Posts Tagged ‘Championship’

Missed penalty, missed opportunities and some Newcastle players were MIA!

Posted October 1st, 2009 by bowburnmag | 12 Comments

Well, on a night when Chris Hughton made Nile Ranger a second half stranger, all the points almost went to Queens Park Rangers and their pacy danger but the game ended all square at 1-1. This was arguably the best side I have seen Newcastle up against so far this season and with pace throughout [...]

Blackpool 2 Newcastle 1 – like taking candy floss from a baby!

Posted September 16th, 2009 by bowburnmag | 7 Comments

Just when you thought we’d turned some sort of corner, Blackpool go and ‘tango’ us. Well admittedly, I had to rely on the eyes of the commentating duo of Mick Lowes and John Anderson but the performance sounded as bleak as the conditions and there was nothing pleasurable about the trip to this beach. And [...]

Zen and the art of supporting Newcastle United.

Posted June 23rd, 2009 by Hugh de Payen | 106 Comments

I was quite upset a few weeks ago when David Carradine died. I was an avid fan of the ‘Kung Fu’ TV series in the 70’s, so it was a shock to read that Kwai Chang Caine is no more. I particularly liked the way he used to preach pacifism, tranquility and peace but always [...]

Standing Room Only (part two).

Posted June 16th, 2009 by geordie deb | 21 Comments

With the fixtures for next season due to be published tomorrow, it’s a nasty reminder that we need to be ready for battle to commence in just seven weeks time.
How scary is that? With a club up for sale, no manager, no assistant manager, possibly no first team coaches, all the first team squad [...]

 
 

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