Buckle up Newcastle United fans, the rollercoaster is back in motion
Saturday, 22 August 2026

Buckle up Newcastle United fans, the rollercoaster is back in motion

Where do I begin…I have kept really quiet in recent weeks about Newcastle United. Not consciously or deliberately but simply because I haven’t been able to say anything that either hasn’t already been said, or that would make any sense.Since the end of last season, we have gone from relative stabili

P Paul Patterson
Stuck in a ditch with a new driver
Saturday, 22 August 2026

Stuck in a ditch with a new driver

Compared to the other three previous full Premier League seasons (after the Newcastle United takeover), this last (2025/26) one was a shambles.Here is what I think.We’re in a race and our tyres burst. The good parts (players) have now got sold and the driver (manager) has been replaced. The car has

M Musa Sheikh
Why the Premier League is no longer sport as I know it, Jim
Saturday, 22 August 2026

Why the Premier League is no longer sport as I know it, Jim

The English Premier League and sport have become antonyms. The former is diametrically opposed to the latter, conspiring to ensure there is no place for fundamental concepts such as fair play, integrity and honesty.While football at the elite level is far from alone in being dominated by money — cyc

S Simon Ritter
What would your Newcastle United team v Liverpool be? Vote now
Saturday, 22 August 2026

What would your Newcastle United team v Liverpool be? Vote now

Which 11 players would you pick in the Newcastle United team v Liverpool?The opening Premier League match for the United players.It is also of course the very first competitive match for Matthias Jaissle after taking over from Eddie Howe.A 4.30pm kick-off at St James’ Park on Sunday.A first starting

J Jim Robertson
Is this what the Newcastle United PIF Project was supposed to look like?
Saturday, 22 August 2026

Is this what the Newcastle United PIF Project was supposed to look like?

When the Newcastle United takeover was completed in October 2021, much of the conversation understandably centred on money.The club suddenly had extraordinarily wealthy owners, supporters had spent years watching ambition being restrained rather than encouraged and the assumption was that the route

T Trudy