Posts Tagged ‘St James’ Park’

Plenty in reserve? Pancrate to play in free Newcastle v Hartlepool game.

Posted November 17th, 2009 by bowburnmag | 14 Comments

It’s a cold, damp and blustery day over here in Newcastle, so what better way to spend your evening than to go and watch a reserve game eh? Well that’s what the Bowburn branch of nufcblog.org has decided to do tonight, and I’ve even roped in my old man to come and keep me company.
Of [...]

Ashley gets Moat vote?

Posted November 15th, 2009 by bowburnmag | 9 Comments

Having so far failed in his efforts to raise the funds to tempt Mike Ashley into selling Newcastle United to him, Barry Moat has now gone on record to suggest that the famous St James’ Park name wouldn’t necessarily have been safe in his hands either. It appears he can see exactly what Ashley is [...]

Who goes? You decide…

Posted November 9th, 2009 by bowburnmag | 32 Comments

A couple of apologies first. One for introducing Marcus Bentley’s dulcet Big Brother tone into your head and secondly for perhaps once again putting the cat amongst the pigeons on a sensitive and potentially divisive topic. The topic? Well it’s the topic of whether or not you’re doing your duty by Newcastle United in attending [...]

Furious Freddy blasts Ashley’s latest scheme.

Posted October 30th, 2009 by Hugh de Payen | 78 Comments

Former Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd has blasted Ashley over his plans to sell the stadium naming rights.
Freddy said:
“I suppose nothing surprises me about the current regime, so news they are ready to sell the naming rights isn’t exactly a shock.
“I appreciate we are living in a commercial world, but there are some things [...]

Rename St James’ Park?? How ****ing dare you…

Posted October 27th, 2009 by bowburnmag | 87 Comments

Of all the loathsome, inept and baffling decisions made and actions taken by Mike Ashley and his useless merrymen running the show on Barrack Road, he’s finally gone where I thought he could never go.
Having announced the decision to take the club off the market and install Chris Hughton as permanent manager, the official [...]

Sir Bobby: Forever our knight in black and white armour.

Posted July 26th, 2009 by bowburnmag | 3 Comments

“What makes a Geordie, a Geordie?” “Passion for football…..”, so went the old McEwans advert.
And passion is an essential ingredient of our national game and, of course, of our beloved club. And there are arguably none more passionate than our own Sir Bobby Robson.
Nobody needs me to give a recount of what he means to [...]

 
 

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