The very best midfielders are those who can make passing look effortless, and can provide consistency in delivery; a precise passer can make average strikers look very good, one example being Sessegnon’s 8 assists for Sunderland which have helped Fletcher notch an inexplicably high 11 goals this season.
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Top 5 Ligue 1 Defensive Stars that Could be Coming to Toon
April 16, 2013 
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If you’re sick of Newcastle signing players from Ligue 1, you may want to find a desert island to occupy over the summer. As long as purchasing players from France remains an economically sensible strategy, Mike Ashley and Alan Pardew will continue to employ it.
Read more Top 5: Worst Newcastle Signings Ever
April 5, 2013 2 Comments
Newcastle United’s illustrious history of buying players with little or no regard for financial implications seems to be all but over under the currently profiteering and future-planning regime Mike Ashley enforces so strenuously – good, right?
Read more Top 5: Steve Harper Moments
March 21, 2013 1 Comment
Steve Harper will end a 20-year association with Newcastle United this Summer after being told his contract will not be extended. Instead of hanging up his boots, the 38 year old is going to look for a player/coach role at a new club for next season.
Read more Five Things We Learnt: NUFC 4-2 Southampton
February 25, 2013 3 Comments
After a fantastic win in Europa on Thursday, Newcastle United were able to keep up the momentum in a 4-2 win at home to Southampton. Despite Southampton taking the lead early on, the team were able to rally round and pull back four goals in superb fashion. Here, we take a look at the five things we […]
Read more Five Potential Transfer Targets From Holland
February 10, 2013 0 Comments
Newcastle daily The Journal is reporting that Alan Pardew appears to be looking to Holland for emerging talent. A group of team scouts are said to have attended the Dutch U-21 team take on Ireland on Wednesday.
Read more Five Lessons Learned: Tottenham 2-1 Newcastle
February 9, 2013 7 Comments
Having beaten Chelsea and Aston Villa in recent fixtures, Newcastle came into the match against Tottenham today with high hopes. With Tiote returning from his ACON absence and Sissoko again in the line-up, we were ready to celebrate another upset. However, after a 2-1 defeat, there’s a lot to reflect on.
Read more Top 5: Transfer Manoeuvres of Recent Years
January 26, 2013 2 Comments
With Newcastle’s sporadic involvement in the market having resulted in a crop of French talent entering the golden gates of Tyneside, it looks as though the negative sentiment surrounding the 2012/13 campaign is starting to thaw (let’s hope the snow does too).
Read more5 Things We Learnt From the Reading Game
January 19, 2013 11 Comments
Here are 5 things we reckon that most stood out during our 2-1 loss to Reading. Despite an impressive first-half performance, a lacklsutre second-half performance saw the Royals taking all three points. As you can imagine, the main sticking points were negative. Here we go:
Read more10 Frenchmen that Newcastle Should Scout – Part 2
December 12, 2012 1 Comment
In this, the second part of the series “10 Frenchmen that Newcastle Should scout” we present some of the defenders that could make the grade at St. James’s park.
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