Newcastle United Blog.

The following announcement was made on the Newcastle United site tonight: NEWCASTLE United are delighted to announce that Chris Hughton has been named the permanent manager of the Club, his contract will run until the end of the 2010/11 season. At the same time the Club has confirmed that it has been withdrawn from sale [...]

After a summer of discontent at Newcastle United, with the club having been up for sale since May, we’ve failed to attract a single serious buyer. It seems Moat was all mouth and all the other ‘bidders’ were either publicity hunters, time-wasters or chancers who only expressed an interest in the hope of purchasing way [...]

The press are reporting that Barry Moat has made a ‘substantial’ offer for Newcastle United. If I had a pound for every time I’ve quoted the press about someone being just about to take over Newcastle United I’d probably be able to buy the club myself. And then there’d be changes I can tell you. [...]