Author Profile - Jinky Jim ( 147 Posts )

What’s the most significant game of football you have attended? It may well be Newcastle v Portsmouth in 1992 and that David Kelly goal which saved us from the 3rd…

A few years ago I wasn’t a well man. I found myself in hospital, nil by mouth, being fed through a tube in the stomach. One day, a mate comes…

Which position generates the most conversations amongst Newcastle United fans and those of other clubs? Dodgy keepers? Sulky centre-forwards? How about the Newcastle United wingers? They can be regarded as…

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…

I think that the majority of Newcastle United fans and indeed supporters of other clubs, think that international breaks are tripe. There really should be a law against them. There…

We are only weeks away from the fourth anniversary of the Newcastle United takeover. I relate this moment to the arrival of the baby Jesus. I know that these days…

Close seasons. Don’t you just love them? I certainly love the summer, but when it comes to Newcastle United, June and July are very hard work. That’s because summer sports…

I’ve been doing stuff for The Mag for a long time. A very long time. It has been so long, back then Sam All(about me)ardyce was in charge at Newcastle…

Social media . For an increasing majority of people, life without the web never existed, while even for those of us of a more mature age, it’s been 30 years…

As you get older, you are supposed to get wiser. If you walk into a pub on a night out, don’t get to the bar first. If you go for…