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Mon 21 Dec |
| Gordon Strachan claims referee Kevin Friend failed to spot Shola Ameobi's push on Emanuel Pogatetz as he rose to head down Guthrie's free-kick for Marlon Harewood to opening the scoring with 16 minutes gone. |
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Mon 21 Dec |
| Chris Hughton hailed striker Shola Ameobi after watching him play a major role in a vital derby day victory over Middlesbrough. |
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Mon 21 Dec |
| Marlon Harewood is hitting the back of the net, but his lazy style still hasn't won over most of the Toon Army. However Chris Hughton is weighing up an extension to his loan. |
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Mon 21 Dec |
| Alan Smith could miss Newcastle United's Boxing Day visit to Hillsborough.
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| Previously: |
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Sun 20 Dec |
| Spanish full-back Jose Enrique has taken time to settle on Tyneside and his performances last season were average (at best). But he has found a new stride in his step. |
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Sun 20 Dec |
| Alan Shearer led the tributes to football scout Jack Hixon who passed away today at the age of 88.
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Sun 20 Dec |
| The top gate in English football's second tier before Sunday was the 47,350 who saw Sunderland beat Stoke City at the Stadium of Light at the end of the 2004-05 season. |
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Sun 20 Dec |
| Fabricio Coloccini is at last showing us why he is a £10m defender, and his display on Sunday against the Smogs shows how he could be a star of the World Cup in the summer. |
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Sun 20 Dec |
| Albion have stuttered of late, but were out of action on Saturday as Nottingham Forest drew level with them on points in the Championship. |
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Sun 20 Dec |
| Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias says Mike Ashley's £100m asking price for the club was met "several times" ... but those offers were never backed up. |
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Sun 20 Dec |
| Confirmation of the starting eleven and substitutes named for today's early kick-off at home to Middlesbrough. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| For those interested ... the draw for the Champions League ... |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| Nicky Butt says the Toon players are a happy bunch these days. Gone are the days of Charlie N'Zogbia being pinned up against the wall and Michael Owen hiding in the corner. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| Wesr Brom winger Jerome Thomas has Newcastle's top place in his sights ... when he should be happy the Toon are beating the clubs pushing for promotion. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| Jonas Gutierrez says he is expecting a tough time in Sunday's Tyne-Tees duel at St James' Park. But the fans know this the watered-down version of the PROPER derby. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| John Carver yesterday joined Plymouth Argyle as first-team coach ... the team that play Newcastle United in the FA Cup. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| Shola Ameobi has been given no promises he will be in the team for Sunday's derby clash with Middlesbrough. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| Apparently the guy who programmed the computer for the 2009/10 fixtures dropped a bollock when he had the Mags and the Mackems playing on the same day. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| Chris Hughton's uncertainty as to transfer targets is likely to be a reflection of the financial reality at St James' Park. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| We hear today that a host of clubs have inquired about Marlon Harewood as Chris Hughton continues cannot make up his mind if he is worth the risk. |
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Fri 18 Dec |
| Newcastle and Sunderland have both made the list of venues for England's 2018 World Cup bid. But Milton Keynes Dons? What the hell is THAT all about? |
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Tue 15 Dec |
| Sadly 'Sand-Dancer Joe' will only be in the limelight as long as Simon Cowell wants him to be. Come the next X-Factor and Joe will be a forgotten man - IF Simon Cowell says so. |
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Tue 15 Dec |
| Despite Steven Taylor being first in line begging Mike Ashley to make Alan Shearer Newcastle manager, he now feels Toon boss Chris Hughton hasn't had the credit he deserves. |
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Tue 15 Dec |
| We have to understand that Andy Carroll is still a kid - in football terms - but HE needs to start acting like a 20-year old rather than a 5-year old. |
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Tue 15 Dec |
| Chris Hughton says Middlesbrough are like "wounded animals" and he has worries ahead of Sunday's crunch Tyne-Tees clash with Gordon Strachan's side. |
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