Toon Under Podcast - A Show About Newcastle United

Mark and Keegan go over the preview for Newcastle United's trip to Villa Park to take on the in-form Aston Villa and some general chat about NUFC players and form. We look back on the first meeting this season as Newcastle United dominated a poor Aston Villa side to record a 4-0 victory, but Villa are on the up and both sides go into this fixture in top form and brimming with confidence. Can the 6...

Jack is back for his annual deep dive into the NUFC finances after the accounts were released last week, with reference once again to the stellar work of Swiss Ramble. Newcastle made a headline grabbing loss of £73m in the 2021/22 accounts. Jack explains why this was inevitable, but isn't a big problem, and looks at how this loss can be reduced next year. FFP remains a hot topic as we edge towards...

Jack is joined by Keegan and Dimi to celebrate Newcastle's latest victory on the road, as they come from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 in West London. It was a game of two halves as a fatigued Magpies struggled to impose themselves in the first half before the brave changes at half time swung the pendulum in Newcastle's favour. Another dominant Joelinton performance and a beautiful goal from Ice Co...

Craig is joined by a very excitable yet sleep deprived Keegan & Mark as they discuss the 5-1 away win at West Ham. The lads talk about the stark contrast in either half, Wilson with his usual goal against the Hammers and just how good can Isak be and of course that brilliant hands on hips celebration. They also talk about pundits not given credit to the team and just claiming West Ham were a victi...

Keegs and the boys celebrate a monumental victory against fellow top 4 contenders Manchester United! In the late Sunday kickoff at St James’ Park, in front of an expectant crowd baying for cup final revenge, eleven gladiators clad in black and white entered the red hot arena ready for battle. By the time the clock had struck 95 minutes, these magnificent Magpie warriors had fought with every inch...

Keegan welcomes Tom from Aussie based Manchester United podcast, The United Pubcast, back to the pod to preview the big game at St James’ Park. Newcastle will be out for revenge after the Carabao Cup Final defeat. Can they get the win to take them above the Red Devils into 3rd, and how will the two games this season so far impact the coaches’ thinking? Casemiro is missing for Manchester United. Ho...

Jack is joined by Craig and Dimi to analyse Newcastle's season so far, and have a look forward to the last 12 games as they go all guns blazing for Europe. The lads look at the league table in detail and pick out a couple of things each that have impressed them from the season up to now, as well as a few issues or areas for concern. How do we make sense of the runs of form and the overall performa...

Referees are the most scrutinised group of people in football. Keegan chats to former Premier League referee and ex-General Manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), Keith Hackett, about his experiences and his thoughts on the current state of play with officials. The introduction of VAR has added an extra layer of controversy to what was already a difficult job. What impac...

An excitable Craig and Jack discuss Newcastle's eventful victory at the City Ground as justice is served with a last minute penalty winner from in-form Alexander Isak. Nottingham Forest were nine games unbeaten at home before Eddie's mighty Mags rolled into town. We analyze what went right on the night and consider just how important the last two victories have been in the fight for Europe. There...

Newcastle United head to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forrest and their formidable home record looking to build on the weekends result and valuable 3 points against Wolves. Mark and Keegan chew the fat on the earlier meeting this season for the home opener at St James park, discuss player recruitment and likely key players for both sides and of course, chat all things Newcastle United in...

Five games without a win coming in to this match against a rejuvenated Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle United were desperate to halt their winless streak and make moves back up the table.   They didn’t have it all their own way despite having the lion’s share of the ball in the first half, but NUFC managed to hold their nerve and see out a vital victory that moved them back up to fifth in...

It's another big game at St James' Park this weekend as Newcastle play host to Wolves. With Newcastle's form taking a nosedive recently and Wolves picking up points, it promises to be an interesting game in which both teams really need three points for very different reasons. In this episode: ⚫️Two possible NUFC starting lineups ⚪️Who we actually think EH will go with in the important positions...

Jack and Dimi review the Magpies' 2-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium as Newcastle's eight game unbeaten away run came to an end. Newcastle played well between the boxes again, and matched the champions for long periods of the game, but were punished for more awful finishing in front of goal. Callum Wilson and Joelinton missed gilt-edged chances and City were clinical with their opportunities. We hav...

Keegan is joined by Bobby to preview this weekend big clash away to Manchester City . The boys talk about the FA Cup weekend comedown, what can the side do to get back on the winners list and Bobby puts his manager tracksuit on and gives his starting XI for this weekends game. Who are the ones to miss out? What do you think of his team? Don't forgot to like, comment and subscribe and check us out...

The big day arrived, the team were suited and booted, the fans had turned up in their many thousands, and the stage was set for a famous victory for the Black & Whites. However, despite the week long preparations and decades long wait for a Wembley victory, Newcastle United once failed to find the net in a final ultimately losing 2-0 to Manchester United. A somewhat positive Lee is joined by a...

Jack is joined by all six of the other members of the Toon Under Pod crew to preview Newcastle's first cup final in 24 years! It's all about Wembley now for Eddie's Mighty Mags. We ask whether it has sunk in yet that Newcastle have made a cup final, and just what being in a final means at this stage of the project. Will the Magpies' stuttering league form have any bearing on the game? We consider...

A 13 minute self destructive spell saw Liverpool beat Newcastle United by two clear goals at St James Park, ending the clubs unbeaten League run and inflicting the first loss of the season at home this season.   Mark and Dimi look over the mad series of events as Newcastle succumb to their second defeat of the season against the same opponents that inflicted their first.  In front of a p...

Craig is joined by Keegan as they preview the huge game at St James' Park this weekend as we play host to Klopp's Liverpool in what promises to be a belter of game as Eddie and his might mags will no doubt want revenge on from the reverse fixture earlier on this season when Liverpool came out 2-1 winners with the last kick off the ball.   The lads all talk about ceilings, starting line-ups, i...

On a day in which both Arsenal and Brighton dropped points, and Spurs suffered a thumping defeat, the stage was set for NUFC to take 3 points and secure their position in the top 4 away to Bournemouth in the evening kick off.  As it was however, Bournemouth took a shock lead mid way through the first half after a lot of early dominance from the toon. NUFC hit back on the stroke of half time t...

Keegan and Dimi welcome Aussie sports broadcasting legend and huge Newcastle fan Adam Peacock back to the Toon Under Podcast. We ask Adam what Qatar was like to work in during the World Cup, what he makes of Garang Kuol's move to St James' Park and what it means for the development of young players in Australia. Adam was in the U.K. before the World Cup and he attended some Newcastle games. We cha...

Mark is joined by Craig & Bobby as they review the West Ham game at St James' Park that started like a house on fire but ultimately ended in a fairly flat 1-1 draw. The lads try find some positives in the game plus we look at ASM getting his first league start since August and if any of the negative social media comments towards him have made him a scapegoat or were they Justified?  Gordo...

Keegan is joined by Dimi and our special guest and West Ham fan, Athos. The boys will talk about the up and coming Premier League game at St James' Park this weekend including predicting the starting line up, score predictions and we'll also get an insight into what we can expect from new Toon signing Harrison Ashby from Athos himself. Will the Mags be triumphant and continue their push for Champi...

It wasn't the prettiest of games in the end, but after the electric opening 20 minutes in which NUFC raced to a 2-0 lead courtesy of a brace from Sean Longstaff, it always looked likely that Newcastle would get the job done and head to Wembley for the first time since 1999.  A giddy Mark is joined by an excitable Lee and ecstatic Craig as we review the 2-1 home victory and 3-1 aggregate score...

Jack is joined by Keegan and Dimi for a look ahead to Newcastle's historic game against Southampton at St James' Park this week. The Magpies are 90 minutes from Wembley and a first League Cup Final since 1976, where they would more than likely play Manchester United. The lads talk cup fever, goalscoring challenges and team selection, as well as considering exactly what a cup final would mean at th...

Keegan, Craig & Mark discuss the breaking transfer news that Newcastle United have reached an agreement with Everton for the transfer of Anthony Gordon. The lad discuss the fee, his good points, bad points and just what he'll bring to The Toon.  ----------------------  ⚫️ https://toonunder.com ⚪️ Find us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@ToonUnderPodcast ⚫️ Twitter @ToonUnder...