Demba Ba a Toon Player

June 17, 2011

Newcastle United secured their second major transfer of the summer as they confirmed that Demba Ba signed a three year contract. Ba will wear the number 19 shirt and speaks fluent English after his stint with West Ham. There was a clause in Ba’s three and a half year contract with West Ham which allowed [...]

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Cabaye Signs for NUFC?

May 28, 2011

Big time rumours doing the rounds today that Yohan Cabaye, a midfielder who plays for Lille in Ligue 1, will join Newcastle United. According to French Media, Newcastle have met the €5 million release clause, which is a steal. Cabaye has easily been one of Lille’s top performers this past season, and meets Alan Pardew’s [...]

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Campbell and Kuqi Leave Newcastle United

May 25, 2011

While the situation around Jose Enrique and Joey Barton intensifies, two players left Newcastle United today without much notice. Veteran defender Sol Campbell and stalwart strike Shefki Kuqi left the club with Alan Pardew looking toward the future and focusing on some of the younger players available to him. Many thought (myself included) that Campbell [...]

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Toon Increase Gameiro Bid

May 24, 2011

According to the Daily Mail, Newcastle United have increased their offer for Lorient Striker Kevin Gameiro to £10 million. Pardew, with around £30 million to play with clearly sees a striker as one of his top priorities – I think we can all agree there. The likes of Ameobi, Lovenkrands and Ranger are not likely [...]

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Newcastle United Safe!

May 8, 2011

Thousands of Geordies breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday as Newcastle United’s Premier League status was confirmed. The 2-1 win against Birmingham City at St. James’s Park meant that even if all the bottom three teams win all their remaining games, they still couldn’t catch Newcastle. Additionally, Newcastle’s goal difference of -1 is far [...]

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Leon Best out for Season

April 6, 2011

News today emanating from St James’s Park is that cult figure Leon best has been sidelined for the rest of the 2010/2011 Premier League Season due to an ankle injury. Best is set to undergo surgery in London on Friday. This is a tough break for Best, who’s at least shown some interest in the [...]

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Carver and Tiote Sign New NUFC Contracts

February 25, 2011

John Carver and Cheick Tiote both committed their long term future to Newcastle United as they both signed contracts today. Tiote, who Newcastle signed from FC Twente last summer has been a revelation in midfield alongside Kevin Nolan. Tiote goes from an £8,000 p/week deal to a £50,000 p/week deal according to the Sun (we [...]

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Newcastle United Accept Bid for Andy Carroll

January 31, 2011

It’s official. Newcastle United have accepted a bid from Liverpool for Andy Carroll with the fee believed to be about £35 million with add-ons. This is devastating news for Newcastle fans, just after the Newcastle number 9 confessed his love for the club and that he wanted to stay. The events leading up to the [...]

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Carver Appointed Newcastle United Assistant Manager

January 18, 2011

John Carver was today appointed Newcastle United assistant manager. Carver fills the number two spot that’s been available since the departure of Colin Calderwood to Hibernian, and is Carver’s return to football after serving as Gary Speed’s assistant at Sheffield United. Carver brings a wealth of experience and is knowledgeable about the club after serving [...]

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NUFC Transfer News: Routledge on Loan to QPR

January 15, 2011

The latest name doing the rounds for an outgoing move away from St. James’s Park is none other than Wayne Routledge. It’s true to say that Routledge hasn’t hit the highs we’d have liked him to, and with Barton doing so well playing the right side of midfield, Wayne hasn’t really figured as much. However, [...]

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