Maybe Liverpool still believe they’re going to win the final ticket to the Europa League, but it’s hard to see it happening. It doesn’t mean they can’t have fun in the final days of the season, thrashing Newcastle 6-0 at St. James’ Park, with Daniel Sturridge scoring twice, as the presence of Luis Suarez wasn’t missed. The biggest win in the Brendan Rodgers era also saw goals from Jordan Henderson (two goals), Daniel Agger and Fabio Borini. More
A lot of people have been waiting for the announcement, but it took some time. Michael Owen will be retiring at the end of the 2012-2013 season after being quite irrelvant to the game in the last five seasons or so. More
The mood has changed quite drastically for Newcastle United this season when compared with the success of the previous one, causing Hatem Ben Arfa to start looking for a move elsewhere in the summer, giving Liverpool, very interested in the Frenchman, an opportunity to try and sign him. More
Not the busiest of transfer windows, but still with a few notable moves, as every January brings us – Liverpool purchasing Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea and Philippe Coutinho from Inter; Newcastle raiding the French league, Chelsea buying Demba Ba; Arsenal landing Nacho Montreal from Malaga and QPR, also very busy, signing Christopher Samba. More
After going over a month without a win, Newcastle finally picked up three points in a match, thanks to two goals in the first half giving them enough of a cushion. The second one, an incredible strike by Yohan Cabaye, is undoubtedly one of the finest we’ve seen all year. More
When this season is over, we’ll probably know how bad of a decision was it to give Alan Pardew an 8 year contract. Newcastle are still in Europe, but are also facing relegation battles, while the English identity of the team, something Pardew has been proud of for most of his career, is slowly fading away. More
It was always up to the personal terms discussed between Chelsea and the Newcastle striker, Demba Ba, because his release clause price of £7.5 million was never going to be a problem. More
After nearly making it to the Champions League last season, Newcastle expected a better start than nine points from the first six matches. Most of those point have been achieved thanks to Demba Ba, scoring six goals in the first six matches of the season. More
Buying a goalkeeper for the future isn’t the same as for a different position, especially when it comes to the age of a prospect. Tim Krul is 24, but the Newcastle United keeper has drawn the attention of Barcelona scouts, looking to bring in a new backup for Victor Valdes and maybe someone who can replace him in a number of years. More
Being a member of the top means that you’re everyone expects you to challenge for the Premier League title and make the Champions League before the season begins. From 2004-2009 Chlesea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal were in that club. Things changed in 2010, and suddenly Manchester City and Tottenham were thrown in the mix. No more top 4. Just title challengers and others happy to finish with a 3-4 spot. More