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Blind Reacts & Best of...
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Jo hosts Iain with a bit of a different one today... we got sick of of the relentless transfer (or lack of) talk, so Jo hit Iain with a NUFC GK blind react, followed by a 'Best of' 7's team, the another blind react 'top 10 strikers'
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Introduction and Hosts
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to wildcard Wednesday with a difference. First of all, I'm Holston, not Kev, your wildcard king. It is Joel. And to top it off, Kev's not even on this one.
00:00:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's just me and Ian mixing things up and I'm just going to throw him some real curveballs with a few blind reacts. Hi
Nicola's Absence
00:00:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian, how are you?
00:00:29
Iain
the Well, I was a little bit disappointed that Nicola couldn't make it. I know Nicola was going to join us, but unfortunately she can't.
00:00:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
She was...
00:00:38
Iain
I thought it was going to be a big wildcard Wednesday. It's so rare for me to get on that one. And I was going to have the clo clown makeup.
00:00:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's
00:00:46
Iain
I was going to have those poppers that would explode. was going to be, but I've left all of that. I'm so i' keeping that powder dry. And I'm just sitting here with a certain degree of trepidation because you've just told me I'm just going to throw things at you for blind reacts. Okay. And that's all I've got.
00:01:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
be fun, right?
00:01:06
Iain
Maybe.
00:01:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll write down your results. So I'll kind of maybe keep you where you are just in case you forget where you're up
Ranking Newcastle Keepers
00:01:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
to. um So we're going to do a blind react on Newcastle keepers first of all.
00:01:13
Iain
Okay.
00:01:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right.
00:01:17
Iain
Newcastle keepers.
00:01:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to throw you 10 Newcastle keepers as first.
00:01:19
Iain
Right.
00:01:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then we're going to do a best of. I'll explain that in a second. And then we will finish with another blind react of 10 top strikers, Premier League strikers. Okay. That's all you're getting know.
00:01:31
Iain
Okay. Right.
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, so let's kick off straight away with the first one. So I'm just going read out the names. You give me a number one to ten. I'll write them down. We go from there. All right.
00:01:43
Iain
see how crap my list is at the end.
00:01:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
So
00:01:47
Iain
Indeed.
00:01:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's going to be fun. Right. So Newcastle keepers past and present. Obviously, I'll give you the names. Give me a number. First up, Carl Darlow. Where would you like him to be? Number one to ten.
00:01:59
Iain
Carl Darlow, I'm going to put number eight.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, yeah. Cool. Right. Call. Cool. We have Don Rudy.
00:02:14
Iain
John Ruddy.
00:02:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who's played so many games for us.
00:02:16
Iain
Okay. Who has never played?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's so easy to judge em
00:02:19
Iain
I'm going to put him at number 10.
00:02:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
him. Cool.
00:02:26
Iain
Unless you pick Odyssey, I ask.
00:02:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick Pope. No, um im I'm not going to say that one because I can't say his name.
00:02:28
Iain
Nick Pope. I knew. i knew you were going to say Nick Pope.
00:02:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did you?
00:02:33
Iain
um Nick Pope will go in at number four.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah cool hmm Rob Elliot
00:02:49
Iain
Rob Elliott. Oh, goodness me. I've forgotten all the rubbish ones, haven't I? I've already used eight and ten.
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
which
00:02:57
Iain
and Yeah, Rob Elliott will have to slot in at number nine, just behind Carl Darlow.
00:02:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
this is where it gets fun
00:03:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can't wait to give you the rest of them um Stevie Harper
00:03:11
Iain
That's okay. He's going to go, Steve Harper's going to be number six.
00:03:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay do a quick round because we're half way through You've got positions 1, 2 and 3 are free You've got Pulp in 4th place 5 is free You then have Harper in 6th place 7 is open Then you've got Carl Darlow, Elliot and Ruddy Alright, so you've got want yeah one, two, three, five and seven are your other ones.
00:03:36
Iain
I'm happy with them so far.
00:03:43
Iain
Yeah.
00:03:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, how's about I'm going to give you Hizlop.
00:03:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
One, two, three, five or seven.
00:03:55
Iain
Yeah, he's number seven.
00:03:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, this is good. um tim cruel one two three or five two
00:04:07
Iain
Two. Two.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
pavel cernacek
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Iain
Oh Pav, where was I thinking of you?
00:04:19
Iain
Pav, number three.
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're so going regret this. um
00:04:25
Iain
Why? Have you got one extra one I haven't thought of?
00:04:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I've got two that you probably have forgot about. Fraser Foster. Fraser Foster. And you now only have positions one and five left.
00:04:42
Iain
I was saving one for Shea Gibbon, and if you don't ask me about him, that's very cruel. and So Fraser Foster, if I put him at number five, is that putting him ahead of who? Steve Harper.
00:04:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Harper, Hislop, Darlow, Elliott and Ruddy.
00:04:54
Iain
Yeah, well, all right. Foster, number five. I mean, he didn't do much for Newcastle, but he's a really good goalie.
00:04:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fraser Foster, yeah. Well, this is going to be the laugh because I haven't got Given in because I'm mixing it up.
00:05:03
Iain
And he's my number one.
00:05:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the reason I'm giving mixing it up is I did not make this list, by the way. So Given is not in this list, not by choice of me. So the final keeper, which you have no choice but to put in as your number one keeper ever, is Freddie Woodman.
00:05:18
Iain
Martin Dubravka.
00:05:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
No Freddie Woodman.
00:05:20
Iain
Freddie Woodman. I wondered if you were going to pull him out. Okay. Freddie Woodman appeared.
00:05:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a bit of a mad list, isn't it?
00:05:31
Iain
Freddie Woodman appeared on last night's pod that Michael and I did.
00:05:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:05:36
Iain
um When we were picking the absolute worst XI ever to play for Newcastle,
00:05:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. Wow.
00:05:45
Iain
And and i I picked Odysseus because he's never played and he cost £20 million, um which Michael allowed me, so he made it in. But if he had if he'd been strict and said it was only Premier League appearances, Freddie Woodman would have been in that worst ever Newcastle squad, which is a shame.
00:06:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:06:03
Iain
You've fooled me. I was counting, thinking you were going to go.
00:06:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a real shame.
00:06:07
Iain
Dubravka. And no...
00:06:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know.
00:06:08
Iain
say I thought Dubravka was going to fit in where where Foster was.
00:06:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mad, isn't it?
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Iain
and
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:06:14
Iain
And I was saving the number one slot for Shake Given.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's what I like about these blind reacts because you don't know what's coming next and you just assume certain ones and I would have totally assumed, by the way, if that you were doing that to me, the exact same keepers. So I was laughing for a reason because I knew you then had to put some really poor keepers towards the top sort of thing.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But your final list, Ian.
00:06:35
Iain
Yeah, well, yeah.
00:06:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just see. Yeah, we have Woodman as your superstar. We have Cruel.
00:06:42
Iain
me
00:06:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have Pav. Pope. Forster.
Newcastle Quiz for Ian
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Harper. Hislop. Darlow, Elliot and Ruddy.
00:06:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Some deserve to be in certain places, some...
00:06:56
Iain
umm You know, I'm quite happy with the, yeah I'm quite happy with two through to nine.
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope.
00:07:02
Iain
i mean, you know, number number five could swap with six.
00:07:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Alright.
00:07:04
Iain
I don't think they're way out.
00:07:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
The odd one, yeah, exactly.
00:07:06
Iain
coats But you definitely, definitely caught me out by not having Shea given on that list.
00:07:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah And I'm guessing the person that did...
00:07:13
Iain
Or Martin Dubravsky for that matter.
00:07:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm wondering if the person that did it when I found it, just I was just flicking through like TikTok and all sorts. Mate, I've got to be be honest, the person who did it on there, I'll give you their list. They must be pretty clever in that sense because they had Parvas number one, Krul, Hislop, Pope, Elliot, Harper, Ruddy, Darlow, Woodman and Forster.
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So they somehow managed to save the bad spots as if they already knew. I mean, I would hope they didn't know. It's kind of the whole point of blind react, isn't it? Um, but there's as much more realistic. I've got to be honest.
00:07:50
Iain
i would I would just point out, right, that I am actually have put at number one a goalkeeper who this coming season will probably end up with a Premier League medal and a Champions League winners.
00:08:06
Iain
So, in terms of honours, Freddie Woodman probably is number one by the end of this season because he's just joined Liverpool last night.
00:08:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
well
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, let's review this list at the end of the season.
00:08:21
Iain
fact
00:08:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you can laugh back at me.
00:08:24
Iain
Right, OK. Nice.
00:08:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. Well, I'll tell you what then.
00:08:26
Iain
Good game, good game.
00:08:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good game, good game. um That will wrap up part one nicely anyway. I'm going to play Ken's Dulcet Tones now with our sponsor, Bionique.
00:08:51
Iain
you.
00:09:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fantastic. Ken, as always, doing it how we don't do it, very professionally. So um on that note, I'll go away from the blind react a bit. we'll do We'll finish with another one, I think, after.
00:09:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, a different kind of a quiz one. You've kind of only got limited time to answer each one, so you can have a little bit of a think about it. But I'm essentially going to shoot at you either positions within a team or I'll give you a clue the first ones i'm going to say manager.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right. So I'll basically say that to you. you I'm going to give you like about, let's say, 20 seconds max on each one. all alright So it's not too much thinking time. It's more of a kind of reactionary thing still.
00:09:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I just want you to build what is essentially seven-a-side team with a manager. all right um So don't don't don't worry about too much.
00:10:00
Iain
Let us see.
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just because seven players plus a manager. um So yeah, there's your clue. right We'll start straight in. If I had to say to you, best Newcastle ever na newcastle manager ever.
00:10:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
go
00:10:15
Iain
Sir Bobby Robson.
00:10:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Had to be right. Are we still not on the how trip just yet?
00:10:24
Iain
No, I love Eddie Howe.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
had to ask. Oh, no.
00:10:27
Iain
He might have got it at the end of last season. I'm a bit disappointed with how much has been left for poor Eddie to do when he's not performing well in the transfer market. you know And to be fair, if that's distracted him from how ill-trained they looked after their first week in Germany to get stonked off Celtic.
00:10:48
Iain
No, I'm making excuses. asst thou love Sir Bubby. He's got to be the best ever, hasn't he?
00:10:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh no, no I would still pick him to be fair I think how and I want how to take over him Because that means obviously glory days for us So, but as it stands right today I'm umm with you We all know Kev would say how So I might do this with Kev someday But um yeah, for you and for me We'll stick with Sir Bobby So, now Newcastle's best ever captain So obviously you can be in any position at this point So just their best ever captain in your opinion Mm-hmm
00:11:19
Iain
Best ever captain? and All right. a Best ever captain.
00:11:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can think of it in any manner. Do you think of him as an actual captain of the team?
00:11:28
Iain
I know.
00:11:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
it doesn't have to your best physical player, by the way. You might think that someone's a better captain, but they might not have been the best player, if you get what I mean.
00:11:34
Iain
i know. Well, I'm thinking ahead. i'm trying like I'm trying to get a really good player in my team as well.
00:11:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
o Hmm.
00:11:39
Iain
So, okay. I'll go for Bruno. He is the best ever captain.
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:45
Iain
He's lifted silverware.
00:11:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Better play. This is true. This is true. Right.
00:11:51
Iain
Bruno Gomares.
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
In that case, we'll go from the back. Your castle's best ever keeper, in your opinion.
00:11:59
Iain
Say given. As you learned from part one.
00:12:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
thought you'd say that. Had to be here. Exactly, yeah. See? You didn't get in part one, but you got in part two. You're good. Right. In the defence. Best ever fullback.
00:12:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
who
00:12:15
Iain
Best of it, left or right, or could it be either?
00:12:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, any fullback, yeah. You pick.
00:12:19
Iain
Any fullback? Best ever, though. That's going back a long way.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, just in your opinion, I mean, well, just, you know, if you want to make it Premier League era, it's totally up you.
00:12:27
Iain
Yeah, I will do the Premier League era. Will I do the Premier League era?
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're welcome to think outside of it if you want, though.
00:12:35
Iain
We did have some fairly poor ones. um i think I think we're well stocked now in fullbacks.
00:12:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:12:44
Iain
um
00:12:46
Iain
But I think don't know if either Tino or Lewis Hall have been there long enough to get in there. I tell you what, I'm going to go for my vice-captain, Kieran Trippier.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good shout. Stuff.
00:13:05
Iain
Because he was the man, he was the first man to say yes and come in and really give some momentum behind Amanda.
00:13:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like that one.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:15
Iain
Murdad and what they did in that first three years.
00:13:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Absolutely pivotal to how he started off, isn't it?
00:13:21
Iain
yeah and
00:13:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, no.
00:13:22
Iain
And Man of the Match in the Cup, after people were writing him off, one of our top players in the last 10 games last season.
00:13:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent shout.
00:13:29
Iain
So yeah, like I like trips.
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, very true.
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. um I couldn't argue with that, i've got be honest with you. um Especially in my lifetime, which is all I would state anyway, that's fine. um Again, staying at the back then. Best ever centre-back.
00:13:44
Iain
The best ever centre-back.
00:13:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, if you want to stay at Premier League, it's totally up to you. You go with what you want.
00:13:50
Iain
No, I think he was still Premier League. and He didn't play for us anywhere near as much as I would have liked him to, but he was an absolute touch of class.
00:14:03
Iain
And I think he's the only man that Real Madrid have ever come and bought off Newcastle directly. Jonathan Woodgate.
00:14:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll just start writing now. Yeah. Cool. Yeah. Fair play.
00:14:17
Iain
And of course, he's he's fantastic.
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wish we had a longer.
00:14:20
Iain
If he's our best ever centre-half, he's a legend at Middlesbrough and Leeds before you think of him as a Newcastle player.
00:14:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:14:27
Iain
I don't know what they think of him at Real Madrid because I think, did he not get, did not
Choosing Strikers and Potential Lineups
00:14:31
Iain
score on goal and get sent off in his first ever game for Real Madrid?
00:14:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say, I don't think he was as impressive, unfortunately, for them anyway. But we'll not worry about that. Cool. So it's looking good so far. So, so far, we have manager Bobby Robson. We have captain Bruno.
00:14:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have a keeper in Gibbon. We've got full back as Trips. We have centre back as Woodgate. So moving swiftly central midfielder. Central midfielder. Can't speak properly.
00:14:56
Iain
Central midfielder to play alongside Bruno. Because he's already in as captain.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I suppose so, exactly, because you've given me, was going to say, exactly, that's the formation you're playing.
00:15:04
Iain
So, yeah, um let me go further back. It's tempting just to put Tonali in there because that pair are the best in the Premier League.
00:15:17
Iain
I think, if you put Joe Linton in.
00:15:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:15:18
Iain
But that that's too easy, isn't it? I'm trying to think who I like.
00:15:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is. It is supposed to technically be just who you think is the best centre mid. It's not really who the best centre mid to play with Bruno is, if we're going to technical about it.
00:15:28
Iain
Yeah, I know. and I want know, I know, I know, I know. I know.
00:15:33
Iain
Sticking with the yeah Premier League era, I don't know if he was in the Premier League era. When did beir go Peter Beardsley retire?
00:15:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
When did the Premier League start actually? Hang on.
00:15:46
Iain
might be too We weren't in it. We missed the first year of it.
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
played in the Prem, didn't he? I thought he played one season the Prem. Did he?
00:15:57
Iain
He might done.
00:15:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh no.
00:15:58
Iain
But anyway, look, let's not let's not do that instead.
00:16:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought he anyway. It doesn't matter anyway. It's it's not Premier League era. You can have Beardley. I would.
00:16:04
Iain
um Well, I'll have Beardsley then.
00:16:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, gotta be. I would pick Beardley. He's my all-time favourite anyway. Cool. Right. We only get one, just like we only got one fullback. Who's your favourite or best winger?
00:16:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a puzzler.
00:16:21
Iain
The Mercurial, although you see, I'm not sure.
00:16:26
Iain
I loved David Ginola. He was a fantastic player. Really was. But I'm kind of, you know, he was playing in the entertainers, so he had everybody else around him as well, encouraging to do his lovely stuff.
00:16:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:16:42
Iain
I kind of want to go and recognise one of my all-time Newcastle favourites, who... who was our one ray of hope for so many seasons.
00:16:53
Iain
I'm going to put Maxie in here.
00:16:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love that. Because I bet so many people wouldn't pick Maxie. But that's great. I like that one.
00:17:01
Iain
People forget.
00:17:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll be honest.
00:17:02
Iain
People forget.
00:17:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I wouldn't have picked Maxie. But it's a great show.
00:17:05
Iain
Him and Callum Wilson kept us in the bloody Premier League for all the way through Steve Bruce's world.
00:17:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, they did.
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love the reason you've said it I'll be honest I've just been honest if I was asked that question up but I would have picked Robert personally but that's just because love Robert yeah but Max is a great shout based on why you've picked him though so that's cool so obviously that leads us into what's a pretty obvious answer as well your striker
00:17:18
Iain
I might have picked Robert as well. Yeah, I might have had Rebelle.
00:17:35
Iain
You think it's pretty obvious to you? You think I'm going to go for Baldi with 206 going to go for that, but
00:17:37
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go on go on choose someone else please go on do it
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
a barley one.
00:17:44
Iain
ah thou was i was going to go for that but I think, can you imagine these pair these this two playing together? I'm going to put...
00:17:54
Iain
And I'm going to look silly in a fortnight when he's wandered off and joined Liverpool, won't there but I'm going to put Alexander Isaac up front, being fed by Peter Beardsley and Bruno Garmarisch.
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, don't say it. Oh, no.
00:18:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear. Yeah.
00:18:10
Iain
Isaac, you know, i mean, I know we paid £15 million, which was a world record transfer fee for...
00:18:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:17
Iain
Alan Shearer. And strangely, the going rate for an Isaac these days is exactly 10 times that. £150 million, so a year. um So yeah, I'm happy with Isaac.
00:18:30
Iain
I mean, he's just so all round. He doesn't batter people, but he can look after himself.
00:18:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:18:36
Iain
But are he does things like that goal that he set up for Murphy away at Everton. Do you remember that?
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Literally danced her and their players. was brilliant.
00:18:46
Iain
And he didn't even get an assist for it because it hit a defender on the way across to Murphy.
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
i know it was harsh it was but no great well i'll read out yours and then i'm gonna compare it with what you'll be surprised at some of the ones that this i'm gonna say a kid because really it's pretty obvious that this person's a lot younger on his choices by the way but yeah i'll read the one from where i found this whole um kind of initial thing so you've obviously got sir bobby as a manager this random person has keegan
00:18:51
Iain
Yeah, Izak.
00:19:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
You have Bruno as the captain. He also has Bruno as the captain. You have Given as the keeper. He also has Given as the keeper.
00:19:25
Iain
All right.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
You have Trips at fullback. This guy went for Tino at fullback.
00:19:32
Iain
Right.
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is where it gets interesting. This is where I definitely agree with you over this guy. So this, you had Woodgate and he has Sven, the not yet proven Rolls Royce botman. But slate me now.
00:19:44
Iain
a
00:19:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick's going hate me by saying that, but I know she will Deep down, agree. um Centre mid, you went Beardo. This guy did say what your initial choice was going to be to Nolly. But I think he was swayed by the whole Bruno and To Nolly playing together thing, yeah.
00:19:58
Iain
He's about 15, isn't he, this lad? And he's only watched Newcastle since they were taken over.
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's got I mean, he's got a bit of a beard.
00:20:03
Iain
Right.
00:20:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
He might be it, Ian. He's got some bum fluff going
00:20:08
Iain
night Right.
00:20:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Winger, you mentioned the winger that he's chosen, so he went for Ginola.
00:20:09
Iain
Yeah, do
00:20:14
Iain
yeah you know that was fantastic?
00:20:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Stryker, he went for the predictable. He went for She-Ra. So, yeah.
00:20:21
Iain
You can't knock what he said, really. They're all good.
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no.
00:20:23
Iain
I mean, I've picked one or two off off the wall, so it's not the same as what everybody else would pick.
00:20:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:20:28
Iain
But I think I can defend him.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:20:30
Iain
And Maxie loved it.
00:20:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
No? That's right.
00:20:33
Iain
Maxie kept going around giving away watches to everybody. He did so much out in there.
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Aw, he was.
00:20:37
Iain
He was so generous.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
He loved being here.
00:20:39
Iain
Such a generous lad.
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
genuinely did, didn't he? He still talks about us all the time and it's great.
00:20:41
Iain
He did.
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
love
00:20:43
Iain
I don't know why. we I mean, he went. Has he gone somewhere in Turkey for next to nothing? We should have him back. He can't be that old.
00:20:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did he go to Fenerbahce or did he leave there? Was he one at Fenerbahce, wasn't he? Was he? Am I thinking of the right club there?
00:20:57
Iain
I think that he went to Turkey when he left Saudi and now he's left Turkey.
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But anyway, yeah.
00:21:02
Iain
I don't even know if he's got a club.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:21:06
Iain
But he should have one.
00:21:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's crazy, man, if he hasn't got a club.
00:21:07
Iain
It should be Newcastle.
00:21:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
He should.
00:21:09
Iain
I mean, you know, I know he was a bit of a maverick, but I loved him.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd take him back. I would.
00:21:14
Iain
He just needs to be on the pitch for the five seconds that it takes for that ball to drop out of the sky at Wolves and him to hit it first time and get an equaliser in a game we had.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
he'd He'd be a great maverick in this one. Yeah.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:24
Iain
No right to get anything from.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very true.
00:21:27
Iain
It was just marvellous.
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very true. It is. um Right. We'll wrap up part two, if that's all right. Are you going to read the wonderful Zencastro movie?
00:21:36
Iain
Yeah, I've...
00:21:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that right?
00:21:38
Iain
I had my... had my 7SI team on the back of the Zencastr advert, so I'm ready to go.
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00:22:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ian, that might be my new favourite reading of that one. Why are you buggers?
00:22:20
Iain
ah
00:22:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah love that. um Right,
Discussing Top Strikers
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
cool. We'll go into a new and another blind react. Now, this one is based on the best strikers. ever sort of thing okay so it's not just Newcastle United related however it's still a bit of fun and there's not as many surprises in this one all right so I'm not going trick you with some Woodman quality strikers here they are all excellent and again these 10 were picked by whoever I've found this on TikTok by the way or wherever the heck I found it YouTube or whatever so again I'll give you the players I'll keep a track of yours and I'll be honest I didn't take a screenshot of whoever did this one or if I did I'm going to try and find it in a second but anyway
00:22:41
Iain
Oh, you know, all right.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll do that. um I'll start reading them out. You give me a position. to ten, remember. All right.
00:23:07
Iain
Okay.
00:23:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
First up, Ian Wright.
00:23:10
Iain
Ian Wright.
00:23:15
Iain
Eight.
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Eight.
00:23:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. like it. um
00:23:23
Iain
Arsenal's record score.
00:23:23
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Robbie Keane.
00:23:25
Iain
oh
00:23:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. Oh, Robbie Keane. Sorry.
00:23:28
Iain
Robbie Keane.
00:23:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Went straight over the next one there.
00:23:31
Iain
Nine.
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
nine
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have my all-time favourite Sergio Aguero
00:23:46
Iain
Oh, really? He's your all-time favourite?
00:23:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Outside Newcastle he is here I absolutely love the bloke I was genuinely devastated when he left Man City and i've um you know You're never devastated when a player leaves a certain club when it's not Newcastle But I was so good to see him leave the Premier League
00:23:58
Iain
No. sit sit no not Not a player that scores threes and fours against Newcastle.
00:24:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I loved watching him. I know, but I genuinely loved watching him and I knew I would see him so much less. And then, God bless him, his career ended anyway. So that all went wrong.
00:24:13
Iain
Number five.
00:24:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh dear. Right, okay. ah
00:24:17
Iain
Oh dear.
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh dear. Well, it's just i love him, that's all. Didier Drogba.
00:24:24
Iain
Yeah, I knew he was going to be next, you know. I should have guessed, shouldn't I? Drogba. Drogba, where are you going get to go? He was a beast. Fabulous. Was he as good as Aguero?
00:24:35
Iain
He's either four or six. I'm going to put him... I'm going to put him... Four.
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Four Cool I really wish I'd wrote down what this was Because I got this from Anthony Gordon actually did this blind react About the a year ago So this was actually a Anthony Gordon blind reactor Pulled off TikTok And I've stupidly not wrote down what his answers were I've just wrote down the ten players
00:24:44
Iain
Yeah.
00:24:59
Iain
hey
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's fine. It's alright. We can keep rolling with it. um Up next, Solskjaer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
00:25:12
Iain
That's who I was saving the number 10 position for.
00:25:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really? Alrighty then. Up next, we have Wayne Rooney.
00:25:24
Iain
he was he was
00:25:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
good.
00:25:28
Iain
Thing is, I don't know if you're going to slip Ronaldo in as well, and Shearer. But, yeah, Rooney has got to be number three.
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
three. you know I'll give you one more and then we'll do a recap just so you know where you're at. Oh, you're writing them down, are you?
00:25:47
Iain
Yeah, i'm I'm all right with it.
00:25:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, so you know where you're at. Yeah, cool. Right, Dennis Bergkamp.
00:25:50
Iain
One, two, six, and seven, I've got Bergkamp.
00:25:57
Iain
Yeah, I'm not that fussed with him. He's either 6 or 7. Let's put Bergkamp.
00:26:05
Iain
6.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Six.
00:26:08
Iain
Yeah.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, so we've got three positions left. I'm going to give you one of them because I think it's pretty obvious. That's
00:26:16
Iain
Well, through my Newcastle bias and the fact that he scored more goals in the Premier League than any other player... And at any but anyone else for Newcastle, he's got to be number one, Alan Shearer.
00:26:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
<unk> fair enough. we Just thinking back, were you on the same pod where we did... um Was it me, you and Kev, or was it the whole team where we picked our favourite strikers of all time?
00:26:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you remember?
00:26:42
Iain
We've done a lot.
00:26:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Last season.
00:26:43
Iain
of We've done lots of stuff like that.
00:26:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've done lot stuff like that.
00:26:45
Iain
um i don't think I was on that pod.
00:26:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
but It was only a couple of months ago. but yeah Were you not? I thought we did a whole team pod on it.
00:26:50
Iain
don't think so.
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously didn't. um We should do some time anyway. Right, two left.
00:26:56
Iain
Can I just put down here, hang on, I'm just going to say, before you say anything, I've written down the last two, okay?
00:26:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thierry Henry. Okay.
00:27:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:27:04
Iain
And don't what going to say.
00:27:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who you think I'm going to say? Okay.
00:27:08
Iain
I've written them down. So what was the second one?
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thierry Henry.
00:27:13
Iain
Yeah, number two.
00:27:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Cool. Because in that one, by the way, the other pod that I am talking about, Henry ended up first, Shira ended second, and Aguero ended up third, if I remember rightly. But you've got Shira first.
00:27:27
Iain
That's probably because you were biased.
00:27:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I think, I think. No, no, I give Thierry Henry, in my opinion, is the best Premier League striker ever. As much as I look at Aguero, Thierry is the best, personally. And again, t we have any castle biased.
00:27:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
But anyway, so the final one. So let's see if, what position you got left? Seven.
00:27:47
Iain
I've got number seven, and I'm hoping it's not Cristiano Ronaldo.
00:27:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not. It is, however, a man you play.
00:27:52
Iain
Good.
00:27:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you guess who it is then?
00:27:55
Iain
Man U player. Van Nistelrooy?
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope.
00:28:00
Iain
Van Persie?
00:28:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
No No, think older Yeah, no
00:28:04
Iain
Is it not Rashford?
00:28:08
Iain
Older than Rashford. You've got Solskjaer. Can't be Teddy Sheringham. and It's not the Uruguayan fella who scored it off his shin against Newcastle.
00:28:19
Iain
Who I've forgotten the name of. Who is it?
00:28:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Think ninja strikes ninja kicks ooh la la Yeah, there's your seven
00:28:26
Iain
Oh, Cantona. Cantona.
00:28:31
Iain
He's going to have to go into number seven.
00:28:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
got no choice.
00:28:35
Iain
and
00:28:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's a decent list though. That worked out a lot better than the Keeper one.
00:28:40
Iain
It seems too low for Eric Cantona at number seven. However, you then go and see who it is above him. Bergkamp, Aguero, Drogba, Rooney.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would put all of them above him to be fair.
00:28:52
Iain
Henri and Shearer, I think that's probably right. And the fact he's slotting in ahead of Saskia, do you know what?
00:28:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is.
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Roy Keane. Yeah.
00:29:01
Iain
I've got that. I think I've nailed that.
00:29:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's spot on. I like that. I do. but Honestly, if I'm honest, the only ones I would have switched is I would have put Thierry first and Shearer second. I know Shearer is a leading goal scorer. I just, as an all-around player, I just would have voted Thierry.
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's fine. But yeah, otherwise, that's a bang on list, isn't it?
00:29:19
Iain
I'm not sure. I'm not sure Cantona would be... i think he's at number 10. He's an attacking midfielder. He's not a striker.
00:29:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oddly enough, yeah, the one we did... A couple of months ago, Cantona was not in the list. He wasn't allowed in, sort of thing, because we were literally going like pure breadstrikers. um So yeah, we agree. I don't think we had Solskjaer in, strange enough, either.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
um To be fair, but we did have the likes of Van Nistelrooy and that too. People that you've mentioned that ironically aren't in this list were in the other one.
00:29:46
Iain
And...
00:29:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's fine. And we've got to work with whatever I found on TikTok. And that's what I found on TikTok. So there we go.
00:29:55
Iain
Absolutely.
00:29:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if I find the one from Gordon, we'll find out what he picked in comparison to you to see if you have more smarts than Anthony Gordon.
00:29:56
Iain
Well...
00:30:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I reckon you do.
00:30:05
Iain
Yeah, but you see, e might not remember. Anthony Gordon might be too young to remember Shearer and Bergkamp and Cantona, Robbie Keane, Ian Wright, who definitely will be, won't he?
00:30:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've got know your history, man.
00:30:18
Iain
might not He might not have seen a lot of these guys.
00:30:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Know
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-mm. You've got to know your history, man. As a footballer, come on. Surely they grew up watching even with its highlight reels of some of the bigger players, you what I mean?
00:30:28
Iain
I know but how old is he Anthony Gordon's born after 2000 which means that all these strikers have retired before he's watching footy well not all of them some of them have but if he's a student I bet he had Wayne Rooney first anyway we'll see
00:30:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gordon now.
00:30:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
True.
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I guess so. I guess so. That's fine.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know I must find it. I'll find it and I'll let you know. All right, cool.
Future Plans and Women's Semifinal
00:30:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
But on that sweet note, I'm off to watch the women in the semifinal V Italy. So hopefully I'll be happy and then we'll be through the final champion.
00:31:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So i am
00:31:04
Iain
Very good Good luck England England 4 Italy 3
00:31:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll take that. It's stressful, but I'll take that one.
00:31:10
Iain
Yeah ah that I don't know why that kid yeah came to me That came to me um We'll see won't we That was a Mackay prediction That wasn't 3-1 by the way Anyway Sorry child I don't know
00:31:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
um This is why I'm going out to watch it.
00:31:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll take that all day long. You will indeed. It's been a pleasure, Ian.
00:31:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah know I noticed it. Are you saving the 3-1s back for Newcastle, though? I don't expect a 3-1 unless it's Newcastle. Come on.
00:31:29
Iain
No, i might tell ah might have ah I might have a better go because there were so few three ones yesterday. and
00:31:37
Iain
But yeah, we'll see.
00:31:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can work on it.
00:31:40
Iain
i've got my I've got my son just saying, Dad, send me a tenner quick.
00:31:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can work on it.
00:31:44
Iain
What is that for?
00:31:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
It could be anything.
00:31:47
Iain
Sorry, I don't want to finish the podcast by being interrupted by somebody desperately in need.
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all right. It's all right. We'll wrap it up. It's fine.
00:31:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
How rude. Anyway, it's me and you again tomorrow, Ian. So sayonara and see you in 24 hours.
00:31:58
Iain
um i I'm hosting, aren't I? So I might just ah might just make my own.
00:32:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are. We'll just reverse it.
00:32:03
Iain
um might just make my own stuff for you.
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, really?
00:32:05
Iain
Yeah.
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do it. That's fine. I'm good with that.
00:32:07
Iain
Yeah.
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. I'll see you tomorrow.
00:32:08
Iain
List these toodle pip.
00:32:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
right.
00:32:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trav.