Newcastle United Blog.

According to The Chronicle, they were contacted by one of their ‘usually reliable sources’ who said that one interested group had reached written agreement about buying the club and ‘other sources’ close to Sheard’s American bidders said that the deal is close to crossing the finishing line. Both Derek Llambias and Seymour Pierce deny these [...]

A lot of the papers have picked up on The Profitable Group withdrawing their interest in the club. The Telegraph quotes Steve McMahon as follows: “We have pulled out. How long can you keep hanging on? “We have put a bid in and we have had no communication, no response – nothing. “It really is poor [...]

A few of the papers – such as The Telegraph – are going with the story that Oba Martins wants to join Wolfsburg, the Budesliga champions. Martins told the Wolfsburger Allgemeiner Zeitung (which I presume is a newspaper and not an exotic fast food outlet): “The Bundesliga is on the up and could soon become [...]

Damien Duff is the latest Newcastle player to complain about the drawn out takeover process and he called for Alan Shearer to be made manager while doing so. According to The Guardian he said: “For me it definitely has to be Alan Shearer. The eight weeks I had with him I enjoyed them thoroughly. It [...]

A lot of the papers picked up on The Profitable Group’s alleged increased bid for Newcastle United yesterday. Steve McMahon, Profitable Group director, told The Chronicle: “Our people have been in London all week working with lawyers and attorneys. “And we have made them a realistic offer. “We have been pushing ahead and, make no [...]