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Match Report: Rooney draws blank in frustrating Newcastle stalemate

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Match Report: Rooney draws blank in frustrating Newcastle stalemate Manchester United extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to three games, but were left bitterly disappointed after being held to a 0-0 draw with Newcastle United at Old Trafford in Saturday’s early kick-off. Louis van Gaal’s side enjoyed nearly 70 per cent of possession and we...

Manager Focus: Can Newcastle fans dare to dream under McClaren?

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Manager Focus: Can Newcastle fans dare to dream under McClaren? The passion, euphoria and ambition that once engulfed Newcastle United around the turn of the Millennium has become a thing of the distant past on Tyneside under the harrowing ownership of Mike Ashley. However, with Premier League clubs set to benefit from the windfall of the new £5.1bn televi...

Player Focus: Austin Deserving of a Second Chance in the Premier League

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Player Focus: Austin Deserving of a Second Chance in the Premier League Of all the players relegated from the Premier League last term, many would have expected Charlie Austin to have remained in England’s top tier beyond the end of the campaign. The Englishman was one of the surprise packages in his debut season in England’s top division, netting a notewort...

Player Focus: What Newcastle Fans can Expect from Georginio Wijnaldum

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Player Focus: What Newcastle Fans can Expect from Georginio Wijnaldum The phrase silly season is often used to describe the transfer window but as far as the Premier League is concerned it's perhaps never been so apt. The dramatic increase in TV revenue shared between the clubs has meant that those usually overpowered in the transfer market are beginning to show more ...

Player Focus: The Lowdown on Premier League Targets Gueye, Kanté & Lemina

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Player Focus: The Lowdown on Premier League Targets Gueye, Kanté & Lemina Transfer trends tend to come and go but as far as the Premier League is concerned, interest in players from across the channel remains as high as ever. Switches from Ligue 1 to England's top-flight have been commonplace in recent years, and where it used to be Arsenal that looked to recruit from ove...

Player Focus: Would Dost be Foolish to Swap Wolfsburg for Newcastle?

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Player Focus: Would Dost be Foolish to Swap Wolfsburg for Newcastle? “Why would he go there?” countered Wolfsburg head coach Dieter Hecking to reports linking Bas Dost with Newcastle United. Why would one of Europe’s most prolific strikers last season trade in Champions League football with the second best team in Germany for a club that has become ...

League Focus: The Battle to Stave Off Relegation

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League Focus: The Battle to Stave Off Relegation May is always a month to look forward to for the British public. The days are longer, the evenings brighter and the weather warmer with summer just around the corner. For teams at the wrong end of the Premier League table, however, May can be a month of despair in a battle to secure top-flight safet...

Team Focus: Motivation the Key as Carver Fails to Arrest Newcastle Decline

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Team Focus: Motivation the Key as Carver Fails to Arrest Newcastle Decline It’s almost impossible not to look at John Carver and feel sad. He is a man disintegrating before the eyes of the world, a man who has woken to the realisation that he might be about to lead the club he keeps on reminding us he loves to relegation.In January, Carver was still bright-eyed. He h...

Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League

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Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League A lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half. Google’s example of the use of ‘lackadaisical’ refers to Tottenham’s tendency to concede goals after the interval. Mauricio Pochettino has instilled relative solidity at the back at White Hart Lane following his su...

Team Focus: Desperate Lack of Ambition Leaves Stagnating Newcastle Stuck in Mid-Table

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Team Focus: Desperate Lack of Ambition Leaves Stagnating Newcastle Stuck in Mid-Table Is there a football club at which the disparity between the ambitions of the fans and the club’s hierarchy is greater than Newcastle at present? Their supporters always want what is best for the club, and even if that was manifested all too toxically when the ‘Sack Pardew’ campaign...