It is thought that a delegation from Newcastle United, said to contain club secretary Lee Charnley, and Managing Director Derek Llambias, are in Holland this weekend to pursue a double swoop, or maybe even a trio of transfer deals.
St. James’s Park to be Sports Direct Arena
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Newcastle United are third in the league, were even in second place for a couple of hours, and all is well on the football field. Fear not Toon fans, Mike Ashley and cohort Derek Llambias are always here to bring us crashing back down to earth. Sure enough, they are going to rename St James’s [...]
Newcastle’s Summer Transfer Activity
September 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
When Andy Carroll left Newcastle United back in January the fans were told that all of the £35 million would be invested in players. Here are the players we’ve signed since then: Yohann Cabaye (around £5 mil) Demba Ba (Free transfer) Silvain Marveaux (Free transfer) Mehdi Abeid (Free transfer) Davide Santon (Undisclosed – thought to [...]
Alan Pardew New Newcastle United Manager
December 9, 2010 By 1 Comment
Alan Pardew, the man who was sacked by League One side Southampton for being mediocre, has been named the new manager of Newcastle United. Pardew has agreed to a five and a half year contract, which is currently one of the largest managerial contracts in European football. I think a lot of Newcastle fans would [...]
Derek Llambias: “We Really Don’t Want to Rename St. James’s Park”
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Journal today published an article with quotes attributed to none other than our favorite cockney geezer, Derek Llambias. With most sane Newcastle fans venting fury at the clubs efforts to sell naming rights to St. James’s Park next season, the club appear to be trying to alleviate some of the damage. Llambias, when speaking [...]
Mike Ashley Takes Newcastle United off the Market
October 27, 2009 By 5 Comments
Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, news tonight emanating from St. James Park is that Mike Ashley has removed Newcastle United from the market and the club is no longer for sale. Here is the press release in full from the club’s official website: NEWCASTLE United are delighted to announce that Chris [...]
