A Tyneside blast from the past

Sir Bobby Robson - The days when the Geordie hero was in charge

Sir Bobby Robson - Who'll ever forget his years in charge of Newcastle United?

The years during Sir Bobby Robson’s tenure at Newcastle were perhaps the best days of the football club so far. A real gentleman in charge, that sent out a team capable of beating anyone. We were able to defeat anyone in those glorious years, years that saw us in the Champions League, in with big names such as Inter Milan, Juventus, Barcelona , so on and so forth. Amongst many [Read more →]

July 24, 2010   View Comments

Dan Gosling on a free – Something Dennis Wise wouldn’t have managed

Gosling - Officially a Newcastle United player since yesterday

Gosling - Won't play for a while but still a very good signing

The dislike of Dennis Wise for many Newcastle United fans stems from Kevin Keegan’s departure, James Milner’s move to Aston Villa, the signing of the Uruguayan Gonzalez, Xisco’s arrival on Tyneside and many other incidents at the club. He did spot Bassong and a few other promising young players but will never be warmly welcomed back to St.James’ Park if he arrives [Read more →]

July 23, 2010   View Comments

Newcastle cruise by Carlisle as Best & Vuckic grab first goals for club

Vu?ki? - Scoring his first goal for Newcastle United

Vu?ki? - Delighted after scoring his first goal for Newcastle United

Newcastle kicked off their first preparation for the upcoming Premier League campaign by defeating Carlisle by three goals, with Leon Best, Haris Vuckic and Nile Ranger all hitting the back of the net. I’ve yet to see the goals but they were meant to be nice finishes from all three. Whilst seeing off The Cumbrians, the Toon lads sported the new Newcastle United away strip, and it’s a [Read more →]

July 17, 2010   View Comments

Newcastle United submit £5m bid for Anthony Annan?

Annan is on Newcastle United's shopping list it seems

Annan - Hughton has reportedly submitted a £5m bid for the Ghanaian

After browsing through Sky Sports transfer clock-watch, I stumbled upon a new enough update claiming that Newcastle United had bid £5m for Anthony Annan. The Ghanaian, who had a very good World Cup with the Africans is very much sought after, and whether this report has any accuracy or not remains to be seen. However, only a couple of days ago, Annan admitted that he [Read more →]

July 15, 2010   View Comments