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title: "Newcastle morning news round-up – 14th August 2019"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Read Everything"
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published: "2019-08-14T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2019-08-14T07:30:00Z"
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# Newcastle morning news round-up – 14th August 2019

The news cycle surrounding Newcastle never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Norwich fans admit defeat with controversial official set to take charge of VAR](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/norwich-fans-admit-defeat-with-controversial-official-set-to-take-charge-of-var/)

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Norwich City fans are already conceding defeat ahead of Saturday's game at Carrow Road.\
It has been confirmed that Simon Hooper will be in charge of … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/norwich-fans-admit-defeat-with-controversial-official-set-to-take-charge-of-var/)

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### [Newcastle United Power Rankings: GW1](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/newcastle-united-power-rankings-gw1/)

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Unfortunately for Newcastle fans and Steve Bruce, the season didn't get off to the best of starts on Sunday.

After a promising opening 45 minutes, a … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/newcastle-united-power-rankings-gw1/)

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### [Merson questions Newcastle supporters – but he has got this one all wrong](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/merson-questions-newcastle-supporters-but-he-has-got-this-one-all-wrong/)

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Paul Merson has questioned the attitude of Newcastle supporters following the appointment of Steve Bruce.\
Speaking on Sky Sports during their … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/merson-questions-newcastle-supporters-but-he-has-got-this-one-all-wrong/)

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### [Ameobi excited at Carroll return – why it could be a great piece of business​ by the Magpies](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/ameobi-excited-at-carroll-return-why-it-could-be-a-great-piece-of-business%e2%80%8b-by-the-magpies/)

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Former Newcastle forward Shola Ameobi has hailed the club's deal to bring back former teammate Andy Carroll to St James' Park, labelling it as an … [Read More](https://readnewcastle.com/2019/08/13/ameobi-excited-at-carroll-return-why-it-could-be-a-great-piece-of-business%e2%80%8b-by-the-magpies/)

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