George Caulkin

Pod On The Tyne: A show about Newcastle United: Matchday: Everton (h), Self-implosion Newcastle's form has seen a slight uptick in recent games, but absolutely not in the Premier League.Newcastle have lost five from six in the league, and this defeat makes it three successive league...

🔲 "Self-implosion" 🤯
🔳 Woeful concessions 😤
🔲 PL campaign a write-off? 🤔
🔳 Real keeper issues 🧤
🔲 Fortress St James' breached... Again 🏰
🔳 No 8 & 9 problems 🔢

🎧 New free-to-listen Matchday @podonthetyne.bsky.social for #NUFC 2-3 #EFC, w/ @georgecaulkin.bsky.social:
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Newcastle 2 Everton 3: Ramsey sickener, Pope problems and what happened to Fortress St James’? Defensive errors cost Newcastle dear yet again as Eddie Howe's side slipped to a fifth defeat in six Premier League matches

⚫ Fortress St James' crumbles 🏰
⚪ Jacob Ramsey scores - then retches, & is a huge miss 🤒
⚫ Pope howler - a change at GK? 🧤
⚪ Clean-sheet struggles persist ❌
⚫ PL woes again 😨

📝 #NUFC 2-3 #EFC analysis, w/ @georgecaulkin.bsky.social: #NEWEVE www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

💡 At Whitley Park for #NUFC U21s vs #BHAFC U21s in PL2, with Robbie Stockdale's side looking to build on last week's 3-0 win.

⚫⚪ Sean Neave leads the line, with Seung-soo Park & Mason Miley in the XI. Aidan Harris, the keeper who scored last week, starts.

Boro and Sunderland legend Tony Mowbray has been named Personality of the Year! 👏🏾

The annual North East Football Writers' award - given in association with us - recognises someone who uses their position in football to benefit the wider community. ❤️

sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/tony-mowbray...

Relentless pressing, sharper shooting and tactically aware: Is Anthony Gordon a striker now? The 25-year-old is playing through the middle far more often now and it seems to be a role that suits both him and Newcastle United

⚫ Only 18 senior games at CF 🔢
⚪ Gordon thinks he'll shift inside 👀
⚫ #EFC coach: "I've always thought he'd end up central" 🔮
⚪ Relentless pressing 🏃 better finishing ⚽

🔍 Is Anthony Gordon actually a striker now? Or is this still a temporary #NUFC switch?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Pod On The Tyne: A show about Newcastle United: Newcastle United, Intensity, Respect, and Leadership Today's title is three things Eddie Howe has built his team around, but are desperately lacking from the podcast as we lurch from gaffes to factual errors via hungry cats.Yes, Newcastle are through...

🔲 #UCL achievement 🇪🇺
🔳 Strange Qarabag home leg 😵‍💫
🔲 Winners & losers ⬆️⬇️
🔳 Woltemade/Gordon number switch 🔄
🔲 @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social pretends he loves #EFC more than #NUFC 🤥

🎧 New free-to-listen Midweek @podonthetyne.bsky.social w/ @georgecaulkin.bsky.social & Taylor Payne:
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Pod On The Tyne | Pod On The Tyne An independent podcast covering Newcastle United Football Club with Taylor Payne, Chris Waugh, and George Caulkin.

🔲 Favourable or glamour last-16 tie w/ #CFC or #FCB preferred? 🔮
🔳 6-minute 2nd leg? ⌛
🔲 Weird occasion? 🏟️
🔳 Too strong XI? 🤔
🔲 Taylor Payne's moon boot 👢

🎧 New @podonthetyne.bsky.social 'Extra Tyne' for subs - Matchday for #NUFC 3-2 (agg 9-3) Qarabag:
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Newcastle United 3 Qarabag 2 (9-3 on agg) – Who will Eddie Howe’s side face next in the Champions League? Analysis of Newcastle United's Champions League play-off second leg tie against Qarabag

⚫ #UCL double date w/ Barca or #CFC awaits 👀
⚪ Alex Murphy finally makes his full debut 🙌
⚫ Leo Shahar also gets bow off the bench 💪
⚪ 6 #UCL wins 🌍
⚫ But clean-sheet issues a concern 😱

📝 #NUFC 3-2 Qarabag (9-3 agg) analysis: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

No, I don’t think that’s right. As we say here one of (many) reasons Tonali appealed, was his vice captaincy role in Milan. Bearing in mind what happened with his ban, that’s perhaps not the greatest example but it’s not just a “cloggers” charter. Thiaw is seen as a future leader.

Newcastle’s leadership group is essential to the club’s success – but it needs reinforcements The departure of long-standing club captain Jamaal Lascelles makes recruiting players with leadership qualities an imperative this summer

Newcastle’s senior pros have been pivotal to the team’s mini reset, but with age & injury a factor, insiders admit there is a “concern” about leadership. The next generation are quiet.

In a big summer, #NUFC will be seeking leaders.

W/ @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Newcastle’s leadership group is essential to the club’s success – but it needs reinforcements The departure of long-standing club captain Jamaal Lascelles makes recruiting players with leadership qualities an imperative this summer

⚫ Why & what is it? 🤔
⚪ Apps down - & results have suffered 🟰❔
⚫ Active recruitment consideration for summer 🔍
⚪ Lascelles won't be replaced until summer ➡️

🫡 Howe credits #NUFC leadership group for helping change form - but evolution is coming:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Pod On The Tyne: A show about Newcastle United: Matchday: Man City (a): Nearly! Newcastle's mileage has topped 5,000 this week and they added a few hundred more with a journey to Manchester to take on City, who have had a week off.Confidence was rock bottom going into this one...

🔲 Another Etihad defeat - but was this different? 🤔
🔳 Familiar defensive issues 🔍
🔲 Momentum in check? 🔮
🔳 Does Howe understand the Burn offside/push rule? ( @lukeedwardstele.bsky.social doesn't) 📃

🎧 New free-to-listen @podonthetyne.bsky.social Matchday - #MCFC 2-1 #NUFC
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Pod On The Tyne | Pod On The Tyne An independent podcast covering Newcastle United Football Club with Taylor Payne, Chris Waugh, and George Caulkin.

🔲 Should Howe play 'the kids" vs Qarabag? 🤔
🔳 How much will #NUFC spend in summer? 💸
🔲 Howe, formations & debunking myths 🔍
🔳 What is success? 🔮

🎧 New @podonthetyne.bsky.social 'Extra Tyne' for subscribers, your Qs answered w/ @georgecaulkin.bsky.social & Taylor Payne podonthetyne.supportingcast.fm

Newcastle United attempting to trademark ‘Howay the lads’ phrase Opposition to Newcastle's application has been registered by another party, who are contesting the club's attempts to trademark the phrase.

⚫ Iconic phrase, synonymous w/ club 🗣️
⚪ Want exclusive retail rights ⚽🛍️
⚫ Phrase on current shirt collar 👕
⚪ "Howay the lasses" trademarked 👀✅
⚫ Challenge lodged 🧑‍⚖️

™️ NEW: #NUFC are attempting to trademark "Howay the lads" - but face opposition: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

⚫⚪ At Whitley Park for #NUFC U21s vs #FFC U21s.

✈️ Sean Neave, fresh from his 1st-team debut, plus Aidan Harris & Leo Shahar who also travelled to Baku, start.

📃 Seung-soo Park, Anthony Munda & Rory Finneran are also starting. Mason Miley on the bench.

Nick Woltemade’s move to midfield at Newcastle has unlocked his significant talents The German has adapted to his new role remarkably quickly and Eddie Howe's side have benefitted hugely as a result

⚫ No 8 in a 4-3-3, not No 10 in a 4-2-3-1 🔍
⚪ More touches, carries & attempted passes 📈
⚫ Wasn't discussed as No 8 when signed 👀
⚪ Replacing Guimaraes' creativity 🪄

🔓 Is midfield move the key to #NUFC unlocking Nick Woltemade - at least in the short run?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Pod On The Tyne: A show about Newcastle United: Baku for breakfast; Newcastle smash Qarabag Newcastle's agony at missing out on direct passage to the Champions League last 16 was eased slightly as they made light work of their play-off tie.Five first-half goals, four from centre forward A...

🔲 #NUFC steamroll Qarabag defence 🚜
🔳 Comfort & cigars 🚬
🔲 @georgecaulkin.bsky.social on "twattish" penalties ⚽
🔳 Prolific CL Flash Gordon ⚡
🔲 Doubling away-win tally 🤯
🔳 Etihad hope? 😬

🎧 New free-to-listen @podonthetyne.bsky.social midweek & reaction to Qarabag 1-6 #NUFC:
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No, it’s a good point. I don’t think there’s a short cut any more. You try to supercharge sponsorship / commercial, develop players, sell on at the right time & go again. But with no SD or CEO last summer, it never felt like NUFC were in control & they’re still suffering from that.

Newcastle asked questions of themselves. Anthony Gordon provided an answer Is Anthony Gordon having a great season or a mediocre one? The tone around him and Newcastle has changed these past days

Anthony Gordon: lightning bolt, question mark, enigma, record-breaker and the embodiment of Newcastle’s season of contrasts.

#NUFC

www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

I did. Interestingly, @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social insisted they weren't full twatters, so we had a fierce debate about how twattish they actually were.

Qarabag 1 Newcastle 6 – Gordon’s four-goal display, Woltemade happy in Newcastle Anthony Gordon hit four goals as Newcastle United overcame Qarabag with a 6-1 win in their Champions League play-off first-leg

⚫ Anthony Gordon's 4-goal blitz 4️⃣
⚪ Gordon in PL vs Gordon in CL 🤯
⚫ Nick Woltemade happy at #NUFC - & enjoying his new role 👀
⚪ Is new-found balance sustainable? 🔮
⚫ Professional performance all-but ensures #UCL progress 🙌

📝 Qarabag 1-6 #NUFC analysis: www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

How Newcastle and Howe bounced back: Mission over bulls***, tactical tweaks and player meetings Newcastle have bounced back from a loss against Brentford to win two games on the spin. This is what happened behind the scenes...

⚫ Pragmatism - & ambition ⚖️
⚪ Senior players taking responsibility 🫡
⚫ Bold, left-field choices 🤔
⚪ Identity 💨
⚫ "Mission over bulls***" (MOB) 📰

👀 How Eddie Howe & #NUFC bounced back from the head coach's lowest ebb, w/ @georgecaulkin.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Kim Hellberg: Behind the scenes with the coach driving Middlesbrough towards the Premier League Boro's Swedish coach talks rollercoaster football, overcoming a fear of public speaking and how Hellball could restore the club to the elite

Kim Hellberg's impact on Middlesbrough has been fast and impressive, as have a growing number of Boro's performances. Top of the Championship, tonight they go to Coventry in second. Hellberg's favourite player as a boy was Frank Lampard. Spent a few hours observing. www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

Newcastle need Sandro Tonali to step up in Bruno Guimaraes’ absence. This was an excellent start Newcastle's dream of winning the FA Cup for the first time since 1955 is alive after a gritty performance against Aston Villa

⚫ 1st goal(s) since May ⚽⚽
⚪ Has speculation over future affected him? 🗣️
⚫ Relationship with Howe ♥️
⚪ Woltemade = midfielder? 🤔

🪜 Sandro Tonali is starting to step up - he needs to become #NUFC's main man again given Bruno Guimaraes' extended absence:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

Pod On The Tyne: A show about Newcastle United: FA Cup Matchday: Villans (and villains) defied Back-to-back away wins for Newcastle United, two goals for Sandro Tonali, and a first strike of 2026 for Nick Woltemade... a simple victory? Well, maybe not.George and Chris assess an obstacle-fill...

🔲 #FACup dream alive 🏆
🔳 Back-to-back away wins 🙌
🔲 Tonali brace ⚽⚽
🔳 Officiating & injustice in crazy game 🤯
🔲 Terrible @georgecaulkin.bsky.social VAR jokes 🤡
🔳 Birmingham trains 🚅

🎧 New free-to-listen @podonthetyne.bsky.social Matchday for #AVFC 1-3 #NUFC:
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Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 3: Tonali steps up with double, marathon season continues, where was VAR? Newcastle United staged a brilliant comeback to beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round. Here are the key talking points...

⚫ No VAR, woeful decisions - yet #NUFC find a way 🤯
⚪ 3 shots on target, 3 goals ⚽⚽⚽
⚫ Tonali steps up with no Bruno 🙌
⚪ Birthday-boy Woltemade scores 🥳
⚫ #FACup dream still alive after big away win 🏆

📝 #AVFC 1-3 #NUFC analysis, w/ @georgecaulkin.bsky.social: #AVLNEW www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

Newcastle United will be in Monday's FA Cup fifth round draw after beating Aston Villa 3-1.

But the game will most likely be remembered for the dreadful officiating...

@georgecaulkin.bsky.social @chrisdhwaugh.bsky.social

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

⛅ Something bordering upon sunshine at Villa Park, which is a novelty. It's actually not raining. 😱

⚫⚪ #NUFC take on #AVFC in the #FACup 4th round, looking to advance in a competition they can realistically win (but do they want extra games?). 🏆

#WaughWeatherReport #AVLNEW

Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes expected to be out 6-10 weeks with hamstring injury The Brazil international is set to miss at least eight fixtures across all competitions, including the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland.

◾ Will miss at least 8 games, but 10+ if #NUFC progress in CL ⌛
◽ Hamstring issue sidelines influential skipper 😲
◾ #NUFC still need to find a way to win without him in PL 🤔

🤕 Huge blow for #NUFC, with Bruno Guimaraes set to be out until April:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

Jacob Ramsey cost Newcastle £39million – he is starting to show his value The 24-year-old midfielder is in encouraging form as he prepares to face his former club, Aston Villa, in the fourth round of the FA Cup

⚫ Athlete AND technician 👟⚽
⚪ Relearning No 8 role 📖
⚫ Graphics show changing demands from Emery to Howe 👀
⚪ Howe transfer trope challenged 🤔

🔍 As Jacob Ramsey prepares to return to #AVFC, he is finally starting to show why #NUFC signed him: www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...