Well, that was an important victory, wasn’t it? It’s far from over yet, though, as we’re only out of the drop zone on goal difference, and our destiny once again lies in our own hands. However, with only two games of the season left to play, if results go our way at the weekend, we [...]

Well, what can I say? Over the course of the season, Tamworth proved they were the best team over the season, amassing 85 points, but the play-off places were tightly contested, with only four points separating the four play off places. Gateshead and Alfreton Town were the joint highest scorers in the division with 81 [...]

It was one of our “family outing thingummies”. There’s currently an event on in NewcastleGateshead (the gestalt entity formed from Newcastle and Gateshead councils to promote events across the two) called EAT! Newcastle Gateshead, which is not, as it may initially sound, a command to consume the region, but is instead a festival of food. [...]

Having been watching Newcastle for something more than 20 years now, I have seen them get relegated before, notably in the first season I actually started going to see them. It’s therefore easier for me — albeit still not exactly pleasant — to watch the club slide inexorably towards relegation than it is for those [...]

Well, Messiah 1 was a great success at the box office, featuring Kevin Keegan and running from 1992 to 1997. The sequel was a long time in coming, after the production team had come up with such flops as Dour Scottish Manager and Dour, Sour-Faced Argumentative Scottish Manager, but Messiah 2, again featuring Kevin Keegan [...]

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I do solemly swear that I will not be renewing my season ticket for next season unless Newcastle stay up, prices are cut (or Newcastle go down and prices are cut by 30% plus) and significant investment is made (e.g. £25-30m net spend) in the transfer market. It’s not about loyalty– I’m not going to [...]

It would appear that Newcastle’s policy in the transfer market is paying dividends. Dividends, that is, to those clubs around us hopeful of avoiding relegation. Our squad was too small, and lacking in quality. We’ve shown ourselves down to the bare bones, in desperate need of a left-back, a right-back, someone with an ounce or [...]

Sorry? Did I hear that right? Newcastle might actually sign someone who isn’t a youth triallist, unattached or otherwise available for a free? It appears that, according to The Guardian and a couple of other media sources, that Newcastle have agreed a fee for Bolton’s Kevin Nolan. He’s one of them central midfielders that I [...]

Two nil-nil draws in a row? Away? Granted, we’ve managed to score absolutely no goals in the process ourselves (partly because Michael Owen’s “international pedigree” doesn’t score goals by itself and he just isn’t good enough to cut it anymore) but it has been a long time since I remember Newcastle having two clean sheets [...]