Richard Pilcher
When I was six I won an award at my local club where Andy Cole and Rob Lee were special guests at the presentation night. After having my photo taken with them for the local newspaper my family suggested I become a Newcastle fan. So for my next birthday I asked for a Newcastle top with Ginola printed on the back (which I can just about still squeeze in to) and became a Newcastle fan in a sea of Man Utd and Arsenal fans. A rose among thorns! As Newcastle challenged for the Premier League title I grew up pretending to be Shearer, Ferdinand or Asprilla. I even had a spell as Philippe Albert after his chip against United. But nowadays I’m just relieved to get through Sunday morning football without being compared to Boumsong... When I graduated from University my dream of captaining Newcastle and leading them to the Premier League title wasn't looking too good. However, I still dreamt of working within the world of football and I decided to train as a sports journalist. I am now looking to establish myself as a football journalist and hope my articles on Soccerlens will help get me started!
Hat-trick or treat: Nolan and Co. hammer horror-show Sunderland
Newcastle 5 – 1 Sunderland Hat-trick hero Kevin Nolan led Newcastle to their biggest win over Sunderland in 55 years as they humiliated their bitter rivals at St James’ Park on Sunday. Nolan became the first player to score a hat-trick in the fixture since Peter Beardsley 25 years ago, in a stunning performance that ended a week of…
Curiously, Newcastle need their home form to match their away form
Newcastle’s impressive early-season away form continued at Upton Park on Saturday as they came from behind to beat West Ham and move into the top half of the table. Goals from Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll sealed a 2-1 win to leave West Ham rooted to the bottom of the league and draw praise from boss Chris Hughton. “What we do have in this camp is a…
A Dying Breed of Footballer Found Alive and Kicking
Could the 27th man freed from the Chilean mine disaster be about to rescue the reputation of football? As Franklin Lobos emerged from the depths of the San Jose mine and stepped into the sun of the Atacama Desert, football was unlikely to be the first thing on his mind. But after 69 grueling days 700m underground,…
Newcastle United: Consistently Inconsistent
Newcastle are unlikely to snatch the Premier League crown away from Chelsea this season, but as we gear up for this weekend’s clash with Wigan, could we be about to steal their crown as the kings of inconsistency? After the tame opening game defeat at Manchester United, Chris Hughton got us up and running with a stunning 6-0 win over…
Everything’s Not Lost
Theo Walcott’s disappointing performance in England’s friendly against Egypt saw his World Cup hopes written-off by large sections of the media. Fabio Capello replaced the ineffective Arsenal youngster after 57 minutes with Shaun Wright-Phillips who went on to score England’s second goal and set up the third. Subsequently, Walcott’s below-par performance came in for scathing criticism from…
Champions League Play-Offs – The Debate
A proposal to determine the fourth Champions League spot via a play-off competition was presented at a Premier League meeting earlier this month. Instead of the top four teams qualifying for the Champions League each season, it states the top three will qualify leaving the teams finishing fourth to seventh to battle it out for the final place. So…
Manager of the Year – The Candidates
Who is the best player in the Premier League – Wayne Rooney or Didier Drogba? With both strikers in red-hot form, it appears a two-horse race for the PFA Player of the Year award is already a forgone conclusion. But what about the scarfed tacticians and track suited gaffers on the sidelines? History tells us…
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