A View from the Bridge – Chelsea Vs Newcastle
Walking into Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, chatting to Chelsea fans, it was plain to see that they seemed to think Newcastle were only there to make up the numbers. But I had a good feeling...
View ArticleNewcastle United “Player of the Season” Vote: 1) Defenders / Utility Players
As we have reached the season’s end, I’m going to jump in and do a little assessment of the players, culminating in a vote for your Newcastle United “Player of the season”. There have been quite a few...
View ArticleNewcastle United 2011 / 2012 Season Review – Part One
NUFC Season Review – Part Two. The end of the season is finally upon us. A season in which defied all expectations. A season where even the most optimistic of Toon fans would have struggled to predict...
View ArticleNewcastle United 2011 / 2012 Season Review – Part Two – Conclusion.
NUFC Season Review – Part One. Following on from part one of Newcastle United’s 2011 / 2012 season review, we begin at the start of the new year with a home tie against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester...
View ArticleNUFC Blog’s Player of the Season is…
Well, 1485 of you have voted, and we can finally declare that the NUFC Blog readers’ “Player of the Season” is (drumroll): Fabricio Coloccini! Second in our 2010 vote, and third in 2011, it’s a case of...
View ArticleGraham Carr – He’s not the messiah…
You may have noticed that Newcastle United’s chief scout, Graham Carr, was very much in the news recently, and much of this was centered around him being given an eight year contract by the club’s...
View ArticleMaritimo vs Newcastle United match highlights
Highlights(?) from this evening’s Europa League game between C.S. Maritimo and Newcastle United at the Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal, Madeira. Maritimo vs Newcastle United full match video, highlights...
View ArticleMaritimo vs Newcastle United full match video, highlights and interviews
Maritimo vs Newcastle United full match video and interviews (opens in new window) Highlights Highlights(?) from this evening’s Europa League game between C.S. Maritimo and Newcastle United at the...
View Article“Iron” Mike Williamson: The best centre back in the Premiership so far
He is according to football stats site “whoscored.com” anyway, where he is Newcastle United’s only representative in their Premiership team of the season so far. In this he joins players such as Robin...
View ArticleNUFC have taken one step forward then two steps back under Pardew
Many thanks to “ToonBano” from the Toon blog www.toonbano.com for his second guest blog here – wt. Today is the two year anniversary of Alan Pardew’s very first game as NUFC manager, when we defeated...
View ArticleMike Williamson the star of Newcastle United’s “team of the season”
Below you can see two Newcastle United “teams of the season,” which I have assembled based on player statistics from whoscored.com, OPTA and transfermarkt.co.uk. The first (and most important) is based...
View ArticleAnd the NUFC Blog player of the season is…
Well, 1732 of you voted at the time of writing, and for the second time in a row NUFC Blog’s player of the season is (drumroll): Fabricio Coloccini! He beat off Tim Krul into second for the second time...
View ArticleNewcastle United’s commercial revenue is only half what it should be
Inspired by members of the NUFC board saying Sports Direct only takes up unused advertising space at SJP, as well as Newcastle United’s lousy commercial revenue figures, I decided to do a little number...
View ArticleCardiff City vs Newcastle United mega-preview
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Date: Sat 5th Oct, 2013. Kick off: 3.00pm. Referee: Kevin Friend (Leics). UK TV: None. No matter what Alan Pardew or the club say, the sharks have started to...
View ArticleNewcastle United vs Liverpool: The two key Toon performances
My latest blog on metro.co.uk was published yesterday. Usually I would just write a few words about it and post a link. However, I am getting so sick of them being hacked to pieces by trainee Metro...
View ArticleWill Pardew find the right way to rescue Cisse?
My latest blog on metro.co.uk is now published. In my last piece on there I looked at Yohan Cabaye and Mike Williamson, and specifically, their perfomance against Liverpool in our last game. In this...
View ArticleNewcastle United with and without Williamson
Despite the heroics of Tim Krul on Saturday, as well as those of other more ‘glamorous’ Newcastle United players such as Loic Remy, Yohan Cabaye etc throughout the season, if we look at the results...
View ArticleNewcastle United v West Bromwich Albion mega preview and match banter!
Venue: St James’ Park, Newcastle. Date: Sat 30th Nov, 2013. Kick off: 5.30pm. Referee: Phil Dowd. UK TV: Sky Sports 1. Could we be celebrating four wins in a row this evening? If the Magpies do manage...
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