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Reports are that a fee of £77M has been agreed for the sale of Bruno to Arsenal. It brings the inevitable end to the saga of the last few weeks. Hopefully, this is the last of our top players leaving this window - having said that only Hall and Tino are left in the elite bracket. One of the most influential ever Toon players I for one don't have any ill feeling towards Bruno making the nove. He joined Newcastle almost at the start of Eddie's reign and his passion, enthusiasm

This is Eddie's statement: "After nearly five years of giving my life, heart and soul into the club with unrelenting energy, I feel that it is in the best interests of both myself and the club to step away, recharge and take a break. "Although it’s been incredibly difficult to make this decision, I know in my heart that it’s the right one. I have always put the best interests of Newcastle before my own in every single decision I have made whilst I’ve been here and this one is

Yesterday's dramatic news is now old news. All rides run out of fuel. And Eddie Howe's ride at SJP lasted longer than most. He took the club as far as he could and when the engine started to splutter and punctures appeared on all four wheels - he stepped out and walked away. Eddie's ride is over. He gave us some great moments on that ride, especially that unforgettable day at Wembley.. Like any ride there were also bumps along the way. But in the history of Newcastle United

Eddie Howe gave me something that I'd waited 64 years for... Seeing my beloved Newcastle United winning a cup at Wembley. For all the great times under KK and SBR we were always the Best Man and never the Groom. And frankly, I'd had enough of being a good loser. I wanted to be a winner. Eddie gave me that glorious day at Wembley, made all the more glorious that it was against Liverpool, the team who thrashed us in my first Wembley final back in 1974. That's why Eddie Howe wil

The dramatic news that Eddie Howe has left the club after five years has just been announced. Eddie has told the club he wants a break from football and the parting of ways is amicable. Matthias Jaissle of Al Ahli is reportedly poised to replace him. From The Athletic: Jaissle, 38, is a two-time Asian Champions League winner with Al Ahli – who, like Newcastle, are majority owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The German, who spent his entire playing career wi

"It's all about getting players match fit" is the usual reaction to pre-season defeats. That might be true, but a heavy defeat like the one suffered at Bristol City doesn't do anything to ease the worries that many fans have going into the new season. And, 3,000 of those fans made the long journey to watch the game - a tremendous turn out for a friendly against what could hardly be called a premium friendly fixture. Extended Highlights: Bristol vs Newcastle United 4-1 Extende

Woltemade, Wissa and Elanga. Regular readers may recall that my opinion on the above three was that Eddie had a decision to make - to keep them or bite the bullet and get rid of one or more. Two gambles: Young signings. Keeping last summers. We've already discussed the gamble of signing young players. But what about the gamble of keeping all three of last summers underperformers? Forget the fees - if Eddie Howe didn't think that he could get a tune out of WWE this season the

Big Nick returned to training yesterday after his WC leave amid false reports that he was told he would be made available for transfer. Our record signing started his Toon career with a goalscoring run that made his £69M fee look money well spent only to hit the buffers as the pace and power of the PL, and Eddie Howe's 4-3-3 system, found him wanting. Nick talks to German legend Thomas Muller Speaking about the appointment of Jurgen Klopp as the new manager of Germany, Woltem

28 year old Harvey Barnes who had two years left on his current contact has penned a new long term deal with the club. It's a reward for his goalscoring ability and it means he could end his PL career at the club. Any talk of Villa interest can now be put to bed and he is set to challenge young Toure for the left wing spot this season. Full story at the Evening Chronicle: Newcastle United hand £38m man surprise contract that could see him end career on Tyneside | Chronicle Li

Munster Mag, long time member of Ed's original blog and now posting again here made the comments below earlier on today - comments that echo the thoughts of many fans who are concerned about the direction the club is going in and Eddie Howe's ability to manage and navigate NUFC through what looks like a very difficult period. Colin to call us also rans in terms of the top 5 or 6 just isnt accurate any more. We arent near them and both Eddie and PIF are culpable. As for Eddie,

In their second pre-season friendly The Toon played a 1-1 draw with The Heed where young Steur and Lewis Hall where the two standout performers. Eddie's Bruno comments the real standout The big questions from the media after the game where directed on Bruno's future... is he going to Arsenal, or staying at SJP. Eddie drew a blank by answering that he didn't know, that the decision rested with CEO David Hopkinson and Ross Wilson. I read something definite in that answer... And

No comments on this page other than the missing issue. This problem is persisting and from the comments below it seems to be affecting both comments and replies. Obviously I need to sort this ASAP and as far as I can check it isn't something that I can resolve via blog settings, in any event I haven't changed any since the issue began. It would therefore appear to be a Wix IT issue but it will be Monday before I can contact them. In the meantime... can you use this thread to

Other than Malik Thiaw last summers signings didn't add the quality expected to Newcastle's first eleven and that had a big influence on our 12th place PL finish. But, let's not write them off yet. Eddie has worked his magic before All of the players signed will now have a full pre-season with Eddie and the coaching team - well nearly for those still away after the WC. Plus, there were mitigating circumstances for Wolt and Wissa especially last season. Wolt after a good start

The latest news is that Newcastle have agreed a deal worth up to £34m for Monaco defensive midfielder Aladji Bamba. The 20-year-old Frenchman, who played his first senior game in August 2025, is due on Tyneside today to have a medical and sign a long-term contract. Among Ligue 1 midfielders who played at least 500 minutes last season, Bamba ranked in the top five for duels won (9.1 per game on average), tackles (3.6), successful take-ons (1.6) and aerial duels won (1.9). Clif

It was common knowledge last summer that Eintracht Frankfurt had agreed a fee for Will Osula only for Newcastle to pull the plug when Frankfurt wanted a loan with an option to buy. Whilst there were rumours at the start of this window about Villa's interest in Osula, what has now emerged is that only Uefa's swap rules prevented him moving as part of the Jacob Ramsey deal. Financial regulations finally work in our favour Having signed Woltemade and Wissa for a combined £124M i

Joe Willock’s agent has reportedly offered him to Turkish club Besiktas with the player also said to be keen on a move to the Istanbul giants. Many fans may not be overly concerned about the rumour but the fact still remains that we are shedding more players than we are signing with no big rumours of incomings. 32 days & Counting The 'one out, one in' and 'quick signings for pre-season training' mantra that was supposed to be the clubs policy for this transfer window isn't go

The incredibly sad news that King Kev has passed away will come as a shock and bring immense sorrow not just to Newcastle fans but fans the world over. Legend is a word sometimes too easily bestowed, but in Kevin Keegan's case it was richly deserved and he was an iconic person, player and manager who gave his heart, soul and immense passion to everything he did inside and outside of the game. From being a young player at Scunthorpe to ending his days in top flight football as

25 year old midfielder Danilo Santos, who had a spell at Nottingham Forest, scored 10 goals in 24 matches for Brazilian club Botafogo last season and has 2 goals in 8 games for the national side since making his debut earlier this year. Rumours are the Toon are interested with his fee said to be c£25M. Cafu on Danilo: A standout player for Brazil While Danilo was not a starter at the WC he still managed to make four appearances as a sub and Brazil legend Cafu praised the midf

Man Utd being interested in Hall and Hall interested in going to Old Trafford is a rumour that started to play out at the end of last season. Reports that he was unhappy at being switched to right back even if just for one game, not being a guaranteed left back first choice over Dan Burn, and missing out on the WC squad were all sited as being reasons why he would be open to a move. Eddie Howe has rubbished reports of a fall out with Lewis but I wouldn't be surprised if some

With Bruno, Woltemade, Wissa, Elanga and Toure all still on WC leave Eddie Howe fielded two different teams in each half of this behind closed doors game. This match report is taken directly from the NUFC official site. Joe Willock, William Osula and Sean Neave were on target as Newcastle United's 2026/27 pre-season campaign got off to a winning start against North East neighbours Darlington. The National League North side - managed by former Magpie Steve Watson - made the s