Pour yourself a strong black coffee, set your body clock back to normal, and strap in we are recapping a truly iconic, sleep-deprived night of international football.

The summer tournament schedule is delivering absolute cinema, and on Episode 18, we are dissecting England's breathtaking, nerve shredding 3-2 Round of 16 victory over co hosts Mexico at the legendary Estadio Azteca. Millions of us sacrificed our sleep schedules for a 2am BST kickoff, but my word, did Thomas Tuchel’s 10 man lions make the morning exhaustion worth it.

In this episode:

The 2 am Club: We talk about the shared fan experience of staying awake through weather delays, high altitudes, and sheer anxiety. Was it a text group frenzy in our household, or were we silently turning into jelly on the sofa?

The Black & White Footprint: How did our own boys handle the ultimate pressure cooker? With half a dozen toon lads playing for their respective home teams, who is going to come home with their tail between their legs and who is going to come home with renewed confidence?

Tournament Truths (Surprises & Disappointments): We put the wider tournament under the microscope. We debate the biggest shock packages of the competition so far (hello, Norway stunning Brazil to set up our quarter final tie!) versus the heavy hitters who have completely failed to spark.

Grab a brew, ignore the dark circles under our eyes, and get ready for a massive tournament debrief.

With the summer transfer window heating up, Helen and Dave are locking themselves in the studio for Episode 17 to dig into the players who completely divide the fanbase. We are looking at Newcastle United figures past and present, throwing away the generic stat sheets, and sharing our highly personal, unfiltered picks for the players who have given us total emotional whiplash

In this episode:

The Heartbreak Heroes (Loved Them, Then Didn't): We talk about the players who had us completely under their spell until a sudden transfer, a bad attitude, or a spectacular fall from grace ruined the romance.

The Apology Form (Didn't Love Them, Then Did): We swallow our pride and hand out some long-overdue apologies. Who are the players we wrote off entirely, only for them to put in a shift, prove us completely wrong, and win our hearts?

The Ultimate Underachievers (Biggest Disappointment): The ones who arrived with massive price tags, world class reputations, or heaps of potential, but ended up leaving us completely cold.

The Shock Packages (Biggest Surprise): The squad players, utility men, or bargain buys who had no right to become as crucial or as loved as they did.

The Present Day Great Divide: We debate the current members of Eddie Howe’s squad who still can't seem to get a unanimous verdict from the Gallowgate end. Why does one good game buy them three months of grace for some fans, while others are ready to sell them every Saturday?

Prepare for some seriously heated household debates and a few confessions. Get Tooned In!

With the summer break giving us time to breathe, Helen and Dave are dedicating Episode 16 to the lifeblood of the club: The NUFC Fandom. We are stripping away the tactics and the transfer rumors to dive deep into what it truly means to wear the black and white stripes, looking at the brilliant, and sometimes baffling, sides of our community, and sharing the personal memories that hooked us for life.

In this episode:

The Geordie Identity: What makes Newcastle fans so unique? We discuss the intense local pride, the community spirit that takes over the city on matchdays, and how the club acts as a global badge of honor for anyone from Tyneside.

Navigating the Rivals: Whether it's living with a house divided, dealing with banter at work, or surviving the sheer pettiness of our 'friends down the road,' we talk about the art of surviving rival fanbases without losing your mind.

Our First Matches: Helen and Dave take a trip down memory lane to share their own origin stories. From that very first walk up the Gallowgate steps to the sights, sounds, and smells that made us realize there was no turning back.

And Finally... The Height Premium: To wrap things up, Helen puts Dave firmly on the spot with a chaotic game of Higher or Lower based entirely on the physical statures of the current NUFC squad. Can he accurately guess who stands taller between Dan Burn and the rest of the lads, or will his spatial awareness let him down?