Coventry City fans are looking forward to facing Newcastle United.It is over 26 years since they played at home in the top flight against United.On 6 September 2000, Newcastle United defeated Coventry at Highfield Road, with Alan Shearer and Kevin Gallacher getting the goals.More than a quarter of a
Premier League football is back this weekend.It all feels like when you were a kid and heading back to school after the summer holidays. The teachers having to get you back into the zone after so long away from the action, remind you of what you are supposed to be doing and how things are done. Half
It was the Newcastle United home game against Man U when I made my debut at St James’ Park.My Dad and me crammed into the Leazes circa 1972.I was five years old and mesmerised straight away according to my old man.As my love affair with all things black and white grew, I gradually realised my Dad’s
Fellow Newcastle United fans – Reasons To Be Cheerful and That’s Enough Of That.Reasons to be cheerful, Pt 3: the title of a well-known song by the late, great Ian Dury’s album Do It Yourself.That’s Enough Of That: another less well-known song from a later album by the same artist.Welcome to another
Potential punishments for Manchester City, that is the only story dominating the media and focus of football fans.If/when the appeals fail, what will happen?What punishment(s) would be fitting if indeed Man City are in the end determined to be guilty of cheating?One huge thing is ignored though, all
It was September 2020 when Nick De Marco became a name generally known to Newcastle United fans.It was after Mike Ashley had released a statement on Wednesday 9 September 2020 accusing the Premier League of not acting ‘appropriately’ in rejecting the Newcastle United takeover.The Premier League repl
It is intriguing looking back at what Manchester City fans had to say back when the Newcastle United takeover went through.Mike Ashley replaced at NUFC some 13 years after the Man City takeover happened in 2008.Manchester City fans had some pretty strong views as you can see below when back in Octob
Here at The Mag we invited a number of regular/irregular contributors to give us their Newcastle United heroes and villains.Our thanks to ‘Matt Busby said to Joe Harvey’ for taking up the challenge.He has looked back at his Newcastle United heroes and villains across the various decades when he has
Oh no they’ve changed the Newcastle United crest.The very depiction of the essence of the club, intrinsically linked with the city as evidenced by the usurped crest being an update of the city’s coat of arms, and they’ve messed with it.Except, not really, it’s pretty much the same.After two years of
The Newcastle United Women’s team had made a perfect start to the season with four league wins, scoring 11 goals and conceding only one as they look to win the title and get promotion to the Super League.The latest challenge was against Durham, who have proved a thorn in United’s side in recent time
