It is with extreme sadness that I am announcing my intention to cease writing articles for NUFCBlog.org. But I just wanted to pen one last article to thank each and every one of you for being so supportive during my writing tenure on this very site. So here goes. A couple of years ago I [...]
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A fond farewell from Toonsy.
Posted January 4th, 2011 by toonsy | 63 CommentsWigan v Newcastle – Match preview.
Posted January 2nd, 2011 by toonsy | 72 CommentsNewcastle head to Wigan this afternoon in what is shaping up to be a very important game for both sides aspirations of staying in the Premier League this season. A win for Newcastle will take them to at least 10th, whilst a win for Wigan will see them leapfrog us and will ensure that Newcastle [...]
2010 – A year of relative stability on Tyneside.
Posted December 31st, 2010 by toonsy | 265 CommentsWell, that is pretty much it for 2010 as the cover begins to close on a relatively stable yearbook for Newcastle United. Yes, that’s right, this year has been pretty stable for us in comparison to years gone by, although there have been brief moments of turmoil spread throughout the year, just to keep things [...]
Carroll injury concern opens the door for Nile Ranger.
Posted December 31st, 2010 by toonsy | 119 CommentsChoose your Newcastle United goal of the year for 2010.
Posted December 30th, 2010 by toonsy | 107 CommentsWould Robbie Keane be a good signing for Newcastle?
Posted December 30th, 2010 by toonsy | 89 CommentsMuch of the news today appears to be centred around Robbie Keane and his alleged preferance of joining Newcastle in the January transfer window. Of course, it is all speculation until proven otherwise, and the closest that any of these reports can muster with regard to a quote is from the proverbial inside source from [...]
Ben Arfa set to sign for Newcastle next week?
Posted December 30th, 2010 by toonsy | 83 CommentsAnother piece of good news, well hopefully some good news anyway, as it appears that Hatem Ben Arfa is about to finalise a permanent move to Newcastle. Local journalists started reporting the news on Twitter late last night, then national journalists such as George Caulkin and Simon ‘you’re a ***’ Bird also backed up the [...]
A bit of good news for Newcastle fans.
Posted December 29th, 2010 by toonsy | 66 CommentsNewcastle have had a habit of picking up yellow cards this season. In fact indiscipline has arguably played a large part in our season to date. A quick glance at the ‘Fair Play’ table should tell us all we need to know. It doesn’t make for pretty reading, but Newcastle have racked up 45 yellow [...]
Newcastle need January reinforcements.
Posted December 29th, 2010 by toonsy | 18 CommentsToothless Toon! Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
Posted December 29th, 2010 by toonsy | 66 CommentsFirst off, I would like to apologise. Usually I write the match reports pretty much straight after the game, but yesterday was different. The 2-0 defeat at White Hart Lane may have been expected, but the level of performance was so low that it left me lost for words. Newcastle rarely threatened the Tottenham goal [...]
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