Trippier, Winning, and Howe!
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. News of an injury to the inspirational Kieran Trippier has taken the edge off things slightly but we're in a state of disbelief after Newcastle won their third match in a row. It was a nice way for manager Eddie Howe to bring up 100 days in charge, and...
50m Feb 15, 2022
50m
Everton Overwhelmed... George Excited
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. We're all on cloud nine after the St James' Park faithful raised the roof and the team, inspired by Kieran Trippier, put in a performance to be proud of, sealing back-to-back Premier League wins. It looks like Dan Ashworth will become Newcastle's Techn...
57m Feb 10, 2022
57m
Deadline Trio: A Satisfying Transfer Window
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin, wrapping up a pleasing January transfer window. Bruno Guimaraes, Dan Burn, and Matt Targett completed the club's January business and we were so pleased we provided a musical welcome to the much-needed reinforcements; the results were, let's say, mixed....
59m Feb 02, 2022
59m
Relief at Leeds Lifeline with Robbie Elliot
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and special guest Robbie Elliott. Eddie Howe's men finally held on to a lead, at Leeds, with a committed performance, one that saw them gain ground on most of the teams around them and gives real hope of avoiding relegation with reinforcements expected bef...
58m Jan 25, 2022
58m
Another Win Bites the Dust
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. Newcastle threw away yet another lead, this time against relegation rivals Watford. Can Eddie Howe and his coaching staff fix the mentality of a squad that shows significant signs of anxiety. Off the pitch the mood is much brighter with the new owners ...
54m Jan 18, 2022
54m
FA Cup: 4th Round Holiday Booked
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin, joined this week by Adam Leventhal. Newcastle's hysterically bad FA Cup record continued with yet another third round exit, this time to League One side Cambridge United. Credit goes to the visitors, whose winner came from an Alan Shearer fan with a fam...
51m Jan 11, 2022
51m
Newcastle Can't Get Trippier? Think Again
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and special guest, Spurs and England Writer Jack Pitt-Brooke. The transfer window has arrived and, if reports are true, the club is starting with a real statement of intent by signing one of European club football's best defenders. The mood is positive around the club after a December ...
44m Jan 05, 2022
44m
To George, Best Wishes, Isaac Hayden
Taylor Payne hosts your snow-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. We've decamped to the Forth for our Christmas special, so there's gift-giving, crackers, and reflections on an entirely miserable 2021 with one remarkable highlight. There's a bit of admin as well, we review the recent backroom appointments at the cl...
1hr 1m Dec 21, 2021
1hr 1m
True Hope is Swift: No Defence at King Power
Taylor Payne channels Mark Lawrenson and Sean Connery this week on your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. The team were full of regret this week after a thrashing at Leicester reminded them of the first rule of Newcastle Club, never be confident. Not that that will be a problem this week; back-to-back games ag...
46m Dec 14, 2021
46m
Bad Signs Banished from SJP
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with Senior Writer, and LIVING legend, George Caulkin. As the Sports Direct signs were ripped out of St James's Park, we look back at a Newcastle win, yes you read that correctly, which has put to bed much of the doom and gloom lingering from the previous ownership. We head to the Walkers Stadium next Sunday, and we mana...
49m Dec 07, 2021
49m
Stormy with a (Strong) Chance of Relegation
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. Two games have passed since our last podcast, and unfortunately the club remains winless in the Premier League. We've a special report on the dramatic draw with Norwich at St James's Park which saw Newcastle play with ten men for most of the game. With...
47m Dec 02, 2021
47m
Two Birds, Dropping Like Stones?
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and special guest, Norwich reporter Michael Bailey. Eddie Howe was forced to work from home on his first match-day as Newcastle manager; an exciting match saw his side come from behind twice to take a point against Brentford. It was encouraging, but was the result good enough? The Magp...
50m Nov 23, 2021
50m
Newcastle 2.0: Reboot Underway
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and special guests Peter Rutzler and Iain Macintosh. Peter is The Athletic's Fulham writer but was posted to Bournemouth during Eddie Howe's time at the club, and he gives chapter and verse on the way Newcastle's new manager operates. We also heard from A...
58m Nov 16, 2021
58m
So Many Questions: The Answer is Howe
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and special guest Oli Kay. Moments before our podcast recording (hooray!), Eddie Howe was announced as the new Head Coach and he has a gargantuan task ahead of him if he's to steer the team clear of relegation. The Athletic's Senior Football Writer Oli Kay...
56m Nov 09, 2021
56m
Flagging: New Manager Now Please
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. This week's special guest is representative of the Wor Flags group, Thomas Concannon. Chelsea came, they strolled, and they conquered, in a Hallowe'en match that proved nightmarish for the home supporters, despite a marvellous display from the aforement...
51m Nov 02, 2021
51m
Wilson Wins Us a Point at Palace: Enough?
With Chris Waugh away, Taylor Payne is joined by The Athletic's Senior Writer George Caulkin, and Gallowgate Shots podcaster Stephen 'Besty' Best. After Steve Bruce's drawn-out depature, interim manager Graeme Jones took charge of the first team at Selhurst Park. The consensus is it was a good point, if a slightly fortunate one, but it may not be enough with a string of tough games between now...
47m Oct 26, 2021
47m
EMERGENCY PODCAST: The Bruce Era Ends
Taylor Payne hosts ANOTHER emergency edition of Athletic's Newcastle United podcast with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin to discuss the news that Steve Bruce's time as manager is over. Bruce's future had been in serious doubt since the club was sold by Mike Ashley just days ago and, although he remained in charge for the visit of Spurs, his 1,000th game in footb...
33m Oct 20, 2021
33m
New Era: Same Old Newcastle (For Now)
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic, in conversation with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. Tottenham were the visitors at St James' Park for the first match under the new ownership and, for a brief moment after Callum Wilson's early goal, it seemed the overwhelming wave of emotion might carry the team to victory. Unfortunate...
53m Oct 19, 2021
53m
Week One in Takeoverland
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and our Senior Writer George Caulkin. We're one week into new ownership and as the dust begins to settle, everyone has been surprised to see Steve Bruce is still Newcastle manager. Will he make it to the Spurs match? If he does, it'll be his 1,000th game in club management. The Athleti...
49m Oct 14, 2021
49m
EMERGENCY PODCAST: The Ashley Era Ends
Taylor Payne hosts our podcast reaction to a whirlwind 48 hours for Newcastle United with The Athletic's Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. Mike Ashley's ownership of the club came to an abrupt end, seemingly out of the blue, and we're still processing the news. The sense of relief is strong but some fans will feel conflicted by money coming into the club from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fun...
37m Oct 08, 2021
37m
Fighting Amongst Ourselves
The Athletic's Newcastle United correspondent, Chris Waugh, was ringside for the club's latest courtroom melodrama, and he tries to report the details through persistent heckling from host Taylor Payne and Senior Writer, George Caulkin. George attended the Wolverhampton match in Chris's absence and, despite good numbers in the away end, the atmosphere was flat. That was, of course, largely bec...
49m Oct 05, 2021
49m
Statistical Update: Puttin' it in the Net
Taylor Payne is joined by The Athletic's Newcastle reporters Chris Waugh and George Caulkin to reflect on the trip to Watford, one that really should have yielded three points. First-half dominance was squandered and a golden chance late on for Jacob Murphy nearly broke John Anderson. George channels Shakespeare, Sean Connery, and Ozzie Ardiles in a statistical report on the club's attempts to...
49m Sep 28, 2021
49m
Friday Night Frights: Basketball beats Football
Taylor Payne presides over a dissection of Newcastle's Friday night match with Leeds. Providing eye witness reporting and in-depth analysis are The Athletic's NUFC correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin. The Sky Sports production from St James's Park got the seal of approval from many fans and George, watching from his sickbed, agreed that it was a refreshing change of dire...
51m Sep 21, 2021
51m
Powderkeg Diplomacy: Beware Giant Squibs
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and the UK's Senior Football Writer George Caulkin. Another visit to Old Trafford, another defeat, but did the team actually play OK? And even if they did, is that enough? Callum Wilson will now miss crucial games over the next few weeks, and points are desperately needed. After the ga...
53m Sep 14, 2021
53m
A Statement of No Intent & Santi's Dream Begins
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with regular panellists Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. Following criticism of the club's transfer window, an unusual statement was published via official channels. We pick out the main points and consider the motivations behind it. One of only two players signed was Mexican teenager Santiago Munoz. We get the inside tra...
1hr Sep 07, 2021
1hr
The Sound of Football
Commissioned by The Athletic to celebrate the return of fans to football stadiums, this immersive experience was recorded using binaural audio equipment. You must listen via headphones to achieve the full effect, and quiet surroundings are recommended. The Sound of Football was conceived, produced, and edited by Oliver Bellwood. The script was written and narrated by George Caulkin. Support ...
28m Sep 04, 2021
28m
Bruce Under Fire: Hung Out to Dry?
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to podcast from The Athletic with expert insight and forthright opinions from club correspondent Chris Waugh and our Senior Writer, George Caulkin. It was the transfer deadline day we all feared. After the happy surprise that was the permanent signing of Joe Willock, noises from the club suggested that was it for incoming transfers. Despite ourselves, we hoped in vai...
50m Sep 01, 2021
50m
Heartbreak and Hope: Michael Chaplin Saves the Pod
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with Senior Football Writer George Caulkin providing expert insight. We're now two games into the new Premier League season and Steve Bruce's team have yet to win a point. They've conceded six goals so far, scoring just twice, and it's difficult to ignore the memories of last season's horrendous run. Fortunately, playwri...
46m Aug 24, 2021
46m
Failure to Launch: Wilson Strike not Enough
The Athletic's Senior Football Writer George Caulkin makes his seasonal debut on our definitive Newcastle United podcast alongside increasingly senior club correspondent Chris Waugh and host Taylor Payne. The Toon kicked off the new Premier League in disappointing fashion, losing 4-2 at home to West Ham, and that despite holding the lead at half-time. The defence looked vulnerable, and we disc...
46m Aug 17, 2021
46m
Squad Strength: Where's Willock?
It's the eve of the new season, and time for a squad audit (a squaudit?) on The Athletic's definitive Newcastle United podcast. Host Taylor Payne is joined by our club correspondent, Chris Waugh, for a full and frank assessment of the strength of Steve Bruce's squad. Several of our players suffered reputational damage as the team under-performed last term, so who will step up this time? And, ...
52m Aug 10, 2021
52m
Inside Number Nines
It's the return of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic, hosted by Taylor Payne and featuring club correspondent Chris Waugh. On the first day of term we catch up with what's been happening with the club's twin legal disputes. Plus, there's a sneaky peek behind the scenes of The Athletic's big interview this week. In the hotseat was with Callum Wilson, Newcastle's star striker...
48m Aug 03, 2021
48m
The Athletic's Euro Stories - Preview
This summer The Athletic is bringing you the ultimate guide to the past eight European Championships. So as the continent gears up for Euro 2020, you can head back in time to the tournaments of yesteryear to hear memories, stories and music from some of your favourite football journalists. Go to the Beyond The Headline feed wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free via The Athletic ap...
57s Jun 02, 2021
57s
The Season We Thought Would Never End... Ends
Taylor Payne hosts this very special edition of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with the help of club correspondents Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. This is our best attempt to sum up the events of an indescribable season. Truly a rollercoaster of emotions, and success, it's been a remarkable year in many ways. Steve Bruce's side accumulated points apace in an early-seaso...
1hr May 25, 2021
1hr
2 Fans 2 Furious?
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic accompanied, as always, by club correspondents Chris Waugh and George Caulkin and, for one week only, two very special guests. NUST's Thomas Concannon and Youtube star Kendall Rowan also happen to be dedicated NUFC fans and they will be at St James's Park for the visit of Sheffield United on Wednesday evening. We were del...
56m May 18, 2021
56m
Safety Secured by Wilson (TM) and Co
Here's the latest edition of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic. Hosted once again by Taylor Payne and with regular correspondents Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. Friday night saw the Toon trounce Leicester at the Walkers Stadium, yes those names are the right way round, and we wonder how the team can swing to such extremes of performance. Plus, a round-up of the latest nons...
57m May 12, 2021
57m
Boring, Boring Arsenal Defeat
Taylor Payne is the host of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic, hindered only slightly in this task by the curmudgeonly club correspondents Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. A dismal 2-0 defeat at home to a significantly weakened Arsenal had the unpleasant odour of Newcastle's wretched winless run which ended recently and we'd hoped was behind us. Twin cities, Leicester and M...
50m May 05, 2021
50m
Where there's a Willock...
Taylor Payne is the host of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic and he's joined, as always, by the dedicated, dynamic duo Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. We're confused by feelings of positivity this week and, while a 1-1 draw at Anfield may not have quite the same gloss in 2021 as it would any other season, we had great fun watching the messy madness unfold. Newcastle face ...
55m Apr 27, 2021
55m
St Maximin Condundrum Cracked?
The Athletic's Newcastle podcast team are back to full strength after a week dodging each other on Bamburgh beach. Taylor Payne hosts a review of a splendid seven days with Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. Allan St Maximin was the key figure again as the Toon tamed high-flying West Ham, even if the visitors did play a significant role in their own downfall. And, after the European Super League...
53m Apr 20, 2021
53m
Warren Barton on the 1892 Pledge
Chris is on holiday but regulars Taylor Payne and George Caulkin are joined on this special edition of The Athletic's "go-to Newcastle United podcast" by none other than Warren Barton. Based in California, the former Toon lynchpin still works in the game as a coach and broadcaster. He has been keeping a keen eye on the goings on at St James' Park and hasn't been shy with his views on the curre...
54m Apr 14, 2021
54m
Spurred Back to Life
Taylor Payne hosts The Athletic's Newcastle United podcast with the most dynamic of journalistic duos, George Caulkin and Chris Waugh. There's a palpable sense of positivity in the air this week after a point, and a well deserved one, against Jose Mourinho's Tottenham. We're hoping they'll carry that into a vital game with Burnley this weekend, and our special guest on the podcast is The Athl...
51m Apr 07, 2021
51m
Question Time
Taylor Payne is putting on his best impression of Fiona Bruce (no relation) as he chairs a special POTT inquiry. The Athletic's contractually bound duo Chris Waugh and George Caulkin provide the answers. So, whether you want to know why a thirty year-old Dwight Gayle might be considered more employable than a 29 year-old Salomon Rondon, or if you need some ideas for leftover spinach and eggs, ...
50m Mar 30, 2021
50m
Bruce Snookered by Potter
Taylor Payne hosts your 'go-to' Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic; this week he's joined by regular pundit Chris Waugh and reformed golf-course-heckler Michael Walker. Steve Bruce's Newcastle have hit a fair few lows this season, but was the surrender at Brighton a new nadir? And, as The Athletic launches a series of cult-hero profiles, Ryan Taylor jogs our fading memories of derby v...
59m Mar 23, 2021
59m
Bob on the Tyne
Taylor Payne hosts The Athletic's George Caulkin and Chris Waugh, plus a very special guest. Football writer Harry DeCosemo has authored a new biography of Sir Bobby Robson, covering his time as Newcastle manager. We share memories of the great man, the thrilling Champions League campaign of 2002/3, and there's a Bobby dazzler of a quiz. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for mo...
1hr Mar 17, 2021
1hr
The Accumulation of Point
Warning: this Newcastle United podcast, hosted by Taylor Payne and featuring The Athletic's George Caulkin and Chris Waugh, features strong language and unpleasant imagery... Steve Bruce's side, fresh from a tumultuous week, went to The Hawthorns and looked like they were happy to play for a point. Circumstances are eerily similar to this week, five years ago, when Rafa Benitez became the sho...
1hr 1m Mar 09, 2021
1hr 1m
Glenn Roeder Remembered
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast with the help of The Athletic's Chris Waugh and George Caulkin. The lads look back at the draw with Wolves. On paper, not the end of the World, especially with other results going the club's way, but losing both Almiron and Saint-Maximin until April is a real body blow. And, we share a few fond memories of Glenn Roeder, a true adopted Geo...
59m Mar 02, 2021
59m
Testing Times, Goalies Galore, and Vino Tino
The Athletic's George Caulkin and Chris Waugh are alongside Taylor Payne, and they're trying not to succumb to total panic this week as the Premier League's trapdoor looms large. We go in search of our happy place with Swansea loanee and World Cup winning goalkeeper Freddie Woodman. He still wants that Newcastle No. 1 shirt... And on the 25th anniversary of Asprilla's debut against Middlesbro...
56m Feb 23, 2021
56m
Alan in Wonderland
As Kevin Keegan celebrates his 70th birthday, we sit down with the man he signed for a world record fee to bring goals to Newcastle. Yes, the one and only Alan Shearer is our special guest and, hot off the back of his Athletic exclusive interview with "the Messiah", he relives the highs and lows of his idol's three spells at NUFC. We also get the lowdown on a special fundraising effort for th...
1hr 9m Feb 17, 2021
1hr 9m
Jose Enrique Drops By while the Saints Go Marching Home
Legendary left-back Jose Enrique joins us live from Spain to relive some of his favourite Newcastle memories and spill the beans on his tricky first season as well as the circumstances that led to his departure from the club. Taylor, Chris, and George are over the moon to be reporting on another win and a match that set pulses racing as Steve Bruce's men sent the Saints packing. Hosted on Ac...
59m Feb 09, 2021
59m
Too Much Possession, Willock's Arrival & "The Most Complete Centre-Forward Display We've Seen In Years"
Host Taylor Payne is joined by The Athletic's Chris Waugh & George Caulkin, after all the excitement of that win over Everton was dulled by a return to losing ways against Crystal Palace... The trio debate the impact of Joe Willock's arrival on the development of our own young Mags, and celebrate the 'most complete centre-forward display' they've seen in years from Callum Wilson. Plus, they m...
55m Feb 03, 2021
55m
Signs Of Life (No Points) + A Year In Takeover-land
Host Taylor Payne is joined by The Athletic's Chris Waugh & George Caulkin, following another defeat against Leeds - Could a 20-minute-spell in the second half yet provide the blueprint for Premier League survival? They also commemorate the 1-year anniversary of *that* Wall Street Journal article, which sparked a summer takeover saga and assess where the parties currently stand... Plus, a ret...
1hr Jan 27, 2021
1hr