Author Profile - Craig Dobson ( 17 Posts )

Writer Craig Dobson explains why Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t be entertaining any thought of signing Moussa Sissoko.

He might be the least committed, least consistent member of the current squad, but Moussa Sissoko is already the most successful Newcastle United player to have featured at a European Championships.

The least fit or most unfortunate player to have donned a Newcastle United training bib in recent years?

Andros Townsend was one of only two players on the field who looked a constant threat in the derby, the other being Jermain Defoe.

As a result, my last week was spent in relatively blissful ignorance, without the usual doom-mongering or PR spin from Newcastle United.

The chase for Berahino and Townsend, along with Jonjo Shelvey, signifies a potential break from tradition for Newcastle under Ashley…

Of the nineteen other top-flight clubs, only two did not draft in more Premier League experience this season…

A visit from Everton on Boxing Day, is about as welcome as a stocking full of cheap underwear and Michael Bublé CDs.

Over 51,000, mainly Newcastle fans, turned up expecting to get their bottoms well and truly spanked by Jurgen Klopp’s rampant Reds.

Doesn’t seem so long ago that Newcastle United was considered one of the top flight’s sleeping giants, a viable and exciting project for ambitious managers.