To Newcastle United fans across the globe: Happy Christmas

Newcastle United celebrate Ryan Taylor's winning free-kick against Sunderland

Christmas - Enjoy what's been a good year for Alan Pardew and Newcastle Utd

The season so far has been quite a surprisingly successful one. Newcastle United lay comfortably in the top half of the Premier League and on course for this campaigns expectations. We’ve had some memorable results including the win away at Sunderland, our thrashing of Stoke City away from home, and indeed we even went unbeaten in the Premier League for a record amount of games [Read more →]

December 25, 2011   1 Comment

Will Newcastle United really pay £10m for Jan Vertonghen?

Jan Vertonghen in action for Ajax during a league match

Vertonghen - Carr and NUFC scouting team have been watching for some time

The last time Newcastle United dished out double figures for a player that I can remember off the cuff was when we signed a certain Fabricio Coloccini, the current captain. Mike Ashley had just bought the club, and Coloccini was one of Kevin Keegan’s first signings at the club, arriving from Deportivo. When you consider the performances he has put in for NUFC in the last three seasons [Read more →]

December 23, 2011   1 Comment

Modibo Maiga fails Newcastle United medical due to knee injury?

Modibo Maiga in action for Sochaux in Ligue 1

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 →]

December 16, 2011   No Comments

Newcastle United must attack Norwich City from the start tomorrow

Hatem Ben Arfa training in Benton, Newcastle

Ben Arfa - His creativity and pace crucial for NUFC tomorrow at Carrow Road

Norwich City will most definitely fancy their chances of gaining all three points in tomorrows battle at Carrow Road and rightly so. We’re without Cheik Tioté, Danny Guthrie, Steven Taylor, Mike Williamson and more than likely Fabricio Coloccini as well. Four big losses in that injury list, indeed four members that probably would have started tomorrow. However, we will welcome James Perch [Read more →]

December 9, 2011   No Comments