Rationality and the football fan. Huzzah, another Alexander Isak article. Don’t worry, he’s just the jumping-off point. As is my wont, I’m going to use a topical reference point to…
Hans Christian Andersen published ‘Fairy Tales for Children’ in 1837. The third of three stories in the volume was ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’. In my opinion, it’s the greatest story…
Newcastle United are about to sign Anthony Elanga for a hefty [yet justifiable] fee of £52m. He’ll go into a squad already blessed with quality wingers in Anthony Gordon, Harvey…
Due to PSR, Newcastle United can’t sign a first-team player from a rival that said rival doesn’t want to sell. Due to PSR, Newcastle United probably can’t sign a player…
With Newcastle v Brentford next up at St. James’ Park, I was fondly remembering their visit in March 1993 during our run-in to promotion to the Premier League. It ended…
Newcastle United in a cup final. Blimey. Time for a stroll down memory lane. There’s a few potholes. I was born five and a bit years after Newcastle lost the…
Simon Ritter’s smashing article about Wor Jakey (ED: Jacob Murphy) the other day, referenced one of my favourite football books, ‘Left Foot Forward’ by 80s-90s striker Garry Nelson. It got…
Over the last few days I have seen Tony Green and Brian Kilcline mentioned in articles and comments on The Mag. I realised there is a link between the two…