Newcastle appear to be set to make yet another behind-the-scenes appointment. It’s one that could pay massive dividends for the future of the club as it involves youth recruitment.
Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Paul Midgley will become the new Head of Youth Recruitment at St. James’ Park. Midgley had been a northern youth scout with Manchester City since August.
Newcastle have reached an agreement to hire Paul Midgley as Head of Youth Recruitment — joining from Man City where he was regional scout. ????? #NUFC
Agreement in place and deal done as Newcastle want to improve all club’s areas.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 26, 2022
This could be an excellent appointment for Newcastle. Midgley is a well-respected judge of young talent. Prior to joining City, he was Leeds United’s Head of Academy Recruitment where he oversaw the signings of players aged 12 to 16.
Midgley will oversee a critical aspect of Newcastle’s rise back to prominence. The talent scout should come ready with a number of domestic names after focusing on the north for the defending Premier League champions.
Newcastle have also been linked with a number of foreign youth targets in recent months. Many hail from South America with talent-rich Brazil a primary area of focus. Recently interest in Flamengo wonderkid Matheus Franca came to light.
Aussie talent Garang Kuol will be the first signing of the winter window with Newcastle primed to add more young talent. Kuol didn’t play in Australia’s 1-0 win over Tunisia today.
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383 comments so far
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:22 PM
Comment #1Howay
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:23 PM
Comment #2Trawlermen/Fisherman = OOT
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:29 PM
Comment #3KSA players were all awarded with brand new Rolls-Royce Phantoms for beating Argentina.
What would they win if they get to the quarterfinals / semifinals / Final or even win the tournament?
No wonder they’re playing like a well oiled Eddie Howe team.
catchy in norway
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:31 PM
Comment #4Do you think we will end up with a Saudi born player in our squad to promote the club in Saudi Arabia?
WLtoon
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:32 PM
Comment #5Saudi`s are a breath of fresh air to watch, one or two of their players will be on the radar i would guess, Kanno being one of them
Regan
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:35 PM
Comment #6Wasn’t Paul midgley at the mackems..?
catchy in norway
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:37 PM
Comment #7this player just gone up in my estimations
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11465535/Eden-Hazard-takes-aim-Germany-protest-FIFAs-OneLove-armband-ban-shock-Japan-defeat.html
Rotonda heights
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:38 PM
Comment #8I think munsters default position of still slagging rafa 5 years on is that having got just about everything else hopelessly wrong he feels a desperate need for valediction to deflect from his terribly flawed judgement. Rafa is forever his perpetual pinyata to beat.
SirRhosis
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:39 PM
Comment #9Fen, they might be awarded Manure or Liverfool, even David Beckhams keks 🙂
Mind if they lose they could be beheaded 🙂
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:42 PM
Comment #10Proper sucker punch from Poland. It was all KSA until Poland scored. Lewandowski Made it that’s the difference I guess. WC players can change a game out of nowhere.
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:44 PM
Comment #11SirRhosis
Hope the latter point in your post is not true as Poland have just took the lead 😳
Anyway KSA may have a pen
Munster Mag
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:46 PM
Comment #12Nah, just happen to be correct 🙂 . Validated , if you like. If you had a bit more maturity and self awareness you’d be big enough to fess up to that. Couldn’t take an alternative point of view then, and can’t take it now when its shown to be correct. Take a bow.
IrishRob
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:46 PM
Comment #13They definitely bought that pen lol. No way in hell was that a pen.
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:46 PM
Comment #14Why does the ref need to look at it, you’ve got qualified Refs in the studio.
Munster Mag
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:48 PM
Comment #15Catchy, that was dangerous. I opened the link and nearly pressed “yes” to receive Daily Mail notifications.
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:48 PM
Comment #16Shocking follow up mind.
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:50 PM
Comment #17Are these our second team now?
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:51 PM
Comment #18They’re no mugs mind.
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 1:51 PM
Comment #19Terrible pen by KSA. I could see in the KSA players face about to take the pen, he was shatting himself. You always think he/she could miss this. It turned out to be the case. Still think KSA will win this one very impressed by them really dangerous team.
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:01 PM
Comment #20That No 23 Kanno for KSA looks a very decent AMF player mind. Bags of skill and energy. Nippy for a big lad with fast deft touches.
Gonna watch him closely 2nd half, plays for Al Hilal…Saudi Football Club.
Toon fans bad
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:02 PM
Comment #21Jail,
Aye, you need to delete the correct Miggy stat post as it’s just not the required narrative pal 😆
Novocastrian66
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:03 PM
Comment #22Catchy; I think you were being very generous describing Kane’s touches as a heat map. A cold map would be a more suitable description. 🙂
I’m pleased Hazard has made a stand about the controversy surrounding this tournament.
Mister Tuff
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:04 PM
Comment #23Dik Moanster is obviously searching the internet for footage of punch ups – as per one of his earlier posts.
Shows the mentality.
Earlier we had a lustful lazy loon talking about having it away with girls from university.
Such base a lustful misogyny and supported by that perv Dik.
One thing is for sure they will never have any romances with girls at university as they are too thick to get there in the first place
The blogs very own “Buffalo Bills” – they’ll be cleaning their night vision googles for tonights peeping/perving.
Fenham to Chalfont
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:09 PM
Comment #24😆 😆
Mort
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:13 PM
Comment #25Buffalo Raj 😀
Mort
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:14 PM
Comment #26Dominooo-oo-oo
catchy in norway
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:18 PM
Comment #27Munster
Nooooo, don’t do it.
Mister Tuff
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:18 PM
Comment #28Peepers and tadger tuggers………………….OOT
catchy in norway
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:18 PM
Comment #29Haha Novo, 100% correct. Cold
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:19 PM
Comment #30Mister Tuff,
That wouldn’t sound so creepy if you didn’t have a fixation with sparking men’s bare ar$es while dressed in your gimp suit, but hey ho 🙄
catchy in norway
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:21 PM
Comment #31Creep Mr tuff
Essex Geordie Bill
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:24 PM
Comment #32Anyone on Bondi beach at 3.0 am this morning? 🙂
Mister Tuff
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:25 PM
Comment #33Catchy ——– knacker.
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:25 PM
Comment #34I hope the Saudi’s manage a draw at least here. I saw them play in Tokyo in 2002 against ROI, I was in the Saudi end 🙂
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:25 PM
Comment #35EGB,
Not for nearly twenty years 🙂
Essex Geordie Bill
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:25 PM
Comment #36catchy
I’d put money on us having Saudi players coming into the club and probably through the academy!
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:26 PM
Comment #37Was there pods of whales?
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:26 PM
Comment #38Anyone think that any of the Saudis are worth buying?
Or do you think there might be a tad pressure put on to buy a Saudi player?
lochinvar
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:26 PM
Comment #39Same old FIFA always cheating
Cristiano Ronaldo has been called a “total genius” by Fifa for the way in which he won a penalty for Portugal in their World Cup victory over Ghana.
Raj of Hailsley
Nov 26, 2022 at 2:26 PM
Comment #40They’re deliberately looking for a pen and it’s not doing them any favours.