Dominic Scurr reflects on Jason Tindall's pre-match press conference ahead of Newcastle United's match against Luton Town at St James' Park on Saturday.
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00:00 Back here at the Newcastle United training ground where we've just been speaking to Jason
00:05 Tindall, not Eddie Howe this morning. Newcastle boss ill apparently but will be taking training
00:10 later today and is expected to be in the dugout for the match against Luton Town tomorrow
00:15 afternoon at St James' Park. So yeah, interesting speaking to Jason Tindall, different sort
00:20 of perspective on things. He was of course asked about his notoriety and reputation as
00:25 probably the most well-known number two in the Premier League, if not Europe to be honest.
00:32 Asked about the sort of touchline dynamic, the rules introduced. This season where only
00:38 one coaching staff member is allowed on the touchline whereas previously Eddie Howe and
00:43 Jason Tindall very rarely seen apart almost. Hard to separate them on the touchline but
00:48 this season slightly different dynamic. Jason Tindall said he thinks that rule was introduced
00:53 because of Newcastle and that dynamic but thinks they've been handling it very well
00:58 yet to see any bookings or being reprimanded a couple of times but no actual punishment
01:05 for breaking that rule this season. So been managing it alright and Jason Tindall was
01:12 asked of course about himself and how he's got almost a cult status of wanting to be
01:18 the centre of attention but he played that down as you'd expect him to almost. He said
01:24 things like it's just him being him, a lot of it is superstition, being next to Eddie
01:29 Howe wanting to shake opposition manager's hand, being front and centre in the team photos.
01:34 He said it's just a superstitious thing and it's just him being him. If people are going
01:39 to dislike him for being himself then there's not much he can do about it really. So yeah,
01:46 it was an interesting press conference in many ways. A lot of talk about Jason Tindall
01:51 but then a lot of talk about the positivity surrounding Newcastle United despite a very
01:56 quiet transfer window. Great result against Aston Villa on Tuesday night and hopefully
02:01 they can build on it against Luton Town tomorrow because I think a failure to build on it almost
02:06 puts Newcastle, it's two steps forward, one step back because you would have expected
02:11 Newcastle to beat Luton Town or you would expect Newcastle to beat Luton Town regardless
02:16 probably a surprise to see them beat Villa so convincingly in particular. So building
02:23 on that Villa win will be so important to Eddie Howe and his side as he returns to the
02:29 dugout, as we expect to see him back in the dugout tomorrow after battling a brief illness
02:35 but won't keep him out of training. I think maybe the transfer window and the fact that
02:40 this was our fifth press conference in seven days probably made him a little bit sick.
02:46 But Jason Tindall kept sort of true to form with Eddie Howe in terms of injury updates
02:52 which is probably the big takeaway from the press conference although take it with a huge
02:57 pinch of salt but Alexander Isak obviously the major blow from Tuesday night against
03:02 Aston Villa. Big doubts over him, could be facing a good few games out was initially
03:09 what was expected with a groin issue but Jason Tindall very much he did his best to play
03:14 that down he actually said Alexander Isak has improved day on day since the injury and
03:20 has a chance for being involved against Luton Town tomorrow. Whether that actually transpires
03:27 I'd be surprised if we see Alexander Isak tomorrow personally but Jason Tindall wouldn't
03:31 rule it out and he wouldn't rule out the likes of Callum Wilson, Harvey Bond said they're
03:36 very close would expect them to at least make the bench tomorrow. He even mentioned Joe
03:40 Willock he said he's a bit further behind the likes of Wilson and Bonds but has a chance
03:46 as does Jamal Lassell. So yeah I mean if all of those come off it's quite a lot of major
03:53 injury boosts for Newcastle in the squad all of a sudden looks very stronger, very stronger,
03:57 much stronger heading into the sort of final sort of 15, 16 games of the season. So yeah
04:05 big boost for Newcastle hopefully would expect to see at least one or two back I'd say Callum
04:11 Wilson, Harvey Bond the closest two if Alexander Isak is back that's great news because that
04:16 looked like a real it took the sheen off what was probably one of Newcastle's results of
04:21 the season certainly away from home, well I say that, 8-0 against Sheffield United wasn't
04:26 bad either but yeah looking a bit positive Jason Tindall that was the message a lot of
04:32 positivity around the recent results and the injury situation sort of clearing up at the
04:38 moment but the proof will be in the pudding tomorrow when that team news drops. But in
04:43 the meantime we'll have all the updates from Jason Tindall's press conference and all the
04:48 previews looking ahead to tomorrow's game at St James' Park back in the Premier League
04:55 against Luton Town over on the Shields Gazette and Mouth of the Tyne on Twitter. So yes please
05:02 if you like what we do just check out our stories myself Joe Buck will be at the game
05:10 tomorrow and we'll have all the updates coming from there and yeah we'll see you there.