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Sun 02 Nov |
| Michael Owen and Nicky Butt, have put themselves up for selection for Monday night's game with Aston Villa at St James's Park, but they will not automatically walk straight into the side. |
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Sun 02 Nov |
| Newcastle's home fixture with Aston Villa took on a new dimension after Saturday's shock results in the Premiership. The Mags dropped to second from bottom as Stoke City, Wigan and Spurs all won. |
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Sun 02 Nov |
| Sir Bobby Robson is probably the most positive man I have ever met. Nothing ... and I mean NOTHING ... knocks him down! |
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Sun 02 Nov |
| James Milner returns to SJP on Monday, wearing the claret and blue of Aston Villa. He was one of a number of players put up for sale by Mike Ashley, even though Kevin Keegan wanted to keep the England Under-21 international. |
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Sun 02 Nov |
| Caretaker-manager Joe Kinnear wants the Newcastle job ... and he knows ever-popular Kevin Keegan stands in his way. So what does he do about it? |
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Sun 02 Nov |
| Sam Allardyce the only interest he has had in his 10 months out of the game was an approach from the Republic of Ireland shortly after leaving St James' Park. |
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Sun 02 Nov |
| Obafemi Martins claims those (like ourselves at NUMad) who suggest he and Shola Ameobi don't hit it off as a strike partnership, are wide of the mark. |
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| Previously: |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Our very own messageboard poster 'Jammy89' comes third in the highest FootyMad Premiership posters of the week. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Former Newcastle striker Andrew Cole has left Nottingham Forest by mutual consent. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Joe Kinnear seems to be planning for the future and plans to sit down with the deadly duo Dennis Wise and Derek Llambias to talk over transfers! Wasn't their involvement in transfers the reason Kevin Keegan walked? |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Both Sam Allardyce and Kevin Keegan tried to sign Steve Sidwell ... but he ended up at Villa Park (via Stamford Bridge) ... and he could face the Toon on Monday. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Michael Owen is poised to return to action in Monday's Premier League match against Aston Villa. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Good news for Joe Kinnear and Newcastle fans ... Obafemi Martins has been left out of the Nigeria squad for a friendly against Colombia next month.
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is sure Bolton counterpart Gary Megson can handle the pressure being piled upon him. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| With Newcastle only one place above the relegation zone, Toon fans will have an eye on results over the weekend to see exactly how vital three points will be on Monday. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Joe Kinnear is perfectly right in saying winning his first game against West Brom has given the whole club a "massive lift". |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Mike Ashley is - ONCE AGAIN - treading a thin line with Newcastle United fans as he stats tight-lipped about the future of the club. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill says Newcastle owner Mike Ashley missed the chance to hang onto England Under-21 star James Milner. As we all know, Kevin Keegan was desperate to keep the Toon favourite. |
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Sat 01 Nov |
| We can give you a list a mile long of muppets who were given the honour of wearing the England shirt - Carlton Palmer, Mick Harford, Dave Beasant and Eric Gates are just four. But Stewart Downing? God forbid! |
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Fri 31 Oct |
| Martin O'Neil brings his Villa side to Tyneside on Monday challenging the Top Four. But the little Irish gobshite might just get a shock! |
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Fri 31 Oct |
| Joe Kinnear is just living from month-to-month in the Toon hot-seat, but he seems to be in a healthier position than former Newcastle midfielder Gary Megson. |
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Fri 31 Oct |
| Newcastle fans the best in the league? "I don't think there is any comparison", says Joe Kinnear. |
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Fri 31 Oct |
| Joey Barton feared a visit to SJP when he was a player with Man City, and he wants to see "52,000 Geordies roaring their team on". |
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Fri 31 Oct |
| Michael Owen has been awarded an honorary fellowship from the new Glyndwr University in Wrexham. |
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Fri 31 Oct |
| Alan Shearer, is to be honoured with a North East Legend Award at a fundraising dinner at Newcastle's Civic Centre on Tuesday, November 25. |
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