ALL POSTS TAGGED "Newcastle United - Page 15"

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/ 6410 days ago

Liverpool And Newcastle Supporters Plan Protests Against Owners

In Newcastle and Liverpool this Saturday, thousands of football fans will be marching in protest against the owners of their respective clubs. Members of a Liverpool supporters group named Spirit Of Shankly will be marching to Anfield in protest against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. According to the supporters union, it'll be "a march […]

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/ 6412 days ago

Ray Hudson Interview

Former Newcastle United player Ray Hudson, one of the most colorful English language commentators around, is the guest on the latest episode of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast. Interviewed by Kartik Krishnaiyer, Hudson discusses what he thinks of the England team and the Premier League, which league he finds most entertaining to watch, as […]

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/ 6417 days ago

Premier League More Entertaining Than Reality TV

If reality TV executives are looking for the next smash hit, they should consider Premier League football. Consider the real world drama that happened this week alone. There was Fergie picking up Berbatov in his Bentley under the noses of Man City's executives. In Newcastle, there was the two-day boardroom drama involving Keegan, his lawyers […]

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/ 6418 days ago

Keegan Resigns Officially

Literally in the last few minutes, the BBC are reporting that Keegan has resigned due to the football structure of Newcastle United. He feels that his position has been completely undermined by Dennis Wise and Tony Jiminez. A hastily released statement by Keegan pointedly clarifies that his position has become untenable due to pressure put […]

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/ 6418 days ago

Sack Dennis Wise And Keep Kevin Keegan

If Mike Ashley wants to do the right thing and avoid being run out of Newcastle, he needs to sack Dennis Wise and get on his knees to convince Kevin Keegan to stay at Newcastle United. King Kev is hardly a master tactician but what he does have is an immense passion for the Tyneside […]

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/ 6418 days ago

Mike Ashley Drinking A Pint: Video

Mike Ashley drinking a pint? Here's the video by popular request of the Newcastle owner guzzling a beer during his side's recent 3-0 hammering by Arsenal. And if you're a Geordie, what's your opinion about commentator Steve Banyard's stereotypical comment? Unfortunately, the video is no longer available.

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/ 6420 days ago

Keegan Staying?

Newcastle United have just released a statement saying that they wish for Kevin Keegan "to continue to play an instrumental role as manager of the club". This announcement further confuses the matter of whether Keegan will be staying at St James' Park, or not. To see a full copy of the statement go here. More […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 6420 days ago

Beer And English Football: A Match Made In Heaven

Saturday's match between Arsenal and Newcastle featured a glimpse of something you rarely see on television — someone drinking a pint of beer. It's ridiculous, really. Millions of football fans around the world drink beer either at home, the pub or from the refreshment kiosks when watching football, but it's against the law in England […]

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/ 6420 days ago

Mike Ashley Loses The Tyneside Fans

Kevin Keegan's departure from Newcastle United signals the lowest point for Mike Ashley during his 15 month tenure at the club. Keegan was the Toon's prodigal son, and by leaving the club he has incurred the wrath of the fans against Ashley. The majority of Newcastle fans think that it is Ashley's fault that Keegan […]

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/ 6420 days ago

Breaking News: Newcastle United Sacks Kevin Keegan

Kevin Keegan has been sacked by Newcastle United after his second stint as manager of the northeast club. No official statement has been by the club as of yet, but Sky Sports has confirmed that Keegan has been sacked. Keegan rejoined Newcastle as manager in January, 2008. However, during Keegan's second reign at Newcastle, he […]

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/ 6420 days ago

BREAKING NEWS: Kevin Keegan Is Close To Leaving Newcastle

Sources close to Newcastle have revealed that Kevin Keegan is currently having crisis talks with the board and is close to leaving the Northern club due to a lack of control, especially over transfers. Reportedly Keegan, 56, had an argument over the future of midfielder, Joey Barton, and this was the tipping point for him. According to […]

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/ 6422 days ago

The Return Of Joey Barton: One Touch And 3 Minutes Of Controversy

Joey Barton is never far from controversy and such was the case today when the Newcastle midfielder returned to professional football. In his game today for Newcastle, he only touched the ball once during the three minutes he played. In those three minutes, he commited a controversial tackle, showed little respect, was purposefully tripped by […]

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/ 6423 days ago

Premier League Gameweek Three (Your Running Commentary)

Some of the biggest storylines from the opening two weeks of the new Premier League season have been the surprising displays by Hull, Stoke, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. All four teams are playing today in matches that will show whether their results from the first two weeks were a flash in the pan or not. Here […]

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/ 6428 days ago

Premier League Wants To Be The NFL

You may have missed an article by Oliver Kay in The Times this past weekend that featured a very revealing interview with Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook regarding the future of the Premier League. The headline perfectly sums up Kay's article: "Vision Of A Breakaway League With No Relegation." Here are the revealing quotes […]

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/ 6428 days ago

Michael Owen To Leave Newcastle On A Free Transfer?

This morning the News of the World printed a story that will strike fear through most Newcastle United fan's hearts; their most expensive player, Michael Owen, could be leaving them for £16 million less than he cost. Owen, believed to be earning £120, 000 per week, is refusing to renew his contract with Newcastle, because they will […]