Author Profile - Richard Birs ( 10 Posts )

Ok, so I’m old, football has changed a lot since my day, but bear with me a moment. My first coach was George Smith, who managed Crystal Palace,and Portsmouth, amongst…

Sorry Rafa mate, you need to hold your hand up on this two points lost, after a fine team performance with the defence looking solid.

If Newcastle fans are unhappy, then direct your disapproval where it should go…

Football is a simple game my old coach said; you pass, you receive, control and pass again. SIMPLE – add fight passion and desire, you get a winning team.

Newcastle United need to start again, no old boys network and instead bring in a young vibrant coach with his backroom staff.

I thought NUFC had a reasonable central midfielder on the bench, Abeid. So obviously you don’t play him, you play a winger/full-back there.

Writer Richard Birs asks: ‘What did getting rid of Alan Pardew achieve?’

Contributor Richard Birs argues ‘Be careful what you wish for’ when celebrating the culmination of the ‘Pardew out’ campaign.

Writer Richard Birs invites us all to look into his slow and one dimensional black & white crystal ball, can you see what it is yet?

Author Richard Birs admits his worst sin and casts his eye over the players that Alan Pardew has assembled to fight Newcastle team’s corner this season.