Newcastle United special edition with Jimmy Conrad S3 E11
Special edition of the First State Kopites podcast - October 15th, 2021. This is recorded in response to the news that Newcastle United have been acquired by a consortium that is 80% owned by the Saudi Arabian investment fund (PIF). We are joined by Jimmy Conrad, former US Men’s National Team player, but for this conversation, the most famous Newcastle United supporter in North America.
We talk about:
How he become a toon fan? ‘Enough of the Manchester United stuff’ - something we could get on board with.
Jimmy’s feelings about the consortium takeover
We touch on the need for transparency in…
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