August 2009 Archives
LEICESTER City are the next visitors to St James's Park, and I'll be at the ground to bring you all the action and drama.
Thousands of you logged on here during the Huddersfield Carling Cup match, and it would be great to hear from you again, and any new faces out there who didn't get involved last time around.
As usual I'll give you the colour and the atmosphere from inside the stadium, so fingers crossed that Bank Holiday pint continues to taste as good as it has done this season.
To get involved, just come back here from 7.30pm or click below to set a reminder.
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LEICESTER City are the next visitors to St James's Park, and I'll be at the ground to bring you all the action and drama.
Thousands of you logged on here during the Huddersfield Carling Cup match, and it would be great to hear from you again, and any new faces out there who didn't get involved last time around.
As usual I'll give you the colour and the atmosphere from inside the stadium, so fingers crossed that Bank Holiday pint continues to taste as good as it has done this season.
To get involved, just come back here from 7.30pm or click below to set a reminder.
(Sorry, this service is not available to users of our mobile phone site)
NEWCASTLE United caretaker boss Chris Hughton is facing up to a striker crisis ahead of Monday night's home game with Leicester City.
Just five games into the new season United are already down to the bare bones of their decimated squad, and the reality of just how few options Hughton has at his disposal hasn't taken long to kick in.
After going on as sub against Huddersfield in midweek, in-form Shola Ameobi hobbled off before the end having picked up a foot injury.
DANNY Simpson has been so impressed by life at Newcastle United that he already wants to make his loan switch permanent.
The 22-year-old is on loan at St James's Park until January, but just under a fortnight into his time on Tyneside and he is already convinced that a permanent move would be perfect for his fledgling career.
Simpson has made an impressive start to his United career, turning in two decent performances against Crystal Palace and Huddersfield Town as Chris Hughton's side make early headway in the Championship promotion race.
NEWCASTLE UNITED have dismissed talk that Carling Cup match- winner Kevin Nolan is returning to the Reebok Stadium.
However, caretaker boss Chris Hughton has revealed he does expect to be in for a "hectic day" next Tuesday with the transfer window set to shut at 5pm.
Hughton wants to bolster his squad with a couple of loan signings before the deadline and is expected to bring in free agent Peter Lovenkrands.
NEWCASTLE were almost made to pay for the lack of experience at the heart of their defence last night, but caretaker manager Chris Hughton reassured supporters it was not a sign of things to come.
The Magpies showed great character to recover from 3-1 down to win a thrilling League Cup third round tie 4-3 against an equally spirited Huddersfield Town side.
United used the game to field some of their less experienced players - and it showed in a team showing both the naivete and the zest of youth.
NEWCASTLE United have beaten Huddersfield Town 4-3 in a Carling Cup cracker at St James's Park.
The Toon were handed the lead on a plate by a stray backpass across the 18-yard box which Guthrie rifled home on 35 minutes.
But they allowed Huddersfield to get straight back into it when Theo Robinson ghosted past Kadar before firing past Krul after Newcastle gave the ball away cheaply and only moments after going ahead.
Then two minutes later Robinson went round Krul before crashing to the turf to earn a penalty before brushing himself down to fire home for 2-1.
That's how it stayed at the break but Newcastle were stunned when Rhodes went around Krul again to slot in number three just two minutes after the restart.
However, Geremi pulled one back on 48 minutes when he tucked home Nile Ranger's cross for 3-2.
Sub Shola Ameobi then earned a penalty when Butler clipped his heels and Shola slotted home to make it 3-3 on 64 minutes.
With six minutes left Jonas won a free-kick in the left channel and after Guthrie's free-kick was headed across the face of goal, Nolan crashed it home from close range to win it 4-3.
All in all a cracking game, and I was at the ground to bring you regular updates on the action and let you get involved in all the drama.
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TIM KRUL is hoping he is on the end of some silent treatment tonight once Newcastle United's Carling Cup tie with Huddersfield is done and dusted.
The Dutch goalkeeper has been rewarded for his heroics against West Brom on the opening day of the season with a start tonight.
And he goes in against Town manager Lee Clark, who used to be his boss at reserve team level at United, determined to produce a repeat of his performance the last time the pair locked horns.
CHRIS Hughton will field some of his Newcastle United youngsters at St James's Park tonight, but has warned the club's hierarchy not to be lulled into thinking the squad is deep enough for a Championship season.
Tim Krul, Nile Ranger, Tamas Kadar, Kazenga LuaLua and Ryan Donaldson are all expected to play a part in the League Cup second-round clash against Huddersfield Town. Slovenian striker Haris Vuckic is also in the squad and the 17-year-old's debut is not far away, though whether it will come against the Terriers remains to be seen.
Nevertheless, having lost 10 players this summer and with eight extra league games this season, Hughton believes he needs "two or three" additions in the unlikely event that no more players leave between now and the transfer window closing at 5pm on Tuesday. So far loan signing Danny Simpson has been the only new face.
TO the surprise of nobody, the deadline was again extended for the sale of the club. This ensures that it neatly equates with the closing of the transfer window, and therefore not allowing any substantial strengthening of the paper-thin squad.
The fact that Mr Moat requires all this extra time to accumulate funding doesn't inspire confidence. What is it about this club at the moment that puts off potential buyers? In recent weeks we've seen the sale of Notts County, Southampton and could add Portsmouth to that list any time soon. What is their selling point compared to ours?
Yes, they're cheaper, but can any of them match the potential earnings for investors better than us? Maybe their grounds are built on former conquering Roman Emperor's gold-encrusted holiday homes?
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