Detailed coverage of Newcastle United football club and its players, including match reports, transfer rumours and general football news.
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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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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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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Written by Graham Fisher. 7 comments
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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English Premier League video highlights from the 27-28 September 08 matches:
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After the Manchester City takeover (and the mad chase for players on the last...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 2 comments
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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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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Written by Gerry McDonnell. 9 comments
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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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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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 13 comments
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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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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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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Video highlights from the weekend’s Premier League games:
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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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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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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 24 comments
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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Written by Rob Parker. 9 comments
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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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 33 comments
It’s a strange job owning a football club.
You are expected to invest millions of pounds (or roubles, or dollars or Emirati dirham) into something which is still the assumed property of hundreds of thousands of often-drunken, often-abusive,...
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The newest characters in the Newcastle United soap opera are the Ashley-Keegans - a bickering couple. You know the sort: they argue relentlessly, both waste hours of your time explaining all the faults of the other and making sure you know that it...
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The League Managers Association, somewhat of an unofficial mouthpiece for Kevin Keegan post-resignation, have confirmed that talks between Kevin Keegan and Mike Ashley failed to reach ‘a satisfactory conclusion,’ which effectively...
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Sky Sports (not always the paragon of truth, but you live with what you get) has reported that Ashley has met with Keegan today, with the obvious conclusion being that Keegan is due to be re-instated as Newcastle manager.
Is Keegan coming back?...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 8 comments
Gerry takes a break from his weekly drudgery of crime-fighting and orphan-rescuing to give you the latest on English football and your best bet for the weekend.
In many ways I’m like a dwarf - I find it hard to put my hand in my pocket....
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Written by Gerry McDonnell. 19 comments
Steve Clarke stuck around when Mourinho left, he stayed when Grant came, he stayed when Grant left, he even stayed on when Scolari initially jetted in.
But now, with the most likely job opportunity offered to him being the assistant manager...
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Come on down! These days everyone wants to be taken over by a billionaire and then immediately get linked with players worth more than the entire debt of Africa. But how?
Ker-Ching! It’s easy! The Premier League title awaits, all you have...
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Written by Oliver Fowler. 9 comments
There were many puzzled faces up and down the country after hearing Joey Barton’s lenient punishment following his brutal attack of his then City teammate, Ousmane Dabo. Essentially, he’s been given a six match ban and...
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Newcastle United are more troubled than usual these days, what with Keegan’s departure, the fans’ protest and the press having a field day with takeover speculation (Ambani has categorically denied any intentions of buying Newcastle), player...
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Few clubs have supporters quite as adept at knowing who they want to be their next manager as Newcastle United. Then again, few clubs give their supporters quite as much practice as Newcastle United.
The hugely unpopular departure of Kevin...
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Written by Rob Parker. 2 comments
It infuriates me when people are judged on their appearance. Just because Rafa Benitez is a tubby mess, this does not give opposing supporters the right to abuse him.
The Aston Villa supporters went well over the top with their ‘Fat Spanish...
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Written by Gerry McDonnell. 8 comments
Well, that ends that. After a week filled with speculation about Kevin Keegan’s future at Newcastle, Keegan has decided to call time on his second stint at St. James’ Park, as he resigned today.
In a statement, Keegan said, ‘I’ve...
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