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Nile Ranger scored a hat-trick for the reserves yesterday, but where does he stand in the pecking order of Newcastle United strikers? I can’t help but think that Ranger is sliding down the list of strikers as far as Alan Pardew is concerned. Given that Andy Carroll is our number one striker, it seems that [...]

In a move that can only be described as astonishing, Mike Ashley sent Chris Hughton on his way earlier this week and – unless it’s all one massive smokescreen – it looks like he’s about to replace him with Alan Pardew. Pardew’s achievements include getting Reading promoted from division two to division one, getting West [...]

Andy Carroll looks set to start for England tomorrow where he will pick up his first senior international cap against France at Wembley. Fair play to the lad as he deserves his chance. I just hope he doesn’t pick up an injury that will keep him out of action for his club! Anyway, I digress. [...]

I think all in all it’s fair to say that yesterday was a rather busy day with regard to activity around the club. First there was the matter of Andy Carroll having to face court in the morning, then there was the revelation of his strange bail conditions whereby he must live with club captain, [...]

Talking about our favourite Newcastle players is always a good way of stimulating debate, so who is your favourite player of all time? It’s a question that encompasses the different tastes of people, different age groups and different opinions as everyone has their own reason behind why a particular player is their favourite. For me, [...]

Back in the day, when all I had to worry about was hiding my hickies in a rollneck top, Jolly Ranchers were poisoning us with watermelon flavoured boiled sweets and a young Take That were barely a twinkle in the eye, a young man was trying to make his way in the hard knock world [...]

As we look forward to the Newcastle United v QPR game tomorrow evening, it has made me reminisce about an unbelievable match I witnessed between the two teams 25 years ago this month. I was a homesick student nurse living in London and in fact QPR was probably the nearest big ground to where I [...]

Speaking on this evening’s Bobby Robson ‘Legends’ game, Peter Beardsley has declared that the night should be about Robson, and no-one else. ‘Pedro’, a true Tyneside legend in his own right, and a man Bobby himself referred to as “my little gem” said: “It’s Bobby’s night, and nothing else should get in the way,” “I’m [...]