All posts tagged "Newcastle United"
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Tide finally turning on Tyneside
For years at Newcastle United, it felt like Groundhog Day. So desperate were the club and fans to escape the laborious purgatory that was the Mike Ashley era at St James’ Park, but with each passing season, there was a reset with no great ambition to change anything.
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Which shirt should Dominic don next season?
Even after scoring the winner against Crystal Palace to secure Everton’s Premier League status next season, Dominic Calvert-Lewin will look back on the 2021/22 season as a difficult one. Injuries restricted the 25-year-old to just 13 league starts with the majority of those appearances coming in the last few weeks.
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Newcastle’s Etihad drubbing not reflective of Magpies’ progress
Moments after Newcastle’s 5-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, Eddie Howe said something very interesting. It was probably the most relevant and profound thing he could have said in the circumstances, as the shockwaves of such a hefty defeat began to reverberate.
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Tottenham to face a brand new Newcastle
As Newcastle United’s new owners took their seats in the St James’ Park directors’ box on October 17 last year, they felt the wave of possibility surging through the stadium and wider Tyneside area.
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The best Greek players in Premier League history
Greek football has always been well represented in Europe and that has allowed the country to provide a steady stream of top-level players. Their Euro 2004 victory gave players a new chance to shine at the top level and this saw Greek players get opportunities in many top European leagues including the Premier League.
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Criticism of Newcastle United’s Saint-Maximin undeserved
The gap between Newcastle United’s two Premier League encounters with Everton was just over five weeks, but for Allan Saint-Maximin, they were worlds apart. On the evening of February 8, the Frenchman stood in the centre of the St James’ Park pitch, arms outstretched, singing along to ‘Hey Jude’ by the Beatles as he was serenaded by 52,000 people having inspired a season-turning victory.
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Six Newcastle transfer targets this summer.
Will it go through or won’t it? As Newcastle’s takeover at the hands of an insanely wealthy Saudi consortium continues to rumble on, we’re still no clearer as to whether it will be ratified by the Premier League and their fit and proper persons test.
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Things could be worse for Arsenal and United
Stan Kroenke has been trending on Twitter again after Arsenal fan groups released a joint statement encouraging their American owner to alter the manner in which he runs the club or get out altogether.