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Having strengthened the forward line, Newcastle United continue to pursue some cover in central
defence. Although without much luck so far. Now that we've unexpectedly strengthened our strike
force with the addition of Papiss Demba Cissé, the club's attentions have turned back to what they
said was the priority position they need to get cover [.
Hatem Ben Arfa has been talking about some of the problems he's faced in his career and how things
are shaping up for him at Newcastle United. Hatem Ben Arfa spoke to the French press yesterday
about some of the problems that have plagued his life and footballing career to date and how
they're being [.
Newcastle United entertain QPR on Sunday and will be hoping to make it 3 wins in a row against a
Rangers who could be revitalised following the appointment of Mark Hughes as manager. Venue: St
James' Park. Date: Sun 15th Jan 2011. Kick-Off: 13:30. Referee: Chris Foy. QPR are in a bit of a
pickle [...
Live life in the fast lane with the NUFC Blog prediction competition, the second of which starts
this weekend. Cash prizes to be won and I wouldn't be surprised if the ensuing fame leads to a book
deal and your own reality TV show! The second NUFC Blog prediction competition kicks off this
weekend and [.
Rumours abound about Andy Carroll, Ravel Morrison, Junior Hoilett and Wilfried Zaha but so far
there has been no action from Newcastle United in this transfer window. After yesterday's rumours
about Andy Carroll's potential return to Newcastle, people have been queueing up to dismiss it all
as twaddle.
Newcastle United appear to be interested in a couple of strikers if press reports are to be
believed, one of which could be Andy Carroll. The big news to hit the press today is the rumours
that Newcastle may be trying to strike a deal to bring Andy Carroll back from Liverpool. Our friend
the [...]
Newcastle United striker Demba Ba's release clause has caused quite a stir but this writer tends to
think it's a storm in a tea cup, at least as far as the January transfer window is concerned. On
the back of my esteemed colleague's recent posts regarding Demba Ba's release clause and his PSG
ambitions, it [.
Newcastle United manage Alan Pardew has baffled fans for a lot of the season by not playing Hatem
Ben Arfa, but Pardew has now explained his reasoning and how Benny's work on Saturday may just have
earned him the free attacking role he craves. Until recently, Alan Pardew has seemed reluctant to
start with Hatem [.
Newcastle United are set lose Demba Ba to the Africa Cup of Nations soon, yet it seems the club is
concentrating more on strengthening the team in defence rather than attack. Is this the right
decision? Much was rumoured recently about us not being in for a striker this January after the
Maiga deal fell [.
Virgin Money takes over where Northern Rock left off and sponsors Newcastle United's shirts for the
next two and a half seasons. As you could no doubt tell by the shirts the team wore last night,
Newcastle United have brokered a deal with Virgin Money until the end of the 2013/2014 season. Last
night Derek [.
A goal from Demba Ba, a free kick from Yohan Cabaye and to add to Man Utd's misery an own goal by
Phil Jones sees Newcastle United take all three points at St James' Park. The match started at a
lively pace and it was pretty much box-to-box stuff for the first half. [...]
The first 'season' of the NUFCBlog competition finished yesterday and it was pretty close! First of
all, Happy New Year everyone. I hope it's a good one for you all (and for the Toon of course). Now,
as to the competition, I note that three people were inconsiderate enough to finish in first place,
which [.
The first 'season' of the NUFCBlog competition finished yesterday and it was pretty close! First of
all, Happy New Year everyone. I hope it's a good one for you all (and for the Toon of course). Now,
as to the competition, I note that three people were inconsiderate enough to finish in first place,
which [.
Newcastle United bounced back from a poor run with a win away at Bolton on Boxing Day. The question
is: can that recovery continue with our trip to Anfield in what is undoubtedly a much trickier
fixture altogether? Venue: Anfield. Date: Fri 30th January, 2011. Kick-Off: 19:45. Referee: Lee
Probert. Liverpool are just one point [.
Newcastle United are pursuing (at least) two centre-backs according to rumours and Alan Pardew
insists that Taye Taiwo isn't one of them. The rumour-mill has been doing the usual stuff and the
latest has Newcastle interested in a pair of defenders. The first is Douglas Franco Teixeira who is
a 6ft 4in, 23 year old [.
Reflections on Saturday's game and a look ahead at what might and might not be happening in the
January transfer window as far as Newcastle United is concerned. How did we not win that game on
Saturday? Swansea have one of the best defences in the league but luck was certainly on their side
too, [...
Hello, good afternoon and welcome to today's match banter thread for the Newcastle United vs
Swansea City game. Maybe this game will provide an opportunity for us to return to our winning
ways. Swansea are currently 11th but have yet to win away from home in the league this season so,
on paper at least, [.
News regarding the NUFC Blog prediction competition in relation to the Christmas/New Year fixture
schedules. GeordieMagpie and El Toro hold the number one and two league positions in our prediction
competition, but with 4 sets of predictions still to go there's still a lot of points up for grabs.
There's still scope for an exciting [.
Newcastle United centre-back Mike Williamson nears fitness and, whilst an alleged bid for a West
Ham defender fails, it seems that Modibo Maiga is actually heading to Tyneside. With our central
defence currently emptier than a Mackem's head, there's some welcome news that Mike Williamson
managed 45 minutes for the reserve team against Bolton yesterday [.
I was shocked to learn that Steve Thompson, aka Bowburn Mag, has passed away and I'd like to offer
condolences on behalf of NUFCBlog.org and myself to his family and friends. He was a great guy and
I thoroughly enjoyed the banter we used to have. He will be missed. It goes without saying that
[...]
Newcastle United's 3-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea pales into insignificance compared to the
prospect of playing without Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor. I'm not particularly worried
about the 0-3 scoreline on Saturday. Things didn't go our way with the sending off that didn't
happen, the loss of Coloccini early on then Taylor near [.
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 [.
Comments from Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew appear to indicate that Danny Simpson is now at
the 'take or leave it' stage in contract negotiations. Further to my article a few days ago in
which I mentioned the contract situation with Danny Simpson, it seems the club is toughening its
stance a bit more if [.
Is there any truth in the rumours that Virgin Money are in talks about sponsoring Newcastle United
by way of the shirts and stadium naming rights? According to a site called 'Marketing', Virgin are
in talks with Newcastle United about a possible shirts and stadium sponsorship deal. The rumours
about such a deal have been [.
Newcastle United allegedly turn their interest towards a 22 year-old Montpellier defender while
both Simpson and Coloccini are yet to sign new contracts. The last flurry of transfer speculation
about Newcastle was mainly about attackers and, in the interests of balance, the press have been
hitting us with speculation about defenders either new or [.
How do Newcastle United fit into the Premier League landscape? And will the City result affect us?
Saturday's defeat was disappointing, although hardly surprising. I'd be very surprised if any team
takes points off Manchester City at Eastlands this season. The fact that we only let in one goal in
open play, looked fairly solid [.
Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote is rumoured to be on Chelsea's shopping list for January
with supposedly a £20m bid in the offing. But would Ashley sell him? The latest news from the
rumour-filled world of Toon speculation has Chelsea considering a £20m bid for Cheick Tiote in
January.
Newcastle United lose their unbeaten record for the season to Manchester City with 2 penalties and
a few hundred million pounds making all the difference. First Half We got off to a promising start,
attacking from the off up the right. Sammy put in a poor cross through and it eventually went out
for a [.
Good afternoon and welcome to today's match banter for Manchester City vs Newcastle United.
Megabucks meets tight shrewd as the two unbeaten sides in the Premier League go head to head after
what seems like a 10-year break in fixtures due to the international agenda. Both teams could still
be unbeaten at the end of [.
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 [.
Since joining Newcastle United from Mallorca, Jonas Gutierrez has been an almost permanent fixture
in the side. But has he finally earned the respect of that fans? Jonas started his career with
Argentina's Vélez Sársfield as a youth in 1999 and he moved into first team in 2001. He stayed
with Vélez for 99 games, [.
Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Afra receives a letter from Nigel de Jong expressing regret over last
season's tackle, which resulted in a broken tibia and fibula for Ben Arfa. Remember this?:
Difficult to forget it really! Well apparently Nigel de Jong has written a letter to Hatem Ben Arfa
ahead of Saturday's game to express [.
Newcastle United have injury worries ahead of their visit to Eastlands on the weekend, so who will
be fit enough to play on Saturday? There are a couple of ways to look at our next three games
against City, United and Chelsea: either we're in with a chance of some points if we have a [...]
Strong rumours are circulating suggesting Newcastle United have an interest in Auxerre midfielder
Alain Traoré. To add to the transfer rumours I posted yesterday, there are additional rumours that
we're in hot pursuit of Auxerre midfielder Alain Traoré. The Daily Mail claims that the 22
year-old has 6 goals in 12 games this season and, [.
Typically, the weekend's press contained many rumours linking Newcastle United to various players,
some of which I provide a summary of in this article. Amidst the rants of Llambias and the
mutterings of discontent or otherwise about the stadium renaming, there was also a healthy serving
of transfer speculation on the weekend.
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.
Newcastle United's stadium renaming farce has caused quite a stir, although a 'top marketing
consultant' hails it a success. Meanwhile Northern Rock have pulled out of the shirt sponsorship
deal early. Are the two events related? A marketing gadgie called Jonathon Gabay, who is according
to his website "trusted by some of the [.
Newcastle United have some player contracts to sort out, in particular the contract of team Captain
Fabricio Coloccini who it is rumoured will initially be asked to cut his wages by half. With all
the furore over the stadium naming, let's not forget that there's a football team somewhere there
in the background!
Newcastle United currently sit at 3rd in the Premier League, but how do the games we've played so
far compare with last season? Much has been wondered about whether we're worthy of our 3rd place
position. Not just from the usual suspects in the world of punditry who seem incapable of giving
Newcastle much credit [.
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 [.
