The rise of Geordie icon, Dan Burn

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In the latest episode of the Geordie Journos, the lads discuss the rise and rise of Geordie icon Dan Burn, who went from pushing trolleys at Asda to scoring in the Carabao Cup final for Newcastle United.

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00:00Dan Byrne was a lad that was pushing trolleys at Asda, playing in non-league, moves up to

00:05Darnton, goes to Fulham, gets released by Fulham, lots of different loans go as well

00:08as he was at Fulham, then goes to Wigan, Brighton, Newcastle, that's no straight line, and now

00:14he's at the England squad. I think that journey is one of, Eddie Howe called it, one of the

00:18greatest stories in football, I couldn't agree more.

00:20He's not even hitting Pete yet, he's on the rise.

00:23What do you think, like, working class background, Dan Byrne, working class, working at Asda?

00:30I've not really, I think I've only spotted him once, but he seems like a really, you've

00:34spotted him, you've spotted him, he seems like a really good guy as well.

00:37Just sort of the earth.

00:39I was speaking to my fiancée yesterday, who's obviously a teacher, and she went and talked

00:44about, around her school, Dan Byrne. He's a symbol for all the kids who are from a working

00:49class background, who are in her classes. That's someone to look up to. He is a Geordie

00:54icon, a role model.

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