Eddie Howe's men are getting the weekend off, so we've opened the floor to questions and we got plenty...In no particular order: should Eddie Howe be adapting our style of play more drastically, who is going to help the midfield while we're without so many players, WHEN WILL THOSE PLAYERS RETURN(!), and are we really at the absolute limits of what we can spend on transfers?...and, after George's late withdrawal, the mantle of getting on Chris's nerves is taken up by Jacob, Taylor, and most of the people sending in questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Payne is joined by George Caulkin and Chris Waugh for a Manchester-holics anonymous meeting after our leading men and women were downed by the blue and red halves of the city respectively.For Eddie Howe's men, it signalled a return to something like the Newcastle United of last season. Unfortunately, it wasn't so much a Pep talk as the strength of the champions' bench that told in the end.Meanwhile, Becky Langley's NUFC Women lost their absurd unbeaten record against one of the strongest teams in the game. Players and fans did themselves proud, though, and there's a huge league game coming up to start afresh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Whitehead returns to the podcast, albeit slightly later than scheduled, which makes it an awesome foursome as we look ahead to a HUGE weekend of football. Before that, though, Chris summarises the headlines from Newcastle United's latest financial results and the consequences for the ongoing January transfer window and beyond.A double date with destiny, then, and we're looking to the stars for some optimism as Eddie Howe's men aim to take all three points in a fixture that usually yields none; the stats prove Manchester City are our toughest Premier League opponents, but we live in hope.Meanwhile, it feels like the women's team have real hope of progress in the Adobe FA Cup, and that's despite facing one of the real big guns. Manchester United finished second in the WSL last season but Katie Barker is confident and now, we are as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you had designed the perfect outcome, it would have looked a lot like this. In control from the off, no dangerous moments at the back, and one-nil up at half-time before sealing it with two goals from your premium striker.Newcastle had it all their own way on the pitch, but what does it mean for the rest of the season, future derbies, and what about the celebrations? We get into that and all the rest of it with Taylor, George, and Chris.Let's not forget Sunday, either. Katie Barker notched a hat-trick in a magnificent 7-0 win over Halifax and Newcastle's women have their own date with FA Cup destiny next weekend in Manchester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our last podcast we celebrated the successes of 2023 with family and friends, but the Christmas spirit has thoroughly worn off, especially with zero points from three festive Premier League fixtures.January brings new hope, then, or does it? The queue in the physio's office is still pretty lengthy, and FFP could put paid to any ideas about spending our way out of trouble.The New Year's resolution for Eddie Howe's men is as simple as it gets, win the FA Cup third round tie at Sunderland, by any means necessary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once again, we assembled in Newcastle for our Christmas drinks special with the magnificent Strawberry pub playing host to an elite audience of friends, relatives, loved ones, and Others.Eddie Howe's men suffered heartbreak at Chelsea on Tuesday night, but we're banishing negativity with a look ahead to the festive fixtures and that date with Sunderland in the new year.It seems everyone associated with Newcastle United is getting a bit tired and emotional, so we also celebrate a late Thanksgiving by remembering our personal highlights of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're coming to you just 24 hours before Eddie Howe's men take on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup quarter finals and despite the best efforts of our resident gremlin, Chris Waugh.A three-nil win at home to Fulham would be a nice result under any circumstances, but after European heartbreak in midweek, and with an unwelcome setback in our previously relenting injury crisis, it was a magnificent effort.Lewis Miley got his first senior goal to break the deadlock and teammate Sean Longstaff was full of praise for his junior colleague, and Becky Langley's women won 11-3(!) to round off the calendar year unbeaten(!!!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Payne is joined by the world's unlikeliest hoody-wearer, George Caulkin, and Nostra-doofus Chris Waugh, to look back at the last emotional rollercoaster of our Champions League campaign.The Group of Death went to the death, but sadly it wasn't to be as our desire to stay in Europe's premier competition saw us concede to a Milan counter-attack and exit European competition entirely.Fulham are next and, while they have some good recent form, their away record is much like Newcastle's... bad. Huge excitement for Becky Langley and the women's team, though, as they booked a trip to Manchester in the Adobe Women's FA Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Payne and Chris Waugh are safe in the North East for our weekend review, with George Caulkin making the unexpected decision to broadcast from a building site in central London.We have another dispiriting display to look back at, with Eddie Howe's knackered Mags downed 4-1 by a Spurs side whose "injury crisis" pales by comparison. Better news from Gateshead, where Becky Langley's women made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup and a potential meeting with the big hitters of the WSL.Next up, a Champions League Group F finale with AC Milan coming to St James's Park on Wednesday. The atmosphere should be electric, but can that re-energise the players or will Leao and co spoil the party? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The prodigal grandad returns! George Caulkin is back, which is good, because we need numbers to comfort each other with our resident Evertonian is on the smugpath. Newcastle lost at Goodison Park, deservedly so, but can we bounce back at Spurs on our own little Super Sunday?Captain Lascelles hobbled into the changing room on Thursday: hopefully Eddie Howe can get some reinforcements soon because bare bones was about five injuries ago. Chris updates us on the rehabbers... twice.And we celebrate the glimmer of light that was Lewis Miley, arguably Newcastle's best player in the first half on Merseyside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices