This long-running saga took up most of the back pages during the summer, and it appears to be back on again. Only this time, this England international could be available for a hell of a lot less than a few months back!

It appears that Martin O’Neill is now the favourite to land this experienced front man from Wigan Athletic.

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!

Joey Barton can return to thinking about football for the time being after Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor refused to file a formal complaint with the league for the Newcastle midfielder’s antics during Monday’s match. While Villa was kind to Newcastle, will the FA play nice as well?

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 […]

Martin O’Neill knows the importance of having a quality midfield. Just last season he watched as his club defied the odds and moved into the top eight in the Premier League with Gareth Barry and Ashley Young leading the young squad. Barry’s importance in the center of the pitch was known; however, Young’s growth last […]

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 […]

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Joey Barton doesn’t know when to quit. After making a victorious start for the club in his first match back from suspension, Barton is now once again making the news for all the wrong reasons.

We all know that Martin O’Neill wears spectacles, and it appears as though the Aston Villa manager was wearing the rose-tinted variety on Monday night, after watching his team lose 2-0 at Newcastle. Obafemi Martins struck twice in the second half to give the Magpies a deserved victory, although the Villans gaffer is lamenting the […]