Speaking in his post match interview after Newcastle United's abject 4-1 capitulation to the
Bluebirds Red Dragons of Cardiff, Alan Pardew blamed injuries to top players for the defeat. In a
fairly confusing message from the Grey Gaffer, he also blamed the attitude of the squad because
they thought they should have brought the big [.
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 [.
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 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 [...]
The testing never stops 'round here! As we go into the lull that is international football and
worse still, friendly internationals, we see our first major flood of injuries hobble into the
Saint James' Park sickbay. At least we'll have a couple of weeks to try and get over some of them.
All the while [.
The international break has come at an opportune time for Newcastle United as injuries to the squad
begin to mount up. I think we all knew that a potential Achilles Heel for us has been the onset of
injuries as the season progresses. It is of course a problem for any of the teams that [...]
The international break has come at an opportune time for Newcastle United as injuries to the squad
begin to mount up. I think we all knew that a potential Achilles Heel for us has been the onset of
injuries as the season progresses. It is of course a problem for any of the teams that [...]
Good news as Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa injured since the pre-season game against Sporting
Kansas City undergoes a light training session with the physio. Given our failure to recruit an
additional striker, we have to hope that Best continues the way he's been going and that Shola and
Ba come good.
Good news as Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa injured since the pre-season game against Sporting
Kansas City undergoes a light training session with the physio. Given our failure to recruit an
additional striker, we have to hope that Best continues the way he's been going and that Shola and
Ba come good.
The stretchering off of Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa has raised some questions (at least with
this writer) about whether we are indeed an injury-prone club. This article was prompted by the
recent injury to Hatem Ben Arfa in Newcastle's 0-0 draw with Sporting Kansas City, but it's
something that has concerned me for quite [.
Newcastle United's extensive injury list appears to be showing signs of relenting as the season
draws to a close. A number of both long term and short term injuries appear to be clearing up which
can only be a good thing as the Toon seek to finish off the job of promotion this season. Arguably
the [.
News has come in from Newcastle United's official website that right winger, Wayne Routledge, will
be back in training on Thursday, and could even be in line for a return for Newcastle United's next
trip to the dystopian land that is Middlesborough. Routledge, 25, who has so far made a significant
impression in his handful of [.
News has come in that it could be as long as three months until first choice centre back, Steven
Taylor, returns to the squad. Taylor sustained a sprain in his medial ligament during Newcastle
United's Championship draw with West Bromwich Albion, and is one of several members of the first
team backline to sustain injuries [.
Chris Hughton has been talking about the issue which has been one of Newcastle United's biggest
bugbears in recent times, injuries. So far, with a few exeptions, Hughton has managed to largely
buck the trend, despite playing a longer season in a supposedly more 'physical' league. However,
despite some clever rotational policies and the use [.
Newcastle United's usually mild mannered supremo, Chris Hughton, has come out with some fighting
talk in the run up to Toon's home clash with Swansea City on Saturday. In the interview, he spoke
of Swansea's fine defensive record this season (second only to Hughton's own), and vowed to go in
with all guns blazing in [.
Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini face late tests to prove their fitness for Newcastle United's
game against Forest this weekend. Both players have been hit by hamstring injuries - Colocinni's a
few weeks ago and Taylor's just recently - and Hughton has this to say about their chances of
playing on the weekend: "Steven has a hamstring [.
Newcastle United's Shola Ameobi is likely to return to first-team duty by early December according
to Chris Hughton. Shola suffered a stress fracture of the foot in August but has already begun
light training. Hughton said: "The good news with Shola is that he has no adverse reaction to the
original injury and he's started doing work [.
Gareth Bale of Tottenham (Google Creative Commons)
With the English Premier League season now over, clubs and their fans have a chance to look back and reflect: "Was this season a success? A failure? Could we have finished higher? Why?"While there will be varying opinions on such topics, what cannot be disputed is the detriment that injuries cause a team over the course of a season.
