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Thu 11 Sep |
| Although it seems unlikely ... Dennis Wise does have friends (allegedly) ... and one of them, Paul Ince has, emerged as a shock contender for the Newcastle United manager's job. |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| The former Newcastle United midfielder John Barnes believes Kevin Keegan was right to leave if transfers had been carried out without his consent. |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Mike Ashley and Dennis Wise have decided to give Saturday's fixture a miss ... and I'm sure Northumbria Police are delighted. |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Mike Ashley has steadfastly refused to discuss the future of Newcastle United as he believes the club is HIS business and NO concern of the fans! |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Troubled times at St James' Park, but the Tyneside pubs were bouncing last night as England produced a five star performance to lift the gloom ... for one night at least. |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Considering Mike Ashley told invited ex-sponsors (who were refusing to pay for corporate boxes at SJP) that Dennis Wise was "below Kevin Keegan and his job is to bring in young talent" ... Wise seems to have been promoted! |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Today's report that Michael Owen plans to build a Michael Jackson-type £12m wonderland theme park on the Costa del Sol in the grounds of his new luxury retreat ... is a bit worrying. |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| As always when the shit hits the fan, those employed by NUFC tell the fans to "get behind the team" ... but I would - for once - tell them to forget about their payt packet and GET BEHIND THE FANS! |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Mike Ashley's search for a successor to Kevin Keegan has gone global ... according to the Daily Telegraph ... not that they have any proof, of course. Do they ever? |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez suffered a shoulder injury during Argentina's draw with Peru on Wednesday night. |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| One NU-Mad reader has voiced his opinion on the protests on Saturday ... |
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Thu 11 Sep |
| Mike Ashley yesterday refused to answer questions about the future of the club as he faced the shareholders at his company's AGM. |
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| Previously: |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Middlesbrough brought in Terry Venables when times were hard at the Riverside ... but GOD FORBID ... he's not coming to Newcastle (is he?). |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Obviously speculation is taking over Tyneside after the walk out of Kevin Keegan, and the latest name linked with KK's old post is David O'Leary! |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Mike Ashley (who won't be at St James' Park ... and nor will Dennis Wise) will have Chris Hughton and Richard Money running the team from the bench on Saturday. One has no experience ... and the other managed Walsall! |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Dean Marney's first-half strike settled a tame affair in Hull's favour in a pre-season friendly at the KC Stadium last season. |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| The last time Hull City came to St James' Park, Welsh international striker Ian Rush equalled Geoff Hurst's League Cup goalscoring record! |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has told Shay Given he would be better off away from Newcastle United. |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Newcastle United caretaker boss Chris Hughton has called on his players to ignore what goes on in the crowd (if there IS one) on Saturday, and stick together. |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Toronto FC coach, and former Toon assistant manager John Carver, says he would have done the same as Kevin Keegan and leave Newcastle United. |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Fearing the massive demonstration planned prior to Newcastle United's Premiership clash with Hull City ... Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and Dennis Wise have decided to give it a miss! |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Against Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United had the lowest attendance for a Premiership game since the ground was redeveloped, and that is just the start of the problems! |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Mike Ashley and the Northumbria police are bracing themselves for a difficult day on Saturday, but the Toon owner is under pressure on a second front today after a shareholder action group attacked his company's pay plans. |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Tottenham first-team coach Gus Poyet has insisted there is "nothing at all" in reports linking him to the vacant Newcastle manager's job ... when asked if would consider the job he gave a swift "no comment". |
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Wed 10 Sep |
| Out of work, sat twiddling his thumbs, you would have thought Newcastle target Didier Deschamps would jump at the chance to manage (errrr ... be Mike Ashley's puppet) on Tyneside. |
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