Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast with Senior Writer George Caulkin and club correspondent Chris Waugh.

The transfer deadline has passed with no significant last-minute incomings. Are the Premier League's "higher ups" starting to play hardball with us in the market?

Of course, just a week ago the club broke their record transfer fee to bring in Swedish striker Alexander Isak, and he showed real quality on debut at Anfield (there was a bit of hardball on show there, as well, apparently...).

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