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Taylor Payne, George Caulkin, and Chris Waugh bring you expert insight on goings on at Newcastle United.
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1Newcastle 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 without three points for his team.
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 League again, and look set to qualify for the knockout stages.
But, that away form stinks, and we had another nightmare summer. Is it too much to ask for some stability in 2026? Hopefully, Rik Mayall isn't the guy with the answer.
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 bit Grinchy.
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 are intrinsically linked.
To further investigate those connections, George Caulkin spoke to Bruno Guimaraes and childrens' support project co-ordinator Melissa Scott at Newcastle's RVI. A group of first team players, including captain Bruno, paid a visit to the childrens' wards as part of the club's "A Helping Hand at Christmas" campaign.
George also listened in as new CEO David Hopkinson addressed the audience at the "Memory Cafe", a club initiative supporting dementia sufferers and their families, and talked about the event with former player, BBC Radio commentator, and regular attendee John Anderson.
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 were able to level before a frantic last half-hour with Newcastle left ruing missed chances and at least one penalty decision at the Gallowgate End.
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 this extended matchday podcast we also hear from Eddie Howe, MOTM Miley, and youth team manager Adam Lawrence on the conclusion of a difficult campaign in the UEFA Youth League.
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 striker scores with a magnificent header... at the wrong end.
In addition, Dan Burn was forced off with suspected broken ribs leaving us dangerously short of numbers in defensive positions and with no respite in view on the fixture list.
If you're still reading this, you might well be one of our newest listeners from south South Shields. Fingers crossed you're only here this once. Enjoy ;).
Our stomachs are turning, and it's not because of wriggly worms (although in Chris's case, it may be bratwurst). It's the first league derby in almost a decade, and we are nervous, just like our expert fans, Thomas Concannon and Lisa Mole.
Nervous, because we are the football team with the bigger reputation, which means we've got more to lose. But also, because we keep conceding late in games, and did so again in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Having conceded from a set piece (another theme), Howe's men had fought their way back to lead in Germany before Alejandro Grimaldo snuck through to level. We're not in a bad position in the competition, but it could have been better, and anyway, it's all about the derby now.
It was important to get a win against Burnley for a few reasons; to banish the memory of Spurs' twin-equalisers, to carry momentum into a big week, and to climb the Premier League table.
Did Howe's much-changed eleven and squad, boosted by the first appearance from Yoane Wissa, do all of that? Maybe not quite, but they won the game.
From a sluggish start, through Bruno's Olimpico and Gordon's livewire performance, to Wissa's reception and the late drama, it was the least routine routine win.
It's the morning after the night before the night before; Taylor and Ollie backed up a winning appearance at the FSA awards with Spurs on telly in the pub (yay!), but we're feeling the worse for wear now.
It didn't help that Cristian Romero equalised twice for Spurs last night, once with a great header and then again with a miserable overhead kick that dribbled agonisingly past defensive statues.
How bad was that Spurs result? Where's the momentum? How did the Stack event go on Monday? And what's Tanya Oxtoby looking forward to as she starts as Newcastle's women's team manager? It's all here.
It's been 84 years (well, seven months) but Newcastle United have won away in the Premier League, and in some style.
Malick Thiaw scored his first (and second) goal for the club, Lewis Miley scored and assisted, and Nick Woltemade iced the cake with a sumptuous finish.
Shout-out to Jacob Whitehead, he was on terrific form as our matchday reporter at his spiritual home... for now #oneofus.
Epic PotT warning: this episode comes in at a whopping 70 minutes before ads. Is it worth it? Who knows, but it's got everything.
There's heartfelt emotion as George checks in with family and friends in Portland, Oregon, and David Hopkinson gives thanks for the West Coast massive.
There's more reaction to madcap football and unpleasant policing in Marseille, where Eddie Howe's Champions League Mags shot themselves in the pied. Will Nick Pope keep his place?
There's a bona fide club legend on the show as Chris catches up with one of the latest entrants to the Hall of Fame, John Anderson.
And, there's intrigue, as we look ahead to a new era for Newcastle's women under Tanya Oxtoby, and hope beyond hope for an away win in the Premier League...
...and breathe.
Newcastle United returned to Premier League action after the November international break with a host of problems and worries echoing in supporters' memories.
The return of our dynamic fullback duo would help, and the manager has had a good spell reviewing those stuttering early-season performances in minute detail.
In Howe we trust, of course, but it would be too much to ask for a win against second-placed City, his personal nemesis.
OR WOULD IT!?!?!
Newcastle's women have had a rocky start to the season. A much-changed squad struggled to assert themselves in WSL2 with promotion the clearly-stated aim, but a big win in the derby game at St James's Park will go a long way to galvanising the mood on Tyneside.
Chris has also been at the Sport Newcastle awards this week, where United picked up several prizes. We hear from a couple of the rising stars who were recognised on the night.
It's the last international break in the men's game until March, and Eddie Howe's squad will have to refocus on Premier League football with a busy spell over the next few weeks. First up... gulp, Manchester City.
He's had a magnificent run as Newcastle manager, so much so we made a documentary about it (if you didn't know). But, the challenges keep coming for Eddie Howe; this season's Premier League form, especially away from St James's Park, needs a fresh approach.
Lisa Mole was, not too long ago, ratified as the Chair of Newcastle United Supporters' Trust. She already has a new CEO with which she hopes to build channels of communication, and she answers your questions on ticketing, membership, and more.
To join NUST, go to their website.
For more info, and to subscribe to Pod on the Tyne: EXTRA Tyne, go to podonthetyne.supportingcast.fm.
IN TERMS OF tickets to our live show at the Gosforth Civic Theatre, Supporting Cast members get an exclusive window to purchase from 10am on Friday November 14th, and they will then go on general sale on Monday 17th November, again at 10am.
More info on the GCT website.
It would be fair to say this isn't the way Eddie Howe would have liked to mark his fourth anniversary at Newcastle United.
The manager who finally ended the club's trophy drought and brought top-tier European football back to the North East has solved pretty much every problem presented to him since taking over, but there IS one exception.
The international break feels like it has come at the right time for most of our squad; poor old Nick Pope, perhaps not. Will we see significant changes to how the team approach away games when domestic football returns?
Newcastle United delivered a routine Champions League win and, at the halfway point in the first stage, they are sixth in the League league. The headlines were all about a header on Wednesday night after Dan Burn met Kieran Trippier's elegant set-piece delivery, putting a beautiful bit of swazz on a fifteen-yard nut... we grabbed Sir Les Ferdinand (!) for some expert analysis.
It all pushed the terror of West Ham away to the back of our minds for a brief spell, but with a trip to Brentford coming up this weekend, the Premier League PTSD is kicking in.
Away from the football, Chief Commercial Officer Peter Silverstone will be swapping the black and white of Newcastle for Turin when he joins Juventus after serving a period of gardening leave. Revenues have trebled under his watch, but could more have been achieved?
We haven't felt like this in a while; perhaps not since West Ham (h) last season. It's possible today was even worse than that. Was it our worst performance under Howe?
Despite playing a team incapable of winning at home, despite the air of mutiny amongst home fans in Stratford, despite going the length of the field in 26 seconds to take the lead after Bowen hit the post early, Newcastle somehow contrived to lose on the road again!
There's bad, then there's worse, then there's several hundred feet of excrement, and then this. Commence the inquest.
Hallowe'en it may be, but love is in the air on Pod on the Tyne this week.
George loves the pub. "Don't we all!?" you say. Not this much. He REALLY loves the pub. Eddie Howe's team love the league cup, and they love beating Spurs at St James's Park. They usually love going to West Ham as well (fingers crossed).
Taylor loves Sandro Tonali. And Fabian Schar. And Bruno. And the rest of them, tbf. But, mostly he loves Sandro Tonali.
Newcastle's three sporting titans, the Magpies, the Eagles, and the F... Red Bulls, put together what (in the interests of a convoluted metaphor) we're loosely calling a coach-matchmaking service to share tips and tricks as they develop the next generation of Northeast sporting talent.
Chris loves sausages.
Newcastle after a Champions League fixture; not a pretty story on the whole. That's not to say they painted a beautiful picture on Saturday at St James's Park, but they got the job done.
Captain Bruno arrived late in the box, late in the day, to follow up Osula's saved effort and find the corner. It provides a huge boost to a team still finding its feet this season, and hopefully a platform for a fruitful trio of games against London teams.
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