Newcastle United are sitting pretty at the top of the Championship right now. It's a good reason to be optimistic perhaps but what happens if we actually get promoted? Even the most pessimistic of Toon supporters would probably entertain ideas of us at least making a play-off spot this season. Sure, we're only a third of [. 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>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>In the latest salvo of the Ashley counter offensive, Newcastle United's managing Director, Derek Llambias, has been revealing the depth of Mike Ashley's financial black hole in an interview for Radio Newcastle. He moaned about the financial meltdown involved when a monster £70 million wages club that is supposed to be geared up for European [. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >In his statement when he took Newcastle United off the market, Mike Ashley said "... he is totally committed to the future success of Newcastle United and will be focussing on gaining promotion back to the Premier League." Fair enough, but what's with all this nonsense about giving Hughton a million or two [. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >Derek Llambias explains about the renaming of Newcastle United's stadium. The upshot is that St James' Park will not be lost. The names of sponsors will just be added to the front of it in the manner of something such as 'Sports Direct @ St James' Park' or 'Pampers @ St James' Park'. Click to continue reading...

The Journal today published an article with quotes attributed to none other than our favorite cockney geezer, Derek Llambias.

With most sane Newcastle fans venting fury at the clubs efforts to sell naming rights to St. James's Park next season, the club appear to be trying to alleviate some of the damage.

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! Article Start >Who sang Twilight Cafe in 1981? Ah, hang on, not that sort of 'bits and pieces'. No indeed, just some bits and pieces about Newcastle United from the last few days that haven't managed to get their own article. Much has been said of Hughton's now permanent role as manager for the rest [. Click to continue reading...

Trick or treat? Which one does Mike Ashley have in store for Newcastle United over the next season and a half? Undoubtedly there are many fans who would like to celebrate Halloween by tying Mike Ashley to a stake and setting fire to him, not least because of his crackers plan to sell the naming rights [. Click to continue reading...

Mike Ashley has taken Newcastle United off the market after 5 months and appointed Chris Hughton as permanent manager until the end of the 2010/2011 season. Emotions were running high when this was announced last night but I wanted to try and analyse the situation a little more objectively in the cold light of day. Click to continue reading...

Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse, news tonight emanating from St. James Park is that Mike Ashley has removed Newcastle United from the market and the club is no longer for sale.

Here is the press release in full from the club's official website:

NEWCASTLE United are delighted to announce that Chris Hughton has been named the permanent manager of the Club, his contract will run until the end of the 2010/11 season.

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The following announcement was made on the Newcastle United site tonight: NEWCASTLE United are delighted to announce that Chris Hughton has been named the permanent manager of the Club, his contract will run until the end of the 2010/11 season. At the same time the Club has confirmed that it has been withdrawn from sale and is [. 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...

Nicky Butt has recently called for Chris Hughton to be made permanent manager of Newcastle United, but what are the options? Apparently Derek Llambias will shortly be reviewing the positions of Hughton and Calderwood in light of our great start and Nicky Butt hopes that their positions are made permanent until the end of the season. Click to continue reading...

After reading Stardust's "Red Bus" post recently... I had in mind to do a moment by moment de-construct of Ashley's two year term. Then Hugh posted, what I consider to be, one of the finest, most considered, most literate blogs I have ever read on Ashley's tenure, making most of what I'd planned to say [. Click to continue reading...

When Mike Ashley rode into toon he took the Freddie Shepherd Gang by surprise. Shepherd claims he was ambushed while he lay incapacitated on a hospital bed and before we knew it rumour quickly became fact and Ashley had bought Newcastle United, not exactly with a suitcase full of money but without any of the [. Click to continue reading...

First of all this is not some kind of clever backlash at the recent posts from Bowburnmag or Excelsior designed to get people reading and commenting on this article.� It is something I've been meaning to write for sometime now, but I've never had the time. For sometime now I've been a bit confused over [. Click to continue reading...

According to The Chronicle, they were contacted by one of their 'usually reliable sources' who said that one interested group had reached written agreement about buying the club and 'other sources' close to Sheard's American bidders said that the deal is close to crossing the finishing line. Both Derek Llambias and Seymour Pierce deny these rumours [. Click to continue reading...

It was about a year ago today, just after the 2008 summer transfer window closed, when Newcastle United went into the free-fall it has yet to recover from. To be fair, the club wasn't exactly setting the world alight before that and, arguably, the last period of stability ended when Sir Bobby Robson was given the [. Click to continue reading...

We waited with bated breath, following weeks of anticipation, even though the outcome was almost inevitable. Despite rumours of several incoming loans and transfers, today's 5pm transfer deadline passed with only one addition to the squad and undoubtedly the biggest positive most fans took from today was that it appears that we managed to keep [. Click to continue reading...

It's a debate that's raged for months but I thought I'd raise it again simply because the end may be nigh, one way or another. Who wants Alan Shearer at the helm? All in favour, say wheyaye. OK, a little more serious then, why is there even a debate? I'm reasonably certain an overwhelming majority [. Click to continue reading...

North West sports businessman, Geoff Sheard has sensationally entered the race (if you could call it that) to buy Toon. Sheard was also involved in a bid to buy fellow struggling giant, Sheffield Wednesday in 2008. Newcastle United's Managing director, Derek Llambias gave some substance to the reports when he confirmed that Sheard is in [. Click to continue reading...

Well if Carlsberg did a line in anti-climax then today's official statement would be a great start. A collective holding of breath over the weekend, enough to cause a Toon Army Tsunami on release, had us all exhaling in disappointment at the progress report announcing that....well there is no progress really, just another extension on [. Click to continue reading...

Young or old, lad or lass, living just round the corner or at the other end of the world, if you're a Newcastle fan then you're in all the way. Over-the-moon one minute and kicked in the teeth the next, you learn to deal with adversity early on or you sink with the tide of [...] Click to continue reading...

Yesterday's biggest news is of course our 2-0 win at Crystal Palace, which puts us in second place, behind 'Boro on goal difference. Hughton, reflecting on the game, said: "It was very pleasing to get the three points, and especially� the clean sheet, away from home. "We said to the players before the game that we expected a [. Click to continue reading...

There are rumours that Newcastle United will make an announcement about the sale of the club on Monday, although I can't find a direct quote from anyone at the club about this announcement. Other rumours suggest it may be late next week before we find out anything. Sky Sports claims that talks are continuing with Barry [. Click to continue reading...

If you remember, the press were claiming that 'D-Day' for the club sale saga was either going to be Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday this week. Since Tuesday and Wednesday have been and gone without anything happening, the big day must be today. I suppose if Tuesday was 'D-Day', Wednesday must have been 'E-Day' and today must [. Click to continue reading...

It seems as if the past eight weeks have meant nothing to Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias. Newcastle United means something to us, with the consistent "we're confident something will happen next week" bollocks it appears that this fine football club means less than dirt to those in charge at St.

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The takeover farce is, as usual, suffering from conflicting press opinions. First we hear from newspapers like� The Guardian,� The Telegraph and� The Journal that Ashley arrived at the training ground in his gunship to join Llambias and Moat in takeover talks. Then� The Chronicle comes along and says Ashley isn't there for takeover talks at all but is merely [. Click to continue reading...

Various media outlets are reporting that the takeover saga at Newcastle United is rapidly approaching its conclusion. The Telegraph's 'source close to the board' said: "There are three parties now interested in buying the club from Mike Ashley of which Barry Moat is one and one thing in common for all of them is that the asking [. Click to continue reading...

The Sun is reporting (also on Sky) that some gadgie called Sirous Mahjoob might take over Newcastle United and install Kevin Keegan as manager. Again. In the 'news' as scribed by The Sun, Llambias said: "We are dealing with several people and giving most of our time and attention to the sale. "You must remember that some parties [. Click to continue reading...

Today I can begin with some good news. England beat Germany 3-2 to win the Sir Bobby Robson Trophy with goals coming from Les Ferdinand, Alan Thompson and Alan Shearer. The night, however, belonged to Sir Bobby Robson and his cancer research foundation to which the proceeds of the game were donated. Sir Bobby is, [. Click to continue reading...

The Police had it right, only for Newcastle United, nobody seems to be listening. If our humiliating 6-1 defeat against Leyton Orient this afternoon wasn't signal enough for Mike Ashley that he needs to get out of Toon and quick, then I shudder to think what will.

Ashley, who is holding out for 100 million pound bids, surely must be sweating now.

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Finally, a bit of news that doesn't involve more he said she said bollocks.

In what could turn out to be the best bit of news received on Tyneside since Michael Owen slung his hook, word came today from Managing Director Derek Llambias that "more than two" bids of 100 million had been received.

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Finally, a bit of news that doesn't involve more he said she said bollocks.

In what could turn out to be the best bit of news received on Tyneside since Michael Owen slung his hook, word came today from Managing Director Derek Llambias that "more than two" bids of 100 million had been received.

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