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Oct
14
2008

Which Club Has Worse Management: Newcastle or Tottenham?

The Newcastle story - from the euphoria of Mike Ashley buying the club to the suicide-dive in confidence of Keegan’s departure - is tragic. What happened post-Keegan is much worse, and if you were to call Newcastle United the worst-run club in...

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Oct
14
2008

Fans Should Own Newcastle, Not Run It

According to the Times, Newcastle United have 7 parties with a strong interest in buying the club, with 3 of them showing proof...

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Oct
14
2008

The Director Of Football: How To Get It Right

Anybody’s who’s ever sat next to Steve Perryman at an Exeter City knows to expect plenty of noise around them for the full 90 minutes. The former Spurs midfielder leads the junior supporters in singing, makes his opinions on the match very...

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Oct
10
2008

Time for Newcastle to dump Viduka

The Australian striker is 32, has been injured since May at least and with his latest injury scare he’s looking at sitting out for the rest of the season.

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Oct
9
2008

One of the Cockney Mafia Out: Tony Jimenez leaves Newcastle

One of Newcastle’s so-called Cockney Mafia has left the club. Vice-president (player recruitment) Tony Jimenez has left the club “to pursue other interests”.

A statement released by Newcastle said: “Newcastle...

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Oct
8
2008

Owen will be back for England

Oct
8
2008

Do YOU remember the last time you beat Chelsea at the Bridge?

Sunday was the day that the Aston Villa juggernaut was set to send the Premiership in circles by derailing what is turning out to be one of the most astonishing records in Premiership history. Instead of ranting about what Chelsea football club have...

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Oct
7
2008

Save Newcastle United…from itself?

Newcastle Fans United is a group of passionate Newcastle United fans who want to save Newcastle United by turning it into the first supporter-owned club in the Premier League.

Like other fan-based...

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Oct
7
2008

Soccerlens - Help For A Tortured Soul

A letter in the Soccerlens postbag today came from a desperate sounding footballer. We have tried to give reassurance and sound advice to help him through what is clearly a dificult time.

Dear Soccerlens,

I am a twenty-eight...

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Oct
5
2008

Joe Kinnear’s Wikipedia page gets f***ing defaced

Newcastle caretaker manager Joe Kinnear has found himself undermined, unwelcome, unhappy and now the victim of Wikipedia graffiti in his first week in charge. His foul-mouthed tirade against journalists at a press conference is still providing plenty...

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Oct
5
2008

Newcastle fans are not For Kinnear

Joe Kinnear - the man who has single-handedly raised the number of expletives in football by 2387 per cent in one week - is now finding that even his name is a swear word on Tyneside!

Oct
4
2008

More swearing from Joe Kinnear

You have seen him swear on Football Focus, you have heard his foul-mouthed tirade against this country’s finest newspapermen, and now Newcastle caretaker boss Joe Kinnear wants to prove he can mix it up with a few hand gestures. Here he is sticking...

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Oct
3
2008

Joe Kinnear - keep your head down and collect your pay cheques

As soon as Joe Kinnear was appointed Newcastle caretaker manager, we knew it was bad news. And while Soccerlens promises you Football News You Can Trust,...

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Oct
2
2008

Vote of no confidence for Tottenham and Newcastle

This season has already had its fair share of talking points and as a neutral, watching Newcastle and Tottenham struggling so badly is one of the most surprising developments so far.

One thing the sides have in common is that both sets of players...

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Sep
30
2008

Premier League club for sale. Applications from overseas multi-billionaires will be particularly welcome.

What is the lot of a football club owner in the English Premier League in this day and age?

Well, if you are Abu Dhabi United or Roman Abramovich, then you are in it for the fun and kudos of owning a football club.

Neither of these...

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Sep
29
2008

Newcastle United should have won, Tottenham and Man City deserved penalties, Man Utd didn’t

The old adage that you don’t get the rub of the green when you are down at the bottom of the league will have a resonance with the Premier League strugglers.

No less than three of the bottom four are favoured by the decisions of the Right...

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Sep
29
2008

Video Highlights: Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham, Arsenal 1-2 Hull, Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn and more

English Premier League video highlights from the 27-28 September 08 matches:

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Sep
29
2008

Takeover Talk: SA for Newcastle, Chinese for Tottenham, American for Sunderland, no one for Portsmouth, Everton or Liverpool

After the Manchester City takeover (and the mad chase for players on the last...

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Sep
27
2008

8 reasons why Newcastle + Joe Kinnear = bad news

1. For a manager who has had to walk out of managerial jobs before now with ill health stemming from heart problems, Newcastle United is not the place to be at the minute. Even the youngest whippersnapper of a coach would be feeling...

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Sep
26
2008

Weekend Predictions: Tottenham, Everton, Villa, Arsenal, Man Utd to win, Liverpool, Man City, Sunderland, West Ham and Newcastle to lose

No man is an island, with the possible exception of Frank Lampard.

We all crave companionship, but I crossed the line in my pursuit of Helen Chamberlain. I sneaked in to the Soccer AM studios and took a few unauthorised photos to publish on...

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Sep
26
2008

Newcastle appoint Kinnear as manager

Newcastle have named former Wimbledon and Luton Town manager Joe Kinnear as their interim boss until the end of October, succeeding Kevin Keegan.

Kinnear has been out of work since 2004, which tells you everything you need to know about this...

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Sep
25
2008

5 players itching to leave Newcastle

The fact that Newcastle are talking to Venables - a man who, in case you’ve forgotten, was the Assistant’s assistant and for his 30 years of...

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Sep
25
2008

Terry Venables would be mad to take the Newcastle job

When you have Terry Venables’ wealth of experience and expertise as a coach, you can pick and choose your jobs a little more freely than most people. Perhaps he is eager to get back into the game after leaving the England set-up with Steve McClaren,...

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Sep
24
2008

Top 5 West Ham fire-sale players - Newcastle, Tottenham and Arsenal would be interested

Personally, I am not convinced that West Ham will be handing over money to Sheffield United this side of 2020 with all the expected appeals, but this morning’s newspapers are full of stories that the Hammers will be forced to sell their star...

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Sep
22
2008

Copy of Nigerian consortium´s official bid for Newcastle United

Following all the speculation about possible owners for Newcastle United, it seems that Mike Ashley is preparing to sell the club to a consortium of wealthy Nigerians. Chris Nathaniel, the chief executive of NVA Management, the company managing the...

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Sep
22
2008

Premier League Highlights: Bolton 1-3 Arsenal, West Ham 3-1 Newcastle, Liverpool 0-0 Stoke, Blackburn 1-0 Fulham

Video highlights from the weekend’s Premier League games:

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Sep
16
2008

Ban Danny Guthrie until Craig Fagan is fit

Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie’s vicious scythe on Hull’s Craig Fagan on Saturday had many commentators and pundits saying the Tigers striker was lucky to escape without serious injury. Well, it turns out he didn’t. Despite jumping...

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Sep
15
2008

Arabs waiting for Liverpool and Newcastle to go bankrupt

Technically, they’re waiting for the owners of both clubs (Hicks & Gillett at Liverpool and Ashley at Newcastle) to be forced by the financial credit crunch to reduce their asking price and get out or risk defaulting on the debts the...

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Sep
15
2008

10 possible buyers for Newcastle

Who on earth would want to buy Newcastle United at the moment? That’s a good question. Here are 10 possible answers.

1. The fans
Before he officially put the club up for sale, Ashley reportedly challenged the Toon...

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Sep
14
2008

Mike Ashley will leave Newcastle - are you HAPPY now?

Mike Ashley has, in his words, ‘listened to the fans’ and decided to put the club up for sale. He’s also committed to investing in the club until the time the club is sold.

He’s spot on about Newcastle’s...

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