Gosling - Can he challenge Cabaye or even Guthrie for a first team position?

When Newcastle United announced the signing of Dan Gosling I must admit that I was quite excited, and thought we have pulled of a sort of coup. Not that my opinion has changed or anything, but it seems as if Gosling might have an extremely hard time trying to crack the midfield four that currently line out for Newcastle United. Injuries didn’t help the young man settle when he first arrived, and the [Read more →]

Simpson - Starting to shows signs of becoming a quite average right-back

You would have to credit Danny Simpson with the fantastic point Newcastle United managed at Old Trafford against Manchester United earlier in the season, after he clawed what seemed a net destined header, off the line. In fact, his position on the line has saved Newcastle United goals this season. However, it seems to me that with every game that passes – Simpson looks increasingly [Read more →]

Ba - Has quite a peculiar contract and a slightly worrying one for NUFC

There is some pretty interesting news coming from West Ham owner David Sullivan in the past day where he opens the lid on Demba Ba’s contract. The most staggering part of the interview with Iain Dale over at WestHamTillIDie is Sullivan’s claim that Demba Ba will receive half the transfer fee for himself should the Senegalese hitman move away from St.James’ Park. In terms of contracts; this is [Read more →]

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 →]