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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has described Andy Carroll as a player to watch due to his “presence and charisma.” In a season of high and lows for our new no.9, which has seen the Gateshead born forward appear on both the front and back pages for all the right and wrong reasons, Wenger beleives Carroll is [...]

You know that bandwagon that Joey Barton started the other week, the one where he said he was looking to play for England? Well it seems he isn’t the only one with fresh international ambitions. Sol Campbell has now thrown his hat back into the England ring and has his sights firmly set on an [...]

Well that is it for the summer transfer window, and all in all I have been pleasantly surprised with the business that Newcastle have conducted. Newcastle have swelled their ranks with five senior players over the summer, and one of those in particular has been rather eye catching. Hatem Ben Arfa is the signing which [...]

Sol Campbell could be in line to make his Newcastle debut against Blackpool in just under two weeks time. The Sunderland Echo suggests that Campbell is in line to make an appearance in the reserve derby match that is due to take place at the Stadium of Light tomorrow evening. If Campbell continues to prove [...]

It seems that the delusion at Newcastle isn’t just restricted to a certain amount of fans like the press would have us believe. Now the players are getting in on the act aswell, especially after the latest claim from Sol Campbell that the club should be aiming for Europe this season. The expectation of most [...]

Sol Campbell was acting the big angry bear today as he took the chance to lambast some fans who had labelled him as ‘fat’. The sensitive soul pulled no punches in his criticism, calling those people who targetted him ‘idiots’ and ‘pathetic’. Quite right too, as most people will understand that Sol Campbell is a [...]

The Newcastle captaincy is still up for grabs for this season, but who will be the likely heir to the captains armband? The full-time club captain is yet to be named although it seems likely that either Alan Smith or Kevin Nolan will get the honour of the captaincy this season. The next captain won’t [...]

It has been confoirmed today that Newcastle defender Steven Taylor will be sidelined for three months with the shoulder injury sustained at Carlisle nearly two weeks back. It’s a huge blow for both the player and the team as Newcastle look to use this season to consolidate their place in the Premier League, although the [...]

Newcastle have today confirmed that they have secured the services of 35-year old Sol Campbell on a one year deal. Campbell will take the previously vacant number 5 jersey and will bring with him a whole host of experience that will hopefully help Newcastle establish themselves back in the top flight. Although Campbell is appraoching [...]

It looks like Sol Campbell could finally be a Newcastle player as reports suggest that the defender is to undergo a medical at the club this afternoon. There have been strong rumours about the the 35-year former England international and a move to Newcastle throughout the summer, although the rumours have cooled recently. In fact [...]