So there I am ahead of Beyer Leverkusen v Newcastle United, perched on a bar stool at the Lindner Hotel, which is built into the BayArena. The time is about…
I’m in a pub less than a mile south of the BayArena, it is Tuesday, Bayer Leverkusen v Newcastle United awaits on Wednesday. The regulars are half-watching the very early…
The word “transition” has become a multiple-use description for aspects of the beautiful game in recent times. A manager or head coach who finds himself under the cosh might try…
Who would be a goalkeeper? However many shots and headers he saves, no matter the number of times he rescues his teammates, lots of supporters will shrug and say: “He’s…
It ended Everton 1 Newcastle 4. Ahead of each game we ask one of our writers to come up with three positives and three negatives following the match. An interesting…
Newcastle 2 Manchester City 1 – Saturday 22 November 2025 5.30pm A fantastic, fighting performance by Newcastle United confounded expectations at St James’ Park and secured all three points against…
For the first time in this millennium, our tam o’ shanter clad cousins north of the border have qualified for the World Cup finals. They were not, unlike England, red-hot…
We wanted to get a snapshot of how Newcastle United fans are thinking. Three months into the season and 17 matches played so far across three competitions. Now in the…
Sixteen points; that was the minimum needed in the first season of the revamped Champions League to qualify directly for the Round of 16 without having to win a home-and-away…