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Hello and welcome to Friday's edition of the Blood Red podcast. I'm your host, Keithan MacDonald. Today, joined by Paul Gorsley Howstings. Good. Yes, yes. We are gearing up for a big game on Monday night, aren't me? Feels like a long time now since Liverpool played, and we've still got a few more days to wait. But I think it's probably going to be worth to wait, do you think? Newcastle United Monday night, it will be explosive. As I say, under the lights, the squares, how stings? Yeah, not too bad. It's a bit weird being back on this side of the table, been hosting the last few recently. But we're also gearing up to a big podcast, aren't we? It's a monumental one today for different reasons other than the football. Interesting. I'm sure we'll hear more about that a bit later on. You don't want him to elaborate at this point now. No comment. Speak to the press, obviously.

Going for the manager.

Lois to get into this week,

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with Nord 30-day money-back guarantee. The link can be found in the podcast episode description box. I think that's the first time, the first and last time I've ever, I've ever nailed that. So pretty pleased myself. What'll be the last time on now? Of course you will get into it, as I said, been a bit of a mad week on the transfer front with the

Alexander Isak's saga

the last pod you guys did was on Monday

so you know all kicked off on Tuesday

the PFA player of the year awards were in Manchester

Alexander Isak of course

23 goals in the Premier League last year

so was rightly voted into the 11

but chose not to attend that the ceremony in Manchester

and instead put out a fairly lively statement on Instagram.

Yeah, I mean I can understand why he wasn't there with everything going on.

It was just, that was just seemed a little bit sort of out of kilter given he is effectively

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