Supporters take matters into their own hands…
The recent furore over St. James Park’s naming rights was clearly the last of many straws – a group of Newcastle United fans have started appeals to banks and local businesses, asking for help in raising enough funds to launch a [...]
Read morePot. Kettle. Black
“I suppose nothing surprises me about the current regime, so news they are ready to sell the naming rights isn’t exactly a shock. Whatever next? Why don’t they just go the whole hog and change the [...]
Read moreScorched Earth football style
The last time Newcastle United made permanent a caretaker manager’s stint, Glenn Roeder was the beneficiary, as he managed to wangle an extra year of shuffling nervously along the touchline. He signed Antoine Sibierski and Olivier [...]
Read moreIt’s zillionth choice striker Xisco!
The Spaniard pictured with some of his close male friends
As the player whose arrival at St James’ Park signalled Sir Kevin of Keegan’s impromptu exit, it’s little surprise that Xisco never became a fan favourite.
Dennis Wise’s greatest foray [...]
Read moreThe Championship’s biggest club ain’t such a big draw no more
The Workers Stadium in Beijing looked set to claim yesterday’s highly un-coveted “Embarrassingly Low Attendance” award, as approximately one man and his dog turned up to see West Ham’s utterly useless performance against [...]
Read more… record low numbers, that is
In a vain attempt to sell what they are describing as their “Stylish New Change Kit” (a semi-decipherable Geordie idiom meaning “Abhorrent New Away Kit”), Newcastle have taken the unusual step of offering [...]
Read moreChow down at the Championship’s biggest stadium this Sunday
Newcastle fans desperately searching for a Father’s Day gift for the old man they don’t particularly like are in luck.
The club are advertising a [...]
Read moreFormer Dons boss keen to take control at SJP full time
We hope you were wearing your betting shoes yesterday, as we gave you five compelling reasons for Joe Kinnear’s first victory in black and white stripes. Yet despite getting five points from four games [...]
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