Hello buddy, welcome to the VEbb and your latest edition and extra special cup final opo preview.

My name is Dan Club. I'm delighted to be joined by former Newcastle Defender. Ryan Taylor, how are you?

Yeah, I'm good. Thanks, my year. Pleased to be here.

Markman, Mass. We appreciate you joining me. Looking forward to it.

I was a little bit nervous before Tuesday night, yeah. But now I think with what's going on in the week, I'm a little bit more

apprehensive that Newcastle can get something. Yeah, let's start with that actually, because I think

it has sort of balanced it up in a way. I think heading into this week, a lot of sort of the

momentum and a lot of the narrative was sort of suggesting Liverpool had the upper hand in almost

every aspect. The injuries are piling up, obviously, and the Gordon suspension as well was added to the mix.

But all of a sudden, Newcastle get a decent win Monday night.

Liverpool go through a grueling under 20 minutes.

It's also going to end in defeat.

We lose Trent.

Karnati gets taken off later on.

It does feel like it has balanced it up a little bit. Yeah, I think with Newcastle's losing the whole left side, really, and that's Liverpool's

best side.

It was always putting the fear anyway into Newcastle and Newcastle fans, but I think now it

kind of, I wouldn't say it levels, it most hours still on the pitch, John.

I mean, he's always the difference make he's the player

everyone looks out for but

it doesn't make Liverpool as strong

without Trent

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