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Free Barton With Every Happy Meal

Joey Barton has walked free from prison. He served a total 74 days behind bars of the total 6 months he was given for his street spat whilst taking in a Mickey D’s.
I would imagine that he’ll be reporting to St. James Park in the next 48 hours for an assessment of fitness considering how […]

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Martins Out

If news is to be true then Oba Martins will be missing for a while due to the sad news his mother passed away in a fire back in Nigeria. We pass on our condolences and best wishes for what would undoubtedly be a sad time.

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Weekend Roundup

Well after a slow start in our preseason game against Hartlepool we sparked to life. Having gone a goal down we bounced back by 4 courtesy of a hat trick from forgotten man Damien Duff and new young boy Guthrie.
Good signs considering the team was depleted of many regular first teamers not to mention Hartlepool […]

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Toon Roundup

Well having been tied up for a few days things a few things have happened…
We signed Danny Guthrie who is not ready yet but is certainly a young lad who can add to the squad and possibly go further. From what I seen of him last season he may just have a decent skill-set. A […]

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Taylor Signs Up

Steven Taylor has officially signed a new 3 year contract with Newcastle United after haggling for some time and Mike Ashley eventually intervening and sorting out the deal.
Its believe to be around £35,000 a week for the 22 year old after previously questioning why so many others around him were on alot more than him.
Its […]

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First Signing? Jonas Gutierrez

Well according to reports out of the blue… Newcastle United and Kevin Keegan have made their first summer signing. Reports suggest we have officially signed Jonas Gutierrez of Real Mallorca on a 5 year contract.
Jonas is Argentinian and at 25 has years ahead of him. He is known for playing as a winger and has […]

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Joey Barton CCTV

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Don’t think it needs anything said…

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Still no movement…

Well a quick update and still nothing has come out. Most headlines surrounding the Joey Barton fiasco… trust us to be landed with him. Yet another unwanted spotlight and one that even deters some players coming to Newcastle United. Having seen the footage now of his antics I must say I would rather we sack […]

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Kick Off Time?

Are we finally about to see things start to happen in the transfer market? The rumour mill now certainly seems to be going into overdrive as KK takes to his seat today and plots his way to some form of success this coming season.
Our main targets of Turan and Arshavin seem to be escaping our […]

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Transfer Merry Go Round

So rumours are starting to build up now. We are always linked with the weird and wonderful…
First up we seem to have firmed up our previous interest in Andrei Arshavin the Russia Captain and UEFA Cup medal winner. Personally I have always liked the look of this lad who is technically brilliant. Very direct, good […]

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