You HAVE to START Kieran Trippier vs Luton – It’s like GETTTING BACK on your BIKE.

Hello and welcome to The Everything is Black and White Podcast.

It’s The Match Preview with Andrew & Gibbo.

Newcastle United head down to Luton this weekend hoping to FINALLY add another win to a poor away record.

But the big question is, will Kieran Trippier start for United?

Hello and welcome to the everything is black and white podcast it’s time for the match preview Newcastle head down to luten this Saturday for a traditional 3M kickoff the final game before Christmas Newcastle in desperate need of a win on the road only that victory over Sheffield United is the only time that

Picked up three points away from home this season AR Marin mov joined by John Gibson John just a couple of days to go to Christmas how you keeping you well H I’m well I could have been better if we’d still been in Europe and in the League Cup semi-final but I’m okay mate

I’m okay I’ve been up all night with my little one so I’m I’m very tired I haven’t had any coffee today because I got downstairs and there’s no milk in the fridge so I’ve not had a very good start at all to this morning so I’m

Hoping I’m hoping you can bring me some pre- Christmas Joy about Saturday and newcastle’s trip to Luton well I mean we’ve always been sort of uh the Pint pots are full and half empty typee of guys and uh the only way to look at your start today is it’s things are going to

Get better both in in the musve household and in the NFC household so onward and upwards the fingers crossed so we have just had EDD House Press Conference so there is plenty to talk about of course Newcastle com to this game on the back of exiting The League Cup in such disappointing fashion

Leading 1 nil for so long but then kind of been pinned in some would say parking the bus it was a very tired performance um against a very poor Chelsea side and then Kier and trippy are making yet another mistake and gifting Chelsea The Equalizer then Newcastle go out on

Penalties and that’s where we’ll start John is on Kieran trip yeah because it’s what everyone is talking about Eddie how has come out and said you know he’s got great character he has been kind of the Catalyst for everything that’s happened at Newcastle so far and it’s our turn to

Support him but the big question is would you would you start him on Saturday against Lon that’s a great question first and foremost answer the general situation if there is any single Newcastle United player that’s got credit in the bank it is Kieran tribute he was virtually the

First through the door he set the patent for signing Quality quality players like Bruno etc etc because he he was the first to commit himself to our project when he was a La Liga winner um and so and he is led by example on the pitch in the dressing room Monday

The Friday at the training ground everything he’s a natural leader of men yes he made a bad mistake and W the cup yes he made a couple of mistakes at everon he’s not going through the best of times but it is a time for us to support him I would probably yes play

Because I think once you fall off your bike you know you get back on it as soon as you possibly can because the longer you delay getting back on it the more of a mountain it is to climb and then that can be a natural thinking and I can see

This that perhaps he is so mentally shattered and tired as well um because he’s played virtually every game until fullham I think when he was suspended um so it would be a time to give him a rest but I’m not certain it would you know I’m not certain that would help his

Frame of mind if he’s suddenly out of the team because it’s then a very big thing when he comes back and without being cool these are the the next two matches are the sort that would give you a chance to find your fo and your feet

Because it’s Fulham and it’s not in the forest if you don’t play them to you you’re then playing against Liverpool away man city at home Villa away and sundland in the cup with all the political connotations that is not the best time to find your feet so I think

Think I would put him back in I think he deserves to be back in the away crowd would give him huge support when he goes out at Luton if he starts and 50,000 will Embrace him against notam Forest when he comes back home um I think he is

Cous in the bank there’s no question that it was a a bad mistake but everybody’s human everybody makes mistakes this guy is one heck of a player we’ got to remember much quality there is there he was a Spurs player he was a La Liga winner not with a club

Like Real Madrid or Barcelona where you’ve got a great chance of win the title but at Atletico Madrid where you shouldn’t be winning the title wonderful stuff and he has led us from the front so um I’m very much a tripier fan I’m unshaken by what happened I feel

Dreadful for him I feel worse for us because it was a 92nd minute and we just cruy gone out of out of the Champions League when we weren’t the the worst team in our group even though the table told us we were we weren’t H we were

Done at Paris San gerain when we ought to have not conceded that penalty the two points would have made a huge difference etc etc etc and we’ve got to the quarterfinal of the cup we would have been through I mean the the the poor he was caught in two minds he and

He he should he didn’t know whether to flick the ball on for it to go out or Cushing it back to the keeper he ended up down half and half and that was a nothing situation and isn’t it ironic that one of the greatest places of a

Foot of a dead ball Newcastle United have got um the great assist King the great free kicking couldn’t even he was so scrambled he couldn’t even hit the target with the penalty and but yes I would put him straight back in um I think it’s almost essential to put him

Straight back in because it looked looks as if you’re kind to leave them out but you’re really allowing his mind to Fest it by leaving them out and these are the easier matches to put him back in nothing’s easy in the Premier League but it’s a damn site easier to play Luton

And Forest than it is to play Liverpool Man City and ason villain yeah no it certainly is and I guess I mean you mentioned there the penalty John the first thing is we don’t want to dwell on the Chelsea match too much it’s gone now probably not too much you can that you

Can learn from it but I do have to say I didn’t really understand the logic of allowing Tri to take the penalty Just moment after the mistake I think that was that was that was a very strange decision to allow even even if he really wanted to you know you could tell his

Mind wasn’t right and it was kind of inevitable he was he was going to miss now I was asked this question yesterday about trip young would you start him and and and I said no I’d keep him out of the side I’d rest him I think mentally

Looks short he looks tired but after hearing what you’ve said I can see the logic you take them out it’s like when you lose a game just before the international break you then have two weeks of rattling around the house thinking oh no like you know we’ve lost

You’ve got too long for Mind Games to go on in your head that’s what worries me there’s no defining answer to it there’s no right or wrong it’s only you know try it and see what happens but if you leave them out to these two and say give him a

Little rest over Christmas he can do it all of a sudden you’re looking and he’s going to play Liverpool look at their front three he’s going to play Man City who are the European Champions and he’s going to play V away who whose home form is so good they’re second top of the

League and by Jo they’ll be thirsting for renge after fight one on the opening day so if you want to give him a gentle introduction back into the harsh life then Luton and Forest him the best idea but I do wonder if there’s some who

Think you put them back in and then he ends up making another mistake against the these so-called lesser sides then what does that do for his convinence look we don’t know it’s a flip with a coin he could have the best game possible against Luton um but he’s

Clearly struggling and if he does come in he he he’s going to be putting huge pressure on himself yes he’s going to get the back in of the away support but we we know uh luton’s home ground is a very intimidating place to go with that

The crowd right on top even trip has handled those situations before like you say he’s played in Spain he knows all about it he’s played in some Derbies but when your mind is a little bit all over the place and your focus isn’t quite there I’m not sure if Luton and Kenworth

Road is the ground you really want to go to even though the quality is is vastly different I wouldn’t have gone in that that fire pit that bare pit is it is it the right is is it the right situation for Tripp isn’t the right situation

Because then if you don’t do it at at Luton you’re doing it with forest with a new man man and 50,000 people waiting for you to make a mistake or not make a mistake while I supporting you the jodies and then you’ve got the games we’ve just talked about plus sundland so

There isn’t a right time it is very difficult and my answer and this isn’t a cop out I mean I’ve been around the football club around Gates it for 11 years and um know some of the private things are go on with a club it’s just a

100 times bigger at Newcastle but it’s the same format if you like life and I would hope and I’m certain it will have happened Andrew that the exact conversation we are having now Ed how will have had with Kieran trippier not in front of the other players at St

James’s parking training but pop in and see me afterwards King let’s have a cup of tea in my office ET sit down the door shut Mad Dog and everyone’s told don’t knock on the door don’t come in we don’t even want to see you this is private and

And have a good enough relationship and the two very honest and open guys to talk as we are talking how would you say Kieran would you be thankful for the rest and come back refreshed or would you look at the opposition and say no I’m getting back on my bike as quickly

As I can and be and then Eddie how will be guided by what Kieran trippier says to him and presumably we will see on the team Sheet it it it Luton what has the consequence of that meeting because if that meeting hasn’t taken place a I’ll

Be hugely surprised and B I want to know why because the truth is if trip let’s say that meeting has taken place um and tripier comes out and you would assume he would say oh yes gaffa I’m up for the fight I want to start against

Luton face Valu you do I mean Ed how hears that and he goes okay K you’re in the team on Saturday would you have to look a little bit deeper of your Eddie how and and think okay he’s told me he wants to start yeah but what I’m hoping

What I’m hoping because we’re talking to Senior Pro here you’re not asking leis Miley you’re not even asking Miggy who just wants to be Mr Nice Guy and I mean that is a compliment you’re not asking Gordon who thinks well you know the manager has done so much for me if he

Wants me to play our play you’re shutting the door there and you’re phrasing it not like will I take you out the fight line and rest you because you’re probably twitching like a fried egg you’re talking about which way do you benefit what do I do for you to get

The K and tribia back that I love do I give you a little bit of time you’ve played so often you can couch the way you talk to him in where either answer is the right answer you don’t sit them down say do you want to play it l oh yes

Govern yes because that isn’t a conversation that that is a trial by looking in that have you got any good is that a Goods is that a backbone I say there or you know you you don’t there’s a Clos you’re talking to a senior Pro the door’s shut nobody’s watching in not

The rest of the players not the coaches not anything and the discussion can take an hour and a half if you like and be part of talking about the family and what you would like to do for Chrissy with the kids and the whole kitten Kaboodle and in that time Eddie how can

Assess him and he can feel so reassured that he can tell the truth that he how because what the both want is what’s best for Kieran trippier because what’s best for Kieran trippier is best for Newcastle United and and the way to get it is to have a dialogue

That’s not right s down soon do you want to play or not have you got the goods to play or not nothing is confrontational up because that’s going to produce the automatic answer oh yes govern I want to play I want to play it’s caching a very very different

Way what should be the greatest benefit to you and both are understandable like we’ve said it’s understandable to leave him out because he’s in desperate need of rest it’s also understandable to play him in the easier games or they you know you come back against Liverpool let

Front three dear dear they can force you into making a mistake can’t they and so I think there’s you know there’s there’s got to be and I’m certain there will have been that conversation and then of course it’s up to manga but really he’s been Guided by Kieran at the end of that

And nobody should know about that conversation and nobody would know about that conversation um but what you I think you would get honesty out of Kieran in that situation you wouldn’t get the politically correct answer which is I’m ready to play Governor I’m ready to play every game any time of the day

Midnight on the moon and you’re not asking for that you’re asking for honesty because you know the player is an honest player so he’s not going to let you down so don’t con me tell me what’s best for K and tripier because what’s best for Kieran trippier is best for Eddie how

And best for ni cast n no indeed and I’m sure conversations of that type have happened they’ve got a great relationship EDD how a great man manager it’ll certainly be interesting to see what happens with trip on Saturday I guess the decision one way or another

Might have been made a little bit easier Adam craft not had to come off against Chelsea being on in a horrendous challenge by one of the Chelsea defens I think it was corwell wasn’t it um again if VR had been um on on the books the Chelsea Defender would have been sent

Off it was a cowards Challenge on Craft who um what about what about the challenge early on on Gordon as well and I’m gonna get on to that I’m going to get onto that in a moment because we will speak about Anthony Gordon because he is a potential doubt for Saturday but

On Craft uh he’s going to be assessed alongside Gordon he’s feeling so he’s got a a d or two in his shin and where the studs left quite quite a Mark and I think had craft not gone off in the way he did I think there would be more

Chance of K Trier not starting on Saturday and start I think that’s true I think that’s true Andrew but if we think about it logic all the way through if craft hadn’t gone off with that injury trippier wouldn’t have been on the field to make the mistake he

Made so you you know all this would not be in the public domain to be discussed because craft was doing very very well he wouldn’t have been subed he isn’t in need of a rest he’s had about a 15mth rest hasn’t he h so you know all this

Would have been irrelevant and crafts come back very very well so it’s ironic but yes I take the point even if he’d gone off injured if he was suddenly fit now uh yes you would you would just go with craft so so the point you because I’ve seen the discussion about triple

Year had begun about looting even before the Chelsea game for some so but it sounds like in your view had trip remained on the bench or had trip even come on and not made the mistake he would have then started against Lu regardless whereas I’ve seen

Some as I said before the chass game saying well he’s in need of a rest you know I think he not have played Andrew under if craf had played the 90 minutes and we had won one nil H and CRA isn’t in need of a rest in Tripp is I think

CRA would have played it at luden but there wouldn’t be because then you could give him his rest but there wouldn’t be a huge discussion there wouldn’t be a mental problem like has he got over this because there would have been nothing for for trippier to get over a mistake

Wouldn’t have happened so what what so what’s changed in that instance then is it Craft’s injury or was it the mistake that K trick has made and the need for him to get over it as quick as can I mean the big the big thing now the

Mistake having been made is how trivia gets over it and and whether he gets over it by being pulled out and having a little rest or by to get straight back on your bike and what I’m emphasizing is that I don’t think that is a matter for

Mad Dog or for me or for you or for $50,000 fans to decide only two people and we on privileged to know what the inner thoughts of King all the one man that would get that Honesty his wife will get it at home but the one man that

Will get that Honesty within St James’s Park is Eddie how who I am certain will have had the exact conversation we are having now and therefore the decision will be made between the two of them whether to arrest him or whether to put him back on his bike straight away of

Course but it is a debate that we need to have because it is the topic that everyone’s talking about 100% 100% yeah so let’s say em craft isn’t P fit enough to start is there a chance Tino liento that then could start at right back with

Dan bur coming in at left back and ke trippier missing out yes yes of course it is and and and that would be the obvious I mean I would be tempted if I didn’t think it would give trippier a tough time I would be tempted not to

Play him and play left M go and play a left back the trouble is then are you’re letting the guy fester and then you bring them back and three if the the biggest hot houses that you could have is to is to play Liverpool away who are

Sensational at home and look as if the might actually get the title this year man city who are playing for the world club title tonight for goodness sake and Aston vill who would do that record’s absolutely Sensational and so you you can’t have and sundland because of all

The implications the only thing we can win the first derby since Hadrian’s Wall was built etc etc so you know there’s a huge if you keep there’s it’s either no win or a win-win whichever way you want to look at it with tribia um but I am very anxious that that conversations

Took place and that what happens is decide to BU that because if leaving them out is going to make trip you f in his mind don’t do it but if putting him back in and he physically can’t put one leg in front of the other then get him

Out but only he can he can tell you that but he is a strong personality he’ll have his own feelings on what’s best for him and as a stressed what’s best for him is best for us yeah and just a final word on on on trip before we move on of

Course the reaction in the the immediate aftermath to Chelsea um K Tri got criticism and it was a really it was a mixed bag across social media I’m always wary of holding social media up as the test card because we know what happens on on social media isn’t always what

Happens in the real world of the fan base but the the opinion was a little bit split a lot of people got got criticized for criticizing Kean tripier but there is you know I I’m in in the camp of you can you you can appreciate and support what Kean chupy has done for

This club but that doesn’t make him immune to criticism he is not b prooof and what happened against Chelsea and what happened against Everton he needs to be critized he needs to be analyzed and he needs you know we all know what went wrong and we all know what needs to

Improve but just because he’s being the Catalyst to newcastle’s success since he joined and he has been and he’s been a great Captain he’s been a fantastic character it doesn’t mean that he escapes criticism and it doesn’t mean those fans who I think rightly criticized him for what happened against

Chelsea or bad fans it’s it’s it’s it’s their right and it’s it’s the right of a football fan to criticize within those 90 minutes I think if G it’s also absolutely inevitable I mean you know you think Kieran trippier might be bulletproof because of what he’s done for Newcastle you may consider Bruno

Bullet proof because of how he’s loved by the Newcastle fans and how he loves them back then you might think Eddie is bulletproof cuz he’s taken us from a relegation fight into a Wembley Cup Final the Champions League etc etc none of them are and I tell you what we’ve

We’ve lost we’ve lost uh six games out the last 10 in all competitions and and if that continued um Eddie for all the things he’s done for Newcastle United would received some criticism and would expect to from certain sections of the crowd others would say excuse me remember

We’re only where we are because of him but it is life you will get that criticism klopp got criticism at Liverpool last season went for the first time I mean they were winning a title and winning a European Cup or playing in the European final and then um last

Season didn’t even qualify for the Champions League they’re back right up there now but there was people on Mery side and people in the national press and ordinary football fans throughout the country criticizing Club a lot last season it is the nature of the

Beast so so it should be as long as it’s constructive and it is on results and is not like social media can get become bitter and nasty and vicious that a different ball game and I guess as well the those kind of characters the Trippers the house the kops of the game

They probably respond maybe not publicly but privately they look at the criticism and say okay you know there’s always room to improve because I’m always a believer that if if you think you’ve reached your Peak oh youze then you you know what’s the point and I think trip

You’ll be the first to criticize himself for the mistakes that have happened recently Eddie how might be asking himself questions was it the right decision to throw them on you know was it the right decision to give a penalty and they’ll learn they’ll improve from

That and that’s what you do as a good manager as a good player you know you accept the criticism you accept that you make mistakes and you learn from them and that’s what the top characters do and hopefully they will do going forward let’s move on then John into the sense

One last thing on that just one little last thing probably the best manager in the world’s pep he went recently four games without a win with man Manchester City and then he was 2 N up the other day and it ended 22 and all of a sudden

It’s um our city complacent as pep lost it is Pep A little bit temperamental Etc football is like that the great the greatest time England’s had and I my job was to follow England along with newcast United 1966 we win the World Cup sir alamy gets

Nighted he sir I’m he can walk on water how long after that was it England sacked him that’s football cluffy is held up these days as the greatest innovator manager the one of The Originals taking them for a p and all that one Forest one Doby when had no

Right to do something lasted 40 OD days at least it it happens to everybody yeah let’s go on to Luton Town you’re thinking of I suspect yeah well I was going to ask you about the um the center of defense for Newcastle because Fabian Sher has been assessed I don’t think

It’s too serious but he’s he’s probably going to miss out on Saturday but the one real positive from the performance against Chelsea was the return of botman it was always a plan of Ed how to have him play 45 minutes so there was no concern when they brought off at halim

Because that was always what was going to happen he looked good I thought for someone who’d been out for so long going up against some talented Chelsea players they might not all be clicking right now but individually they got talent and he didn’t look out out of shape at all of

Course he can’t be 100% match fit but he looked as good as he was going to be um Eddie House said he’s in contention for Saturday uh so I think there’s a strong possibility that we’ll see Jamal lels and Zen botman H start against Luton Town so what’s your thought on on botman

Back in the starting 11 potentially John yeah I I think that like you I think that’s what we will see um thril a bit here is quality we talked about Newcastle in their aim season by season must be to get an improvement on the current player in the side regardless of

That player is and Newcastle did that du at Newcastle in the old days was looked upon as a quality goalkeeper one of the few quality players we had in Steve Bruce side H but all of a sudden we sign po because that was a step up and has

Proved to be a step up um and burn was signed by this current regime for left side Center half on what he’ done at Brighton etc etc Batman’s been a step up there and a step up on the Cs if it matters but his step up for burn and it

Will always be that way Pope is the better keeper botman is the better Center half we can still go out and top up somebody better than Pope eventually if you’re going to win the Champions League that that is what life’s all about um but I am delighted to see

Botman back it’s been an awful long time we are always kept in the dark by Eddie blesson because he he won’t tell you I mean if if if one player come in his leg fell off he would just say will assess him and S the morning he wouldn’t sort

Of say well he must be out because he doesn’t do that and so it was nice to see botman back it’s you know we need a lot more as well but then I’m comfortable with bman he’s quality player everybody will make a mistake Defenders do that’s because the job is

They’re under pressure for now now they’ll make mistakes he’ll make a mistake as tripier did it’s inevitable and but he’s a good player and I’m delighted to see him back um and lels every time he looks as if he’s he’s uh Mr Blobby and he he he comes back and

And stops the boat rocking and producers a performance again and good for him uh like trippier he’s got a lot of character yeah um I’m going to mention ourselves in a second but um Eddie how said this morning his press conference V is good we will assess him today I’m

Very pleased with his return he looked strong comfortable it will take him time to get his rhythm going and be back to his absolute best but I’m very pleased with his performance and you mentioned lels there quite excited to see lels partner the botman actually I thought

Lels was was really against Chelsea you know Chelsea absolutely peppered the box and other than the triply mistake they never looked really um a threat getting at Newcastle and the Sals was organized he was good in the air he was good in the tackle he kept up with the players

Um I think the only thing that might trip him up on Saturday is is how how fit he is in terms of the how much he’s in the tank but again it was a solid performance from him and I’m I’m I’m looking forward to seeing him with all

Due respect to Fabi and Sher get and partnered alongside you know a real top quality Center back and Sven botman yeah yeah oh yes without a shadow of doubt he’s he’s massive to get back and and because he’s been out for so long um you say you worry about how much is

In the tank with the cells and that physically and you’re right to to wonder about that but of course Andrew r wonder about that with every single guy on the pitch how much is in miggy’s tank how much is in Gordon’s tank can Wilson go again is isaach going to be fit enough

To fill in somewhere and you know it is true of anybody that’s around a lot leco how much is in his tank he’s keeping going he’s young and he didn’t have a lot of matches early on and by the way we’ll not start on the um the lost man

Which is Lewis hall because we mentioned him before I mean if if I mean does he exist I mean he could play against his parent Club um and yet and I’m not having to go at Richie who I think has being one of the great Servants of

Newcastle United but he’s 34 whatever he is and at the end a block that you’re going to commit up to 35 million pound on in the summer allegedly is not you’ll bring Richie on ahead if whole that’s not condemning Richie it’s saying where the heck is Hall fit in all this

Jigsaw puzzle well inevitably Ed how was asked about Lewis Hall in his knocking bet I would think yes and he said he’s still part of our longterm plans he’s settled in fine he’s working well I just think we need to develop certain areas of his game we’ve got no doubts so read

Into that what you will doubts most of the evidence you see suggest as a heck of a lot of doubts currently currently doubts because not I mean not only does he not start but on the very few occasions he has he’s been a hold off a couple of times at half

Time which is almost akin to humiliation and then during the time we’ve had up to 14 people not available for matches he hasn’t even G on a sub are at Chelsea I mean honest to God I’ve got to say Eddie we’ve got faith and all that we’ve said

That both of us many times on this program but I’d love to know what’s off with leis hall because there’s something off and I don’t think for one second he’s a Ryan Fraser I don’t think he’s creating any trouble with within Camp not in the least but there’s there’s

Something that the feel is not right now was he bought by Ashworth and not not rated by how or or you know was did somebody else make the decision to bring him and then Ed he gets him and thinks I’m sorry it’s my reputation on the line

It’s my team I can’t pick this young man and by the way if he if he needs so much coaching how is he worth 35 million now you know there’s a lot of things that aren’t answered and aren’t being answered and that’s the way life is but

Every game makes it more you see we’ve talked there Andrew with what happens with trippier they will move Le mango across and bring burn on Burn is Senter half to play left back which is done but we’re not ask we’ve got a 35 million pound left back he never got a mention

Whether he starts at Lon and it’s it’s quite it’s it’s quite eye raising really eyebrow raising isn’t it no it was and that was the point I was going to make to you I was going to say the answer to the next question about who starts at

Left back isn’t going to be Lewis Hall and you’re right you know I’ve already asked that question partially in the the early bit of the show and in my head Lewis Hall doesn’t even come into to the equation and and he should do given like you say the injuries and given the

Schedule to come you know it’s a busy time of the year but yeah I I think if K Triad doesn’t start it will either be Emil craft pass fit and Tina L meno at left back or it’ll be Tina lento at right back and Dan buron at left back

And that’ll be the way it is because for whatever reason it’s just not working for Lewis Hall and again I don’t want to talk up the the kind of withth Road atmosphere too much but for for but for a young man who’s secured his dream move orbe it

Temporarily to begin with but there’s definitely an option to make it permanent and he’s he’s seing these comments from Ed how he’s he’s seeing all the injuries and he’s not getting involved I do Wonder again if that is the right atmosphere to to to throw him

Into if if he’s not already hitting the the expectations expectations of of how in in the staff but I think um yeah if if if yeah he’ll not be the left back on on on Saturday um we’re moving into the Midfield then John um and I mean the mid

The center three probably picks itself in Bruno Miley and long staff I thought Bruno was all right against Chelsea I thought Miley again didn’t look out of place uh I thought longstaff couldn’t he was one of several who just couldn’t seem to control the ball on on uh what

Day was it Tuesday Wednesday it’s all R the one you know that was the the disappointment um for me against Chelsea it was like they were passing around a hot po the ball kept bouncing off the passes were going as straight it was it was a it was a very careless and possession

Performance and we’re going to have to see better from from Sha longstaff I think on Saturday and across the Midfield three John they’re going to have a battle because they’re going to be up against Ross Barkley um who when you see that name people will think what the field Chelsea 55 million pound

Player well according to those down at Luton he is the man to watch he’s been in terrific form he played really well against city um there was a comparison I think he didn’t say it explicitly John but the the loen chat that I spoke to

Kind of compared him to C I think it was you know that remember that you remember that photo was it maradon which one was the famous photograph when one of the it was adamar Donna C and he’s got the ball and then there’s four Defenders TST I think it’s C I think it

It was it was C I think we’re getting a bit carried away to say he meant in talent I think he just meant in terms of he tends to turn and then there’s three or four players around him but that gives you an insight into what the likes

Of Bruno Miley and long staff are going to go up to Barkley is on this great form as they say they’re going to have their workout yeah I think they are we have um I think he sits deeper these days and sort of um steps out from just

In front of the the the back Defenders and steps out with the ball and and goes from there uh rather than playing higher up the field uh he’s always had the talent it he he just got lost big time along the way and perhaps in less of a

Pressure cooker at a club like luten he’s managed to surface again because it wasn’t Everton where was The Boy Wonder and then Chelsea where was the huge signing but I mean this was in England International of course so he’s nobody’s fool um I don’t know what else we can do with Midfield

In terms of personnel and in terms of again if you if you just played somebody like Hall who was a Midfield player wide left or Richie or somebody but under normal circumstances that isn’t going to improve the site so you would expect the three the three to pick to pick

Themselves in there and then it’s what you get up front will will Gordon make it well that’s the big question isaach as well 5050 I mean obviously Ed how was said that julon um not too serious a bit like Sha but it wouldn’t surprise us if he actually ends

Up starting on Saturday anyhow but yeah Anthony Gordon’s the other big one um horrible challenges you mentioned V would have seen the C sent off and you could see right from the start he wasn’t after that challenge he wasn’t right and to be fair he hasn’t been

Right the last couple of weeks I don’t think he’s not EDD house said after the Fulham game he’s not been able to Sprint um freely as on Gordon would do 100% fit then have that challenge he could he shouldn’t have come out for the second half in all the truth may but again

Maybe it’s all who can you bring on um so yeah do you think he’ll be it could be that isak plays out there if Gordon doesn’t make it um don’t know no I think I think I think I think I think if isak’s fit enough to be

Involved I think it’ll be from the bench and you’ll oh or he’ll start and Callum Wilson will come off I don’t think he’ll play both Wilson and isak um in the same team he might have much choice if Gordon doesn’t make it I think I think if

Gordon’s not fit and I I I’ve got a stinky suspicion he probably will be um but if he’s not I think it’ll be Matt Richie and I can see I can already see I really look forward to that then I really look forward to that I just I

Just think it’s a massive risk if you end up playing isak and Wilson together um this early on as heak come back you know he’s come back too early before I just think you save them to start together you know in a few weeks time

And I know what you’re going to say you need your best players now etc etc but I just think it’s too much of a gamble on Saturday we’ll see we’ll see you what Eddie how thinks yeah we will that’s the man who counts and then you’ve got migy

Of course on the right bless him it it it was not a good performance for him against Chelsea although he did take a little criticism for shot he took in the 93rd minute or 92nd minute in P saying he should have taking it to the corner well

I think actually it was the 90th minute I’m not sure how anyone can hold the ball in the corner for four minutes so if you’re one of them criticizing migy I don’t agree with you on that one but again John if he had options if Jacob Murphy was F for

Example I’d be taking migy out of the the team for Saturday but again it just reaffirms the crisis that they’re going through in terms of injuries yeah oh I mean you there’s no options to anything I mean if if we had all options that should be available to us you wouldn’t

Gordon is still the top performer on the side but you wouldn’t worry too much if you had Harvey bonds coming in on the left and and you had Murphy coming in on the right and you had isak or Wilson playing Center forward and you had the choice of Joel Linton and willick to

Ease the Midfield situation everything would be fine but it’s not like that I mean you know we’re lucky if we can get 11 tried in trusted men to start the game and if we start with someone like Matt Richie and I’m not having a go at

Matt I’ve I’ve always said what a good job he’s done for us but at this stage of his career you know it’s a step backwards if you start with Matt Richie and as side they say Champions League participants and uh League Cup finalists and quarterfinalist you’re stepping back

In time if you’ve got to start with M Matt Richie in any position be it left back left outside Midfield or outside left you’re going a step back no danger and and you’re not and that’s a bigger step back than saying oh well we’ve done

It with L sells and it work that wasn’t a step back agewise or any other way that you know he’s done terrific but to start with Matt you you do real it’s like saying well we’ll start and play Dum it at left back because he used to

Be a terrific left back at Newcastle but that was yesterday and Matt was yesterday yeah but I guess I was hands TI you right though no one would have predicted M Richie having a a big as big part this season as he has done um we mentioned there we have mentioned

Kennelworth road is a very oldfashioned ground John only um the second time Newcastle of face loot in this Century the last time was an FA Cup win in 2018 but fans can expect quite the atmosphere I’ve been told when they go down to to Loon um did you have many

Visits down to Loon back in your day um yes yeah yeah we had a few if you go way way back I always remember um Newcastle hav’t descend we were playing at Luton and then Irving Nats was going to be fullback in the Newcastle side it was the 70s when that

R happened and all of a sudden things changed overnight and we had a sent for David Craig to come down by car who wasn’t even in the squad to come down and play in that match and and we got to result I mean I remember inside the last

10 years I don’t know maybe seven eight years ago I remember luten town playing gates at the international after I left Gates playing gates at the international stadium in the conference and asked superm to be their special guest because he played for Luton as we bought him

From Luton um on the day superm took me along to be to be his his guest on the on the day and we sat and Lon won one nil it was a season that won promotion to get back in the football league and they were playing

Gates it uh on level terms in the same division and now they’re playing level terms in the same division against Newcastle United it’s been quite startling and but of course they went down with this huge points deficit 30 OD points at once St and and went completely out the league and now

They’re back in the Premier League it’s quite quite a startling story and you know they are where they are and for me the three favorites to go down this season other the three clubs that come up last season which includes Luton but if you underestimate Luton and you look

At the record they’ve held Liverpool 1-1 this season which is some result look at the way Liverpool are going 1-1 they played Arsenal at luten they LED them 3-2 before they lost 4-3 with a very late goal race they played Man City and led them one nil before they lost 2-1

And you know so there’s three very credible performances against Liverpool Arsenal and man city so we have to be warned there it’s not the Cakewalk it might look if you just look at the league table and of course the most obvious thing we have a nose bleed every

Time we go over the time bridge now um it is quite you you can’t believe that we won the way game 8 nil in the Premier League this season can he when when you think that’s the only win we’ve ever had it’s Sheffield United that has got to

Change and for me Andrew we need there’s no ifs buts we must must must get six points at Luton in home the first because we’ve already mentioned what’s to come in the new year and they are tough tough games if we get anything at Liverpool and not ason vill and home to

Man City it’s a bonus it’s a bonus we’re not going to get three wins eh so these two have got to be wins cuz we’re playing catcho six points a draw Malcolm McDonald Al just say never knock in the w r at Luton would have to

Knock it we need more in the w r Newcastle need to win and then they need to beat forest and then we might go into the new year slightly different yeah I think the win is is really important just to keep uh up the speed with those those above Newcastle

And the race for for Europe but John I’m just not feeling it you’ve just re reeled off there the the results against um some really good sides for luttin y newcastle’s a we form and I’m I’m struggling like I look at the WE Games now I’m not confident and I’m wondering

If that is something that the camp inside Newcastle are struggling with as well there definitely seems to be some sort of issue going away um from St james’ Park and again the atmosphere Lo I’m I’m I’m I am worried about Saturday I will be totally honest with you and I

Think you Castle are going to lose unfortunately all I can say about that and yes honesty is a good thing and you’re saying what you think and um the only thing that gives me hope is that you thought we’d lose at home to Doby the last podcast we did and we won three

Out and and and you come out with a lovely little snippet I saw it saying I was wrong and I’m delighted to being wrong and I know you’re feeling the same and it is easy for the current Newcastle situation to you see them rning on empty

Tanks you see the injury list you see the fact would when don’t score a pile of goals under normal circumstances you look at our way record it is easy to be offensive but if I’m going to be apprehensive playing at Luton I’ve got no chance for the rest of the season

What I’m if the pots are half full or half empty if it’s half empty it’s that we’re out of two major things we’re playing for the rest of the Season Andrew just to go back to what we had a week ago we’re playing the rest of the

Season to try to get in the Champions League a week ago we’re in it and to try to win a domestic pot three days ago we were in the semifinal of The League Cup because we were leading one- nil against Chelsea so we are now playing catch up the rest of

The season trying to get back what we already had but if you want to Gra asasp it straws in the wind then you can look and say okay once Christmas and New Year’s out of the way we have a a light workload the same as we I had last

Season we’re only playing in two competitions the Premier League and the FA Cup so our workload is light so that’s going to help us we should be getting ninja players back that’s going to help us we can go in the transfer market and do something about the current situation that’s going to help

Us so think can improve but we can’t wait for them to improve because we have got to beat Luton and I I can understand where you’re coming from and they’ve got the siege mentality we that how likes to produce a newcast you know everybody’s against us

Doesn’t like us but we’ll go on with they’ve got the siege mentality everybody thinks we’re already down there and they’ll be playing for Lucky a bless him W day after what happen that is the most natural thing you think that might get a mention in the home dressing

Room before they come out against us hey think of of your stricken Skipper do this for him make him happy give something to smile about etc etc you try everything you can to get a result I still believe and it’s mainly because I have to Andrew in my in my mind I have

To that Newcastle win yeah well fingers crossed you are right and it goes without saying from both myself and John and I guess to all listeners as well that we wish uh Tom all the best in a speedy recovery after what happened uh last weekend we did myself and the lon

YouTuber uh LS Williams we did talk about in depth Tom Lo and the impact it could have on uh the squad both negatively and positively ahead of Saturday you can find that podcast on our podcast Channel and on YouTube as well everything is black and white

Podcast um so as John says there he’s going for a win I’m going for a defeat and as John mentioned there I did say Newcastle get thumped off for them so that is that is my little bit of Hope inside that every time I predict that

Newcastle are going to get beat or it’s going to go badly for them they tend to do rather well so I do think Nast might get beat I am feeling a little bit but hey as I say um there’s always hope right there’s always hope absolutely correct there there is indeed in in

Wishing all our Watchers on podcast and we’re grateful I know we both are and do for them uh it’s terrific to have that sort of support we wish them all a merry Christmas and above all else we wish n UFC a merry Christmas and happy New Year

Because if they have that we’ll have a good time as well couldn’t have said it better uh myself so for me and John if we don’t see you guys before Christmas as he said there have a lovely Christmas and a great new year as well and head

Over to Chronic live.co for all the latest in cast news you can find out what EDD had to say ahead of this game against Luton and of course I have to say this because it is a 3 pm kickoff so you can’t watch the game legally

Anywhere on TV you can catch it on the radio with a friend of our podcast Matthew rbe but why not head over to chronical live.co tomorrow afternoon for a dedicated match live blog where you’ll find loads of great analysis and opinion as Newcastle United take on looen tomorrow afternoon