Theo Walcott believes Raheem Sterling’s summer move to Arsenal is a ‘match made in heaven’. After being frozen out by new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, Sterling sealed a deadline-day loan move to London rivals Arsenal in a bid to play more minutes. Sterling reunites with his former Manchester City coach Arteta at the Emirates Stadium and brings incredible experience with …
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The perfect break, injury boost and Howe’s four dilemmas at Wolves – New podcast!
The NUFC Blogcast is back, as I look back at a positive international break for Newcastle United, Paul Mitchell’s big interview and preview Sunday’s trip to Wolves (Listen here or press play below) With Ed away, it’s just me on this episode as I start by running through how each of our internationals got on over a productive break for many of …
Read More »Bordeaux sign released Newcastle talent and Dwight Gayle finds new club
Former Newcastle winger Amadou Diallo has sealed a surprise move to French side Bordeaux following the expiration of his contract at St James’ Park this summer, while Dwight Gayle has joined Scottish side Hibernian. Diallo signed for the Magpies academy team back in October 2022 after spending nine years at West Ham where he was eventually released and snapped up …
Read More »Team news, injury update as Glasner likens Eagles to F1 car
New signing Trevoh Chalobah will miss Crystal Palace vs Leicester with an injury he picked up during his first training session with the club, Eagles manager Oliver Glasner has said. Former England Under-21 international Chalobah moved to Palace on a season-long loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day but is not in contention to accompany new £15.2 million arrival Maxence …
Read More »Howe issues update on 5 Newcastle players – Good and bad news ahead of Wolves trip
Eddie Howe has been speaking to the press this morning ahead of Sunday’s trip to Wolves and he started with an update on injuries and availability. The good news is that none of our internationals have returned with any concerns, but there’s bad news on Callum Wilson who is “behind where we wanted him to be” and still a few …
Read More »Howe responds to Mitchell interview, ‘civil war’ claims, January & James Bunce questions
On the back of Paul Mitchell’s big interview last week and a frustrating end to a poor summer at Newcastle, Eddie Howe was asked about our sporting director and transfer strategy today. Howe was quizzed on Mitchell’s claim that our previous approach to transfers hasn’t always been ‘fit for purpose’ and reports from The Mail’s Craig Hope suggesting there is …
Read More »Saudi PIF agree to back new transfer strategy at Newcastle United – Report
Mark Douglas has released an intriguing new piece for the i, discussing the new transfer strategy Newcastle United’s Saudi-backed owners are keen to get behind. He reports that PIF are ‘fully supportive’ of the revised recruitment vision that’s been put forward by sporting director Paul Mitchell, who is keen to alter our approach to ‘outwit’ the latest Profitability and Sustainability …
Read More »Three Newcastle games moved for TV – 8 of next 11 now on Sky or TNT Sports
The latest set of TV picks have been confirmed by the Premier League, seeing three of our November fixtures moved for television broadcast. Our home clash with Arsenal on Saturday 2nd November has been moved from 3pm to 12:30pm and will be shown live on TNT Sports, while our trip to Nottingham Forest has been moved from Saturday 9th November …
Read More »Supercomputer lists Juventus chance of winning the Champions League
Juventus returns to the Champions League this season, kicking off their campaign next week with a match against PSV. The new competition format will see the Bianconeri facing several teams in a format that has replaced the traditional home-and-away setup during the group stages. Exciting home games and challenging away trips lie ahead for Juventus. They are expected to compete …
Read More »Chris Sutton’s shock Spurs vs Arsenal prediction
Chris Sutton believes ‘Angbeball’ will come out on top for Tottenham in Sunday’s North London derby clash with Arsenal. The two arch-rivals clash as the Premier League returns from the international break this weekend. Both sides will be desperate to pick up all three points not just for bragging rights, but also to strengthen their claims for places at the …
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