Taylor Payne hosts a special edition of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and True Faith's Charlotte Robson.

It's the eve of the 2022/23 season, and we're all uncharacteristically excited about the team's prospects. There are so many questions to answer: where will we finish, who is next in line for Howe-ification, and can Dan Burn carry Ryan Fraser in a papoose?

We also have an update on transfer activity, which has seemingly been restoked, and a word from Matt Ritchie on the sense of achievement he feels as he reflects on his time at Newcastle.

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