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In a move that would never have possibly predicted last December, Rafa Benitez will indeed be taking to the technical area at the Pirelli stadium, home of Burton Albion, after signing-on as manager of Newcastle United for their upcoming season in the Championship. As news emanated around lunchtime on Wednesday that Benitez was on his […]
Reports which emerged early on Tuesday morning that Newcastle and England winger Andros Townsend is set to join Sporting Lisbon, are wide of the mark. The Portuguese Daily Record claimed earlier on Tuesday that Sporting were closing in on the signing of Townsend after activating the release clause in his contract. Once this somewhat out […]
Andros Townsend continued his impressive form for Newcastle since his January move from Tottenham Hotspur with an exquisite free kick to secure a 1-0 win over Palace. In the aftermath of Saturday’s dramatic win, I give you 5 concrete reasons why Andros deserves a seat on the plane: Form Roy Hodgson has come out time […]
Palace come to town on Saturday and this is where the escape act simply has to start for Newcastle United. After last week’s hard graft at Anfield, to salvage, a 2-2 draw showed the character and belief that Rafa has installed on this side. A fightback that never would have happened under the long gone […]
Newcastle head to Liverpool on Saturday knowing that the steep hill of saving themselves from relegation becomes a mountain if they can’t come home with anything. In an ideal world, Rafa would return to his old stomping ground with a carefully masterminded game plan to park the bus and win 1-0. Unfortunately, one doubts it […]
In a massive game at the bottom for Newcastle United, the Mags finally came good when it mattered as they romped to a 3-0 victory over the already safe Swansea City. Goals from Jamaal Lascelles, Moussa Sissoko, and Andros Townsend ensured that Newcastle closed the gap on Norwich City after Sunderland’s victory over the Canaries […]
Today, in the lead up to Newcastle’s massive home clash with Swansea on Saturday, I visited Newcastle’s Benton base in the north of the city. Unfortunately, I was not granted access to the ground itself, but whilst standing at the entrance I was able to speak to players as they left the training ground in […]
What a day it has been at Newcastle United. On day six of the Steve McClaren saga, within a couple of hours, we learnt who would be in the dugout for Newcastle’s game on Monday night at league leaders Leicester. At 11:30 am the club released a statement confirming the sacking of Steve McClaren. By […]
On an afternoon where relegation became a very close reality, Newcastle were outclassed in every department in a deserved 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth. Boos echoed St James’ Park at the end of the 90 and the fans had every right to vent their disappointment. In 2016, we’ve played 10, lost 7, won 1 and drawn […]
Ahead of tonight’s game with Stoke City, we’ve taken a look at some of the better moments that Newcastle have had against the Potters. They may have beaten the Toon in four of the last five meetings at the Britannia, but we’ll ignore that fact! Demba Ba’s delicious hat trick in October 2011 made that […]
For those unaware of the ‘We signed him on a free from Germany’ reference, I talk of ex-Newcastle United player Peter Lovenkrands. The Danish striker enjoyed two spells on Tyneside- firstly between January and July 2009 ending after his contract expiration, the club would then decide to resign the free agent in the summer of […]
