Many people regarded the Magpies performance on Monday night as the best of the season, with Obafemi Martins scoring a brace to help Newcastle United to a 2-0 victory. Conversely, it was one of Aston Villa’s worst displays of the season, although it can be easily explained according to this football agent!

While Joey Barton has tried his best to defuse the spat that took place between him and Gabriel Agbonlahor during the Newcastle v Aston Villa match on Monday night, this one doesn’t appear to be going away in a hurry. The pair clashed after referee Steve Bennett awarded a free-kick against the Newcastle midfielder during […]

So much for the Respect campaign that has been introduced into English football this season. There have still been plenty of occasions when players have spat their dummy and argued the toss with referees. While the arbiter’s decision is always supposed to be final, there was an incident during the first half of the Newcastle […]

One swallow does not a summer maketh and similarly, one bright performance for your football team does not take away from the fact that you’re still a convicted criminal who would still be in jail if it wasn’t for the fact that you are a Premier League footballer. Sterner tests of this Newcastle midfielder’s ‘bottle’ […]

Two high-profile footballers made the headlines at the weekend for the wrong reasons, with many people criticising their decision to kiss the badge on their team’s shirt. While most players reserve this activity for when they score a goal, this duo made the gesture in response to the opposition set of supporters giving them some […]

After Joey Barton was found guilty of common assault and affray, many thought that the six-month sentence handed out was pretty inadequate, especially as he only served 77 days in jail before being released. The midfielder is now back in the Newcastle squad, although on Saturday, he got a taste for the sort of reception […]

Do you trust a word that comes out of Joey Barton’s mouth? After all, we’ve been here before with the words of remorse and the head hung low, although maybe the Newcastle midfielder has turned over a new leaf after his spell in prison.

The Magpies are unbeaten in nine matches against their arch-rivals on Wearside, and Joe Kinnear will be confident that they can make it ten when the two teams meet at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. 2-2 draws with Everton and Manchester City have restored confidence, especially as the latter point was achieved despite playing […]

Before attacking a teenager on the streets of Liverpool, Joey Barton let loose on his then-Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo, and originally protested that he had given the Frenchman a good hiding for his own self-defence. The Newcastle midfielder has now admitted he was guilty and has got away with a pretty lenient punishment, have […]

It’s not as if Newcastle United are short of problems right now. Kevin Keegan has walked away from the manager’s post for the second time, the owner seems to be completely clueless when it comes to running a football club and the fans are on the verge of boycotting the Magpies’ next match. However, they’re […]