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Thomas Bore

Thomas Bore

Sports Journalist · 380 articles

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Player of the Month: November
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Player of the Month: November

November was yet another poor month for Steve McClaren’s Newcastle United side, picking up just three points out of a possible nine. Heavy defeats to Leicester and Crystal Palace overshadowed the joy of securing their second victory of the season – a narrow 1-0 win over newly promoted AFC Bournemouth. In the Magpies’ win at […]

Time to strip Coloccini of the captaincy?
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Time to strip Coloccini of the captaincy?

The optimism surrounding the club has faded; the attractive football has dried up and the fans’ patience is wearing thin. This is the situation that Newcastle boss Steve McClaren currently finds himself in. On the back of Newcastle’s woeful performance against Leicester City last week, Steve McClaren emphasised to reporters the importance of bouncing back […]

Steve McClaren is safe – for now
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Steve McClaren is safe – for now

Newcastle United slumped to their eighth defeat yesterday as Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace side put five into the back of Rob Elliot’s net. The Magpies started the game brightly, with Papiss Cisse netting the opener with just ten minutes on the clock – though the lead did not last long. Just seven minutes later, the […]

Newcastle top of the table – for the wrong reasons
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Newcastle top of the table – for the wrong reasons

Years of doom and gloom surrounding Newcastle United has finally taken its toll on the Geordie faithful, as The Mirror reveal Newcastle fans are the worst behaved fans in the UK. Newcastle have issued the most banning orders by a country mile with 132 – Chelsea and West Ham are the next on the list […]

McClaren adds English duo to wishlist
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McClaren adds English duo to wishlist

With the January transfer window just five weeks away, the rumour mill is in full swing and churning out daily transfer news for each and every football club in Europe. Newcastle United are certainly no exception. The Magpies spent £50million in the most recent transfer window and are preparing to spend big again, as Mike […]

Sissoko pledges future to Newcastle
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Sissoko pledges future to Newcastle

In an interview with French news outlet L’Equipe , Moussa Sissoko has reiterated his desire to remain at Newcastle as he can ‘flourish’ and receive game time on Tyneside. Sissoko has flirted with a possibility of leaving the Magpies ever since signing for the club in January 2013, repeatedly confessing his desire to play Champions […]

Opposition View: Leicester City
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Opposition View: Leicester City

After two dull weeks of soul searching, Premier League football is finally back and so is our beloved Newcastle United. Next up for Steve McClaren’s side is a difficult test against high-flying Leicester City, whose top scorer has netted nine times in his last nine games. Ahead of the game, we caught up with editor […]

Which Newcastle stars could be heading to Euro 2016?
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Which Newcastle stars could be heading to Euro 2016?

With Euro 2016 qualifying over, players from across Europe are now fully focused on earning their place in France next summer. CONFIRMED: The pots for the #EURO2016 finals draw on Saturday 12 December. pic.twitter.com/wXirj6XBYL — UEFA EURO 2016 (@UEFAEURO) November 17, 2015 Each country will be able to take a 23-man squad to France – […]

A look at Newcastle United on Football Manager 2016
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A look at Newcastle United on Football Manager 2016

As some of you may recall, Read Newcastle recently published an article regarding Newcastle United’s best and worst players on the Football Manager 2016 beta. Now the full game is finally upon us, I have decided to relook at the mighty Magpies and how Sports Interactive have rated our facilities, finances and players. As it […]

Bigirimana to call time on his Newcastle career
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Bigirimana to call time on his Newcastle career

Gael Bigirimana could be about to call time on his Newcastle career, according to fresh reports by Mark Douglas of The Chronicle. Since arriving on Tyneside in 2012, Bigirimana has only made a handful of first-team appearances due to a string of injuries which thwarted his progress. He has now become a forgotten man in […]

Suitors line-up for Yoan Gouffran
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Suitors line-up for Yoan Gouffran

At times under Alan Pardew last season, Yoan Gouffran looked almost undroppable. Week after week the Frenchman would churn out poor performances with minimal effort, yet still keep Remy Cabella and Rolando Aarons on the bench. Several months on and Gouffran now finds himself on the fringes of the senior squad. Steve McClaren has found […]

McClaren confirms several injury setbacks
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McClaren confirms several injury setbacks

Newcastle United currently boast the joint-highest tally of injured players in the Premier League with ten, as per PhysioRoom. Among the long list of players sidelined through injury on Tyneside is Jack Colback, who sustained a knee injury against Sunderland last month and was expected to be sidelined for up to six weeks. Steve McClaren […]