
Pod On The Tyne: The Athletic FC's Newcastle United show
Host Taylor Payne is joined by The Athletic's George Caulkin and Chris Waugh to bring you behind the scenes at the most certifiable football club in the Premier League... Newcastle United. Subscribe for big-name interviews, unrivalled insight and copious amounts of hysterical laughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Oct 2, 2023 • 52min
Burnley Dispatched; Bring On PSG
Taylor Payne brings you our Monday show with George Caulkin and Jacob Whitehead celebrating football's sexiest two words... we'll whisper them into your ear.Paris Saint-Germain getting relegated from Ligue 1 is about as likely as Jacob winning Masterchef, but Peter Rutzler, THE RELEGATOR, joins us for our Champions League preview so maybe he can help us put them into the Europe League.All that, plus the latest madcap victory in a great start to the season for NUFCW, several misguided animal metaphors, and an inquiry into potential phone-w*nkery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 28, 2023 • 40min
Carabao REaction: Burst of Ferocity beats Pep
Taylor Payne reviews the Carabao Cup Third Round win over Manchester City with George Caulkin and perennial chip-pisser Chris Waugh.Eddie Howe made ten changes including a home debut for teenager Lewis Miley and, while the youngsters performed admirably, City dominated first-half possession at St James's Park.But, the game changed with half-time subs Bruno and Gordon triggering a furious burst of pressure resulting in a goal for Isak that sealed the tie. Our reward is a trip to Old Trafford in the next round, but next we host Burnley in the league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 25, 2023 • 39min
Eighters Gonna Eight: What a Week!
Chris Waugh and Jacob Whitehead join Taylor Payne for a detailed breakdown of Newcastle's incredible 8-0 win at Bramall Lane.It was the club's biggest ever away win in league football and, for the first time in Premier League history, eight different players scored.Next up, the trifling matter of Manchester City in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Without anything else to be negative about, Chris rails against the concept of sponsorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 21, 2023 • 60min
Il Suono di Milano: The Sound of Milan
21 years in the making... Newcastle returned to the Champions League and they returned to Milan. Get your headphones on for the full stereo effect as George Caulkin brings you the trip in binaural audio....and there's a full debrief with George, Taylor, and Chris. It was a great point, but was it a good performance? Did the decision to arrive as late as possible backfire? And is Chris getting enough sausage? We answer all these questions and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 18, 2023 • 47min
Back to San Siro: Newcastle Return to the Champions League
George Caulkin reports from Milan as Newcastle United return to Europe, to the Champions League, and to the San Siro with a midweek fixture away to AC Milan.Taylor Payne, Chris Waugh, and Jacob Whitehead review three vital Premier League points after Eddie Howe's men beat Brentford again to regain some crucial momentum going into the UCL group stage.And, with George and Alan from work both suffering with amnesia, we've the best of your memories of Newcastle's past Champions League campaigns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 13, 2023 • 46min
Milan Sandwich.... Judging the Pace Right for a Huge Week
George Caulkin and Chris Waugh join Taylor Payne for our second show of the September International Break with Jacob Whitehead incapacitated after a slight pace misjudgement in the baking North East weather on Sunday's Great North Run.There's no room for error for Eddie Howe, aka the man in black, as he readies his men for a gigantic week with crucial Premier League fixtures sandwiching a midweek trip to Milan in the Champions League.NUFC's Women have been, necessarily, flawless so far this season. We've a report on their victory over Stoke City as a storm broke over Kingston Park, an update on Saudi Arabia's friendly games at St James's Park (a mis-step?), and a glimpse at the new Stack Fan Zone below the Gallowgate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 2023 • 56min
Running on empty? Sir Brendan Foster re-energises the pod
After Newcastle's uncharacteristically fragile performance on Saturday, Taylor Payne analyses the defeat at Brighton with George Caulkin and Jacob Whitehead.But, if there's a better guest to put some spring back into our steps, then we don't know who it would be. Sir Brendan Foster is a titanic sporting figure and, just a few days before the 43rd Great North Run, he joins us to talk about the event's great success, Sir Bobby Robson, and doing laps of Wembley.A great start to the season for NUFC women, whose new signings are settling in very quickly, and an international break for the men with our fandom, and George, ready for a brief change of scenery.***• Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/tyne to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 31, 2023 • 56min
Champions League Draw LIVE: We're Going to Italy! (France, and Germany)
Full house this time as the whole team assemble for the Champions League draw, broadcast to an Athletic Live Room on Thursday afternoon. Relive the drama as SPOILER ALERT... we were placed in Group F with PSG, Borussia Dortmund, and AC Milan!Plus, a review of Newcastle's transfer business this summer with the expert help of football statistician Kevin Lawson and reaction to that dastardly Carabao Cup draw against Manchester City.Brighton next, with George already halfway there to beat the rail strike, and Eddie Howe must bring his squad's feet back to turf and put the last fortnight's results behind us.***• Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/tyne to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 28, 2023 • 45min
Red Card(s), Red-Faced, Red Raw... Red Flag?
It's the morning after the terrible night before and Taylor Payne, George Caulkin, and Chris Waugh have still got that frightening feeling, the haunting memories of late losses to Liverpool in games we should have won.So, how did it happen, do the Reds really have the wood over Newcastle, and will it always be this way or is it simply that Eddie Howe's team has not yet reached that stage of their development?Brighton next, who we have a mixed record against, a few transfer tidbits plus news of a good opening win for the lasses and an Athletic Live Room this Thursday for the Champions League draw.***• Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/tyne to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 2023 • 32min
Attack of the Clones: Squad Depth, Not-worky Tickets, & Social Media
Taylor Payne hosts your favourite Newcastle United podcast with The Athletic's Chris Waugh and Jacob Whitehead. Unfortunately, George Caulkin was forced to withdraw at the 11th hour with an oppressive work schedule, so we have been forced to take drastic measures!The signing of Lewis Hall was confirmed this week, and that may conclude the acquisitions to Eddie Howe's squad in this window. A versatile operator, Hall is the second Chelsea Academy graduate to arrive in August.Onto the Liverpool game, and tensions have arisen this week with fans not over the moon about ticketing decisions and Bruno Guimaraes responding angrily to a tweet about the Manchester City game. Let's hope we're all United come Sunday.***• Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/tyne to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.