{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Season Preview: Optimism, Signings, & Captain Burn","description":"Here we go, then. Newcastle United 2.0 will be a reality when Liverpool come calling this weekend and the rubber will hit the road... better that than the 5**t hitting the fan.\nProverbs aside, Amar Dedic has signed and with Nico Gonzalez the latest \"PL experience\" candidate, the transfer business probably isn't done.\nHow optimistic are we, then? George has been writing about this across the Premier League for The Athletic, and there are some unusual findings.\n\nRead about the hope-o-meter here (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7521271/2026/08/19/premier-league-hope-o-meter-2026-27/) .","author_name":"Pod On The Tyne: an independent NUFC podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5158752-pod-on-the-tyne-an-independent-nufc-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42976439/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8943482/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"></iframe>"}