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I think Sunderland signing Martin O'Neill as their new manager is one of the most significant
events to happen in the North-East recently. Of course there is massive rivalry between Newcastle
and Sunderland, so it takes a lot for a Newcastle fan to say something like that. But rivalry and
competition manifest themselves in every [.
Newcastle United injury round-up and manager's opinions ahead of Saturday's visit to Old Trafford.
There's good news for Alan Pardew as the word on the street is that Gabriel Obertan will be fit for
Saturday's game, although it remains to be seen whether or not he gets a start. Less encouraging
news is that Tiote [.
John Carver offer some insight into how Newcastle United run the dressing room on a weekly basis
and talks about how he's now convinced that Alan Pardew is the man for the job. In a recent
interview, John Carver told of how he and Alan Pardew split the workload at Newcastle, with Pardew
concentrating mainly [.
Newcastle United Managing Director Derek Llambias serves up an expletive-ridden speech against
Keegan, Shearer, Hughton and Carroll. Amidst all the furore of stadium renaming, you'd think one of
the things our Managing Director would try to do is talk around the fans and sweeten them up to the
whole fiasco.
Is the Africa Cup of Nations going to cause serious problems for Newcastle United, particularly in
relation to Demba Ba? The Africa Cup of Nations (ACoN) has its first group game on the 21st January
and the final is on 12th February, which means that players will be away from their respective
clubs for potentially [.
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew rules himself out for the England manager's job, if indeed he
was ever a serious contender anyway. Pardew's 10 game undefeated start to the season has had him
'in the frame' at least according to the press as a potential replacement for Fabio Capello as
England manager after [.
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew rules himself out for the England manager's job, if indeed he
was ever a serious contender anyway. Pardew's 10 game undefeated start to the season has had him
'in the frame' at least according to the press as a potential replacement for Fabio Capello as
England manager after [.
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew keeps ambitions in check ahead of our game against Everton on
the weekend. What exactly is a 'potential banana skin'? I ask because my local shopkeeper and I
were having our daily discussion about life, the universe and everything and he left me with the
comment "Everton are a potential [.
Former Newcastle United owner Freddie Shepherd has surprisingly good things to say about the man
who took over from him. Freddie Shepherd celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday and in his
after-dinner speech he actually heaped a load of praise on Mike Ashley which, given some of the
criticism Shepherd has slung Ashley's way in the [.
Eight days ago, the letters which used to make up the famous "Newcastle United" sign were offered
for sale on the online auction site EBay, with all proceeds from the sale going towards a night in
Asper's Casino for Mike Ashley, Derek Llambias and Alan Pardew the "Newcastle United Foundation"
charity, who in their own [.
Newcastle United's current 4th place position is very pleasing, if a little unexpected. But how
does this bode for the rest of the season? We're 4th in the Premier League and we can afford some
optimism about that, although I think that should be guarded optimism as I suspect the only way
from here is [.
After reading what I classed as quite hostile comments from Oliver Holt regarding Stevie Taylor's
antics trying to distract Paddy Kenny the thought crossed my mind, why is NUFC always a target for
the media, and football fans in general? Are we deserving of the abuse we get? Is the problem
created by the Toon [.
With recent accusations of Alan Pardew's alleged long ball tactics, I wanted to ask the question:
do Newcastle United play the long-ball game and does it matter? After England's 1-1 draw against
the United States in the 2010 World Cup Franz Beckenbauer had this to say: "What I saw from the
English in their 1-1 [.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley appears to be fed up with the abuse he gets from some of the
fans. So fed up in fact that he implies the abuse must stop or he will not do the right thing by
the club. No doubt you've all seen the questions The Chronicle put to the [...]
Has Mike Ashley reduced Newcastle United's debt? Hmmm. Well, it has been several months since
Newcastle United published their last set of audited accounts at Companies House (March 2011), and
that was for 2009/10. However, at that time it did appear as if the debt had actually risen
somewhat, though it is hard to deny [.
Yesterday evening I attended a fan meeting at The Irish Bar. It was a bit weird being in the Irish
with 20-20 vision but once I got used to sobriety, we began discussing the items on the agenda. In
that meeting were some of the online elite of Newcastle United fan reporters. Malcolm Dix,
shiteseats, [.
As published in today's 'People' newspaper, this is a photo of Newcastle United's proud and
dignified owner, Mike Ashley, doing a striptease and flagellating himself to Tom Jones's "You can
leave your hat on" from the soundtrack of "The Full Monty" film. According to the newspaper, Ashley
was pictured at a birthday celebration for a [.
Newcastle United names a 21-man squad for official notification to the Premier League. Newcastle
United have named a 21-man 'official' squad for the season, as required by the Premier League.
Rules state that up to 17 of the squad can be anybody (although preferably a footballer), whilst
the remainder up to a maximum of [.
I've spent much of the morning nursing a hangover after yesterday's debacle, and trying to organise
my thoughts and come to some decision on what on Earth happened in the past few months. Like all of
you, I'm racked with disappointment, anger, frustration but most of all betrayal. We pay our hard
earned cash for [.
As the post mortem on Newcastle United's transfer window continues amongst fans, with Mike Ashley
and Derek Llambias failing in their attempt to fulfill Alan Pardew's bold prophecy of a new striker
at St James', comes the unwelcome news that the FA will be charging Pardew for making inappropriate
comments about about referee, Howard Webb, [.
I've been thinking about Newcastle United's membership policy on away matches. Now, I'm sure you
remember our first match of pre-season, where a few morons decided to invade the pitch at
Darlington, inciting trouble between both sets of fans. If you can't remember what I'm referring
to, check out Thump's piece from July, when United [.
News has come into the offices of NUFC Blog Interntional that an Argentian International full back
is currently on Tyneside and is ready to play for the Magpies! His name is Jonas Gutierrez, he is
currently 28, and is known for his daring and mazy runs down both flanks. Gutierrez is not entirely
unkinwn to [.
With the new season just a few short hours from kick off, Toon fans everywhere take stock of the
events of the past few months and are no doubt wondering what kind of start we'll have given the
merciless squad upheaval. Since the transfer window opened Geordies have sat around with baited
breath hoping for [.
31 players have been allocated squad numbers for Newcastle United's 2011/2012 season. As we haven't
posted it here yet, I thought I'd list the squad numbers for the 2011/2012 season. 31 players have
so far been allocated a number but there are three gaps for numbers 3, 9 and 12 (and obviously an
infinite number [.
Newcastle United old boy, Craig Bellamy, has a long and insightful interview on American site 'EPL
Talk.' Given while Bellamy was in Orlando, Florida last month, coaching the youngsters at the 2011
Disney Soccer Academy, it covers quite a few topics from Bellamy's time in the game. This included
recollections of his five years at [.
At my request, site user 'Geordiedug', a Geordie currently living in the New York, has very kindly
agreed to write about his time at the Columbus Crew game, and also with the lads at their hotel.
Below are his impressions of both the game, and meeting the players. Many thanks Geordiedug!
workyticket.
NUFC Blog's score prediction competition is back with a vengeance. Cash prizes on offer to aspiring
pundits who can successfully predict Premier Leage scores. All you have to do to enter is be a
signed up member of this 'blog and cash prizes are available: First Place: £100 Second Place: £50
Third Place: £25 To [.
Newcastle United hit back at Jose Enrique with a fine and a telling off after his recent renegade
comments on Twitter. This Jose Enrique nonsense is a sour old kettle of fish and no mistake. The
player is clearly upset by the way the club is being run but whether or not Twitter is the [...]
Trouble at the Darlington v Newcastle United pre-season friendly receives condemnation from the
press and the clubs themselves. It seems the Darlington nonsense has (rightly) received a fair bit
of condemnation. Pitch invasions are never welcomed these days and it does nothing good for the
reputations of either Newcastle United or Darlington.
Alan Pardew thinks Newcastle United's upcoming tour of America is the ideal preparation for the new
season. Alan Pardew has been talking again, which will come as no surprise to anyone, but this time
he's been extolling the virtues of the pre-season stint to the US of A. It's mid-season for
Americas football ('soccer') leagues, [.
Newcastle United TV fixtures for the first half of the 2011/2012 season. Newcastle v Arsenal,
Saturday 13th August 2011, 17:30, ESPN. QPR v Newcastle, Monday 12th September 2011, 20:00, Sky
Sports. Newcastle v Spurs, Sunday 16th October 2011, 16:00, Sky Sports. Stoke v Newcastle, Monday
31st October 2011, 20:00, Sky Sports.
The Premier League fixture list for the 2011/2012 season is out and Newcastle United find
themselves at home to Arsenal for the first game. It's only June but the announcement of the
fixture list somehow seems to bring the new football season a little closer. Due to some ludicrous
copyright law that was set in [.
Newcastle United's third strip for the 2011-2012 season is quite stylish in my opinion. I think the
Toon's third kit looks quite nice (left, modelled by Shola), but then again I'm a fan of black (and
black is the new black, as they say). It's much nicer than the second kit in my opinion. I [...]
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew voiced his doubts about the quality of Scottish football
yesterday. Peter Houston makes the case for the SPL today. Dundee United manager Peter Houston has
struck back at Alan Pardew who yesterday said that the standard of Scottish football was basically
rubbish. Pardew, talking about his decision to bring Fraser [.
What are the permutations for Newcastle United's finishing position this season? I am a bit of a
geek and the thought of permutations makes me moist with anticipation. I therefore had to inflict
said permutations upon NUFCBlog's readers. Realistically, we will finish somewhere between 9th and
14th in the Premier League this season.
Former Newcastle United number 9 Alan Shearer is shocked that Madam Tussauds waxwork looks just
like him. Madame Tussauds' sculptors have spent four months creating a carbon copy of Alan Shearer
for their waxworks in Blackpool. The man himself went to unveil the waxwork and was suitably
impressed, saying: "I think they've done such a [.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is the 52nd richest man in the UK. According to the Sunday Times
Rich List, Mike Ashley's fortune rose by £378m last year giving him a total wealth of
£1,268,000,000, which is not to be sniffed at. The sources of his riches are his stake in Sports
Direct and monies [.
Newcastle United unveil the new 2011/2012 home kit. Kevin Nolan is modelling the new home kit for
the 2011/2012 season and personally I think it lacks a touch in the stripes department, although in
the grand scheme of things I guess it's not too important compared to what actually happens on the
pitch.
Kenny Dalglish turns to psychiatry to tell Newcastle United fans what they think about Andy
Carroll. Apparently there's a royal wedding today. When I heard about it I assumed Cheryl Tweedy
was getting hitched again but apparently it's to do with a couple called Kate and Will. Anyway, it
seems my invite was lost in [.
Ex Newcastle United striker, Michael Owen, who was a late substitute for Manchester United in
yesterday evening's game against the Magpies, has been giving it both barrels about Newcastle fans
on his 'Twitter' page, where he humbly refers to himself as 'the' Michael Owen, to avoid confusion
with a web developing namesake on the 'micro-blogging' [.
