What are the Saudi Arabia PIF, the majority Newcastle United owners, waiting for?Leeds United have announced plans to expand Elland Road to 53,000, up from 37,645.Birmingham City have unveiled plans for an entirely new stadium.Both owners have been at their respective clubs for less time than Saudi
Tomorrow (25/3/2026) brings up the 22nd anniversary of Newcastle United’s UEFA Cup tie (Real Mallorca 0 Newcastle 3) in Palma, Majorca.For clarity, I am a Manchester United fan who just happened to be in Palma on that day, attending my brother in law’s stag do.At the time, my partner was 26 weeks pr
Brian Brobbey is now away on international duty with The Netherlands and has been talking to Dutch media.ESPN have been covering his quotes after the striker’s call up.They begin their piece: ‘Brian Brobbey is popular in England. Last Sunday, he secured the victory for Sunderland in the derby agains
The opinions continue to flow into The Mag, as Newcastle United fans debate the various issues regarding our club..Always plenty to talk about with NUFC.Newcastle United fans with the latest collection of opinions below.On this occasion, specifically following on from the derby match on Sunday.Contr
I totally agree with the article published on The Mag yesterday, written by Simon Ritter and titled “For the first time, I was ashamed to be a Newcastle United supporter”, when I heard Newcastle United fans booing at the end of the Sunderland match, I thought it was for the referee. I could not beli
Well. How’s everybody feeling?Let me begin by saying, derby day defeats are nothing new. They’ve happened before, they will happen again. On Sunday, there were no dodgy refereeing decisions, no gripes or complaints The defeat was all on us.After such results I’ve never been one for hiding both my op
Where has it all gone wrong this season?Now that the dust has settled on the derby, I have had time to think.This Newcastle United v Sunderland game summed up our season: unable to hold a lead, misplacing passes, energetic in the first half but lifeless in the second.There are factors that have cont
I am disappointed, but not surprised, to read the increasing noise for Eddie Howe to go.While all fans want success after success, in reality that is not the way life and football usually work.As I have mentioned on The Mag before, I consider Eddie Howe, along with Sir Bobby Robson, as the best mana
It ended Newcastle 1 Sunderland 2.Ahead of each game we ask one of our writers to come up with three positives and three negatives following the match.An ‘interesting’ match at St James’ Park.Plenty to talk about after this Premier League game.United taking the lead in this derby match, only to lose
Football supporters always over-react and I’m no different. Two wins and all is rosy; two defeats and it’s the end of the world.Getting beaten by our friends from the dark side means lots of us were baying for blood yesterday: Eddie Howe out, Sack the Board etc. (Can you still sack the Board? Sack t
