Pod On The Tyne: an independent NUFC podcast
Pod On The Tyne Ltd 395 episodes Nov 11, 2026
Taylor Payne, George Caulkin, and Chris Waugh bring you expert insight on goings on at Newcastle United.
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Imperfect Ten: An NUFC health check
We're ten games into the new Premier League season, ten games into 'Newcastle 2.0', ten games into Matthias Jaissle's tenure. So, how is it going?We have our thermometers, stethoscopes, and those things you put on tongues, all at the ready to run a full medical check. Is the patient in rude health, ailing, or ready for the knacker's yard?The Lasses got the job done against Burnley and they'll hea
Matchday, Fulham (a): the point of an arrow
Newcastle United travelled to Fulham for a Premier League Saturday 3pm kick-off and put in an improved performance from the twin disasters against Everton."Some mean feat" we hear you cry; well, yes, but there were signs of life. The second half, in particular, was the most dominant Matthias Jaissle's men had been so far this season and when Jacob Murphy put a beautiful left-foot finish past Bernd
What is Jaissle's Newcastle plan? Is this a relegation battle?
Last week we tried to think of a few ways Matthias Jaissle could repair his strategy and tactics to build on an ugly win at Crystal Palace. Seven days later, so chaotic and disjointed was the display in both defeats against Everton, but particularly on Monday night in the Premier League, we're now asking what the plans is at all!The first 45 minutes at St James's Park was among the worst we've see
Everton and... Everton again! Jaissle's next test
Jacob Whitehead returns to the pod for our preview of Everton week; a double header against a club who, like Newcastle, sit just outside the real battle for honours right now.A win at Selhurst Park, while providing a genuine boost, can't sit in isolation for Matthias Jaissle, who will now take on the Premier League's most Premier League-y manager, wily old fox David Moyes.We also have news of a ne
Matchday: Palace (a), Experience the difference
Matthias Jaissle's Newcastle United headed to Selhurst Park in, if not desperate need of a result, then pretty close. Chris and George set off early to compare horrific views from the away end and the press box.With bold calls in selection, Jaissle turned to experienced campaigners in search of three points against Crystal Palace, who are having a similarly wobbly experience with their new manager
How do you fix Newcastle United?
Three defeats in four Premier League matches for Newcastle United and fans are quite quickly getting restless. Why have tempers started to flare already?There's no doubt we have big problems... or is there? Here at PotT we don't believe in problems, only opportunities for improvement. Taylor, Chris, and George each take a specific footballing issue and bluesky think outside the box to manifest sol
Matchday, Aston Villa (h): Manzambi inevitable, Newcastle inexplicable
Newcastle United followed up the Premier League loss at Coventry with another against Villa at home; a much stronger opposition, it's true, but this was no less worrying.Of course Johan Manzambi got the goal; if only Newcastle's defence had been as wary of his presence as the fans! And it could have been a lot worse had Sven Botman seen red for a reckless challenge on Nicolas Jackson.How dangerous
Newcastle 'self-thrashed': how can Jaissle combat the chaos?
Newcastle United away from home in the Premier League on a Monday night is becoming the stuff of nightmares.A second consecutive 4-1 defeat in such a fixture, the match against Coventry was the same as the trip to Leeds, albeit very different, and it was just as bad, while being much worse.Get your head around that as we try to map out Matthias Jaissle's options. A wobbly defensive line and misfir
Sent to Coventry... NUFC back in Premier League action
It's been 84 years... OK, it's only been two and a bit weeks, but it feels like an age since the last Premier League game.In that time, Lewis Hall has established himself as England's first-choice left back and Newcastle United have completely revamped the club badge (is this right? ed.) One thing is the same, though. TheLasses(TM) have retained their 100% record in WSL2.This week also marks five
Knox Knox: ‘Matty Ice’ hosts NUFC charm offensive
It's the international break but the number one story in football, nay sport, is a Premier League story, and it's not good. Luckily, it's not Newcastle, but the whole division will be affected by the fall-out from the Manchester City 'financial doping' decision which leaked this week.Closer to home, there's been a bit of a charm offensive from NUFC. Manager Matthias Jaissle, or "Matty Ice" as CEO
Flirting with Jaissle (ball): Vertical Newcastle, expectation and reality
The Daily Telegraph's Luke Edwards stands in for George Caulkin as we reach the first international break of the season, and it's a long one!Luckily, Newcastle got their first home win of the Premier League season by beating Hull City on Saturday and the squad can enjoy their three week hiatus from the top half of the table.But, is the positive start sustainable? We checked in to Opta's excellent
Matchday: Hull (h), the kids are alright
Newcastle made a lightning start as they looked to correct the wrongs of Monday night's humbling at Leeds. 2-0 up in the first ten minutes, they had chances (including a penalty) to put the game to bed by half-time.However, as young legs tired, a resolute Hull pulled one back and made the closing stages a nerve-shredding affair. Taylor and Chris review the finer details.
Newcastle battered at Leeds: panic stations?
Monday night was officially chastening for Matthias Jaissle and his young Newcastle United squad as Leeds gave them the full Wetherby Whaler treatment.With quite a few injuries already on the books, fresh ones were deeply unwelcome and it will be very interesting to see what the manager does for the visit of in-form Hull this weekend.The Lasses(TM) remain unbeaten, though, thanks to Kath McGovern
Newcastle vault Millwall into Carabao 4th Round
Matthias Jaissle named a near-full-strength team for the Carabao Cup third round tie at Millwall and, with the opponents suffering an injury crisis, smooth passage was expected... you be the judge.Meanwhile, the team of senior executives who lead the club have been meeting a contingent of the press. Under discussion, the recent transfer window which saw a raft of changes in the squad (and one mana
Matchday: Bournemouth (h), a glass half and half a glass
Newcastle United, even when they are flying, don't tend to beat Bournemouth, so perhaps a draw should be viewed as a positive result. Certainly, with Marco Rose's Cherries swarming us in the first half, many would have taken a point.But, is there a fragility to NUFC in the defensive third, especially in central areas? And, can we get Fernandez-Pardo and others properly up to speed to maintain the
Terminal Velocity: NUFC Transfer Deadline Review
Pod on the Tyne brings you an exhaustive review of Newcastle United's transfer business on Premier League deadline day.A few weeks ago, fans were tearing their hair out with Bruno Guimaraes set to follow Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali through the exit door and only Ewen Jaouen coming in.Today, things feel very different. Matthias Jaissle has replaced Eddie Howe and is unbeaten in his first three
Matchday, Spurs (a): Plus ca change...
Had Tottenham's headline midfield signing been aware of the midweek PotT debacle that was "Sand-no Tott-nali" he must surely have thought things couldn't get any worse for him. And they didn't, but it was close.While Nico Gonzalez immediately showed the qualities that made him a primary target for Newcastle United, his opposite number (ish) suffered a torrid first afternoon in front of his new sup
Nico Time: Gonzalez joins Jaissle's NUFC 2.0
Here we are then, the first* epic-length Pod on the Tyne of the Youtube era.Newcastle United beat West Bromwich Albion in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round on Wednesday night in a game that was, ULTIMATELY SPEAKING, fairly comfortable. Yes, there were uncomfortable moments, but to paint the whole game with that brush would be nitpicking of the most annoying order.Before the game, new signing Nico Gonzale
Matchday: Liverpool (h), King Kev and ****s
Sunday afternoon at St James's Park, it's the return of the Premier League, it's the return of football, it's the return of George's literary diversions; this time, the duality of man. Wor Flags tribute to Kevin Keegan didn't disappoint, and the expected hostility to a certain Swedish striker was also on display.Once the football started we saw a terrific game; it was a very encouraging performanc
Season Preview: Optimism, Signings, & Captain Burn
Here we go, then. Newcastle United 2.0 will be a reality when Liverpool come calling this weekend and the rubber will hit the road... better that than the 5**t hitting the fan.Proverbs aside, Amar Dedic has signed and with Nico Gonzalez the latest "PL experience" candidate, the transfer business probably isn't done.How optimistic are we, then? George has been writing about this across the Premier
Pre-season over: Newcastle enter the unknown
Bayer Leverkusen, Internazionale, and FC Strasbourg provided the opposition for the men and women of Newcastle United as St James's Park hosted three games on the VisitMalta Weekender.We'll hear from women's team manager Tanya Oxtoby on our midweek pod but George and Chris witnessed all the action, if you can call it that, as the club recorded two pre-season defeats and a draw (followed by a cata
Jaissle meets the press & Everton rock NUFC in Edinburgh
Newcastle's new manager, Matthias Jaissle, has now arrived in town and had a tour of his new home. He has also met the local press pack, shaking each of them by the hand at his first home press conference.No sooner had he arrived, though, and he had to leave again, taking his team up to Edinburgh's Murrayfield stadium for a pre-season friendly against Everton. Defeat there only served to reinforc
NUFC Pre-season in Spain & Valencia matchday
Vamos... a thorough PotT round-up of Newcastle United's pre-season tour in Spain as Chris visits La Manga to get a first sight of the new first-choice goalkeeper, Lukas Hornicek, and a semi-proper sit-down with Matthias Jaissle, the man who has now officially replaced Eddie Howe.We also look over the details of the match against Valencia at the Mestalla as Hornicek played 90 minutes, Anthony Elang
Jaissle and Hornicek in, Bruno out: 'Newcastle 2.0'
Matthias Jaissle is the new broom at Newcastle United; following Eddie Howe will be a tough gig, but the German is no shrinking violet and has a shining recommendation from the top. CEO David Hopkinson fires the starting pistol on the project he's calling Newcastle 2.0.Jaissle's new goalkeeper beat the manager into the building by a matter of hours; Lukas Hornicek arrives after Newcastle activated
Eddie Howe leaves; what next for Newcastle United?
It's just shy of five years since Eddie Howe arrived at Newcastle with the team flailing at the foot of the Premier League. What followed is little short of miraculous and the man who drove it all will be remembered as one of the club's greatest managers.But, with a punishing season just gone and another chaotic summer underway, he has decided to call it a day and all interested parties reluctant
Pre-season matchday: Guimaraes situation remains opaque
Newcastle's senior (and junior) men drew 1-1 at Gateshead in their first pre-season outing. Sean Steur impressed in his first appearance before fans but we're still very much at the shaking-off-cobwebs stage.Eddie Howe did speak, briefly, to the assembled press and that was inevitably dominated by transfer talk, especially the clear-as-mud Bruno Guimaraes Arsenal transfer rumours.Click here to ge
Kevin Keegan: the man who rebuilt Newcastle... twice
Kevin Keegan died on Monday at the age of 75. He will be remembered by fans of Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton, and Scunthorpe as one of the greatest players in history, but no fans will feel his loss more keenly than those of Newcastle United.He first joined the club his father supported in 1982, bringing the dynamism and work ethic that helped turn a relegation battle into a promotion campaign.
Manzambi: Top midfield target off to Villa?
Another week, another transfer target does a u-turn at Scotch Corner and heads off in another direction. This time, Swiss midfielder Yohan Manzambi looks like he's joining Villa.The early birds in Newcastle reported for pre-season training and, while Bruno wasn't scheduled to be among them, his future is still the source of some speculation. Less speculation about The Lasses' new signings, more re
Et tu, Bruno?! Newcastle United captain wants a move, apparently
How can you mend a broken podcast? With the show in the can, Bruno fired the starting pistol on 24 hours of headlines, and here we are with a second attempt.Still digesting Sandro Tonali’s exit, and the destination, we were suddenly having to deal with the potential departure of club captain, star player, and frankly the driving force of the team. Bruno Guimaraes has apparently registered his des
One out, one in? Spurs agree Tonali fee
It's an unscheduled transfer podcast as Tottenham Hotspur FC, who have finished seventeenth in the last two editions of the Premier League, agree to pay up to £100m for Sandro Tonali.Meanwhile, Newcastle United have agreed to pay something like £40m to Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for left-winger Bazoumana Toure.What do these moves, if and when they go through, mean for Newcastle's summer?Chris join
Victor-y dance: Munoz diverts to Liverpool
The summer had been going OK; Newcastle's first two transfers (one in, one out) had been conducted, seemingly with the minimum of fuss and in good time. It couldn't last.As the Premier League transfers are announced for next season, we get the inevitable opener against a side who has swooped late, once again, to clinch the signing of one of our transfer targets.If that was bad, a transfer of Sandr
Ewen Jaouen: New Newcastle 'keeper... keeper?
Newcastle have signed Ewen Jaouen, a french U21 goalkeeper from FC Reims, and the lads have been recalled from their summer break for an emergency(-ish) reaction pod.Chris has a rundown of all the key details, but with a fairly hefty price tag for the highly rated young stopper, how much of a risk is this move? And what will it mean for Newcastle's goalkeeping department?We also get a bit of exper
Pleasure is a privilege: 2025/26 NUFC Season Review
Right, that’s the end of that. Frankly, thank f**k it’s over.2025/26 held much promise for Newcastle United, even after the I**k transfer saga ruined the summer. In the end, despite some creditable performances and results in cup competitions, it ends with a stale smell hanging in the air.Join us as we use a series of award categories to make some sense of an epic campaign in a marathon review. F
Gordon, Burn, Miley: Newcastle news overload
It's a hastily assembled triple-headline Pod on the Tyne for you this week...Thomas Tuchel selected three Newcastle players in his England squad, will he be disappointed when only two turn up? Dan Burn and Tino Livramento are the two who will, Lewis Hall is NOT the third who won't; he wasn't picked.The third selection, who WILL turn up, is Anthony Gordon. However, he is no longer a Newcastle playe
Matchday: Fulham (a), The end of an earache
That was the season that was, bloody miserable.Newcastle rounded off their Premier League campaign in the fashion that has become depressingly routine most of this term: toothless, feckless, listless... maybe even witless.Bruno Guimaraes's recent return to the team brought some direction and purpose, but even he had an off-day in his last appearance before the World Cup. There's work to do to get
Newcastle's Stadium-adjacent news decoded
We all love a stadium update; twice a year there's some sort of contractual shenanigans with ten square feet of concrete being transferred from one shell company to another. Is it any different this time?The long answer is, we don't know, but there is a long (albeit not overly complicated) explanation of why the purchase of a large portion of Leazes Terrace and rumours of external investment may
Matchday: West Ham (h), Stress-free SJP sign-off
It's the last home game of the season and relegation contenders West Ham serve as the opposition in a game with very little riding on it for Newcastle.Hopes of European qualification are real, but miniscule, and with Kieran Trippier and Emil Krafth departing the club this was a chance to say thanks to them before looking to the future.
In/Out Shakedown: Howe's "Experimental" Newcastle Line-ups
Eddie Howe's starting team at Nottingham Forest featured the return of Nick Woltemade in a no. 10-ish role and Lewis Hall at right-back. Has the head coach decided to try out a few ideas and, if so, how much can we read into them?Dan Burn has been talking to George about a new venture in Newcastle's public parks; we get the lowdown on that with an extended interview available to Extra Tyne subscri
Matchday: Forest (a), Anderson punishes profligate Newcastle
When the season officially comes to a close, it will be a blessed relief. Newcastle's ability to throw away winning positions means they are never safe and it's exhausting.This time it was Elliot Anderson who arrived late and forced the ball home with the sort of drive and belief that is testament to his qualities and highlights the frailties of his former team.
Can Newcastle build on Brighton result?
It's been 84 years, but Newcastle United finally won a game in the Premier League. Previously in-form Brighton were seen off by Eddie Howe's 'trusted' lieutenants with Bruno bringing back his much-missed drive and passion.It won't mean much, though, if we just go on to lose the remaining three league games so how can Eddie Howe and his squad build on that result?Will Will Osula start up front agai
Matchday: Brighton (h), a win is a win is a win
It wasn't pretty, it wasn't fun, it wasn't three hours long (but it sure felt like it). Newcastle United took a two-goal lead into the second half against Brighton and emerged with the same margin.Will Osula and Dan Burn were part of a "troll-ish" starting eleven from Eddie Howe but both scored in the first 45 for a deserved advantage.At half-time, nobody was expecting a smooth route to victory an
Wissa and Woltemade: strikers to get back to work?
As Newcastle's executives prepare to report to a delegation of the majority owners we're primarily concerned about coming up with tabloid-style puns.Foremost among the departments presenting to Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, you may think, will be the coaching, talent identification, and transfer sections. Squad building conducted last summer continues to have a significant effect on the pitch.No mor
George visits The Alan Shearer Centre
Please enjoy this Extra Tyne episode with our compliments; we hope you will support the great work of everyone at The Alan Shearer centre. For more information, go to https://www.alanshearerfoundation.org.uk/.George Caulkin has been training to run the London Marathon on behalf of The Alan Shearer Foundation. To find out more, he recruited the man himself as a personal tour guide before sitting d
Matchday: Arsenal (a), Signs of life(ish)
Eddie Howe's rather dramatic team selection brought about a lively start from Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium (what might we be saying had Will Osula buried his opportunity in the first minute?!).But, ultimately, this was another defeat. No shame in losing to a team locked in a title fight, you might think, but Arsenal were up against themselves as much as Bruno & co.Bruno brought quality, p
Newcastle United: Broken or just bruised?
Newcastle United's Premier League form has nosedived; actually, it's worse than that, it has come to an abrupt halt, set itself alight, all the wheels have fallen off, and it's sitting in the middle of the runway covered in soot.The situation feels impossible, the damage irrepairable; but is it? We break the club up into three areas of investigation; the ownership, the manager, and the team. Then
Matchday: Bournemouth (h); On a knife-edge
We've already asked for reactions, resets; we've asked about the manager, the players, the executives. We've asked "where do we go from here?", and "is Europe still do-able". Today, we asked "can Newcastle be relegated?"...St James's Park may have reached resignation levels with this team in its current incarnation. The problem is, there are five games to go.
Changes coming at NUFC, but Howe?
Defeat at Crystal Palace, particularly the nature of it and especially the closing half hour, have left us in no doubt that significant changes are needed and it seems they are on the way. But, what will those changes look like? We consider the options.The Bournemouth game now carries weight; not only as one Howe's team must win to regain any momentum in their pursuit of European football. There i
Matchday, Crystal Palace (a): Worrying Times
What kind of blurb do you want here?Newcastle had three weeks off; loads of the internationals had a rest, one or two good players returned from injury, and the squad had plenty of time on the training pitch......and then the same thing happened. Time to worry.
Trippier announces Newcastle departure as Premier League resumes
Three weeks without a Premier League fixture may have been a little excessive but we're fully refreshed, hydrated, and ready to resume hostilities at *check notes* Selhurst Park *groan*.Kieran Trippier is now in the closing stages of his time as a Newcastle player having announced his departure at the end of his current deal, this summer. What an impact he has had in his time with us!Unfortunately
NUFC Financial Results: St James's Park, Howe, and UEFA
Newcastle’s financial results were published on Monday with a press briefing held at St James’s Park held by CEO David Hopkinson and CFO Simon Capper. The headline story was the transfer of the leasehold of the ground; have NUFC joined the creative accounting collective?Whenever senior club officials speak to the press footballing matters dominate the questioning and, after a terrible week on the
Insult and injury: how can Newcastle recover from derby despair?
That wasn't the week that was in the script. Two huge games, two miserable collapses, several thousand angry geordies.Will Eddie Howe carry the can for those performances? For the first time in his Newcastle career, there are real concerns about whether he can take the team forward with a squad that lacks the drive, nous, and unity that have been hallmarks of his tenure.Or, will he finally be give
Matchday: Sunderland (h), FFS
A friendly set of Premier League results on Saturday had presented NUFC with an opportunity to get themselves back into the Champions League picture and we all know what that means this season.After a positive start, Howe's men proceeded to stink out St James's Park, particularly in a second-half that horrified even the most ardent context-hunters. Did anyone in black and white emerge with credit?
Newcastle's Barcelona binfire must lead to derby delight
Newcastle United emerged from the Camp Nou dressing rooms a goal behind in the Champions League last 16; twenty minutes later their hopes were shattered, with shards strewn amongst a debris of defensive calamities.What could have been Eddie Howe's greatest ever managerial achievement will be remembered as an evening of embarrassment. There's only one way to redeem that, along with a sterile perfor
Matchday: Chelsea (a), Stamford Breach
Usually, when you win at a ground for the first time in a decade (second time in four decades!), you'd be thinking limbs, cans, maybe even can cans.Newcastle's away end certainly enjoyed today's victory at Stamford Bridge, but there was no great spectacle or sense of an event.Reporting from Fulham Broadway, Chris Waugh is joined by a competition winner to recap a job well done, even if we're all t
Keeping the dream alive: Barcelona (almost) beaten
Newcastle's hopes of progress to the Champions League quarter finals had a huge boost with Harvey Barnes late goal in the first leg of their last 16 tie against Barcelona......and then took an equally large hit with Lamine Yamal's late penalty. Was it the best performance of the season? Were Barca a little complacent? Where will Lewis Hall finish in the Ballon d'Or list?We also consider the small
FA Cup Matchday: Man City (h)
Newcastle United are out of the FA Cup, having been thoroughly beaten by Pep Guardiola's Manchester City 3-1 at St James's Park. Chris and Luke Edwards analyse a deflating evening.With the cup exit, dreams of domestic silverware will have to wait, but Barcelona are the visitors in Tuesday's Champions League last 16 tie and Eddie Howe is certainly not underestimating the scale of that fixture.
Man United no match for ten-man United
Manchester United have been through some tough times recently but an unbeaten run under interim boss Michael Carrick brought them to St James's Park full of confidence.Yet, on a clear Wednesday night, Newcastle United defied their own dodgy league form, yet more questionable refereeing, and anyone else who wants some, to hold firm with ten men before a true moment of inspiration.Spring is in the
Matchday: Everton (h), Self-implosion
Newcastle's form has seen a slight uptick in recent games, but absolutely not in the Premier League.Newcastle have lost five from six in the league, and this defeat makes it three successive league games at home for the first time under Eddie Howe.Having twice overcome their own attacking difficulties to equalise, they quickly gifted the lead back to Everton, who were also grateful to Jordan Pickf
Newcastle United, Intensity, Respect, and Leadership
Today's title is three things Eddie Howe has built his team around, but are desperately lacking from the podcast as we lurch from gaffes to factual errors via hungry cats.Yes, Newcastle are through to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time since we did it before in a different format, which technically wasn't the last 16, it was the second group stage... anyway, it's a great achiev
Matchday: Man City (a): Nearly!
Newcastle's mileage has topped 5,000 this week and they added a few hundred more with a journey to Manchester to take on City, who have had a week off.Confidence was rock bottom going into this one; the team's record at the Etihad Stadium is woeful but, while another defeat goes on the list, there were a fair few encouraging aspects.Chris Waugh is joined by the Daily Telegraph's Luke Edwards for a
Baku for breakfast; Newcastle smash Qarabag
Newcastle's agony at missing out on direct passage to the Champions League last 16 was eased slightly as they made light work of their play-off tie.Five first-half goals, four from centre forward Anthony Gordon, effectively put the tie beyond hosts Qarabag.Next up, Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.. it's a graveyard of geordie hopes and dreams, can three consecutive away wins trigger a change
FA Cup Matchday: Villans (and villains) defied
Back-to-back away wins for Newcastle United, two goals for Sandro Tonali, and a first strike of 2026 for Nick Woltemade... a simple victory? Well, maybe not.George and Chris assess an obstacle-filled afternoon for Eddie Howe and co. Injury absences, including the captain, were as nothing compared to some of the refereeing decisions.Tell me ma...
Newcastle being Newcastle-y at Spurs
This week has been about the hardcore... we delivered a special tribute to the away end on our Extra Tyne feed last night (podonthetyne.supportingcast.fm).It was about Newcastle's hardcore as well. Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn rolled back the years as starting fullbacks, Joe Willock bolstered the legs in midfield, and Eddie Howe's team outfought a Spurs team that, OK, may not have been the toughes
Matchday: Brentford (h)... Oh dear oh dear
People are already calling it shambolic, a new low, embarrassing to see a man underperforming so badly... but, in Chris's defence it was supposed to be his day off.Live from St James's Park (and central Halifax), we look back at a woeful evening when Newcastle threw away a leading position, equalised, then threw away a point.Where do we go from here, other than to the Tottenham surgery... and can
Carabao defence ends in alarming fashion
Can you be dumped out of the cup in a semi-final? If so, that's what happened to Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium, and thoroughly unceremonious it was too.Needing to overturn a two-goal deficit, Omar Marmoush (x2) and Tijjani Reijnders instead gave Manchester City a five-goal cushion at the break. Despite a nice goal for Anthony Elanga and several more chances, the game had been decided almo
Matchday: Liverpool (a), Bright start, same old result
Newcastle have an unenviable record at many of the Premier League's more illustrious venues, but Anfield stands with the best of them.Could this time be different with Eddie Howe throwing a striker-free 4-3-3 curveball at Arne Slot and Anthony Gordon capping a positive start to give Newcastle the lead...No.
Valiant Paris draw but Newcastle face Champions League play-off
Another trip to Paris, another 1-1 draw, but instead of deflation there was a sense of pride and encouragement. That was despite confirmation of a play-off place for Eddie's Mags rather than direct passage to the quarter-finals.A back three and some interesting rotations made it look like the manager had at least one eye on the Liverpool game but they overcame an early onslaught from the European
Matchday: Aston Villa (h), Attacking edge still eludes Newcastle
Newcastle don't win when Bruno Guimaraes doesn't start. That holds true to a tally of eleven games now and, with PSG away in the Champions League on Wednesday, nerves are frayed in the PotT bunker at St James's Park.That PSG game is the first in a hugely testing run of fixtures, six of the next seven are also away from home, and it could be a make or break stretch for the team should they wish to
What is Champions League success for Newcastle?
A facile win over PSV Eindhoven at St James's Park means Newcastle have qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time ever (big asterisk).They will now travel to Paris to face holders PSG knowing that they can finish in the top 8 of the league and bypass the first play-off round. What does success look like in the competition this season, and how is it compatible wit
PotT Matchday: Dire Wolves stalemate
Why are you here?Newcastle drew 0-0 at Wolves, and it was life-draining.Honestly; listen to the podcast by all means, there's a discussion about strikers and away form and you can hear from Eddie Howe as well, but the fact you're still reading this is a cause for concern.
Carabao Cup SF reaction: Perpetual Optimism vs City Limits
Newcastle United have been close to invincible in the Carabao Cup in recent years, but now face a challenge tougher than anything they've done before; go to the Etihad Stadium and turn over a two-goal deficit.In a tightly contested first leg of the semi-final, at St James's Park, Manchester City retained possession but refused to over-extend themselves and wastefulness in front of goal cost Howe's
FA Cup Matchday: Bournemouth (h): Barnes will (have to) tear you apart again
Another day, another madcap finish in a Newcastle match. Or should that be three?Not only did Anthony Gordon’s injury-time penalty prevent an FA Cup exit but, having seemingly won the tie through red hot Harvey Barnes late extra-time header, passage to the fourth round was up in the air again when Bournemouth equalised in the few seconds that remained.Progress they did, though. An encouraging per
Throwing away Leeds in injury time
It's the morning after the night before; a remarkable finish in Newcastle's 4-3 Premier League win over Leeds United. We have a go at analysing some of the action, but it's a bit like trying to organise jelly; jelly that's on fire.As many thousands have already pointed out, there could have been no more fitting tribute to the great Kevin Keegan. It was lovely to see such warmth for the great man o
Matchday: Crystal Palace (h): Ug-lifting win
Newcastle United opened their account in 2026 with a Premier League win at home against Crystal Palace.Individual fortunes within the team were a mixed bag, Malick Thiaw and Lewis Miley were terrific again, Jacob Murphy struggled.The captain, Bruno Guimaraes, summed up the whole affair. It was an imperfect performance, but he scored the opener on another day when he refused to let the story end wi
PotT 2026: Burnley win rounds off an epic 2025
Newcastle won away... at Burnley... and made hard work of it. But, Yoane Wissa got another early goal on another debut, Joelinton put a Big Joe shift in, and we got the three points.Looking at the rest of 2025, it's difficult to imagine it being more of a mixed bag. Newcastle won a major domestic trophy for the first time in 70 years and celebrated like it. They also qualified for the Champions Le
Matchday: Man United (a), Festive opportunity spurned
Well, that wasn't very Christmas-y, at all. Not only did Newcastle not build on the positive first-half performance at home against Chelsea, they reverted to their worst away-day selves.Failing to create enough chances against a heavily-depleted Manchester United team, shorn of their captain and several senior figures, we were also profligate with the few we had. It's difficult not to be feeling a
Christmas PotT: Newcastle's helping hands in a year of change
2025 has been a historic year for Newcastle United as they won their first domestic trophy in 70 years. Remarkably, part-way through the season, manager Eddie Howe was hospitalised with pneumonia.Talking about that incident, and the care he received from the NHS and Newcastle Hospitals, Howe agreed with the suggestion that nothing happens in a vacuum; the city, the people, and the football club ar
Matchday: Chelsea (h); Halfway... there.
The early Saturday kick-off hasn't been kind to Newcastle in recent times, especially when it comes to fast starts.Different story against Chelsea today, as crowd and team were on it from the first minute. Just like old times, and at half-time the major concern was that we hadn't put the third, or even fourth, goal past Rob Sanchez.As energy levels dropped in the second half an improved Chelsea we
Matchday: Fulham (h), EFL Cup QF; a bit more Miley, a bit more Smiley
Newcastle United moved fairly comfortably through to another Carabao Cup semi-final, where they will face Manchester City, albeit needing a late Lewis Miley header to clinch the victory.Yoane Wissa had settled early nerves on his first start as our new number nine, scoring with his first shot, but Fulham's Sasa Lukic was given the freedom of the Gallowgate penalty area to equalise soon after.In th
Matchday: Sunderland (a); Desperation derby
Nerves were jangling going into the first Tyne-Wear derby, in the league, in almost a decade. Taylor has been feeling it even more than most, but we all had doomsday scenarios running round through our heads.Well, this was pretty close. Manager sets up defensively, but not even really aiming to hit them on the break (if his quotes are understood correctly). That gamble then backfires when our new
