Pardew - Get the feeling all is not well under the covers at St.James' Park

It could well be just me, but I think there is something pretty serious going on at Newcastle United right now and it might not be very encouraging at all. Recent criticisms of the board and their regime have been well documented in the press the last week or so, with Jose Enrique openly venting his frustration at Mike Ashley and the lack of ambition show by the club. Then in the last couple [Read more →]

Gibson - Not good enough for our midfield and not worth five million

In the last couple of days, Irish midfielder Darron Gibson has been strongly linked with a move away from Manchester United and more noticeably to the Stadium of Light to join an already meagre midfield setup. However, as I mentioned in articles before this; Newcastle United and SAFC seem to share an awful lot of similar targets and are inevitably linked with the same players, over and over again. However [Read more →]

Ireland - Has raw talent but can he regain old form at St. James' Park?

There are emerging reports that Alan Pardew may well be interested in bringing Stephen Ireland back to St.James’ Park on a permanent basis this summer. The Irishman, who had an injury plagued loan spell with Newcastle never really got going and played a mere 2 times for the club: both as substitute appearances. I think we all remember what a player this guy was only a couple of years ago; [Read more →]

Gardner - In high demand after Birmingham's drop from the Premier League

Whatever players Sunderland are being linked to, it seems we’re also looking to sign them. Of course that is usually the case, but now more than ever. From the top of my head, since the end of the season, the following players have been strongly linked with both of us: Jay Bothroyd, Sebastian Larsson, Demba Ba, Peter Crouch, Charles N’Zogbia, Emile Heskey, Kieran Westwood and now Craig Gardner [Read more →]