And I'm not just talking about spending some hard-earned cash to go and cheer on The Three Lions. Shola's talking about actually playing in the World Cup 2010. I know, I know, this is a kid who could barely get in the Newcastle first eleven until this season and has repeatedly underacheived year on year. Click to continue reading...

strong>Cold, damp and pretty miserable, and that was just my fatha. Well no actually, the weather did a good impersonation of mid-December (or else I'm just getting auld). And the first half of the Newcastle vs Hartlepool reserve match sort of felt a bit sorry for itself at times. But with the news that Fabrice [. Click to continue reading...

strong>It's a cold, damp and blustery day over here in Newcastle, so what better way to spend your evening than to go and watch a reserve game eh? Well that's what the Bowburn branch of nufcblog.org has decided to do tonight, and I've even roped in my old man to come and keep me company. Of [...] Click to continue reading...

strong>Yes I know, the headline is as subtle as a brick but it may as well be the Raul, because the latest rumour is that we're after Espanyol hotshot Raul Tamudo, capped by his country, all-time top goalscorer for his club and generally the sort of fella that a) we've been told we'll not be [...] Click to continue reading...

strong>"The wild boys are calling On their way back from the fire In august moon's surrender to A dust cloud on the rise" It's been a while since I made any musical references in a headline so I thought this was as good a time as any, and it's mainly for MT's benefit. Of course there's a slight play [. Click to continue reading...

strong>Having so far failed in his efforts to raise the funds to tempt Mike Ashley into selling Newcastle United to him, Barry Moat has now gone on record to suggest that the famous St James' Park name wouldn't necessarily have been safe in his hands either. It appears he can see exactly what Ashley is [. Click to continue reading...

strong>In contrast to Chris Hughton's recent statement that he was more than happy with the squad he has leading into the festive period, it's being reported that Newcastle are interested in signing what be the latest in a line of French wingers. Apparently following in the footsteps of David Ginola and Laurent Robert, Fabrice Pancrate could [. Click to continue reading...

strong>Poor attitude, poor touch, just in it for the money. But enough about my career as a masseur, I'm talking of course about our half-hearted centre forward Marlon Harewood. Currently loaned to Newcastle by Premiership outfit Aston Villa, judging by performances so far, it would seem to most fans there were no flies on Martin [. Click to continue reading...

strong>It's been report that Derek Llambias, Newcastle United's ever-popular managing director, has invited the Newcastle United Supporter's Trust, or NUST as we know them, to a meeting to presumably discuss their intended buyout plans. It seems apparent that he called for this as soon as the 'Yes We Can' campaign was launched, so clearly while others [. Click to continue reading...

strong>There aren't many more popular former Newcastle players of recent time, in the minds of my generation, than John Beresford. Johnny '(oooohh Johnny, Johnny)' Beresford was a major part of the squad that Keegan assembled to put us back on the map in the '90s. He's been speaking to Lee Ryder in The Chronicle [. Click to continue reading...

strong>It's been reported that Newcastle have agreed to bring in Ampersand, a Liverpool-based marketing agency, in order to push for new sponsorship. Amid the furore which followed Ashley's latest ill-timed and ill-fated decison to rename St James', it would seem the deal was agreed based on Ampersand impressing the board with their work which went [. Click to continue reading...

strong>A couple of apologies first. One for introducing Marcus Bentley's dulcet Big Brother tone into your head and secondly for perhaps once again putting the cat amongst the pigeons on a sensitive and potentially divisive topic. The topic? Well it's the topic of whether or not you're doing your duty by Newcastle United in attending [. Click to continue reading...

strong>At one point during this game, I thought my match write-up might be best illustrated by a big daft grinning smiley. Because at one point, that seemed to sum up the sort of mood around the ground today among Newcastle fans despite all of the ill-feeling toward the current incumbent. This also despite the fact [. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >It's a bit early for Christmas shopping, although I've seen some decorations up in Spennymoor when passing through recently(I mean howay........). And of course we've started the panto early up at The Stadium Formerly Known as St James' Park, but according to the rumours, it hasn't stopped Bolton gaffer Gary Megson adding Andy Carroll [. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >Well here it is, the third and final chapter of my first term, first team player review. And not a moment too soon it would seem, to take the focus off Llambias' less than convincing SSN interview. The No.9 shirt is almost as synonymous with Newcastle United, as St James' Park, the black and white [. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >Once again, Newcastle United managed to leave us feeling slightly underwhelmed, and yet still went top of the league after taking all three points at Bramall Lane. The fact that we managed to grind out a 1-0 win against the red and white half of Sheffield was largely down to luck at [. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >According to press speculation, Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez, is preparing for a move away from St James' Park (or whatever it might be called by then). As the January transfer window looms, we will inevitably watch with wary eyes, as the likelihood of some departures is high, but the subjects still [. Click to continue reading...

Of all the loathsome, inept and baffling decisions made and actions taken by Mike Ashley and his useless merrymen running the show on Barrack Road, he's finally gone where I thought he could never go. Having announced the decision to take the club off the market and install Chris Hughton as permanent manager, the official [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday's review of the current squad, took a look at the Newcastle defence, an area that this season we've been surprisingly strong in, given our poor reputation in recent years. Tonight looks at arguably the fulcrum of a successful team, the midfield, the place that could and should control a game and dictate the style of [. Click to continue reading...

Just how much can you discuss the same thing, day after day? Well to be fair, we've given it a good go but rather than rant on about the off-field stuff, I thought it might be time to reflect on the on-field matters at Newcastle United. We're almost a third of the way through our [...] Click to continue reading...

Well it seems the big fella has followed his words with actions and verbally offered Chris Hughton a permanent contract as Newcastle manager. It's a pity the offer will be clouded slightly by his ramblings in The Sunday Times, which leaves us under no illusions who is really ‘the boss' around here. Click to continue reading...

Considering we've now only scored one goal in three outings, two of those at home, there is a worry that we may begin to shoot more blanks. The Newcastle front line has been fairly toothless and a lack of creative spark from midfield means we're struggling to make many chances and when they do, the [. Click to continue reading...

No honestly, I really do. I mean he's clearly absolutely crackers. What, you think all of this apparent contempt towards Newcastle fans and his bad behaviour is all down to arrogance and spite? No man, he's nuts. How else do you explain his actions and this reckless and continual 'p*ssing on his own chips'? Click to continue reading...

Well what a miserable bloody night.....stuck in a pub where I could only just about see and hear the game in the first half and where the locals seem to treat the bar as a place to lounge rather than a place to buy a drink. I was already hacked off before the game kicked [...] Click to continue reading...

The traditional Sunday trawl of the back pages has begun, except technically I've gone all modern these days and access the back pages online (partly because I'm hungover and don't fancy the walk to the paper shop). Anyway, so what do they have to say? Well first of all, an amusing story of Freddie Sheperd and [. Click to continue reading...

In a game that appears to bear the hallmark of our 'The Entertainers' period, with breathtaking attack and heart-attack inducing defending, England U21s nonetheless came out victors with Newcastle's Andy Carroll playing a starring role in a 6-3 win. The game was played at Coventry's Ricoh Arena and a reasonable crowd of 20,000+ turned out to [. Click to continue reading...

Well it's been a busy news day for Newcastle United fans today....... Literally nothing of note to write up about except for a slightly tardy mention of Barton's belated 'olive branch' to Alan Shearer, after his admission that there was a falling out. More on the story and Joey's quotes can be found here, but [. Click to continue reading...

There is growing uncertainty that the sale of Newcastle United will go ahead before the turn of the year, amid increasing fears that Mike Ashley will attempt to ride out another storm of controversy, with a view to maximising his return on the club. As both a cause and effect of the uncertainty is the [. Click to continue reading...

Back in the day, when all I had to worry about was hiding my hickies in a rollneck top, Jolly Ranchers were poisoning us with water melon boiled sweets and a young Take That were barely a twinkle in the eye, a young man was trying to make his way in the hard knock world [...] Click to continue reading...

You could be excused for forgetting there was a football match going ahead this afternoon. After the findings of the arbitration yesterday, all the talk has been of last summer and deliberation over whether everyone is happy with the outcome of 'the affair'. Well I took full advantage of my dodgy knee and got to [. Click to continue reading...

If Hughton is thinking about Newcastle United's striking options on Saturday and getting a headache, I'd implore him to take five minutes out to rest his weary head and then make an informed decision. To partner Nile Ranger and Marlon Harewood upfront. That's not a reflection of Andy Carroll's recent form, which has been good and [. Click to continue reading...

Well, on a night when Chris Hughton made Nile Ranger a second half stranger, all the points almost went to Queens Park Rangers and their pacy danger. This was arguably the best side I have seen Newcastle up against so far this season and with pace throughout their team and Routledge always a menace, QPR [. Click to continue reading...

Save us from ourselves! That is the plea you hear from various quarters with regard the behaviour of other Newcastle fans in recent months, notably recently, in response to the anti-Ashley jeering which was evident throughout the Ipswich game. The view taken by some supporters is 'what will be, will be' and we should get [. Click to continue reading...

The official Aston Villa site has confirmed that Martin O'Neill has agreed the 3-month loan of Marlon Harewood to Newcastle United. The rumours have been rife for weeks now but the speculation ends with the forward joining us at a critical point when our threadbare squad is already being stretched to capacity with a handful [. Click to continue reading...

Well my thighs took a hell of a beating and I can barely get down the stairs without going sideways, but I completed all 13.1 miles of the Great North Run and I just can't get enough of it now. And I can't believe it's taken me until my thirties to get round to doing [...] Click to continue reading...