Newcastle United
You are browsing the Newcastle United tag archive.
2 + 2 = Some unfathomably large number
The Christmas break was restful and joyful and so forth (hope yours was too), but for some untold reason it was a time for Ian Winwood to reflect and build with rage about… well, not very much.
Does the BBC have an anti-Northern club bias?
Apologies if you’ve already answered this correctly in your head. But as Winwood hasn’t, [...]
On this day in transfer gossip history … October 17th 2004
On this day in 2004, the papers were inventing commitment issues for key players at Europe’s biggest clubs, the one guy they said definitely wasn’t leaving is the only one who did, and every rumour looked plausible compared to the barmy double act the News of the World dreamt up for Rotherham to cap a [...]
On this day in transfer gossip history … September 6th 2008
On this day in BBC’s transfer gossip column last year, the transfer window had slammed shut, but as one window shuts, another opens and in that window is plenty more gossip and rumour to keep football fans interested until January. Last year, two clubs methods in the transfer window made their managers mad, causing both [...]
Weak exclusives: The Daily Mail call the return of Joe Kinnear
The unequivocal exclusive in the Daily Mail always seemed strange, but perhaps the nature of events at the club rendered an unlikely story possible. Nonetheless, it was a big claim - Joe Kinnear was going to be reinstated at St James’ Park:
Joe Kinnear is to make a sensational return to Newcastle as manager today.
Owner Mike Ashley has [...]
Ten-u-ous! See if you can spot why the Star think this article concerns Alan Shearer
When you go home today, take a moment and look at some of the houses in the area. Nice, aren’t they? But what if they’re playing host to a drugs baron and the police - and the Daily Star - are hot on the case? Well, be afraid, because for some reason it could be [...]
Non-story of the day: Newcastle likely to sell fewer season tickets in Championship than Premiership
Never ones to miss a chance to rub salt incessantly into an open cut, the Sun have rocked us all this morning with the revelation that dropping a division and thereby facing inferior opponents is going to have ramifications for the number of season tickets that will be sold. Excited? We know we are.
CRISIS club Newcastle [...]
On this day in transfer gossip history. . . July 4 2004
One this day in 2004, BBC’s transfer gossip column mystifyingly has Arsene Wenger chasing all the big names, has the Daily Star Sunday pricing Rooney at £50m without so much as a Florentino Perez in sight, has Chelsea eyeing up the Spanish totty and featured some future Borussia Monchengladbach players with careers in flux. Meanwhile, [...]
Weak exclusives: The Sun on Owen to United
The only football transfer capturing the attention today is the prospective deal that might resuscitate Michael Owen’s career with a move to Old Trafford. The story appeared to break last night, and Shaun Custis at the Sun has the exclusive:
Exclusive: Owen in United deal
It’s a big claim, given some of the other stories to be found today:
Daily Star: [...]
The Sol Campbell move criteria
Sol Campbell is apparently unlikely to be hanging around long enough to see how things will play out at Portsmouth this summer, and at 34, the main thing he is looking for is stability and a new challenge, according to quotes in the Daily Star:
“I’m out of contract and will listen to different offers.
“There are a few [...]
On this day in transfer gossip history… 27 June 2005
On this day in 2005 BBC’s transfer gossip column was like one of those toddler’s games where they have shapes and matching holes to put them through, and the papers weren’t very good at it. A number of different players were faced with holes in the shape of Newcastle United, Birmingham City and West Ham, [...]