Newcastle United new 17 year-old striker Nile Ranger, will make his Reserve team debut tonight against North East rivals Sunderland at St. James’ Park.
Nile Ranger - 17 year old striker just signed by Newcastle
We knew Nile has been signed from Southampton a couple of weeks ago, but we have no record of the club having officially reported the signing.
Nile turned up on the bench for the Carling Cup 2nd round tie at Coventry, last Tuesday, which turned out to be such a great game for the fans, especially when we finally got through, after extra time. 
Nile played for Southampton’s Youth Academy team last season but was released in the summer.
The striker scored quite a few goals, including several doubles, but so far no hat tricks, for the Southampton side, and scored a goal in 13 seconds against the strong Arsenal Youth team.
He also played once or twice in the Southampton reserve team, and had a trial Swindon before the season began, and scored once for them.
We’re not sure why he was released by Southampton, but apparently he did spend some time in a youth offenders’ institute in Southampton.
So he comes with some baggage, and we have to believe that Kevin and his staff can get the young lad, who is apparently a very good player, back on the rails.
We’re confident Kevin can do just that, and he talked to the Evening Chronicle about Nile on Saturday:
“Nile will be on the bench tonight. We have had him around us for three or four training sessions.”
“It is still very early, but it’s an opportunity for him. He’s on the bench, and that means he could get on.”
That’s about all we know about him, but he will be on display tonight at St. James’ Park, and it will be interesting to see if Kevin can make it to the game, with all the transfer stuff going on – but we think Kevin will still manage to be there somehow. If he looks happy that might be a good sign for us.
Adam Sadler names the following side for the 7:00 pm kick off tonight;
Newcastle United Reserves:
Fraser Forster, James Marwood, Shane Ferguson, Mark Doninger, David Edgar, Ben Tozer, Jonny Godsmark, Ryan Donaldson, Nile Ranger, Fabio Zamblera, Frank Wiafe Danquah
Subs: Callum Morris, Ole Soderberg, Darren Lough, Patrick McLaughlin, Stewart Bath
Comments very welcome.
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51 responses so far ↓
1 neeraj // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:03
we didnt expect article abt nile tonight, but a gr8 relief from all transfer spec.
2 51times // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:04
Might go and watch it seeing as it’s at SJP.
3 azim // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:05
keegan should played him against arsenal rather than slow, crap, and invicible ameobi
4 51times // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:07
Keegan just doesn’t seem to like playing the kids. A foolish choice in my opinion, but there you go.
5 Born Again Geordie // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:08
I agree should have played against the arse! Then we would have had Nile Ranger instead of own as ‘The Lone Ranger’ !!!!
- Shola sorry son but you were sh*te !!!!!!
6 Born Again Geordie // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:09
I agree should have played against the arse! Then we would have had Nile Ranger instead of owen as ‘The Lone Ranger’ !!!!
- Shola sorry son but you were sh*te !!!!!!
7 Born Again Geordie // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:10
Ed - why can’t we edit our comments today - sorry for the double post
8 ToonDaft // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:11
this Citeh Abu Dhabi group WERE LOOKING AT US!!! just been confirmed on Sky ffs
also, they are apparently just gonna buy anyone Hughes wants, simple as that
why buy SWP then? JO?
9 bruTOOOON // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:12
at least we got backup….good player from the sound of it
10 Graham // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:14
Ed- you should defiantly do a post about the big tony blair news?
11 Nev // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:18
southampton sacked him coz he got put in young offenders institute … so we signed him lol
i remeber hearing about that on SSN a few weeks ago
abit of a link with the prison system of late lol
12 Frankieboy // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:20
SSN reporting more good news for the Toon yoday…..Apparently Shola is staying on Tyneside .
JEEEEEEEEEEEEZZ ! what’s the bad news ??? He was dialbolical on saturday, the only time he got near the ball was to get in Owens way on the one clear cut chance we created.
13 Oba // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:22
Teams that are going to be higher than us definitely this season;
- Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Arsenal, obv.
- Man City, Spurs, Villa.
So I reckon we’ll finish between 8-12. Fighting it out with the likes of Everton, Pompey, Blackburn and Boro for those positions.
14 Frankieboy // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:23
Any more ex cons on the books and it’ll be like watching the “dream team” but not quite what we had in mind.
Vinnie Jones to replace KK ???
15 amble_ball // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:23
souhthampton sacked him because he slagged the club off on his myspace page. if you look at said myspace page you will see that he is indeed, a little prick
16 amble_ball // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:25
here you are
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=120797284
17 Frankieboy // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:29
Ed, What’s this pop up confirming a guaranteed prize in some US based lotto and all we need do is forward our e-mail address and home address
Is it authoried by yourself and this site.can you verify its integrity
My guess is it’s too good to be true, anyone else had it
18 surey // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:30
If Nile could only be Berba.:
19 51times // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:32
amble_ball - Fair comment, really. I’m not sure this is the kind of player we want to have at the club.
20 Born Again Geordie // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:34
Looks like a proper charver acording to his my space site !
21 sirjasontoon // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:34
Nile Ranger…heard he has done a bit of Jail…looks like a bad bwoi west coast gangsta rappa wid dem corn rows d’ya git me y’all 1
Slow day Ed..this chump doesn’t really deserve a page..lets focus on WOW signings…or lack of them.
22 Micky Toon // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:36
He’s the black Alan Shearer!
23 Frankieboy // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:36
What a little prick
24 ToonDaft // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:38
hahaha, well Citeh are going daft and our man Ashley is being done for drinking!!! on SSN now
25 Micky Toon // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:42
Born again - All footballers are chavs.
26 Born Again Geordie // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:44
Micky Toon - LOL fair point - some are more chav than others though you would have to agree ?
27 thelongshanks // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:48
What is the story with aaron spear this wasnt on website either and its been months?has he actually joined if so pls show me a link.
28 51times // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:53
It’s charv, short for charver, an old Geordie word for troublemaker. Chav is what they say down south.
29 Beatski // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:54
well according to his myspace page he’s “str8888 like a banana”
It would also appear that he’s borrowed Michael Owen’s jumper
30 TOONARMYTOM // Sep 1, 2008 at 15:57
he was arrested for armed robery
and he done time
one my best mates plays for the academy he says he is incredible
and quite a scary character
31 sirjasontoon // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:00
Just looked on his my space what a bling bling twat…word up!
Tony Blair hmmm wonder if he can do as good a job for us as he did for Iraq…he is a billderberg new world order puppet.
Man city are going to nail Berbatov,Hughes reckons they are discussing terms later today..them abudabbidingdingboys are reported 10 times richer than Abramovich proper minted to buy world class players not loan dudes.
32 51times // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:01
Scary? He’s a cockney, can’t be that scary.
33 Micky Toon // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:02
So, has anyone actually seen or heard Mark Hughes say this or is it just being “reported”?
It’s probably one of Fergies mates on a wind up. Berba to ManU without a doubt.
34 sirjasontoon // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:11
Huges has just been on SSN live and confirmed he is meeting berbatov
35 lesh // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:12
Nile Ranger…. rides a white horse, wears a mask and is best pals with Tonto,
Nearly gote em all now eh? The Nile Ranger, Xisco Kid who’s next?
36 sirjasontoon // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:16
Gangsta Pap
His Rap name is Vile Ranger…he’s dangerous !
37 dick // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:20
just seen huges on sky sports he said they made a bid , but ssn also say he is talking to man u at this very moment
38 sean667 // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:32
Yob Army
39 London Toon // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:32
Nile Ranger scored for our under 18s only a week ago against Leicester City
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Under18sFixtures
40 sean667 // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:35
why do talented kids f*ck things up so badly these days
41 ToonRich // Sep 1, 2008 at 16:40
I thought Ranger was meant to be a pretty good prospect i.e he knows where the goal is, and will score a few?!!
Maybe we need Tim Cahill here, doesnt he know a jailbird or two
42 Ross G // Sep 1, 2008 at 17:59
WE ARE GOING TO SIGN SEB LARSSON TO REPLACE MILNER MARK MY WORDS
43 hitman // Sep 1, 2008 at 18:06
a top ten team are in for barton…
44 Spyro // Sep 1, 2008 at 18:14
give the guy a break, he is a young kid from London going through a faze. Almost every young boy goes through it and most grow out of it.
45 Michael // Sep 1, 2008 at 18:22
This nile ranger sounds canny good like hope he can get out of trouble we have enough with barton, keegan will sort him out .For the record shola ameobi is f*****g shite!
A think i could play better than him at least a could stay on me own 2 feet, and get into the game.
Gutierrez is an amazing signing he runs his socks off!
46 REIC CRAMMY MAG // Sep 1, 2008 at 19:11
last day of the transfer window and this is all we can post what the fu*k is going on its going to be a long season
47 mick // Sep 1, 2008 at 19:15
just seems like normal kid for nowadays, they ve all got asbos , anyway he might turn out to be great.
where ed speed missing you mate?
48 KK // Sep 1, 2008 at 21:20
Ranger is a great talent, with awesome phyiscal power,good pace and also with a great finish both in the air and on the floor, he was awesome last season for southampton, finished our top youth goal scorer and missed 4 months of the season. all of us supporters and families who followed the youth team at southampton were very excited about him. you should be following him on the field and supporting your young talent, rather than critising and prying into his private life off the football pitch, he has moved across the country to play for newcastle and u should be pleased that newcastle have a talent like him. He is also making first team apperences on the bench, before even making a reserve apperence, surely this should tell u his ability, if Kevin Keegan is willing to put a player that has been at NUFC for less than a month in the first team squad? think about it. and does anyone know the score from the reserves tonight?
49 bear pit // Sep 1, 2008 at 22:53
Yes just what we need another idiot. Seems we like these types like Barton and Carroll. We should go the whole hog and bring David Roche back as a coach.
50 evildick // Sep 2, 2008 at 4:02
i could cry looking at this kids myspace page… how did it come to this????????
51 Keeeguuurn // Sep 2, 2008 at 5:26
I also found his Myspace last week when I saw he was in the squad.
Yes, he is just a kid … but give him a chance.
Nile if you read this … and for some reason I think you will …
You are not a gangster … you are better than that .. you are a professional footballer in a premiership team. Its time to step up and show everyone what you can do.
Remember Owen was just a kid when he made it.
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