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Brilliant Result – But Are Newcastle United Having Problems Emulating Last Season?

AC Milan 0 Newcastle United 0 We got a point, and before the game that would have been a great result, after the game and having seen how little threat we provided and how we rode our luck, it’s an amazing result. Like everything so far this season, Villa game aside, I haven’t enjoyed watching us play. I was trying to put my finger on during the match, and maybe it’s because last season there were no expectations, we just rode the crest of a […]
Newcastle United Performances Are A Worry

Hindsight is great, but you look back at our recent transfer window now and it raises some major questions. 35-40 million on Livramento, reserve right back. 35-40 million on Barnes, reserve left winger, meanwhile we have Almiron on the right wing, who consistently fails to deliver and desperately needed upgrading, and a central defence that is in genuine turmoil if we get one injury. We are not Man City, we can’t drop 80 million on 2 backup players, we are still very much in the […]
Sir Bobby Robson ’90 – NHS Staff Cake Celebration

Sir Bobby Robson celebrated what was his last birthday by opening the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. The centre was equipped through the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, part of Newcastle Hospitals Charity, and opened just two days after Sir Bobby turned 76. As he officially opened the new cancer drug trials unit, he was surprised by a birthday cake and a chorus of Happy Birthday from the crowd gathered there. It was […]
Brace Yourself Wembley – Newcastle United Are Back!

Over the past week #NUFC Twitter and social media in general has been bursting to the seams with chatter about tickets for the League Cup Final (I prefer to call it that as I can’t spell Carabao, let alone pronounce it!). It’s great to see United supporters delight at having secured a ticket and wanting to share the news with the world. I don’t accept the odd criticism I’ve seen that doing so is somehow “bragging” – but I can understand how some folks might […]
Top Four Toon at Tottenham: Reaction

What a massive 3 points! You look at how Spurs have played this season and before the game. I looked at it and thought a point would be a good result, but deep down I thought we were capable of beating them. And to go and actually do it is massive. Laughable to listen to the media coverage after the game, talking about the injuries to key Spurs players. Not one mention of Allan St-Maximin, Alexander Isak and Jonjo Shelvey (only just back). All 3 […]
Sir Bobby’s Team

An exciting new competition, Sir Bobby’s Team, is giving football fans the opportunity to choose the starting XI of a lifetime – and supporting the work of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, part of Newcastle Hospitals Charity, in the process. Sir Bobby worked with some of the world’s finest players during his long and distinguished football career. Now, supporters can choose from a shortlist of the very best of the best to create their own Sir Bobby Team. The choice of incredible players available for […]
Are Some Newcastle United Fans “Better” Than Others?

OK, I admit it. I frequent Social Media quite a bit! And what I’m about to discuss below, covers what might be described as a “hot topic” that I’ve seen raised online from time to time. It’s also a subject you might just as easily overhear in a pub. It’s a topic that can be friendly patter between mates but which can quickly escalate into argument and cause quite a bit of upset. But, let’s open it up here and see if we can make […]