Alan Shearer has spoken out today and he thinks Newcastle have a decent chance of making the European Championship League qualification this season, by finishing 4th top of the Premier League. Alan Shearer Newcastle legend Of course Alan was the Newcastle skipper when they last took part in the Champions League, when the great Sir Bobby Robson [.

Games come thick and fast at this time of the year and this evening's match against Fulham follows hot on the heels of Saturday's one nil win at home to QPR.

Founded in 1879 Fulham Football Club are the oldest professional team in London.

With Euro 2012 seemingly drawing ever closer, it is still unclear whether or not the English FA have begun to consider who they would like to see replace current boss Fabio Capello whose contract expires at the end of the tournament next Summer. Whoever takes the job will have the task of getting England to the finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

As I am sure you were not surprised to hear, Kieron Dyer is yet again out of action for the season. However much it is a shame for a man of his talent to have to end his career on such a note, the he should just give up. Dyer has not had any kind of form since leaving Newcastle over four years ago, and even there he was so blighted by injury that his wages (and off field behavior) were the cause of embarrassment.

Why Modern Footballers Are Losing It - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Jumpers for Goalposts: How Football Sold Its Soul
by Rob Smyth and Georgina Turner
Published 1st December, £11.99 paperback original, Elliott & Thompson

Jumpers for Goalposts is a fascinating and funny reflection on why football has changed so much since the inception of the English Premier League in 1992, and why the old descriptions of "the beautiful game" and "the people's game" no longer fit.

The FA's role in FA Cup's demise - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Jumpers for Goalposts: How Football Sold Its Soul
by Rob Smyth and Georgina Turner
Published 1st December, £11.99 paperback original, Elliott & Thompson

Jumpers for Goalposts is a fascinating and funny reflection on why football has changed so much since the inception of the English Premier League in 1992, and why the old descriptions of "the beautiful game" and "the people's game" no longer fit.

Sad and tragic news broke today about the passing of Gary Speed, who took his own life.

Gary Speed had an illustrious career playing for five different clubs and receiving 85 caps for Wales.

I'll always remember Gary Speed for his unsung hero's role in Sir Bobby Robson's midfield, his galvanising displays in the Champions League, and those headers against Kiev and PSV.

Simon Bird's Premier League previews and predictions (Week 13)

Chelsea v Wolves, Saturday, 15:00 Poor Andre Villas Boas. He must have thought this football management lark was a doddle. Write a few letters to Sir Bobby Robson as a kid. Take your coaching badges, become manager of Porto.

Since Sir Bobby Robson was relieved of his managerial reigns at St. James' Park, there have been a steady succession of suitors to his throne. Most notable and arguably most successful was Chris Hughton who was ignominiously sacked by ...
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By Alan Duffy

Liverpool's 4-3 win against Newcastle United at Anfield in 1996 It remains a seminal game in English football, full of end-to-end action and utter drama.

At the weekend, the two clubs came together once more, to recreate that classic game all for the sake of a number of fabulous charities including the NSPCC, CHUF, Alan Shearer Centre, Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and NE Children's Charity Pathways.

Train with Lionel Messi? Sir Bobby Robson's Foundation and Breakthrough Breast Cancer auction

Sir Bobby's Breakthrough Auction, which The Mail on Sunday is proud to support, will raise funds in memory of the late, great England manager Sir Bobby Robson.

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Sir Bobby Robson did many great things in his life, and one of them was to start the Bobby Robson Foundation. Sir Bobby Robson at St. James' Park Robson's foundation funds cancer research and treatment, a cause that was always close to his heart, after he had contracted cancer five times, including inoperable tumors [.

Just remembered an article rjbiii sent me:

About Dutch players vs their English equivalents:

McClaren proved, however, with Twente in the Netherlands that success can be achieved without an open cheque book. In 2010 he became the first Englishman since Sir Bobby Robson, with Porto in 1996, to win a major European league title.

A unique ball and auction in memory of former England manager Sir Bobby Robson and brest cancer campaigner Sally Balch are being held this October.
The event aims to raise a fantastic £250,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
Please see below press release:

Cancer charities team up to present unique online auction
Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation join forces to offer money can't buy prizes.

Jose Mourinho won the FIFA Ballon d'Or World Coach of the Year award in 2010. Bobby Robson at St. James' Park Jose won the award for leading Inter Milan to a famous treble and the European Champions League in the 2009/2010 season. And Jose has decided to give the award away in support of the Sir Bobby Robson [.

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Mourinho donates trophy to Sir Bobby Robson charity auction

The Portuguese coach has given up his FIFA Ballon D'Or World Coach of the Year award

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Guardian experts give their predictions for the 2011-12 season

Manchester United fancied to win their 20th title, while QPR are strongly tipped to go straight back down Who will win the Premier League? Kevin McCarra A well-equipped and fairly settled Manchester United, even if Wesley Sneijder never arrives.

Spooky tennis The Daily Telegraph's celebrity spotting team at Wimbledon have done a cracking job: they managed to spot deceased football legend Sir Bobby Robson. The ex-England, Barcelona and Newcastle manager sadly passed away in 2009, and yet was featured in the Telegraph's Wimbledon 2011: celebrity spectators in pictures feature.

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By Chris Wright

From Chelsea's official site:

"Andre was the outstanding candidate for the job. He is one of the most talented young managers in football today and has already achieved much in a relatively short space of time."

And with that, the deed was done.

Moving on from my previous article on Gary Speed, it is now time to profile another ex Newcastle United legend from the past decade. This time focusing on current Manchester City and Ireland international goalkeeper, Shay Given. Born April 20th 1976 in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland, Shay started his career at his boyhood club, Celtic, [.

This will be the first in a series of threads I am going to write, profiling some of my favourite ex Newcastle players from the last decade, starting with current Wales manager and MBE, Gary Speed. Born in Mancot, Wales on the 8th of September 1969, Speed joined the Magpie's in 1998 when Kenny Dalglish [.

Andre Villa Boas, whose FC Porto bludgeoned the Portugese Liga into submission and now faces Braga in the Europa Cup final in his first season is being eyed by Roman Abramovich to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Boas is a former Chelsea assistant of Mourinho who was charged him with the responsibilities of compiling full dossiers on the opposition.

25 year-old Steven Taylor cannot currently get his game in Newcastle's central defense, but he will be going all out next season to get back into Newcastle's starting line-up. Steven Taylor so short of match practice Steven was playing in the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation charity golf day, and he seems excited about the [.

The last time Newcastle were flying high was around eight years ago when Sir Bobby Robson was managing the club. John Carver and Bobby Robson - when Newcastle were a top club In his final three seasons at the club (2002-2004), Bobby had Newcastle in 4th, 3rd and 5th position in the Premier League and [.

As former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson fights his battle to overcome throat cancer, it becomes relevant to have a look at his 2007, 302 page paperback autobiography ‘Robbo' in which he...
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Seem to be drowning in video posts at the moment.
But it would be difficult to let Ronaldo's retirement (the Ronaldo - very young children, ask your parents) go unmentioned.
He was quite ugly, he took a funny turn before the World Cup final, he called his son Ronald and he was the best player Bobby Robson ever worked with.

It's difficult to ignore Andy Carroll this season. Scoring with good regularity for Newcastle, living with his captain, and every club in need of a striker appearing to be ready to pay upwards of £20 million for his services. This season has seen him just as likely to make both the gossip and sports sections of the newspaper.

We knew that Chris Hughton was a great admirer of Sir Bobby Robson, and that he had a picture of Bobby in the manager's office at the Benton Training headquarters. Sir Bobby Robson - still looking over his home town club Indeed, Chris wasn't embarrassed to say at times that he thought Bobby was watching [.