Krul - One of the top performing keepers in the Premier League this season

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Tim Krul in ‘real’ action for the senior team – away to Palermo in what was then the UEFA Cup. We were leading 0-1 courtesy of Albert Luque in one of his few games for Newcastle United. The pressure began to increase and the shots started pouring in on the young Dutchman between the sticks, however, after a string of quality saves, NUFC held out for a [Read more →]

Cissé - Scored a brace for the third game in a row including a stunning second

It is hard not to sit back and relish Papiss Cisse’s goal scoring form for Newcastle United at the minute – what ever club you support in the Premier League, bar the obvious. Arriving from Germany for £9m – a little more than a quarter of Andy Carroll’s fee – he has already notched nine goals in eight games. For strikers landing in the Premier League from abroad, it is accepted that some [Read more →]

Ben Arfa - Starting to show his raw potential in a Newcastle United shirt

I think it is fair to say that Hatem Ben Arfa played his best ever 75 minutes in a Newcastle United shirt last Sunday against West Brom. His touch, pace, movement and vision crafted two goals for Papiss Cissé, before taking time out to score a beautiful effort himself. He didn’t put a foot wrong all game long and ran riot any time he got the ball to his feet. If he wasn’t setting up an attempt [Read more →]

Brom - Happened to be Chris Hughton's final game in charge of NUFC

The last time Newcastle United met West Brom at the Hawthorns we were on the end of a 3-1 loss, courtesy of Peter Odemwingie & Simon Tchoyi. Peter Lovenkrands managed our only goal in that game, indeed what turned out to be Chris Hughton’s final game in charge of Newcastle United. Things really have changed since then and we are going to West Brom with a different team [Read more →]