There are worse things in life than losing your football manager!
Thursday, 30 July 2026

There are worse things in life than losing your football manager!

A beautiful but, at the same time, very scary image above, created by a friend (Dave Flitcroft) who was imagining typical scenes confronting firefighters and terrified residents in the Gironde area of SW France – just to the West of the city of Bordeaux.As a major environmental and social disaster,

W Wor Lass
The knives are out at Newcastle United
Thursday, 30 July 2026

The knives are out at Newcastle United

The knives are out over who is to blame for the Newcastle United demise.The Eddie Howe resignation only confirms what we have all been thinking.The shocking Newcastle United pre-season performance in the hammering at Bristol City, hot on the heels of a dour 1-1 draw at non-league Gateshead, should h

S Steve Latawski
Three words to sum up the news of July 30, 2026
Thursday, 30 July 2026

Three words to sum up the news of July 30, 2026

“What a mess.” Not my words but the reaction of my son in a succinct WhatsApp message.The news that Eddie Howe has resigned became public knowledge at about 08.50 hours today (July 30).When I checked the club’s official website for confirmation just before midday, the most relevant item I could find

S Simon Ritter
Goodbye old friend
Thursday, 30 July 2026

Goodbye old friend

I had a fault on my radio this morning, I thought I heard it say that Eddie Howe was leaving Newcastle United.I sat and gave my head a wobble, then realised that what I thought I’d heard, had indeed been said.Over the summer we have lost Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali, with Bruno Guimaraes shortly

R Rob the exiled Geordie
The Dan Ashworth Domino Effect: How Boardroom Bureaucracy Dismantled Newcastle United
Thursday, 30 July 2026

The Dan Ashworth Domino Effect: How Boardroom Bureaucracy Dismantled Newcastle United

Last summer’s Alexander Isak transfer debacle has many Newcastle United fans pointing to it as the exact moment the wheels fell off.I don’t buy that.The Isak saga wasn’t the root cause; it was simply the first time the fans got a clear look at the rot taking hold behind closed doors—issues that actu

N Neill Richardson
Premier League clubs have unanimously voted through funding proposal for EFL
Thursday, 30 July 2026

Premier League clubs have unanimously voted through funding proposal for EFL

It has now been revealed that the Premier League clubs have unanimously voted to approve a funding proposal for the EFL.The 20 clubs having met on Thursday and put it to the vote.An official Premier League statement then released.That official release stating: ‘Premier League clubs today unanimously

M Mark Jensen
For all our sakes as Newcastle United fans, please throw us a bone!
Thursday, 30 July 2026

For all our sakes as Newcastle United fans, please throw us a bone!

Pretty much everything is going against us at Newcastle United.The current position is that the club can’t compete on wages, stadia or training ground.Newcastle United are the richest club in the world.Yet they are also a football club that has to sell before they can buy.Eddie Howe has left at the

J James H
Perfect opportunity for Newcastle United owners to now push ahead with new stadium
Thursday, 30 July 2026

Perfect opportunity for Newcastle United owners to now push ahead with new stadium

My earliest memory of St James’ Park was walking up the narrow cobbled street opposite the Strawberry before being amazed by the brutalist concrete East Stand with its rippled concrete columns supporting the giant cantilever roof.Incidentally, Faulkner Browns Architects used the rippling concrete ef

G Greg McPeake
Now made public the inside story on Eddie Howe leaving Newcastle United
Thursday, 30 July 2026

Now made public the inside story on Eddie Howe leaving Newcastle United

Eddie Howe leaving Newcastle United.The shock news reported on Thursday morning.Eddie Howe leaving two and a half weeks into pre-season.Only three and a half weeks until the Premier League season kicks off for Newcastle United against Liverpool on Sunday 23 August.Matthias Jaissle now expected to be

J Jackie Smithfield