Archive for the ‘Hatem Ben Arfa’ Category

Newcastle United now fourth in Premier League recent form table

Posted March 14th, 2013 by workyticket | 11 Comments

All you Magpies fans out there out there may have noticed that their has been a distinct upswing in Newcastle United’s form since the end of January, with the club rising from 16th to 13th in the Premiership table. Our last six Premiership games since that time, starting with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa [...]

Bring On The Purples: Newcastle United’s Transfer Policy Explained

Posted February 11th, 2013 by FarmerG | 125 Comments

It seems a lifetime since signings like Michael Owen and Mark Viduka wore the black and white. Declining, injury prone and nearly always overpriced; these marquee players from the Shepherd era were one of the main reasons we were relegated  at the beginning of Ashley’s reign. On massive wages and having already achieved something notable [...]

NUFC have taken one step forward then two steps back under Pardew

Posted December 12th, 2012 by ToonBano | 78 Comments

Many thanks to “ToonBano” from the Toon blog www.toonbano.com for his second guest blog here – wt. Today is the two year anniversary of Alan Pardew’s very first game as NUFC manager, when we defeated Liverpool 3-1 thanks to goals from Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Andy Carroll. Just looking at the goal scorers that [...]

Craven for a win! Fulham vs Newcastle United in depth match preview

Posted December 10th, 2012 by workyticket | 179 Comments

Venue: Craven Cottage, London. Date: 10th December 2012. Kick off: 8:00pm. Referee: Lee Mason. UK TV: None. After an much needed win and a much needed change in tactics in our last Premiership game against Wigan, we now find ourselves facing Fulham away, a team who despite a recent lack of form can be very [...]

Are Pardew’s long balls getting even longer?

Posted December 3rd, 2012 by workyticket | 25 Comments

“Alan Pardew will tell you that he tries to play good football – That’s rubbish, he plays long ball football. It’s very direct, there is no creativity in midfield, he just wants to play route one football. Every time I’ve seen his teams play, they play that way but he’ll say in the Press ‘we [...]

Stoke City vs Newcastle United match banter!

Posted November 28th, 2012 by workyticket | 136 Comments

Venue: Britannia Stadium, Stoke. Date: 28 November 2012. Kick off: 7:45pm. Referee: Howard Webb. UK TV: None. Hello, good evening and welcome to our “match banter” feature for this evening’s game, which sees Newcastle United facing the biggest, roughest, toughest, meanest hombres in the whole of the Premier League, the “Potters” of Stoke City. Ti [...]

Land of the Giants – Stoke City vs Newcastle United match preview

Posted November 28th, 2012 by workyticket | 17 Comments

Venue: Britannia Stadium, Stoke. Date: 28 November 2012. Kick off: 7:45pm. Referee: Howard Webb. UK TV: None. This evening’s game will see Newcastle United seek to avoid their fourth defeat in a row against the Premiership’s tallest side, Stoke City, who are unbeaten in their last 13 games at the Britannia Stadium. None of their [...]

Newcastle United vs Swansea City full match video, extended highlights and interviews

Posted November 20th, 2012 by workyticket | 48 Comments

Newcastle United v Swansea City full match video (opens in new window). MTS provides the top online sportsbooks conveniently sorted by overall best experience. Read the MTS sportsbook review here and discover the best sportsbooks for your buck. Another disappointing home defeat for the Magpies as they were sunk by two goals, with Swansea’s leading [...]

Vote for Benny’s Blackburn bombshell in the FIFA Puskás award

Posted November 15th, 2012 by workyticket | 12 Comments

Benny’s 3rd round FA Cup goal against Blackburn Rovers from January 2012. You may have heard already that Newcastle United’s Hatem Ben Arfa is one of ten candidates for the FIFA “Puskás Award” for the best goal of the year. However, this competition is also up for a public vote on FIFA’s official website, and [...]

Kevin Nolan – A great loss to Newcastle United?

Posted November 10th, 2012 by workyticket | 36 Comments

Of course, Newcastle United’s game against West Ham on Sunday will see the return to St James’ Park of two ex Magpies, Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll, and also an ex manager, Sam Allardyce. In this piece I intend to concentrate on one of those, Kevin Nolan, who has received much undeserved flak from the [...]

 
 

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