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Bill and Kevin lament how life has gotten in the way of the important stuff and celebrate a comprehensive yet nervy win against Chelsea that vaults Newcastle into sole possession of third place within a sniff of Champions League qualification.

How Newcastle has become a mentality monster, but why their emotions lie just below the surface.

Why Newcastle's form seemed to dip after Chelsea dropped to 10 men.

And with our noisy neighbors knocking on the door of a Championship Final: Do we want Sunderland back in the Premier League?

Never thought we'd see the day when a win over Manchester United seemed routine, and yet here we are. 

Bill & Kevin discuss Newcastle's professional 4-1 win over their former nemesis, a club that has been the one, over and over, to break Geordie hearts. But now? An expected win.

What's the rest of the season look like? What were our favorite moments from the match? And were you as surprised as Bill at what Jason Tindall's voice sounds like?

Our new format! 18 minutes on Newcastle United.

Bill and Kevin review (i.e. revel in) the Carabao Cup celebration, and of course focus on the complaints from other fan groups.

-- Alex Isak is a troublemaker

-- Also no one is buying him

-- Also did you hear that Newcastle United won the League Cup?

Roving Reporter Andrew joins Kevin with Helen and Mel, some beloved Geordies who celebrated Newcastle's League Cup win in a great place -- Wembley Stadium!

The wait is over, the trophy case opens up for a new resident as Bill and Kevin break down Newcastle's seismic win in the League Cup final over Liverpool.

-- The joy and rapture on Tyneside and in the US;

-- Our ode to George Caulkin, the best sports scribe on the planet;

-- The tactical masterclass of Eddie Howe;

-- Dan Burn's moment of magic rises to legend;

-- A Sean Longstaff moment many people may have missed.

-- The class of Liverpool, our appreciation of it, and our hope they never show it to us again.

MISCHIEF MANAGED!!!

Well, well, well, look who's back!

Bill and Kevin break down the upcoming Carabao Cup Final on the weekend.

How much better did we feel following the win at West Ham?

The major difference in this squad vs. the one that played in 2023.

Why there are all sorts of reasons for Toon Fans to be optimistic.

"You like Liverpool? F**k Liverpool."

Will Osula, Baby Giraffe
Joe Willock No Matter What
The Goal of the Season
Win the League or Silverware?

Dan Burn danburns Odegard!

Fabian Schar forces Decwan to share!

Bruno throws his own partey.

TELL ME MA, TELL ME MA...

Know your audience: League Two Bromley made the absolute best of a day at St. James' Park while Newcastle slowly asserted its dominance in a professional display.

Kevin waxes rhapsodic about what it means for our club to play at St. James' Park and the magic that architects and designers will have difficulty recapturing if we move.

Bill and Kevin wonder what's wrong with the ball as Mikel Arteta receives a lifetime achievement award following Newcastle's 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates.

Eddie Howe once again outsmarts a rival manager, leaving him fuming.

A shift for the ages from Sven Botman.

Troy Deeney accidentally asks a good question.

And a recognition after this match that Newcastle United is on par with any club in the Premier League.

Newcastle United survived an early wake up time and the chaos at Tottenham Hotspur to claim three more points and keeping their near club record win streak alive.

Re: the handball. What you gonna trust me or your lyin' eyes?

How Postecoglu's post-game outburst overshadowed a good performance by Spurs' young players.

Nananananananananananananananana BOTMAN!

A look ahead to Arsenal, plus Kevin's bizarre hatred of "you're welcome."

You're welcome.

After a half-century of near constant futility, Newcastle United exorcises a few demons on the smoking crater once known as Manchester United.

- What RTMU players would start for Newcastle?

- Why the coverage has been so one sided?

- Is this still a big match for us? Why Manchester United is kind of like our loser big brother.

- Why our man of the match had to come from the midfield.

- Bill's tribute to the Georgian Geordie, Jimmy Carter

We're joined this week by roving reporter Andrew from Forrest Hall, Andrew "The Barron," Barron, and ol' Kev, coming at ya LIVE, from the Hawk and Griffin in Vienna, Virginia. 

We review yet another demolition of Aston Villa at Saint James's Park, discuss the problems afoot at Manchester United, and go into great detail on the potential landing spots for a new stadium in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. 

Andrew Barron's debut goes as well as can be expected, after having spent three seasons gaining fitness on the Mischief of Magpies bench. We all know Eddie Howe doesn't rush players onto the pitch, and Barron has needed three seasons to gain match fitness. But boy, does he contribute in this very festive episode. Happy New Year to our faithful listener!

Andrew Hargreaves joins Bill Mann to discuss the very, very good week for NUFC, capped off by their 4 goal demolition of Ipswich Town.

-- Alex Isak is scoring, but is he happy?

-- Why Bill would be OK with Isak leaving

-- Andrew wants to know which you like better: the Schar mustache or the Brazilian bottle blonds

-- Jason Tyndall in cornrows. It's gonna happen.

NUFC obliterates Leicester City on the weekend, the first match of the season in which Newcastle didn't seem to play exactly at the level of its opposition. 

Are we seeing the payoff from the growing pains from Tonali and Bruno learning to work with each other?

What do we want to see happen during the January window? Is it possible one of our crown jewels might be moved on? 

Why Eddie Howe's interview with Simon Jordan probably wouldn't be possible with a Northeast-based journalist.

The dad joke in the title brought to you by Kevin Sperry.

Newcastle and Liverpool open the holiday season with an absolute banger!

-- A tribute to the genius of Mo Salah

-- A classic that was robbed of its epic finish by a quick whistle

-- Why Newcastle seems to play to its competition and what this means for Brentford.

-- Also Bill surprises Kevin with the best news he'll hear all month

Bill and Kevin have a hard time coming up with too many positives from the Crystal Palace match. Honestly, we tried.

-- An historically poor performance by the Toon
-- Which players performed well?
-- Should Eddie Howe keep starting Bruno and Tonali and let them figure it out?

The good times continue as Newcastle United rolls over in-form Nottingham Forest

-- The trust amongst the players seems to have returned along with the goals

-- Why Joelinton is playing a different game than everyone else

-- The pairings that make all the difference with Newcastle's unity

And we hear from Evan Ridley, a member of the MoM panel. Want to join? Connect with us on X or Facebook!

After a delightful win against Arsenal, Bill and Kevin debate the most difficult Man of the Match choice of the season.

Why Americans have to call the man "Bukayo Football."

Bill discloses the only person who seems to like being around Mikel Arteta (hint: he carries a sword).

Whether Newcastle and Arsenal are now rivals.

And why Kevin hates Ted Lasso.

Also we hear from our Mischief of Magpies panel!

After an unplanned break, Bill and Kevin catch up on the goings on and finally -- FINALLY -- see some of the chaos and aggressiveness that has defined Newcastle United football.

-- What changed? Did Eddie Howe just rip 'em one?

-- Why Sean Longstaff is so important to the club

-- Have Isak & Gordon been distracted

Oh about a year back or so we played Everton, but in the meantime...

Newcastle United cross a significant anniversary and Bill and Kevin give their verdicts.

Speaking of verdicts, the sound you hear is PSR crashing on the heads of the Premier League and the cartel clubs.

Also, what job would Jordan Pickford have if football didn't exist?

Bill Mann is solo this week as Kevin had something better to do

-- Nobody seems to know who those Manchester City points got dropped to.

-- Bill's North Carolina home and its central role in his love of NUFC

-- Anthony Gordon's fantastic response, Sandro Tonali's physicality, and Dan Burn's shut down play against Erling Haaland

Bill & Kev break down what felt like an inevitable poor showing against the Cottagers

-- Watching Smith-Rowe run rampant led to the obvious question: does Bruno need Longstaff more than we realize?

-- Is our form a slow build or a reason for concern?

-- Does Bruno have the stuff to be a great captain?

-- Why Anthony Gordon needs to grow the hell up.

Newcastle United grinds out a come-from-behind 1:2 win at Wolves, with a halftime triple change proving the difference.

Should Barnes, Tonali and Willock be starting or is the role of impact sub a thing?

Why Bill believes that Kieran Trippier was the Man of the Match

A look ahead to Fulham and AFC Wimbledon.

Think you know other Newcastle United supporters? Over the last few months Kevin Sperry has conducted interviews with several Toon Army DC fans who join us each week to ride or die with NUFC. Recorded live at the Hawk & Griffin, Vienna, Virginia, the home of the Toon Army DC

Interviewees include:

Steve Pace

Nicola Pace

Andrew Hargreaves

Eddie Hoffman

Chelsea Honey

Andrew Baron

Dag Mawi

Kevin Richards

Join Bill and Kevin as they discuss Newcastle United's "lucky" win over Spurs.

In this episode:

-- How on earth wasn't that a pen? (You know what we're talking about)

-- Sandro Tonali's emotional return

-- How Krafthy was that win?

-- Everton really sucks, and what would happen if Wolverhampton Wanderers were an American club.

HAPPY TONALI DAY FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE!

Bill and Kevin review the hate-watch that was the Bournemouth match and look for some green shoots of optimism, and there were more than a few. They were just, you know, really hard to see.

Joelinton follows up a wonderful match with a clunker.

We have game changers!

Kieran Trippier shows why he is so important to the club.

Bill and Kevin break down Newcastle's nervy, annoying and ultimately satisfying win against Southampton.

Transfers! Terrible refereeing jobs! Man of the match! 

Why Newcastle was fortunate that Ben Brereson Diaz remained on the pitch. 

Our take on the real reason Crystal Palace negotiated so hard on Marc Guehi.

And a preview of a potential banana peel match this week at Bournemouth.

Good news, listener! We're back for Season 3! Bill & Kevin break down the preseason and offseason for Newcastle United as we prepare to gear up for the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.

-- Sela Cup Champions! (you'll never sing that)

-- Most beautiful kits in the history of the sport?

-- What Bill saw from the Brest and Girona matches that he loved

-- PSR and saying farewell to Amanda and Mehrdad

-- Kevin says some things but we kinda tuned out

-- Oh, right! Predictions! Who wins the league? Who gets relegated? Whither the Toon?

Bill & Kevin briefly recap the 12 minutes vs. Brentford where it seemed our worst fears would be realized. Until they weren't.

This episode includes:

-- What Do Manchester United and Newcastle United Have in Common?

-- Why the people who don't want to play in Conference League are nuts

-- An incredible NUFC statistic

-- Superlatives, or Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo, or why can't Bruno do a knee slide?

-- Kevin risks it all to praise NUFC-PSG

-- Which player is "liquid elbows?"

Surprising Bogey club Brighton & Hove Albion does it again, frustrating Newcastle United to a damaging draw at SJP.

Bill & Kevin discuss Newcastle's dominant win at Burnley and the positivity that comes from contributions from Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento and Sean Longstaff

-- Did you think Gordon would be this good?

-- Did it look like Joelinton was trying to kill someone when he came on?

-- And why we are all Palace now

Bill and Kevin run through the Palace match, which is ironic because Newcastle's squad sure didn't. Then we get onto the subject of the (great? good? uneven? dispeptic?) Sheffield United match that saw the Blades face their inevitable relegation.

In this episode we discuss:

-- Half-and-half scarves yea or nay?

-- The remaining fixtures

-- The Passion of the VAR

Last year's Spurs match was so fun the lads decided to do it again!

-- Kevin calls the Spurs kit color sous vide juice, Bill calls it liver.

-- The beautiful celebration for hearing impaired children at SJP.

-- Eddie Howe's managerial masterclass

-- A breakdown of the remainder of the season

-- Victory and a championship for the lasses!!!

Bill & Kevin break down a satisfying match, despite yet another piece of vandalism by the men of VAR.

Who was your man of the match? 

Was this a "smash & grab?"

Why didn't Kevin get invited to play paintball?

Bill's joins us from the poshest bunker in Gosforth, and Kevin's joins from his closet apparently, to review an epic 4-3 comeback win for the Toon. We go through the match in detail, revel in the Hawk and Griffin becoming a shithousing pub, and hear how Bill offended Amber-Keegan Stobbs! 

Newcastle's lone remaining path to Europe for next year will now be turning it around in the last of the Premier League Season.

Bill & Kevin review the Manchester City FA Cup loss and ask the ugly questions:

Should Eddie Howe get another season?

Should Newcastle Fans be actually rooting for Manchester City to get away with it?

Do the people running the Premier League have a clue?

What a difference a week makes! Or maybe just a player! Bill and Kevin discuss how magically Dan Burn looks a hell of a lot better with Joe Willock playing in front of him. 

A big win against Wolves was exactly what we needed after that gut punch of yet another baffling Cup draw.

Bill & Kevin break down the Newcastle penalty shootout win at Blackburn in the 5th round of the FA Cup.

-- Willock and Isak back together

-- A troubling hesitancy among the players

-- Why the Premier League will fix FFP

Bill and Kevin review NUFC's exciting (too exciting) win at the City Ground, with Bill expressing surprise that Jonjo Shelvey didn't feature for the Garibaldi. Also Bill gives Kevin some super useful advice for his visit to Craven Cottage next week.

Newcastle United shares the points in an ultimately disappointing 4-4 barnburner with Luton Town.

-- Is Rob Edwards the next promising manager Chelsea is going to ruin?

-- Why the combination of losing Willock and Joelinton is so destructive. 

Eddie's S#!*housing Mags are dead! Long live Eddie's S#!*housing Mags! 

Bill and Kevin return to the Hawk and Griffin to revel in Newcastle's third straight away win, try to find anything negative to say about Fabian Schar, and contemplate how many balls actually went in the net on Jacob Murphy's "goal" early in the second half. 

Bill & Kev review a rare, welcome W as Newcastle goes through to Round 5 of the FA Cup. 

Plus some transfer window intrigue from your favorite IDK podcasters.*

* I Don't Know

Happy Birthday to the Mischief of Magpies!

Bill and Kevin reflect on a year of doing a Newcastle United podcast from the USA. And what a year it's been! 

In this episode we review the Manchester City loss, the positives to take from it and how unkind the fates have been to Newcastle United this season.

Bill points out the utter stupidity of the schadenfreude supporters of other clubs are showing Newcastle for its inability to spend under the fantastically misnamed Financial Unfair Play rules.

Newcastle United files its financial report for the 2022-23 season, and its challenge to get to the top of the league in a world of Profit & Sustainability Rate requirements comes into sharp relief.

Why the owners are likely delighted with Eddie Howe.

Why the international fan base is so important for competitive reasons.

Why St. James' Park's current condition is a liability.

Why Ollie Holt is such a jackass.

All revealed here.

Bill and Andrew discuss the delightful day out that was our first derby match in nearly a decade as Sunderland plays, bizarrely, right into Newcastle's hands.

We ponder the questions of whether some beloved players may be on their way out, and whether we'd like the derby to be played more often.

Kevin can't contain his pessimism as visions of pink slips begin to dance in his head. Simultaneously calling for calm and for peoples' heads, Kevin is a tangled ball of frustration.

Andrew, our new Chief Ispiration Officer, provides just enough perspective to earn his new title, reminding the listener, numerous times, that the season, is actually, not over. (Clutches Pearls.) 

It's a bumpy ride, so hold on tight to your black and white New Year hats...you know, the silly looking ones that are made out of cardboard, shaped like Abraham Lincoln's, and inexplicably have a pair of sunglasses stapled to them for some reason. 

Happy Holidays from your friends in misery, the Mischief of Magpies!

Bill and Kevin giggle for sixty-five minutes straight after 10-man Fulham roll out the red carpet for a rampant and entertaining Newcastle United. 

17-year old Lewis Miley, who has more European minutes under his belt than Sunderland Association Football Club, scored his maiden Premier League goal for Newcastle, Callum Wilson was made angry by Miguel Almiron scoring a goal, and Dan Burn molested the ball into the net for a third, as Newcastle cruised in what ended up as a very fun and uplifting match. 

We discuss important topics like Emil Krafth's attractiveness, the plight of Tino Livramento not getting all the attention, and ponder how Fotmob could mistake Dan Burn's foot for whichever of his appendages actually scored that goal. 

Newcastle United disappoints poetically.

If you wanted a team that tries, well you have it. So much great to take out of Newcastle's experience in this year's Champions League. Of course, we were 30 minutes away from way more than that.

Who had the worse day?

Bill missed the game because he was driving through thick fog on mountain roads with a carsick dog and a very displeased wife, with his car ending up on the back of a flatbed tow truck.

Kevin watched Tottenham Hotspur poleax Newcastle.

We pay tribute to the incredible Toon Army who made their way to London despite broken down trains. And we talk about the huge match coming up this week.