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Newcastle United striker Demba Ba was allegedly ‘unhappy’ when he was taken off against Bolton but there was little hint of any unhappiness in Ba’s recent interview. There has been a bit of speculation about whether or not Demba Ba is happy to play on the left of a front three but the man himself [...]

Newcastle United striker Demba Ba undergoes cryogenic treatment and tweets accordingly. I can remember a time when it was all the rage for ‘eccentrics’ to have their head removed and stored in freezing conditions. After death that is. It’s definitely not recommended before death as heads can be useful to living beings, not least as [...]

The Dutch press appears to offer further suggestions that FC Twente’s Douglas is bound for Newcastle United this summer, although perhaps the most pertinent question is whether or not we lose any of our current stars this summer too. Further to an article I posted last week about Newcastle’s interest in FC Twente’s Douglas Franco [...]

Newcastle United have been linked with two defenders from the Dutch league recently: Douglas and Erik Pieters. But is there anything to subtantiate the rumours? The Chronicle – and other elements of the press – have been linking us with FC Twente’s Douglas Franco Teixeira recently. The 6ft 4in 24-year old central defender has apparently [...]

Much speculation surrounds Newcastle United’s Demba Ba with rumours of release clauses, interested clubs and new contract offers from Newcastle. So will Demba Ba still be at Newcastle United next season? Demba Ba has been hailed as the Premiership’s best buy of the season. This and his 16 goals for us this season has obviously [...]

When Norwich City rocked up to Saint James’ Park on Sunday with Paul Lambert (manager) and Delia Smith in tow, it was going to be a great opportunity for a bit of revenge after the mauling we took away to them earlier in the season. Last time out we were missing a few key players in [...]

Venue: St James’ Park, NE1 Date: Sunday, 18th March 2012 Kick-Off: 4pm (Sky TV) Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffs). Hello, good afternoon and welcpme to our “match banter” feature for this afternoon’s visit from the “Canaries” of Norwich City. Here’s hoping for a better result than last time at their place, when we lost 4-2 in [...]

Venue: St James’ Park, NE1 Date: Sunday, 18th March 2012 Kick-Off: 4pm (Sky TV) Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) Newcastle United welcome Norwich City to St James’ Park with manager Alan Pardew hoping that a win in this game could set us up for the big push towards qualification for the Europa League next season. Pardew [...]

Venue: Ashburton Grove, London. Date: Mon 12th Mar 2012. Kick-Off: 8pm. Referee: Howard Webb. Well, Arsenal came from behind once more to clinch victory for the fourth time in a row, which I have been informed is a Premiership record. Whilst the first half of the game wasn’t exactly dull, a minute or two of [...]

Newcastle United will look to strengthen the squad in the summer (according to press reports) but who are the ins and outs likely to be? Much of the press is speculating that Newcastle will see a large influx of players in the summer, with some suggesting that as many as five new faces might be [...]