Maiga - Newcastle United January transfer deal off after failed medical

It’s being reported on Twitter that Modibo Maiga has failed his medical with Newcastle United in the last couple of days following worries about his knee. L’Equipe have apparently publicised that Maiga will not join Alan Pardew’s side in January now, and that our attentions will turn to Oliver Giroud – who has been linked with us consistently for the past few weeks [Read more →]

Mbiwa - £5m rated defender could arrive on Tyneside in January with Maiga

With Steven Taylor very unlikely to feature again in the 2011/12 Premier League campaign, Alan Pardew is set to up the ante in the January transfer window and sign a replacement. Frenchman Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa had been linked with Newcastle in recent weeks, however Pardew played down any supposed interest. As you would expect, since the injury to Tayls, we are being linked [Read more →]

Duo - Chance for Perch and Kádár to stake their claims in the NUFC first team

Fourteen games into the Premier League campaign and we’ve managed the same back five for all of it. A proud achievement. However, towards the very end of our encounter with Chelsea yesterday afternoon Steven Taylor happened to damage his achilles and is to undergo surgery on Monday. The inevitability about it all is that Taylor, who has been one of our best players of the season so far [Read more →]

Signings - Tioté and Yohan Cabaye signings advised by chief scout Graham Carr

Despite the extraordinary outburst by Derek Llambias last night Graham Carr has only positive things to say about the two men that run this football club; Mike Ashley & Derek Llambias. Both are still seen as businessmen and their disregard for the supporters of this great football club is held against them, time and time again. They’ve made some ridiculous decisions in their time on Tyneside [Read more →]