
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Iain
So a three or four nil. I mean, yeah, I could see that.
00:35:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's realistic, right?
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Iain
But i just I just think we've got an old traffered factor to work in there.
00:35:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have, but I think of all people on the team, pod team that is, Kev's gonna go through now.
00:35:30
Iain
So, yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So on that basis, I was gonna say, because I'm unsure, I wish I'd kinda asked her earlier, because she should have been on this pod, bless her.
00:35:37
Iain
What's Nicola going?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I should have asked her for a prediction. I think she'll go win.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I reckon at this point, right, if we were talking, she'll stick she'll take your 3-1 like you haven't taken. I reckon we should put a 3-1 in for Nick.
00:35:57
Iain
I thought that's what you did, didn't you? Oh, no, you did 2-1, didn't you?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No, 2-1.
00:36:01
Iain
All right, well, 3-1. And I'll tell you what Nick also might like, the fact that we lost 3-2 last year so we could win 3-2.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:36:12
Iain
So, yeah, let Nick have me 3-1, which he might be right.
00:36:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
She'll have, yeah, right. So we'll all stay in positive, and even Michael's not gonna predict a loss.
00:36:22
Iain
No. No, but he might think Eddie Howe will punch the referee and get sent off. Oh no, he might do, because he's just taken a leaf out of Jason Tyndall's book.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, there's a bet I would never put on. Yeah, JT maybe? Yeah. Anyhow, if he ever got sent off with anything violent, I think I'd pass out out of sheer disbelief, personally, but never mind.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I've just gone to see it happening. Come on.
00:36:47
Iain
I don't think he will.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He's like the ultimate of chill, isn't he?
00:36:49
Iain
He's very chill, very chill, and he'll have a big smile.
00:36:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is.
00:36:52
Iain
His little dimples will be showing tomorrow night.
00:36:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
He will. Aww. He's going to be dead happy, isn't he?
00:36:57
Iain
Yeah.
00:36:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been a merry Christmas. There's going to be a happy New Year for him as well. So on that note, I'm going to sign off. I'll be seeing you again tomorrow along with Kev, I believe.
00:37:07
Iain
I think so.
00:37:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Wonderful. See you later.