Douglas - Didn't make the move to NUFC in January for various reasons

When you compare the January transfer window of 2012 to a year previous, it makes for surprising reading. Newcastle United lost Andy Carroll to Liverpool for the guts of forty million pounds, while on that same day managed to bring Stephen Ireland in on loan. It wasn’t the happiest of times for Toon fans but this year however, couldn’t have been more of a contrast. We happened to end up the highest [Read more →]

Mariappa - Being linked with a £3m move to Newcastle United before deadline

With just over a week to go in the January transfer window, Alan Pardew is looking to add another couple of faces to an already encouraging squad. With Steven Taylor out for the remainder of the season, it has been well documented that attentions have turned to recruiting a defender. The latest of a long list of linked players is Watford’s Adrian Mariappa, their 25 year-old English centre back. [Read more →]

Branson - Influx of shirt sponsorship money seemingly financed Cissé move

With Newcastle United managing the biggest, and most expensive coup of the January transfer window so far, many were surprised by the £9m spent on Senegalese striker Papiss Demba Cisse - including me. Of course you would be surprised though, after all Alan Pardew did say that they had no plans to bring in a striker this window – despite giving Jason Prior a trial on Tyneside [Read more →]

Taylor - His absence at centre back saw Newcastle United lose points

When Steven Taylor pulled up against Chelsea in the final ten minutes I didn’t think that the Englishman had suffered an injury that would rule him for the remainder of the Premier League season. However, the news wasn’t good and Tayls won’t be in action until next season at the earliest – a big pity considering he was playing the best football of his career, alongside Fabricio Coloccini. [Read more →]