How ambitious can Newcastle be this season?

Daniel Wales and Joe Buck discuss what Newcastle United can achieve this season.

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00:00The old adage of having two London buses sort of thing, waiting for ages for so many, for

00:08nothing to come and then suddenly two could, could come along at once. Technically three

00:13could come along at once because Newcastle aren't the only side who actually can still

00:16do a domestic treble which is unbelievable to think about it. I mean I think the league's

00:19probably a little bit out of their reach but certainly in the two cup competitions it's

00:23very much a possibility in my mind at least. As you say they're brightened in the fifth

00:29round of the FA Cup to come, very much winnable because Brighton, yes they won at St. James's

00:32Park earlier on in the league. They're very much a hit and miss side this season. They

00:38can either be really good or times as this organ's not in forest 7-0 you know they can

00:42take a real hiding off some teams. So I think if you can play them at their own game a little

00:46bit you have a lot of luck against them because they've only got really one style of playing

00:51and as obviously we've mentioned as well Newcastle into the final of the league cup. So Joe could

00:56they win two cups or is that just a bit of a pie in the sky thing? It's not pie in the

01:00sky because you know you take a look at any bookie's odds or anything they're second favourite

01:03for the FA Cup obviously behind Man City and I think you would fancy, Newcastle would fancy

01:07the chances that anyone they play left in the competition on any given day to win. I

01:11think you wanted a home draw which they got. Yes it's you know they preferred a lower league

01:15team but ultimately it's a home draw against a Premier League team that you know isn't

01:20I don't want to say one of the traditional top six that's a horrendous sort of thing

01:23but they'll fancy the chance against Brighton and you know you get into that last stage

01:26then as I said they will want, they will fancy a chance against anyone and if they can get

01:32for me it would be getting that first win at Wembley. Hopefully it comes in the current

01:35cup of course but if they lose to Liverpool then if they can get the semi-finals and get

01:40that win even in the semi-final. No it doesn't end in a trophy but it's just getting over

01:43that hoodoo isn't it and getting and winning on a Wembley stage again and thinking actually

01:47you know we're here for a reason we can do it on the big games. I think they've got a

01:52great chance I think you just hope that their league form doesn't suffer too much as a result

01:56of all these cup runs. I mean what are their info on the league or return to the Champions

02:01League very probably will that suffer because of you know the mental exhaustion and physical

02:04exhaustion of having to play these cup games only time will tell but they've got a chance

02:10they've got a few real tough games coming up in the Premier League and by the time that

02:12Brighton game comes you know within a couple of weeks at the beginning of March they might

02:16have won a trophy they might be in the last quarter-final or might all be you know the

02:20dreams might all be dead so it'll be an interesting sort of month and one that you know

02:24Newcastle United fans will hopefully look back on in years to come thinking actually

02:28this was when you know the make or break time of the season that this sort of period and

02:32yeah we could be in for a real exciting few months. Yeah and that's what's so exciting

02:36about Newcastle United at the moment because yes there's been some down points this season

02:39so far you know games at home games away but the fact that they are still in with a shot

02:44of getting to the Champions League they are of course in both cup competitions it's really

02:49quite exciting and something that we've yearned for as Newcastle supporters for so many years

02:53and so it is just fantastic to be a part of it and to see a side who can compete on a

02:58regular basis.