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Newcastle United suffered at the hands of a top-quality Wigan on Saturday and it will be a big test of their character to see if they can bounce back from that in Wednesday’s match against Chelsea. The weekend’s defeat by a resurgent Wigan brought us down to Earth with a thump after a 6-game unbeaten [...]

Newcastle United could suffer if Chelsea prevail with their European ventures this season. It might mean that only the top 3 positions in the Premier League qualify for the Champions League. There are those who would tell you that there’s no such thing as luck and that its all down to averages and subjective determination. [...]

Newcastle United midfielder Yohan Cabaye and manager Alan Pardew give their view on our Champions League aspirations. Alan Pardew’s switch to a 4-3-3 has certainly improved Newcastle in terms of entertainment value and with players like Ben Arfa on the pitch we’re recapturing a little of the classic, 90′s ‘Entertainers’ era. Yohan Cabaye gives a [...]

With four games left to play Newcastle United find themselves in 4th place and battling for a Champions League place. So how does the run-in look for us and the teams around us? Saturday’s win against Stoke made it six wins on the trot and it saw us leap into 4th place, ahead of a [...]

The march towards Europe continues as Newcastle comfortably beat Stoke 3-0 at St James’ Park with goals from Cabaye (2) and Cisse. Two weeks seems like a long wait between games, particularly when Newcastle have the winning momentum with them. Time seemed to pass so slowly that I wouldn’t be surprised if we’ve entered a [...]

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has once again being talking about the club’s budget. Alan Pardew has gone on record again to say that he understands the budget he’s operating under at Newcastle. In an interview which broadly echoes one he made earlier this week Pardew said: “I do think that the clarity of the [...]

Newcastle United look like a team going places – well, at least to Europe – and they’re sure to need to strengthen the squad to cope with it. Cue a string of rumours about alleged interest in various players. According to The Daily Mirror, Alan Pardew has made ‘discreet enquiries’ about the availability of Gylfi [...]

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 are allegedly interested in Ajax’s Jan Vertonghen but is he a realistic target given the interest of some fairly big clubs? According to The Chronicle the latest player of interest to Newcastle is Ajax captain Jan Vertonghen but, personally, I reckon he might be a bit pricey for us. The 6ft 2.5in, 24 [...]

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 [...]