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

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Sam Allardyce Pursuing Marseilles Habib Beye Today

July 10th, 2007 · 34 Comments

Deputy Chairman Chris Mort has again talked to Lee Ryder of the Evening Chronicle today and certainly seems to be in good close contact with Sam on the transfer front..
Chris discussed the obvious need for us to further strengthen the defense before the transfer window is over at the end of August.
It also looks looks [...]

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Tags: Newcastle News · Players · Transfer News and Rumours

Major Newcastle News Stories - July 10th - 2007

July 10th, 2007 · 23 Comments

Here are the major news stories associated with the Newcastle club for today - in no particular order of priority.
The highlight for us today is that it would appear that Oba Martins is close to leaving Newcastle. Sam has talked one-on-one with Oba but has yet to get any assurances that Oba wants to stay [...]

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Tags: Daily Roundup

Is Steve Sidwell Already Having Second Thoughts at Chelsea?

July 10th, 2007 · 21 Comments

New Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell has spoken to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and been told he will have a role to play at Chelsea next season.
But with all the talent Chelsea have – particularly in central midfield - it’s hard to see Sidwell getting many games at the London Club - and will be warming [...]

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Tags: Players

Mystery Defender in Sam Allardyce’s Sights

July 10th, 2007 · 29 Comments

The Journal is reporting today that Sam Allardyce left Newcastle’s training camp in Stegersbach, Austria suddenly on Sunday to meet personally with a defensive target and try to persuade the player to join Newcastle United.
In his report Luke Edwards does not mention who the player is – or which country he currently plays in - [...]

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Martins Likey To Leave Newcastle for Arsenal Soon

July 10th, 2007 · 45 Comments

The Independent is reporting today that Arsenal are poised to make a ₤13M move for Newcastle United striker Oba Martins later this week.
The Newcastle squad returns today from their week long training camp in Austria and it’s reported that Martins still has to make up his mind on his Newcastle future.
We’ll take a look at [...]

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Tags: Newcastle News · Obafemi Martins · Players · Transfer News and Rumours