Crossing the divide. Behind enemy lines. Call it what you will, but to some fans rivalries run deep. So much so that even being born on the wrong side of a geographical partition between two clubs can bring you…Read More
When a player makes his professional debut at 15 you have to believe he’s something special. NK Domzale rated Haris Vučkić so highly that they took a league fine just to use the Slovenian maestro before his 16th birthday….Read More
On Sunday morning, Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton was again in the news thanks to comments about his England prospects. As Chris Nee notes, his form certainly deserves consideration by Fabio Capello, but it’s almost impossible to imagine Barton…Read More
Stevenage produced one of the biggest upsets of the FA Cup third round this weekend but, as Matthew Kett from the FC Boro blog explains, victory over Newcastle didn’t come as a surprise to long-time watchers of the…Read More
Romance is dead, says Gary Andrews, as he surveys the match-ups for the third round of the FA Cup and sees plenty of entertaining games but little chance of a David versus Goliath-style giant killing.
They say the best thing…Read More
On the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death, two days after the untimely sacking of Chris Hughton to vehement disapproval across English football, Alan Pardew became the favourite in a short race to the Newcastle United manager post. A day later,…Read More