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Crippy Cooke

Crippy Cooke

Sports Journalist · 562 articles

Sports journalist who is an avid football fan, enjoys debunking transfer rumours, loves to write pieces on players out in the cold and takes a large amount of pride getting a predicted XI 100% correct.

Eddie Howe warned over selling Allan Saint-Maximin
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Eddie Howe warned over selling Allan Saint-Maximin

Allan Saint-Maximin was Newcastle United’s second-top goalscorer (5) and top assist-maker (5) last season, so he’s an important player to Eddie Howe. The 25-year-old has interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea among others, so his future at St James’ Park may be uncertain. Newcastle slapped a £50m asking price on Saint-Maximin’s head months ago and […]

Newcastle told to sign Harvey Barnes
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Newcastle told to sign Harvey Barnes

Newcastle United’s best-performing winger scored just five goals with five assists in the Premier League last season (Allan Saint-Maximin), while Eddie Howe’s other three wide-man (Jacob Murphy, Ryan Fraser, Miguel Almiron) failed to match his tally collectively (4 goals, 5 assists), so the Magpies manager needs to dip into the transfer market for at least […]

Jonjo Shelvey hailed for ‘great professionalism’
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Jonjo Shelvey hailed for ‘great professionalism’

Jonjo Shelvey is out of contract in 2023 and Read Newcastle previously predicted the 30-year-old was at risk of being offloaded next summer as Eddie Howe will be upgrading the squad every transfer window, but Shelvey’s recent body transformation could earn himself a new deal. The England international revealed over the summer that he’s lost […]

Eddie Howe given warning over Newcastle striker problem
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Eddie Howe given warning over Newcastle striker problem

Newcastle United welcome newly-promoted Nottingham Forest to St James’ Park on Saturday, August 6, but Eddie Howe still doesn’t have a striker signed as the new season looms. The Magpies boss has Callum Wilson, Joelinton and Chris Wood at his disposal, but Wilson has struggled with injuries, Joelinton has been used in midfield and Wood […]

Reporter confirms Newcastle interest in ‘proven’ Jack Harrison
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Reporter confirms Newcastle interest in ‘proven’ Jack Harrison

Eddie Howe has been cautious not to overhaul the entire Newcastle United squad in one transfer window, but he does have a fervent need to improve his wide options after a disappointing campaign for many players. The Magpies are interested in Leeds United’s Jack Harrison, but CBS reporter Ben Jacobs believes the two clubs are […]

Newcastle ‘definitely’ trying to sign Broja
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Newcastle ‘definitely’ trying to sign Broja

Eddie Howe is trying to sign a striker before the start of the new Premier League season but hasn’t had much luck agreeing a deal for any of Newcastle United’s transfer targets. The worst-case scenario is that he goes into the new campaign with Callum Wilson, Chris Wood or Joelinton, but Sky Sports reporter Keith […]

Howe might resist paying £45m for Ivan Toney
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Howe might resist paying £45m for Ivan Toney

Newcastle United are in the market for a new striker this summer but haven’t managed to get a deal over the line and the new Premier League campaign is only two weeks away. Eddie Howe wasn’t’ short of options last season with Callum Wilson, Joelinton, Chris Wood and Dwight Gayle to choose from, but Wilson […]

Newcastle right to pursue Harrison
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Newcastle right to pursue Harrison

Eddie Howe has lucrative resources to recruit new talent at Newcastle United, but he isn’t going to overhaul the entire playing squad in one transfer window. Instead, the Magpies manager will identify weak areas that need addressing before signing an upgrade. One position Newcastle need to strengthen is their attack. The Magpies were shut out […]

Campbell says Isak would be a great signing for Newcastle
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Campbell says Isak would be a great signing for Newcastle

Newcastle United are expected to sign another striker this summer as Callum Wilson has missed 32 Premier League games in two years while Joelinton hasn’t scored more than four league goals in a season since his 2019-arrival. And although Chris Wood was signed in January to shoulder some of the scoring burden, he managed only […]

Kevin Campbell explains why Eddie Howe can’t ‘trust’ Wilson
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Kevin Campbell explains why Eddie Howe can’t ‘trust’ Wilson

Callum Wilson joined Newcastle United on a five-year deal from Bournemouth in 2020 and has finished both seasons at St James’ Park as the Magpies’ top Premier League goalscorer – 12 goals from 25 games in 2020/21 and 8 goals from 18 games in 2021/22. But with Wilson missing 32 of Newcastle’s 76 league outings […]

Newcastle tipped to spend ‘massive fee’ on Wood’s replacement
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Newcastle tipped to spend ‘massive fee’ on Wood’s replacement

Eddie Howe wants to sign a striker this summer to compete with Callum Wilson, Joelinton and Chris Wood for a starting place, but Paddy Kenny believes they’ll have to pay a premium to sign a prolific centre-forward. Wood was signed from Burnley in January to fire Newcastle to safety, but he managed only two goals […]

Jeff Hendrick and Ciaran Clark leave Newcastle
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Jeff Hendrick and Ciaran Clark leave Newcastle

Eddie Howe has been working with Dan Ashworth to identify transfer targets ahead of next season, but he’s also been tasked with offloading deadwood. The Newcastle United manager loaned Isaac Hayden to Norwich City and sold Freddie Woodman to Preston North End, but he’s doubled the outgoings this week with Jeff Hendrick and Ciaran Clark […]