Well, Joey Barton did promise on Twitter that he would “tell all when the time was right” and he’s finally kept his word. Speaking in a long audio podcast interview for the Queen’s Park Ranger’s ‘blog “Open All R’s,” he finally lifted the lid on his time at Newcastle United and his strained relationship with [...]
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Barton reveals on “Ayatollah” Ashley, ultimatums, player’s committees, Hughton’s sacking and everything…
Posted November 30th, 2011 by workyticket | 21 CommentsWhat has Captain Coloccini brought to the Newcastle armband?
Posted October 12th, 2011 by CLiNT FLiCK | 43 CommentsHe’s come a long way since he joined the ranks of Newcastle United as a £10.3M Centre Back under the control of Kevin Keegan. It’s probably debateable whether Keegan even wanted him in, but I don’t remember there being too much dissent when he transferred. We all knew of him through his days playing for [...]
Do Newcastle United have a better midfield this season?
Posted October 10th, 2011 by CLiNT FLiCK | 73 CommentsAfter the comings and goings of the ‘off season’, some of them obvious,, predictable, profitable and manufactured, it’s safe to say we now have a far more fluid midfield. On top of the fluidity, we have also aquired a hell of a lot more pace. We seem very midfield focused at the moment, what with [...]
Pardew missed experience of Nolan and Barton in Wolves game.
Posted October 2nd, 2011 by workyticket | 21 CommentsSpeaking in a rare interview, Newcastle United manager, Alan Pardew, bemoaned the loss of experienced players such as Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton from the side in games like yesterday’s against Wolves. He also added that Newcastle United still need to learn to see out games. Of course, Newcastle chalked up their fourth win of [...]
Bargain hunting for top strikers won’t work Derek
Posted September 3rd, 2011 by workyticket | 27 CommentsMost of you will be aware by now that yesterday, Newcastle United’s Managing Director, Derek Llambias, issued a statement on the club’s performance in the latest transfer window. It read: “Now that the transfer window has closed, we have had some time to reflect on the business we have conducted over the summer. “Our aim [...]
Nolan’s plea for Barton to join West Ham – why in public?
Posted August 23rd, 2011 by workyticket | 23 CommentsIn a Mirror ‘exclusive’, former Newcastle captain, Kevin Nolan, has urged his former partner in crime, Joey Barton, to join Sam Allardyce’s ‘sexy football’ revolution at West Ham. Nolan said: “Would Joey Barton come here? Well, I came here, so I can’t see why Joey Barton would not come, it is a massive club. “The [...]
Pardew’s lose-lose situation
Posted August 12th, 2011 by geordiedug | 39 CommentsIs ‘player power’ tantamount to ‘one bad apple’?
Posted August 1st, 2011 by Thump | 44 CommentsJoey Barton’s tirades on Twitter has been very well publicised, as have many other players comments on the social networking sites. Jose Enrique, Wayne Routledge and countless others from teams across the UK. This has prompted the Premier League to consider rules and regulations for the popular website. Of course, everybody is entitled to their [...]
Joey Barton: “They have decided I am persona non grata”.
Posted August 1st, 2011 by workyticket | 80 CommentsIn his latest Tweets, Newcastle United has given his latest ‘insights’ on his dramatic transfer listing by the club, which I covered in a previous ‘blog. After announcing that he would be making an announcement about his future at the club at 4PM today, he was fashionably late, but eventually tweeted: “Somewhere in those high [...]
Nolan: Llambias reneged on verbal agreement
Posted July 31st, 2011 by Hugh de Payen | 65 CommentsFormer Newcastle United captain Kevin Nolan believes the club forced him to leave and that Derek Llambias reneged on a verbal agreement. Kevin Nolan was of course dumped from Newcastle amidst something of a furore. The player has now come out and spoken about his departure: “I envisaged spending the rest of my career at [...]
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