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Laurence Taylor (@laurence_1999)

Jun 17, 2020
21 min

My best and worst everything NUFC

Another article inspired by Kyle, I thought I'd talk about my favourite and least favourite things in my time following Newcastle United and I will be keeping it to from my first Toon game in January 2009. Favourite game - 1-0 v Anzhi Makhachkala (14/03/2013) I thought I'd start with my favourite Magpies game and for this one, I'm going to go with the 1-0 win over Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League in March 2013. With the score 0-0 in Russia a week earlier, it had been a

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Rafa Benitez's First XI: Where are they now?

Rob Spereall (@rob_spereall)

Mar 27, 2020
6 min

Rafa Benitez's First XI: Where are they now?

Leicester City (a), Premier League, 14/03/2016: Lost 0-1 Rob Elliot: Elliot began Rafa Benitez's time at Newcastle as the first choice keeper following Tim Krul's season-ending injury he suffered the previous October. Elliot's performances in the 2015/16 season earned him the fans' choice for the club's player of the season. However, soon after Benitez's arrival, he picked up a serious injury which kept him out for a year. This gave Karl Darlow the chance to shine and he was

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Laurence Taylor (@laurence_1999)

Jan 31, 2020
6 min

January transfer window review

It was always going to be difficult for us to get players in this January given the amount of senior players already on our books. Unlike previous years when we've named Jack Colback, Henri Saivet and Achraf Lazaar in our Premier League squad (despite the three only making one league appearance between them (which was actually the game that saw Saivet give the ball away for a goal early on before scoring a free kick four minutes later to equalise in a 3-2 win at West Ham in D

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Sam Mulliner. Follow on Twitter:

Jan 26, 2020
3 min

Keep the Faith: Sean Longstaff

Sean Longstaff, like most Newcastle players, had a day to forget yesterday. Drawing 0-0 against League One Oxford United in front of a capacity St James Park, was not in the script that should have read safe passage into the fifth round of the FA Cup. It summed up what has been a "difficult second album" of a season so far for the elder of the Longstaffs, but it is my firm belief that now is not the time to turn our back on Sean. Sean proved to be a revelation when thrust int

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Papering Over the Cracks: United's Training Ground Saga

Sam Mulliner. Follow on Twitter:

Jan 14, 2020
3 min

Papering Over the Cracks: United's Training Ground Saga

30th November 2013, that's when this carry on started, over six years ago! The proposed new "stunning new state-of-the-art training complex as part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of the Club's existing 35-acre training ground site" was something that surprised and excited supporters into believing the penny had finally dropped, and our owner was finally investing for the future. Then director of football, the ever colourful Joe Kinnear, said: "This is a hugely excitin

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Rafa: "It's important to move forward & also for the fans"

@newcastlefanstv

Dec 10, 2019
2 min

Rafa: "It's important to move forward & also for the fans"

"Signing the players that we signed - especially Schar. Schar is a player who has quality on the ball so he has more freedom to go forward and play from the back. Lascelles in the middle was strong and could be good in the air. Dummett on the left side, he's quite clever. He was the one who could play as a left full-back to cover Ritchie when he was going forward, or he could play from the back. For these three players it was really good. Yedlin who is really quick and Ritchi

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Sam Mulliner @SamMulliner

Dec 9, 2019
3 min

The Rise and Fall of Jack Colback

June 2014, Newcastle United sign a 24 year old Jack Colback on a free transfer from our beloved rivals down the A19. Sunderland had let one of their brightest talents slip from right under their nose. In a summer which saw United sign another bargain in £2million man Ayoze Perez, United were delighted at securing versatile Colback's services for the prime years of his career. Tipped for England stardom at the time, then Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said "He's a local lad and

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@newcastlefanstv

Aug 15, 2019
1 min

War of words

#NewcastleUnited #MikeAshley #RafaBenitez #leecharnley

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@newcastlefanstv

Aug 13, 2019
3 min

"I didn't trust them" says Rafa Benitez

“People in Newcastle have been talking about my decision to move to China without knowing what happened behind the scenes during my three years at St James’ Park. I haven’t wanted to say too much about that — I’ve encouraged supporters to get behind Steve Bruce and his new team — but I’ve been made aware of what Lee Charnley, Newcastle’s managing director, claimed in the club’s match programme last weekend and I think it’s important I address that. “When I joined Newcastle in

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Rob Spereall (@rob_spereall)

Aug 9, 2019
3 min

Head to Head records: Home v Arsenal

The new Premier League season will be kicking off this weekend and Newcastle, for the third consecutive season, will be at home against a top six side on the opening day. In many ways, it has been a difficult summer for Newcastle fans, one that will be remembered for the wrong reasons. Following the long wait on confirmation regarding Rafa Benitez's future at the club, many fans were livid that the Spaniard decided to part company with Mike Ashley and the club. There were num

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@newcastlefanstv

Jun 28, 2019
1 min

Thank you, Rafa Benitez

#NewcastleUnited #RafaBenitez

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Rafa Benitez's tenure at Newcastle in review

Laurence Taylor (@laurence_1999)

Jun 25, 2019
8 min

Rafa Benitez's tenure at Newcastle in review

Following the news that Rafa Benitez is on his way out of Newcastle, I will be reviewing his tenure on Tyneside. This isn't an article I wanted to do now but I will be doing a similar one when Mike Ashley leaves. When Rafa arrived on Tyneside to replace Steve McClaren, the club was on it's knees and sitting 19th despite spending approximately £80m in the two transfer windows. Things didn't start well for the Spaniard though as only one point from his first four games (includi

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@newcastlefanstv

Jun 22, 2019
1 min

We are all very worried

#RafaBenitez #NewcastleUnited

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Laurence Taylor (@laurence_1999)

Jun 8, 2019
8 min

2018/19 season review

I'm not going to lie, I really should've done more articles over the season but seeing as there's no articles reviewing the season, I may as well do it myself. It was another difficult summer for us with only around £22.5m spent (not including whatever loan fees we paid for Salomon Rondon and Kenedy), by the time the first pre season game came around, the only new face was Ki Sung-yueng on a free transfer from Swansea City whilst Mikel Merino left for Real Sociedad after his

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Rafa Benitez opens up on Wijnaldum & Sissoko

@newcastlefanstv

May 31, 2019
2 min

Rafa Benitez opens up on Wijnaldum & Sissoko

"The fans they know that they are both good players. It depends on the environment, it depends on the moment, it depends on the situation of each player. You can't blame anyone, you can't blame the club, you can't blame me, you can't blame anyone because they wanted to go because they had offers - good offers - and they wanted to stay in the Premier League. “It is not fair for me to talk only about Sissoko but he is in the final and I am really pleased. I am still in contact

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@newcastlefanstv

May 27, 2019
1 min

Rafa Benitez: "A great achievement"

"It has been a great achievement by all involved. As everyone can see, the Premier League is a difficult league with a high competitive level. That is why we have to feel satisfied with what we have achieved. Because I'm a coach that comes from below. I know what happens inside a changing room and I like to be in the field and transmit something to my players. Improve them regardless of the level they have. That they learn to understand the game so they can be better. It moti

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Rob Spereall (@rob_spereall)

Apr 28, 2019
4 min

Player Review: 4) Georginio Wijnaldum

Newcastle United's fourth most expensive purchase was Dutch international, Georginio Wijnaldum from PSV Eindhoven for £14.5m in summer 2015 soon after Steve McClaren was appointed as the club's new manager. Unfortunately, Wijnaldum only spent the one season on Tyneside which ended in relegation to the Championship. However, he was the club's best player that season by a country mile and a transfer to Liverpool was merited from his good performances. Famously, all of the Dutch

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Rob Spereall (@rob_spereall)

Apr 25, 2019
3 min

Head to head records: Away v Brighton

Following on from our home win over Southampton and Liverpool's win over Cardiff the following day, Newcastle will be definitely playing Premier League football next season. After a difficult campaign, especially at the start, and it is an incredible achievement for the squad to have secured safety. Not forgetting that a good proportion of the current squad helped the club achieve promotion back to the Premier League two years ago. Brighton, however, are in a situation where

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Jan Ahmed

Apr 25, 2019
4 min

The Contingency Plan

At this current moment in time, the hierarchy at Newcastle United are believably no closer to agreeing a deal with Rafa Benitez with regards to his future. In the unlikely event of a takeover or Mike Ashley changing his ways, it looks like Newcastle United will be without the gifted tactician from the 30th of June. This isn't a problem for the Spaniard with his high profile CV attracting many teams such as West Ham, Everton and a few teams in the middle east with some Chinese

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