The game ended Newcastle 3 Sunderland 2. A crowd of 52,302 gathered at St James Park exactly 19 years ago today – 23 October 2005. A surprisingly open derby match…
This loan situation is quite bizarre at Newcastle United. I know everybody is so focused on potential big name/fee signings coming in. However, even despite that, it is surprising how…
I read the article over the weekend about Shola Ameobi (‘Newcastle United need to step it up from Shola Ameobi to Alan Shearer and Kevin Keegan’ by John Martin). The…
I have just checked and Shola Ameobi is still only 42 years of age. He seems to have been around forever! Born in Nigeria on 12 October 1981, Shola Ameobi…
Just fifteen hours after taking in the emotional rollercoaster of Newcastle United’s dramatic defeat at Old Trafford from my favourite armchair, I was lucky enough to be one of the…
Here at The Mag we have introduced a new feature, asking a number of our regular / irregular contributors to write about a past Newcastle United player that they liked…
Back in June 2019, a new role was created for Shola Ameobi. Newcastle United announcing (see below) that the former NUFC player would be the club’s first loan coordinator. Shola…
Shola Ameobi has been happy to put his backing behind the Player to Executive Pathway Scheme (PEPS). The former Newcastle United striker declaring ‘It’s really important that the Premier League…
Shola Ameobi has been talking about tackling racism. The former Newcastle United striker saying what needs to be done to change things long-term. Shola Ameobi believing it is all about…
Shola Ameobi has been one of Mike Ashley’s biggest cheerleaders. The former player coming to the defence of the club’s owner owning despite the disgraceful way he has ran the…