Newcastle United Blog.

It’s been a turbulent 12 months for Newcastle United, but after a season in the second tier we can now once again, ahem, look forward to the regular visits of Manchester United, Chelsea and all the rest. It took some luck, some balls of steel, a bit of skill and many more factors to click [...]

Well it’s been a busy news day for Newcastle United fans today……. Literally nothing of note to write up about except for a slightly tardy mention of Barton’s belated ‘olive branch’ to Alan Shearer, after his admission that there was a falling out. More on the story and Joey’s quotes can be found here, but [...]

Steven Taylor has been speaking out again, this time to reassure the fans that the off-field problems have actually brought the team closer together. According to Sky Sports he said: “The fans at this moment probably think the club is a shambles and the players haven’t got a clue what is going on. They probably [...]

Sky Sports is carrying a report about how Michael Owen is hurt by the crticism he’s received about his time at Newcastle United. Owen said: “You learn to understand the reaction but if you do step back, you think it is strange or unfair. “When you are being relegated, nobody is interested in listening to [...]

As you all probably know, Michael Owen passed his medical and signed for Manchester United yesterday in a surprising swoop by puce faced supremo, Alex Ferguson. After a season in Toon hell, rejection by Don Fabio, and sly putdowns from the likes of Dave Whelan, and not forgetting of course much scorn for an alleged [...]

While we await the dawn of a new era, some of our former staff will be looking to carve out a new career elsewhere. We’ve had more than our fair share of expensive disappointments over the years but they don’t come much bigger than The Damaged Duo. Arriving with great expectations, between them they have [...]

And so another week begins and what do we have to show for it? No updates on the sale of the club and a rotten new strip. Quite what possessed the designers to come up with yellow and white (or is it cream?) stripes is beyond me. As a wise supporter has already pointed out [...]

Are we entering uncharted territory? Is this the future? Can anyone tell me when they last saw an internationally renowned and respected footballer being sullied by such crass advertisement intent on securing his footballing future? Well the evidence is there for all to see in it’s uncomfortable and undignified entirety. And it would appear Michael [...]

The second part.

Part one of the Michael Owen brochure, part two to follow very soon. Happy reading!