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Do Liverpool Need A Taste Of Newcastle’s Bitter Medicine?

With his side slowly withering under the spotlight, Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson was forced into a bleak assessment of the situation in which the club currently finds itself mired following their home defeat to newly promoted Blackpool on Saturday afternoon. When asked whether relegation was a viable concern during a post-match interview, Hodgson replied in…

Stamford Bridge classic proves Newcastle is still alive

As cries of “that’s why we’re champions” rung out at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, the Fulham residents would undoubtedly have thought it was service as usual. How wrong they were… Chris Hughton’s masterful job at Newcastle continued in the Carling Cup as his reserve team dumped cup favorites Chelsea out of the competition. With…

Liverpool in doldrums, Wilshere’s rise and Tottenham’s selection issues

3 Up Front is back and you’d be crazy to miss the latest blockbuster of a show! In a three-pronged attack on your footballing senses host Adrian Clarke, along with star pundits Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh are in fine form as they tackle all the burning issues including; The shambles that is Liverpool and Everton….

Newcastle have option to purchase Ben Arfa at season’s end

News has emerged that Newcastle United have the option to purchase winger Hatem Ben Arfa from Marseille at the end of his loan spell this season. The French international impressed Premier League admirers this past weekend, with a stunning 25-yard winner against Everton on Saturday, and manager Chris Hughton says the club have the option…

Shearer: I didn’t think Newcastle would come back up at the first attempt

Alan Shearer’s comments that he thought he had the Newcastle job before it was given to Chris Hughton should not be taken out of context. Shearer also goes on to give Hughton a lot of credit for the way he brought Newcastle back into the Premier League, and for a Newcastle fan, has a fairly…

Will Newcastle rue the day Blackpool spoilt their unbeaten record?

May 16th 2008, the date that Alan Shearer managed the last Newcastle United team to lose at St James Park. Under the unassuming Chris Hughton a reinvigorated Newcastle squad went 16 months, 26 games and a little shy of 2400 minutes of football without defeat at home. However, last weekend Ian Holloways Blackpool team, who…

Premier League Predictions: Everton to beat Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham to Draw

Premier League football returns after the international break that saw it’s usual spate of injuries, outstanding performances and potential returns to form. In the context of the title race it’s still early but Chelsea and Arsenal have a relatively easy game compared to Manchester United, while all English teams involved in Europe will also have…

Joey Barton Was Thrown To The Wolves

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton is – or at least theoretically should be – a changed man if Her Majesties’ correctional facilities are functioning as intended, but that didn’t stop Wolves from trying to stir the obnoxious but hitherto dormant beast in his psyche when the two sides met at Molineux yesterday. With one eye…

Newcastle land French winger Ben Arfa on loan from Marseille

Newcastle have completed the signing of French winger Hatem Ben Arfa from Marseille on a season-long loan. Newcastle have been linked with Ben Arfa for the last month, and the deal initially broke down earlier this month over the fee that they would pay Marseille to loan the 23-year-old. That led to a complete breakdown…

Premier League Predictions: Big wins for Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United

1- BLACKBURN VS ARSENAL The early kick off this weekend is at the Ewood park where the big Sam’s Blackburn will entertain the north London giants Arsenal. After a bizarre goal against Liverpool that earned arsenal a late draw at anfield, they hammered blackpool by six goals to nil. Theo Walcott scored his first hat-trick…