Anita - Highly rated by the Newcastle scouting team and likely to arrive

First off, there’s a couple of rumours going around that Tim Krul has been subject to a £10m bid from Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspurs. If this is the case, then I’m sure the NUFC hierarchy will only laugh off the bid and tell Harry that Timmy’s left hand isn’t for sale. £10m?! For one of the keepers of the season – in a side that finished just off the Champions League spots – ten million wouldn’t cover half the keepers fee. At the very least I’d be looking for £25m for Krul [Read more →]

Benny – Making the French squad a testament to his work since the horrid broken leg

….players heading to a major tournament? World Cup 2010, Jonas Gutierrez featured for Argentina, was there anyone else in South Africa on Newcastle United’s books? Euro 2008? Can’t say I remember anyone representing NUFC at the tournament. This year however, Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye and Tim Krul look likely to go. For a European championship, that is a pretty impressive showing, and a testament to Newcastle United’s fantastic season; especially when [Read more →]

New Away Strip - Not bad!

Newcastle United have today announced their change strip for the upcoming 2012/13 season – as well as released the goalkeepers shirt which is less desirable than the jersey pictured above.
I’m not sure how much we’ll use the change kit, perhaps away to Spurs, and Fulham again next season but not a whole lot. Either way, here’s a look at them: [Read more →]

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 →]