Newcastle United vs Wigan Athletic match review

Posted by: Clarky · October 23, 2011 · Comment

In the 1st half Wigan stopped us playing through central midfield with Cabaye and Tiote constantly outnumbered. This is not the first time we’ve experienced this problem and it certainly won’t be the last because teams now realise how key Cabaye & Tiote are to our game.

Hatem Ben Arfa during match between Newcastle United and Wigan Athletic [MagpiesZone/GettyImages/DayLife]

Alan Pardew told Ba to drop deeper to assist, but as v Spurs last week he showed he is incapable of doing that effectively. At…

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A helluva big “IF” for the Toon

Posted by: Clarky · September 1, 2011 · Comment

My frustration is that this perhaps the 3rd time under Ashley that we have been close to getting it right (that’s term is interpretive, I realise) but failed to nail it at the end of the day.

Alan Pardew gestures during the English Premier League football match [Magpies Zone/GettyImages/DayLife]

The spirit in the squad appears to have survived the loss of Andy Carroll, Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Jose Enrique. This was my major concern, and to be honest speaks volumes for the way…

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Newcastle United success are not only about Big Names signing with big money spend

Posted by: shearyadi · September 1, 2011 · Comment

Summer transfer had been concluded, and the results are quite satisfying for some fans while according to quite alot of fans, it was a big failure. I’m in particularly would like to highlighted some opinions from the Telegraph reporter Luke Edwards, as quoted from his blog today.

Alan Pardew is congratulated Leon Best [Magpies Zone/GettyImages/DayLife]

“That’s not to say their business has been disastrous. In fact, in certain areas it has been rather good, but mistakes have been made and,…

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Newcastle United summer transfers resume

Posted by: Screacher · August 31, 2011 · 2 Comments

I said on Feb 1 that I would judge the business when the transfer window closed on August 31st. Well, here goes. We have failed miserably to replace Andy Carroll. I’m not as gutted as some regarding AC’s departure, but I think Demba Ba is not an adequate replacement. Negative.

the Black and Whites of Newcastle United [Magpies Zone]