Hello? Is that Northumbria Police? I want to report a case of stolen identity! What do you mean, am I sure? Too right I’m sure, 100 per cent convinced. The…
After the exciting victories by “small clubs in the north east of England” on Saturday, I decided to waste four hours on two clubs from the north of London strutting…
Newcastle 2 Fulham 1 – Saturday 25 October 2025 3pm We seemed to be heading for further misery in the Premier League after a bright start that should have brought…
Football goes through phases, trends, fashions. In almost 60 years, I’ve seen a few: everything from wingless wonders (the 1966 World Cup winners) and total football (Holland in the Seventies)…
Two wins, three draws and three defeats is a worse Newcastle United start to the 25-26 season in the Premier League than we wanted or probably expected. Despite the loss…
A simple question (How good is Big Nick Woltemade?), though not at easy one to answer. There is a lack of empirical evidence, albeit what I have seen so far…
Just outside Pokesdown railway station, while waiting for a bus to central Bournemouth, I saw a 73-reg white Transit van pull up at the Bell Inn. Two wheels on the…
Newcastle 1 Barcelona 2 – Thursday 18 September 2025 8pm Waste chances when you are on top and the outcome is unlikely to be a happy one. United were pressing…
This is it. The biggest home match in Newcastle United’s rollercoaster existence since . . . probably last Saturday’s encounter with a feisty pack of Wolves. Let’s start with a…
Right, now Newcastle United have registered our first win of the season, it’s time to focus on the forthcoming match against the team starting with B. Except that they don’t,…