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Newcastle Made to Wait on Keegan Decision

September 25, 2009

Just like many deadlines imposed on Newcastle United fans this summer, we’re again made to wait as the independent arbitration panel will not make a decision today. The panel will decide over the weekend and announce a decision early next week whether Kevin Keegan will be owed a significant amount of money for his dismissal [...]

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Newcastle Drop Out of League Cup

September 22, 2009

Alex Ferguson is known to rest his senior players to give the talented Manchester United youngsters a shot at first team football. At the Toon, with a decimated squad, we have no choice but to rest the senior players and give our youngsters a chance. They got that chance tonight in a game against Peterboro. [...]

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Barry Moat Given Extended Deadline for Takeover Deal

August 24, 2009

Potential Newcastle United owner Barry Moat has been given an extended deadline by current Chairman Mike Ashley, as the Tyneside businessmen is in talks with Barclays bank to secure enough funding. A club statement from the official site reads as follows: NEWCASTLE United Football Club confirms that it has extended its deadline to Barry Moat [...]

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NUFC Takeover News Latest

August 20, 2009

It seems as if the past eight weeks have meant nothing to Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias. Newcastle United means something to us, with the consistent “we’re confident something will happen next week” bollocks it appears that this fine football club means less than dirt to those in charge at St. James Park. Llambias, Newcastle’s [...]

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Toon Receive Offer for Damien Duff

August 13, 2009

According to Sky Sports News, Newcastle United have received an offer believed to be in the region of 4 million, for Damien Duff. Duff, who has another three years left on his contract is one of the players on 50k p/week (or higher). It seems like Toon fans are divided to whether we should accept [...]

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Newcastle United Takeover News: Nowt Confirmed Yet

August 8, 2009

The Daily Mail are reporting today that should Barry Moat’s bid to takeover Newcastle United be accepted, then Alan Shearer could be re-instated as the Toon’s manager “within days”. Mike Ashley, who is said to be flying back from Hawaii to discuss Moat’s bid, is due in London to meet with Keith Harris of Seymour [...]

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Takeover Saga Continues for NUFC

July 28, 2009

One of the front runners in line to buy Newcastle United have today withdrawn their interest. The Profitable Group, represented by Steve McMahon, were alleged by some to just be drawing up publicity and any serious involvement by them was met with skepticism by supporters. However, there are some reports that they could not prove [...]

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Sending Out an SOS: Newcastle United in Humiliating Defeat

July 25, 2009

The Police had it right, only for Newcastle United, nobody seems to be listening. If our humiliating 6-1 defeat against Leyton Orient this afternoon wasn’t signal enough for Mike Ashley that he needs to get out of Toon and quick, then I shudder to think what will. Ashley, who is holding out for 100 million [...]

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Toon Have “More than Two Bids” on the Table

July 6, 2009

Finally, a bit of news that doesn’t involve more he said she said bollocks. In what could turn out to be the best bit of news received on Tyneside since Michael Owen slung his hook, word came today from Managing Director Derek Llambias that “more than two” bids of 100 million had been received. Here’s [...]

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NUFC – From One Blunder to Another

June 10, 2009

It never rains but it pours. Just this past week alone Newcastle United have: Advertised the club for sale on their website with instructions to contact the club via email Put the whole squad up for sale with nine players being pushed out the door first Still have not made a choice of manager with [...]

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