Ashley - Would he sell Newcastle United even with a £260m offer?

Pull the other one one might say. However, news is news. According for the Sunday Mirror; Newcastle United could be owned by a wealthy Indian in the summer, should they confirm Premier League safety. A £260m figure is being touted as the price tag Anil Ambani is willing to offer Mike, but the real question is: would the smart-minded Englishman accept that bundle of notes? [Read more →]

Best - Has thrived since Andy Carroll's departure to Liverpool in January

When Andy Carroll made his shock deadline day move to Liverpool FC for a staggering initial fee of £35m – Newcastle United fans started to worry as to where our goals for the remainder of the Premier League campaign would come from. It might be easy to say now, but I never doubted our ability to score goals with or without the Newcastle born front-man. The important thing [Read more →]

Tioté - Opted to stay at Newcastle United in January despite Chelsea interest

In an interview with a Sunday tabloid Cheik Tioté revealed why he opted to stay at Newcastle United and sign a 6.5 year long deal.
Tioté who we know already is one of Newcastle United’s best players this season signed from FC Twente for a small fee of £3.5m, compared to what he is worth at this moment in time. He played his part in the World Cup with Ivory [Read more →]

Tioté - Very important again tonight but needs to watch his discipline

All the talk ahead of tonight’s match between Birmingham City and Newcastle United is the about the upcoming battle between Nikola Žigic and our very own Mike Williamson. Žigic is 6’8 whilst Mike stands at a modest 6’4. There’s little doubt that Birmingham will try pick out their big man on every occasion tonight and it will be up to us to stop him. However, last weeks last gasp goal from Žigic [Read more →]