A sorrowful Toon lamenting the death of aspiration in English football
Sunday, 02 August 2026

A sorrowful Toon lamenting the death of aspiration in English football

In 1998, ageing Catholic prelate and Newcastle United fan Cardinal Basil Hume offered his resignation as Archbishop of Westminster, hoping to devote his last years partly to the highly penitential exercise of following his beloved team.If someone had told the cardinal (who died in office a year late

M Matt Showering
Newcastle United have now made an enquiry for Giorgio Scalvini
Sunday, 02 August 2026

Newcastle United have now made an enquiry for Giorgio Scalvini

It has now been reported in Italy that Newcastle United have made an enquiry for Giorgio Scalvini.Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio says that his information is that an approach has been made by United to the player via his agents to enquire about potential availability.No contact reported as yet though

J Jackie Smithfield
Thank you, Eddie Howe: Five years I will never forget
Sunday, 02 August 2026

Thank you, Eddie Howe: Five years I will never forget

I have never met Eddie Howe, yet over the past five years he has brought more happiness into my life than he could ever know.When the news broke that he had resigned as Newcastle United manager, I felt heartbroken.Not because football managers don’t move on. They always do. I was heartbroken because

A Ashley Bell
How Newcastle United went from one of the best-run clubs to losing its identity
Sunday, 02 August 2026

How Newcastle United went from one of the best-run clubs to losing its identity

When the Saudi-backed takeover happened, Newcastle United looked like a club with a clear vision.Amanda Staveley became the face of that project, Eddie Howe transformed the team, Dan Ashworth oversaw recruitment, and supporters genuinely believed we were watching the foundations of a title-winning c

M Mark Soper
Matthias Jaissle has now joined the Newcastle United players in La Manga
Sunday, 02 August 2026

Matthias Jaissle has now joined the Newcastle United players in La Manga

Matthias Jaissle has now arrived in La Manga and joined the Newcastle United players,The United squad flew out on Friday from Tyneside for this pre-season training camp.Sky Sports report that Newcastle United are set to formally announce Matthias Jaissle as Eddie Howe’s replacement today (Sunday 2 A

J Jackie Smithfield
Eddie Howe was let down by the club
Saturday, 01 August 2026

Eddie Howe was let down by the club

If success is measured by silverware, Eddie Howe is definitely the best manager that has graced St James’ Park since Joe Harvey won the Fairs Cup back in the summer of 1969.Eddie Howe, ‘the fella that got Bournemouth relegated’, the fella that saved Newcastle United from a fate possibly as bad as th

M Matt Busby Said To Joe Harvey
Good luck Eddie Howe, you deserve a job with no constraints
Saturday, 01 August 2026

Good luck Eddie Howe, you deserve a job with no constraints

Walking on air back to Wembley tube station, 16th March 2025, is a memory I will cherish forever.The queues didn’t matter, the pushing and shoving neither.The night was going to last forever, and it very nearly did, thanks to an accommodating landlady in the back streets of Bloomsbury. Propping up t

D Darren Henderson