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Revolutions, radical change and a sense of foreboding: why French imports come with a warning label for Newcastle United fans

In the Age of Enlightenment, a European nation overcame financial crises and numerous regime changes to briefly flourish on the big stage for a few years. Shift the focus away from 18th century history and towards modern day politics of a footballing nature, and we can tentatively see a similar pattern emerging in the north-east…

LEAKED: Newcastle 11/12 away shirt will be orange

An image of an orange Puma manufactured Newcastle United shirt has been leaked and it is said to be the away shirt for the Magpies. The image shows the shirt hanging in what looks like the display section of a shop right above the Newcastle 11/12 Third Shirt. The design of the third and the…

Newcastle 11/12 third shirt: Puma wants to change the home shirt?

The 2011/12 third shirt for Newcastle United is going to be black – much like the home shirt. But instead of the vertical stripes like on the home shirt, Puma has gone for two diagonal white stripes high up on the shirt. Further design features of the shirt include dark gray stripes on the shirt….

Newcastle United presents bedsheets and they call it 11/12 goalkeeper home shirt

The home goalkeepers 2011/2012 kits for Newcastle are white and cream in color. The collar and the shoulders give a nice Star Wars look but the rest is just a mess. Manufacturers, Puma, could have really done better than to ask their designers to bring their bedsheets to work and choose the best one as…

Weekend Predictions: Manchester United to beat Chelsea, Everton to beat Manchester City?

The English Premier League enters a pivotal phase this weekend, with several matches that could decide the fate of the title, the European place(s) and relegation spots in the next 4 days (if you include Tuesday’s match between Manchester City and Tottenham). Last weekend we looked at the Castrol EPL Predictor and used it to…

Liverpool have a 65% chance of beating Newcastle United

Liverpool host Newcastle United in an early Sunday kickoff with both teams knowing that their main rivals for league positions would have played out their games the day before. Liverpool will be hoping to build on recent momentum and also take advantage of any slip ups by Tottenham at Stamford Bridge, while Newcastle United – relatively safe in the league – would want to prove a point against one of the Premier League’s top sides after an encouraging 0-0 draw against Manchester United a couple of weeks ago.

Why Goal Difference is crucial to Premier League survival

It’s often said Goal difference is an indicator of how well a club is going. It can also indicate the competitiveness of an entire league.

Highest Football Club Wages

Player transfer fees and their larger than life wage bills are a common topic of discussion for a football fan of today. From Wayne Rooney threatening to quit to oil-rich owners going on shopping sprees, the footballers have now become spoilt and they now know that their high demands will be met at their current club or…

Wayne Rooney to Ensure Manchester United Win Against Newcastle

Newcastle United welcome Premier League leaders Manchester United to St James’ Park on Tuesday evening in a match that was rescheduled because of the FA Cup semi finals at the weekend.

Newcastle will be looking for the win that manager Alan Pardew thinks will be enough to ensure Premier League survival, whilst his opposite number Sir Alex Ferguson will be looking for his side to bounce back after that defeat to rivals Manchester City at Wembley just four days ago.

Newcastle 2011/2012 Home Shirt

Quite different from the traditional Newcastle United shirt or any other club’s stripped shirt. The shirt features two white stripes in the middle over a black primary color of the shirt. The mock collar is white with a thick black outline. The sleeves are also white with black trim. The Puma manufactured shirt has the…