Alan Pardew has claimed Newcastle United were ‘Terrific’ in the first half against Oldham and blamed the numerous second half substitutions for the loss.
852 hardy Newcastle fans travelled to watch Newcastle play Oldham in the first appearance and defeat of pre season, despite Siem De Jong scoring a cracker on debut.
Confirmation that Mike Ashley has developed his ties with Oldham in advance of Newcastle United’s visit, Ashley’s Sondico brand announced as kit partner.
Somehow we’d managed to only miss about the first 20 minutes or so but the drama wasn’t over. We then discover the game had been made ‘All Ticket’, so not only have we misjudged the KO time but we don’t even have tickets.