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Day 6 of Relegation
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Day six of the Newcastle’s new world of relegation starts a great deal more sobering. I have tempered my venom quite a bit, typed, edited and re-typed but still my anger spills over so please excuse me. While mulling over a list of players salaries amassing £887k per week, the club eliminated 120 administrative positions [...]
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Day 5 of Relegation
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Day 5 of the post-relegation nightmare opens with the Newcastle needing to begin trimming the fat from the bloated payroll whilst trying raise much needed funds. That is easier said then done and will require a stern series of hatchet man decisions and likely a number of concessions that the club will need to make. [...]
Category: Team NewsDay 4 of Relegation
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It is only four days since Newcastle went down the dark and lonely streets of relegation to the Championship. While much of the public sat oblivious to repercussions during the campaign and for that matter sat on their hands in protest during a number of engagements at St James’ Park, only now is the impact [...]
Category: Team NewsNewcastle relegated to the Championship
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The pain of the 2008 / 2009 campaign for Newcastle supporters ended with the hellish drop the Championship following their 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. Decided with a unfortunate own goal by Damien Duff, the Magpies lacked the fire and venom need to succeed and will look back on the sad date in history with [...]
Category: Team Newsanother miracle needed from number 9
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Newcastle, long since past the crossroads, has its back against the wall it the ultimate of last gasp opportunities. A point behind Hull City, Newcastle travels to face Aston Villa with no room for error in the final match of the campaign as they try to avoid relegation. Defeat will end any chance of Alan [...]
Category: Team NewsNewcastle loses in another of Howard Webb’s poor calls
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Newcastle’s hopes to avoid relegation took a dastardly turn as they fell 1-0 to Fulham at St James’ Park. The loss, in conjunction with Hull City’s draw to Aston Villa casts the Magpies into the relegation zone a point behind Phil Brown’s side. With this in-mind the Magpies are now forced to venture into next [...]
Category: Team NewsNewcastle v Fulham match preview
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With Monday evenings triumphant victory over Middlesbrough at St James’ Park, Newcastle has edged itself out of the relegation zone, albeit with the narrowest of margins. Saturday afternoons affair with Fulham is very possibly the ultimate decider if Newcastle is to survive the relegation or be cast into the purgatory of the lower division.
While the [...]
Category: Team NewsNewcastle edges closer to safety
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With their hopes and dreams packaged neatly in the hands of the incomparable number 9, Mr Alan Shearer rode into the storm and once again, the magic in the thirty-eight year-old heart shone through. Now six weeks into accepting the role to lead Newcastle away from the purgatory of relegation, Mr. Shearer’s side responded with [...]
Category: Team NewsOne last chance for Newcastle
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On Monday evening St James’ Park is the backdrop for Newcastle and Middlesbrough fight for Premier League survival. With both clubs locked in the final three points below Hull City a victory could provide them the needed spur in the “great escape”. To call the campaign “difficult” for both side is a terrible understatement to [...]
Category: Team NewsLiverpool sinks Newcastle closer to relegation
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Newcastle sunk closer to relegation with a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in which the scoreline was flattering scoreline to the Magpies. The result leaves the Magpies three points below Hull City in their fight for safety with remaining matches against Middlesbrough, Fullham and Aston Villa.
With Michael Owen out of the lineup, the Geordies were under [...]
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