Good to hear that Freddie Woodman has done so well this season. Circumstances meaning he never really got a proper chance at Newcastle United. The goalkeeper accepting he had to…

Rob Elliot picks up Newcastle United player of the year accolade against some admittedly poor opposition.

The three man shortlist for the Football League player of the year has been announced.

Daryl Janmaat: “It’s a strange situation…I am proud to win this prize but I’m not proud of the poor results for Newcastle United in 2015.”

To have the player of the year awards presented only 24 hours after the Crystal Palace debacle was just too bad (timing) to be true.

The winners of the North East football writers’ player of the year awards have been revealed, with two Newcastle players picking up the top prizes.

Newcastle loan player Haris Vuckic has been nominated for goal of the season three times and also player of the year at Rangers.

A survey of Newcastle fans has led to Loic Remy being presented with Player Of The Year and Mike Williamson Most Improved.

Krul played a total of 31 matches, with 24 league appearances and 7 in Europe. Though he didn’t quite hit the heights of the previous season, little surprise given his injuries, Krul is a worthy winner in a year when contenders were a little thin on the ground.

As you go through the squad list, the names are quickly chalked off, until there are only a handful of players left. A shortlist of the ‘best of the worst’, if you will. For me that shortlist looks a little bit like this: Demba Ba, Papiss Cisse, Davide Santon, James Perch, Steven Taylor and Sylvain Marveaux.