First and foremost let’s make this Sunday, Stevie Harper Day. The most loyal of loyal Newcastle players signs off after 20 years at Newcastle in what will be his last game. I felt as if the gods were smiling when Elliot was sent off at QPR; knowing that meant Stevie would get his last opportunity […]
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A New Castle to Build On
I had a feeling we’d draw at West Ham and with long-overdue goal-line technology, we might have won. Cissé has been unjustly judged six times this season. He has scored 6 rule-abiding goals which have not been counted to his personal or, more importantly, the club’s tally.. But ‘shuddas and cuddas’ don’t win trophies or stave […]
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When a ship is sinking, you plug the leak before you hold an inquiry
I’ve read a mountain of articles about Newcastle’s plight; who should be picked/dropped; who should be blamed….
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A Psychological Analysis of Newcastle United
I committed to write a blog on the journey back South after the Sunderland game. I left it a couple of hours to allow the emotion and disappointment to acquiesce. In fact, I didn’t finish until Tuesday evening. Even after two days of grief, this blog might not be as objective as I wanted it […]
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Steven Taylor Overlooked Yet Again
Roy Hodgson yesterday announced the England squad to take on San Marino and Montenegro in a World Cup qualifying double-header in the coming weeks. The big shock, although it had been rumoured at recently, is that former captain Rio Ferdinand will be coming back into the fold for the first time since 2011.
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Is this Formation the Answer to our Tactical Problems?
(Author’s note: I drafted this blog before Cissé’s super strike against Southampton, the reappearance of Tiote as how he used to be and what, in my mind, was Debuchy’s best game in a black and white shirt.)
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Five Things We Learnt from the Chelsea Game
Yesterday afternoon Newcastle managed to pull of an incredible upset, beating European Champions Chelsea 3-2. Here we take a look at the five most important things we learnt from this huge win:
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Steven Taylor Doing His Best To Welcome French Lads
Toon defender Steven Taylor has admitted that he has begun to learn French in order to fit in with his new team mates.
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5 things We Learnt from the Villa Game
Newcastle rounded off a fantastic 2-1 away victory at Aston Villa last night. Here we look at the five most important things we learnt from this truly significant victory:
Read morePoll: Who Could be the Next Newcastle Captain?
Fabricio Coloccini has been a brilliant player for Newcastle during his spell in the North East.
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May 16, 2013 

