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The last thing I expected to see this Wednesday, was a lackluster Newcastle side get linked to want-away striker Wayne Rooney. Can we really expect Alan Pardew to pull his attention away from Ligue 1 to consider signing an English forward? Isn't there...read more »

Over the past few days, it has began to look ever increasingly likely that Newcastle manager Alan Pardew will be sacked this summer, amid reports of unrest within the playing staff at the club. Many players within the squad have...read more »

Newcastle United may have a number of decent players in their squad, but they sure as heck can't put a series of good results together. Alan Pardew just isn't capable of getting the most out of the players he has. That's...read more »

It was the last week of January and Newcastle United, for the most part, had endured a horrid first half to the season. One of their star performers from last season, Demba Ba, had departed from Chelsea while his compatriot...read more »

It is a month since the January transfer window closed, so delivering to Sky Sports News their unwelcome bi-annual double blow.  The breathlessly anticipated deadline day typically failed to yield the promised excitement, and left only an impending five barren...read more »

Liverpool fans have every right to be disappointed with the course that this season has taken. The arrival of Brendan Rodgers triggered genuine optimism and the feeling that the club was heading in the right direction. Unfortunately, this positive outlook was not...read more »

Despite Newcastle's troubles this season, they have a number of hot-properties on their books. This is something that's sure to stand them in good stead over the coming years, whilst providing Alan Pardew with plenty of headaches when it comes...read more »

This week’s Europa League second-leg encounters sparked something not readily associated with the much maligned – chiefly in this country – competition, namely interest and excitement. Perhaps helped by having four English clubs involved on the same day, and with all...read more »

A rotund, boozy chairman standing on the terraces. An ex-professional with the business sense, let alone common sense, of Derek Trotter as ‘Executive Director of Football’. A scouting system that involved splashing the hard-earned cash of the club’s tens of...read more »

Going into the January transfer window, it was clear Newcastle United’s squad was in need of a serious makeover. After an injury-hit and generally dire first half of the season, the Magpies sat 15th in the Premier League, despite a magnificent...read more »