A Mischief of Magpies: Newcastle United from the USA

Bill and Kevin discuss the upcoming Newcastle United season! Updates on incoming and outgoing players! Updates on rule changes, including the "Mad Dog Rule!" Season and Player Predictions! Social Media commentary!

All the details from the spectacular Summer Series outing in the USA. We hear from our reporters on the scene! The Tailgate! Kevin's atrocious attempt at an Eddie Howe impersonation! Eddie Howe points out Jamaal Lascelles' biceps to Bill's wife! George Caulkin! Charlotte Robson! Eddy from Tyneside Life! Three very, very fun, very, very hot games with an unbelievable showing by Toon fans from aroun...

The entire experience of going to sporting events in the US is very different than in England. We've got you covered! In this episode you'll hear about: -- Drinking in your seat! -- No home & away ends! -- Where to get the best food in the stadiums! -- Why Americans are a little weird abot their national anthem! We cut out the part where Kevin didn't know the difference between Philadelphia and Bo...

Kevin Sperry hosts this dramatic, booze-filled quiz show testing our contestants' knowledge of the history of Newcastle United. Don't be fooled, Kevin acts all know-it-all in this episode, but that's only because he has been provided with the answers. Think you can do better than our contestants?

Kevin cheats in a spelling contest.  We discuss the signings in the door, the ones that seem like they might come, and we do that classic thing where we treat someone who was thought to be coming but isn't as if he was never any good anyway. A quick review of the combined schedule for the fall (all Bill's work. ALL of it.) and start the hype train for the Summer Series.

Bill and Kevin look back over this magical season for Newcastle United, the one which saw us rise from relegation-bait to competing with the likes of Real Madrid for players. We discuss our highest and lowest moments of the season, name our players of the season and give our predictions for where we end up next year. 

Ok, so it's possible that Kevin had celebrated a bit much before we recorded.  Newcastle absolutely dominated and somehow managed to draw Leicester City 0-0 and it was enough. No worries this next week. We are Top 4.

With Bill out galavanting around the United States, Barry steps into the hot seat at the Hawk and Griffin for a fun hour of recapping the glorious Brighton 4-1 victory, previewing the Leicester match on Monday, and discussing the state of Newcastle United Football Club. 

Kevin Chilvers is a Geordie with stories to tell.  Kevin goes deep on names, Northeast youth football, his time as a Newcastle United player (seriously!), his time as a Sunderland player (seriously...), his travels throughout the USA, and gives us his summary of the Atlanta football-watching landscape. 

You heard me. Kevin spends a lot of time making an allegory involving balls. A Brighton preview and where we find ourselves in May, playing for a reward, awaits you.

Arsenal defeats Newcastle 2-0 in a high-energy match at SJP, handing the Toon a rare home loss. Chances not taken. Long penalty delay. Defensive lapses do the Toon in against an elite squad.

Kevin and "roving reporter" Andrew Hargreaves give a boozy and barely coherent report from their trip to the Toon as we recount Sunday's nervy match against Southampton and Newcastle's campaign for European places.

6-1. Tottenham Hotspur, formerly a great club, had never, ever before given up 5 goals in a half. This game was so lopsided that we don't even mention Sean Longstaff's fantastic assist because it was the game's fourth best.  Bill watched the match with Arsenal fans, who kept screaming "SCORE 7!!" so we ponder our chances for Champions League as well as the team we love to see lose the most. Kevin...

When organizing your closet is the highlight on a match day, you can pretty much guarantee that the match did not go well. Bill, Kevin & Barry review the Aston Villa match and then put it all in perspective as we had a let down against a very good team on the back of a very good week. We review the state of things, with Newcastle United remaining in the driver's seat for Champions League places. A...

Is refereeing in the Premier League corrupt? Who were the players of the game for West Ham & Brentford? Newcastle United survives a supreme test of a week, following up its big win against Manchester United with two wins away at a banana peel West Ham and a truly imperious Brentford.

Kevin joins from Japan and Bill joins from his back yard (shout out to the birds and trucks and dog!) Newcastle United obliterates Manchester United. The game we've been waiting for a long time. We discuss all facets of the match, including whether Erik ten Hag is right about Newcastle playing above its station. 

Kevin needs to apologize for forgetting that Jamal Lewis had international duty with Northern Ireland. Bill's son Lucas describes the feeling from his first time at St. James' Park The lads discuss the inevitable conflict between local and international fans. Kevin predicts the results for matches for Newcastle and all of the clubs around it jockeying for Champions League Places. Chelsea was not i...

Kevin has lots to say about Alexander Isak's goal celebrations, starting with the fact that he is very happy that there were two of them. Also why VAR should be renamed VARWTF. A big win for the Toon puts them right back in the hunt for Champions League places.  Also a great win for a Geordie lad in the NCAA tournament.

This week Kevin interviews Kevin Johnson from Spotsylvania, VA for some hot Kevin on Kevin action as he talks about starting to follow Newcastle just to spite a Mackem friend, of his massive jersey collection, and how Kevin Johnson manages to get onto PL in the Morning so much. (Hint: include babies.)

Kevin takes his life into his own hands to record this podcast. We review the Wolverhampton match, reveal our favorite players on our least favorite clubs, and kind of name our ideal Newcastle United lineup.  Also we have Boddington's on draft.

Bill Mann chats it up with SoCalGeordie about his best friend Alan Shearer, the San Diego Toon Army, how he fell in love with Newcastle United and the Bobby Robson Foundation.

This week Bill, Kevin and Andrew discuss yet another 2-0 shoulda coulda Newcastle loss, Bill apparently thinks that Simon Jordan sucks, and Kevin debates internally whether we should be really mad or really happy, and actually comes up with a reasonable answer.

We are joined --- juuuuuuuust off microphone, so really good recording choice there, KEVIN -- by our pal Andrew Hargreaves, who helps us put a bow on what was in the main a wonderful Carabao Cup run for Newcastle United and a taste of what is to come. As almost always, live from the Hawk & Griffin in Vienna, Virginia. 

Bill Interviews Courtney Marasigan -- a Toon fan from South Florida as she recounts winning FanFest and her amazing rendition of the Dan Burn dance.

Newcastle Superfan Courtney Marasigan joins us for a chat. West Ham Superfan Lee joins us for a less scheduled chat.  Bill and Kevin try to put the Liverpool loss in perspective, and get ready for what should be an incredible Carabao Cup final. Also, a sad farewell and tribute to Christian Atsu.