The Newcastle United Blog

News, Views and Comment On Newcastle United Football Club By Ed Harrison, A Proud Geordie And Lifelong Fan

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Newcastle cannot use the “Injury Excuse” next season

April 24th, 2007 · 10 Comments

For the second season running Newcastle have been hit hard by their long list of injuries. At one point in January we had sixteen first teamers out injured and it is the worst season suffered by a Premiership club in terms of the number of injuries the squad has suffered.
Last season wasn’t much better as [...]

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Nicky Butt Becoming a Leader at Newcastle

April 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I always liked Nicky Butt when he was at Manchester United - a good player who always seemed dedicated to the cause and a good team player because at another club he could have played a lot more often.
When Bobby Robson signed him for £2 million in July 2004 - to replace Gary Speed who [...]

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Newcastle’s Best Six Players this Season

April 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments

On reviewing the season that is about to end we all know it has been disappointing for Newcastle fans. The goal was a top six finish but the best we can now do seems to be to finish in the top half of the table. There are some reasons (but reasons are too much [...]

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Tags: Newcastle News · Nicky Butt · Obafemi Martins · Players · Steven Taylor