Tioté - Very important again tonight but needs to watch his discipline

All the talk ahead of tonight’s match between Birmingham City and Newcastle United is the about the upcoming battle between Nikola Žigic and our very own Mike Williamson. Žigic is 6’8 whilst Mike stands at a modest 6’4. There’s little doubt that Birmingham will try pick out their big man on every occasion tonight and it will be up to us to stop him. However, last weeks last gasp goal from Žigic [Read more →]

Hughton - Trinidad & Tobago international on shortlist but no bid made yet

There’s been lots of rumours floating around Tyneside in the last few days while the World Cup progresses nicely but one of them, regarding Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel is some real news as Chris Hughton admitted an interest in the Trinidad & Tobago international. Samuel, now 29 may well be leaving the Reebok Stadium this year because he contract runs out very soon [Read more →]

Ameobi - Has been very good when he's played this season and has scored goals

Born in Nigeria but an English international at a young age, Shola Ameobi has been at Newcastle United for quite some time now. He was there for Shearer’s later glory days at the start of the new millennium and now he himself, has been playing pretty well in a Newcastle shirt of late. A lot of people regard Ameobi as a clumsy, lanky striker and some people have attributed the nick [Read more →]

Martins - Should succeed in Germany

The first of many departures at Newcastle has begun with Obafemi Martins’s transfer to Wolfsburg. The Bundesliga champions paid Newcastle €10.5m for the Nigerian and that’s not a bad fee to receive. The only [Read more →]