Bob Moncur had his own challenges at Newcastle and the club almost let him go before he made the grade, and then quickly established himself in the Newcastle first team.
Bob went on to become one of Newcastle’s best captains under the great manager, Joe Harvey.
Bob had some sage words today for young Steven Taylor – [...]
Moncur’s Sage Advice for Steven Taylor
October 30th, 2007 · 7 Comments
Tags: Newcastle News · Players · Steven Taylor
McClaren Attends Training, Viduka Still Doubtful
October 30th, 2007 · 19 Comments
England manager Steve McClaren visited the Newcastle United training complex today.
It’s quite easy for Steve to visit Newcastle since he still lives in the Middlesbrough area (after managing Middlesbrough) even though he finally took the England job last year.
The former Middlesbrough boss was quick to accept an invitation from pal Sam Allardyce and United first- [...]
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Newcastle’s Great Home Record against Portsmouth
October 30th, 2007 · 12 Comments
Newcastle will look to get back on track on Saturday when they entertain high-flying Portsmouth at St. James’ Park.
Harry Redknapp has done just great again for Portsmouth and they are not only a good team, but they also play some attractive football.
However, as Harry is probably only too aware, Newcastle always seem to play well [...]
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Taylor - I’m 100% Comitted to Newcastle United
October 30th, 2007 · 10 Comments
Steven Taylor talked today gives a great interview to the Shields Gazette, and if any Newcastle fan is wondering if this boy is committed to Newcastle United, then every single fan should read his comments.
Taylor comes across so keen and ready to go and so very committed to the club that any fan who thought [...]
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Funny Football Quotes and Beautiful Women
October 30th, 2007 · 15 Comments
Who’s this beautiful woman - born in Los Angles, California and a former child actress
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Geremi - Sam’s 15 Clean Sheets For 5th Place
October 30th, 2007 · 10 Comments
Newcastle’s captain Geremi has said that during pre-season Sam Allardyce set a target of 15 clean sheets for Newcastle in the league this season.
Sam thinks that if Newcastle can achieve that target then they can finish in the top five this season.
After 10 games we have kept just 2 clean sheets, against Aston Villa and [...]
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Given - We Could’ve Won The Game
October 30th, 2007 · 8 Comments
Shay Given knows as well as anybody that Newcastle just have to start keeping more clean sheets.
It’s now 7 games since we kept our last clean sheet and we have only two of them in the first 10 games in the league.
That’s just not good enough – and everybody knows that. But Shay also said [...]
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Norwich City Appoint Roeder as Manager
October 30th, 2007 · 12 Comments
Norwich City have named former Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder as their new manager.
Roeder succeeds Peter Grant who was sacked earlier this month following the Canaries’ terrible start to the season.
Results on the pitch have not improved since Grant’s departure and Saturday’s defeat at West Bromwich Albion left the club rooted to the foot of [...]
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Sam Concerned About Inconsistent Form
October 30th, 2007 · 15 Comments
Sam Allardyce seems as frustrated as anybody at Newcastle’s inconsistent form. Good and strong at home but not good at all on the road.
Sometimes it’s just hard to understand why this happens - because obviously the team has proved they are a lot better than the one that played on Saturday at Reading.
And while we [...]
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