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Tyne-Wear derby preview
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There is little introduction needed with the Tyne-Wear derby. While a number of rivalries are often referred to as “friendly” in nature, this one isn’t so and typically all bets are off with past performance or general play. However given the course of both clubs fortunes this year, it will have a different because not [...]
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Magpies sign Kevin Nolan for £4m
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With the transfer window ready to close, Newcastle has signed Kevin Nolan from Bolton for £4m. The twenty-six year old veteran, a product of the Wanderers academy will have an immediate positive impact upon the lineup.
Joe Kinnear said of his new man:
“When I heard there was a chance of getting Kevin I was determined we [...]
Category: Team Newsnegotiating through the media
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However you want to take this, Joe Kinnear is reluctant to let Shay Given go to Manchester City for their present offer. Per the Newcastle Chronicle, the Newcastle manager said:
“We have had approaches for Shay – serious approaches from Man City. Irrespective of all the stories, they’ve offered £5million and not a penny more.”
“We think [...]
Category: Team NewsNewcastle suffer painful loss to Man City
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Newcastle’s visit to Eastlands ended with not only a difficult 2-1 loss to Manchester City that casts the Magpies closer to the drop zone but doubly complicated with injuries to Michael Owen and Joey Barton. Heading into the twenty-four match of the campaign, Newcastle sits in sixteenth position only two points above Middlesbrough, Stoke City [...]
Category: Team NewsNewcastle v Man City match preview
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The climb from relegation danger took a new turn for Newcastle as both Sunderland and Tottenham won on Tuesday. With Bolton meeting Blackburn today, the Magpies need to squeeze out points at Eastlands or risk falling to the spot just above the drop zone.
Today’s match against Manchester City is layered with drama, first with [...]
Category: Team NewsSteve Harper signs contract extension
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Questions relating to Shay Given’s possible transfer may have been answered as Steve Harper has signed a three year contract extension that will keep him with the Magpies through June 2012.
The thirty-three year old ‘keeper who joined Newcastle in 1993 said:
“I’m a North East lad and Newcastle United has always been a huge part of [...]
Category: Team NewsPeter Løvenkrands joins Newcastle
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Although it should be no surprise, Peter Løvenkrands has agreed to a short-term deal that will see him through the balance of the year. The Danish striker makes his way to the Magpies after falling out of favour with Bundesliga side Schalke 04 and suits the cash-strapped budget perfectly.
Following the signed, the former Rangers striker [...]
Category: Team NewsKazenga LuaLua is ready
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With each match Kazenga LuaLua continues to impress and with his move up from the reserves is imminent. Since joining the academy in 2005, the now eighteen year-old has emerged as aggressive attacker with an eye towards the goal. Following the reverse sides victory over Sunderland’s reserves, he spoke of being hopeful for a call-up:
“All [...]
Category: Team NewsTamás Kádár injured
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While he had yet to feature, I have been waiting anxiously for the debut of Tamás Kádár. At eighteen years of age the, he is an extraordinarily promising back who has equally featured for his homeland Hungary U21 side. Unfortunately in yesterdays reserve match victory over Sunderland he fractured his tibia and will be out [...]
Category: Team Newsthe straight facts of the training clash
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It astonishes me how some items are reported and yet I suspect in the never ending need to supply “fresh content” the daily rags feel a need to print any morsel of information they can find. Unfortunately due to the way news feeds work, some very questionable journalistic efforts spread like wild-fire.
Such is the [...]
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