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Injury sidelines Harper for two months

26 Sep 2010 by Jamie Casey in News

Newcastle United face a minor goalkeeping crisis after first choice Steve Harper was ruled out for 12 weeks following shoulder surgery.

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Newcastle back in Premier League

06 Apr 2010 by Lewis Doe in News

Newcastle United have been promoted back into the Premier League after one year in the Championship, allowing their players to breathe a sigh of relief.

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Championship Weekend Review

15 Mar 2010 by Jamie Casey in UEFA Champions League 2009-2010

Newcastle maintained their place at the summit of the Coca-Cola Championship despite being held 2-2 by Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. The Magpies drew first blood in the North East derby, courtesy of former Rangers winger Peter Lovenkrands’ dipping effort after just 16 minutes play.

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Championship weekend review

15 Feb 2010 by Jamie Casey in Football League Championship 2009 - 10

Newcastle United returned to the top of the Championship table despite being held at the Liberty Stadium by Swansea while Plymouth revived their relegation hopes with a shock win over Barnsley at Oakwell.

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Championship midweek review

10 Feb 2010 by Jamie Casey in Football League Championship 2009 - 10

West Brom moved top of the Championship table on Tuesday night after title favourites Newcastle suffered a shock defeat at Derby. The Baggies leapfrogged the Magpies as goals from in-form Roman Bednar and Giani Zuiverloon in either half saw Roberto Di Matteo’s men sink lowly Scunthorpe 2-0.

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England given World Cup boost.

07 Jul 2009 by Dan Brown in England

England have been given a World Cup boost following comments made by German legend, Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer sits on the committee that decides where each World Cup tournament should be played and he has said that England would be capable of hosting the event ‘tomorrow.’ The news will give inspiration to a lot of people [...]

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Shearer finally given some assurances.

25 Jun 2009 by Dan Brown in Championship

Newcastle United’s manager to be, Alan Shearer, has finally been given the assurance by the outgoing powers at the club that the groups leading take over bids want him as a permanent boss. Shearer had been left in limbo by current owner, Mike Ashley, who refused to comment on the position of Shearer and preferred [...]

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Another Newcastle star is about to jump ship.

23 Jun 2009 by Dan Brown in Championship

Newcastle United defender, Steven Taylor, is on the verge of leaving the club after the failure to appoint Alan Shearer as manager. Taylor is said to be one of the very few players that actually wanted to stay and help Newcastle fight but the euphoria that has surrounded the failure to appoint Shearer as manager [...]

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Owen confirms what we were all thinking.

23 Jun 2009 by Dan Brown in Championship

Michael Owen has confirmed what we were all thinking and stated that he will leave Newcastle United when the transfer window officially opens at the end of June. Owen was one of Newcastle’s highest paid players and it was due to financial reasons that he was always going to leave. This accompanied with the fact [...]

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Southampton could steal away candidates for the Newcastle United job

19 Jun 2009 by Dan Brown in English Football

Former Premier League giants, Southampton, could steal away a number of high profile individuals that would fit in well at Newcastle United for their vacant managerial position. The Saints were relegated last season to League One and a shortlist including Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer has been drawn up to find someone to help the [...]

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