Pod On The Tyne: an independent NUFC podcast

The summer had been going OK; Newcastle's first two transfers (one in, one out) had been conducted, seemingly with the minimum of fuss and in good time. It couldn't last.
As the Premier League transfers are announced for next season, we get the inevitable opener against a side who has swooped late, once again, to clinch the signing of one of our transfer targets.
If that was bad, a transfer of Sandro Tonali to the basket case that is Tottenham Hotspur would really stick in the craw. We think about why that link has emerged, consider life without the Italian, and review a more certain departure, that of influential recruitment figure Steve Nickson.

Newcastle have signed Ewen Jaouen, a french U21 goalkeeper from FC Reims, and the lads have been recalled from their summer break for an emergency(-ish) reaction pod.
Chris has a rundown of all the key details, but with a fairly hefty price tag for the highly rated young stopper, how much of a risk is this move? And what will it mean for Newcastle's goalkeeping department?
We also get a bit of expert testament from one of Jaouen's mentors, the former Chelsea coach Christophe Lollichon.

Right, that’s the end of that. Frankly, thank f**k it’s over.
2025/26 held much promise for Newcastle United, even after the I**k transfer saga ruined the summer. In the end, despite some creditable performances and results in cup competitions, it ends with a stale smell hanging in the air.
Join us as we use a series of award categories to make some sense of an epic campaign in a marathon review. From Bruno’s standard bearing (mostly in vain), through soft underbellies, to unexpected tears (and Osula), it’s been a strange old time.

It's a hastily assembled triple-headline Pod on the Tyne for you this week...
Thomas Tuchel selected three Newcastle players in his England squad, will he be disappointed when only two turn up? Dan Burn and Tino Livramento are the two who will, Lewis Hall is NOT the third who won't; he wasn't picked.
The third selection, who WILL turn up, is Anthony Gordon. However, he is no longer a Newcastle player, having transferred to Barcelona. We discuss the deal, which hopefully heralds a more organised summer for the club.
Gordon's off, then, but Lewis Miley is in for the long-haul. He signed a new deal which we believe to be six years long. It's encouraging news for the player, the fans, and the academy.

That was the season that was, bloody miserable.
Newcastle rounded off their Premier League campaign in the fashion that has become depressingly routine most of this term: toothless, feckless, listless... maybe even witless.
Bruno Guimaraes's recent return to the team brought some direction and purpose, but even he had an off-day in his last appearance before the World Cup. There's work to do to get this ship back on course.