Rewind to the 12th May 2019, Newcastle United had thrashed Fulham 0-4 at Craven Cottage in front of a packed away following. Rafael Benitez symbolised hope, having united what was…
My Newcastle United initiation was in 1996, after being brainwashed by my Father for the first four years of my life. When most bairns would opt for a more colourfully…
Without a Premier League victory in six matches, Graeme Souness was replaced by Glenn Roeder as Newcastle United manager, after a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Manchester City proved…
Those Were The Days… “Can I get two big breakfasts please and a couple of pints, flower?” That was a regular phrase used by my father, we’d sit and talk…
It isn’t surprising to anyone who has been watching Newcastle United over the last eighteen months or so, that the club are being dragged into a relegation battle. Rumour (started…
I remember screaming “Dad, Dad! Keegan’s gone, he’s left!” There were some who called it ‘Black Wednesday’ on Tyneside. Fans left in stunned silence on the streets, others crying in…
If anyone tuned in to Football Focus on Saturday lunchtime, you would have heard Mark Lawrenson say “They’re never happy, are they? They want to win the Champions League, but…
“If Newcastle United can finish mid-table again, I think Steve Bruce will have done wonderfully.” – Robbie Savage, October 2020. Expectations are a funny thing, they change over the course…
There is this myth that when you’re diagnosed with cancer, people will rally around you. You see the adverts on TV of people coming together and being supportive. It all…
The midfield is my main cause for concern, especially this 4-3-3 thing, as I really don’t think they understand where they should be playing, who picks up who, who’s tracking, who sits deep etc.
