It’s clear that Mike Ashley has tightened the purse strings at St James’ Park, and the consequences could be bad as far as the team is concerned. Many fans will have been disappointed to see Newcastle lose James Milner, even if they did get £10 million from Aston Villa for him, and the words of their manager won’t fill them with confidence either. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Things change quickly in the world of football. One minute a player is getting rave reviews for helping his team win a Carling Cup match, the next thing he has handed in a transfer request and then he’s gone – just like that. Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan must be pretty annoyed that he’s lost one of his best players to a Premier League rival. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Kevin Keegan has been in charge of the national side and, although it was an ill-fated reign, you’d think he has some idea of what’s required to play at international level. After his team’s exciting 3-2 extra-time win at Coventry last night, he has no doubt that one of his charges should be in the thoughts of Fabio Capello. [Read the rest of this entry »]

With Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins at the club, Newcastle are seemingly blessed with attacking quality, although injury seems to be persistent for the former two players. Therefore, perhaps it’s a blessing in disguise that they have kept hold of this striker, who was a hair’s breadth away from signing for Ipswich Town last week. Kevin Keegan is certainly pleased to have him back at the club! [Read the rest of this entry »]

That Everton have had a horrific summer is a given. Up until yesterday, they hadn’t signed anyone, despite watching a carousel of players waltz through the exit. Insult has been added to injury with winger Albert Riera holding out for a move to Liverpool, rather than signing for Everton, and now this; apparently Newcastle are sniffing around the very player that Moyes has been after all summer! [Read the rest of this entry »]

It would be weird to see the Magpies becoming renowned for keeping clean sheets. For seasons on end, having a Newcastle defender in your fantasy team was akin to giving up the ghost, although their rearguard’s display against Manchester United hinted at better times to come for Keegan’s men. [Read the rest of this entry »]

First came news that Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was scrimping over the suits of his players, making them pick up the tab for their sartorial needs. Next came word that Ashley hadn’t completed his due diligence and so was completely unaware that his team still owed instalments on several players. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Brad Friedel and David Bentley have already jumped the good ship Blackburn Rovers this summer, and there now appears to be a third exit on the horizon. It appeared that Paul Ince had retained the services of all key players bar the above pair, although an important defensive player has now stated he wants to leave Ewood Park. [Read the rest of this entry »]

The S*n reports that although Alan Smith is on his way to Goodison Park, Toon boss Kevin Keegan is actually pretty desperate for him to stay at St James’ Park. [Read the rest of this entry »]

The Magpies finished 12th in the Premier League last season, but that doesn’t begin to tell the full story. After a bright enough start under Sam Allardyce, the performances started to become insipid, with the natives becoming increasingly restless at what they saw as a betrayal of the club’s playing style. Never mind that Newcastle were still mid-table during the Christmas break, United soon got shot of Big Sam, brought in King Kev and a relegation battle of sorts ensued. [Read the rest of this entry »]

It’s rare that a player transfer goes through smoothly these days. It used to be the case that Team A rang Team B, told them that they wanted to sign Player X and, if Team B were willing to sell, a deal was struck pretty quickly. In an age where football is business, and the existence of agents is a thorn in the side of the game, we get long drawn-out affairs, such as the one happening at Newcastle. [Read the rest of this entry »]

While Mike Ashley, Kevin Keegan et al lacked the balls to sack Joey Barton after his recent criminal activity, this doesn’t appear to be the case with his sportswear company. Despite them having a dodgy record when it comes to human rights and the environment, at least Nike have had the decency [Read the rest of this entry »]

For those of us that play fantasy football, picking a Newcastle United defender in the past few seasons would not only see eyebrows raised from your peers, but also questions along the lines of ‘have you been smoking the crack pipe again?’. However, this could be all about to change, if this latest report is correct. [Read the rest of this entry »]

As well all know, the fans play an important role as far as Newcastle United is concerned. Take the decision to appoint Kevin Keegan as manager last January for example, if that wasn’t a move to appease the Gallowgate faithful, what was it? [Read the rest of this entry »]

While most of us wouldn’t dream of attacking even our worst enemies, if you are thinking about doing it, please note that you won’t be treated like a professional footballer. A long jail sentence is likely, while you’ll almost certainly lose your job and, with a criminal record, find it tough to get another one. [Read the rest of this entry »]