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Stoke City (h)
Public sale now
Crystal
Palace (a) Member sale now
Man
City (a) ST
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Aston Villa (h)
Public sale now (online only)
Premier
League:
Carver's chargers
trounce toothless Tigers
The team and fans celebrate the victory
Hull
City 0 Newcastle 3
John Carver celebrated his appointment as Head Coach until the end of the
season with his first win in charge of his beloved team, at a Wintry KC
Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Remy Cabella netted his first goal for the club and Sammy Ameobi and Yoan
Gouffran got their second goals of the season as United cruised to a
comfortable victory to pile more pressure on Steve Bruce's relegation
candidates.
It was The Magpies' first clean sheet in the Premier League since the home win
over QPR back in November and although Steve Bruce's hapless Tigers seemed
incapable of scoring, there were slices of luck and some good officiating to
thank for the blank.
Linesman Darren Cann spotted a handball from Ahmed Elmohamady that looked to
bring the home side level in first half added time and happily the cheating
ex-mackem was booked before deflecting the third goal past his own 'keeper.
The first two goals were perfectly clean strikes from Cabella and Ameobi that
flew past Allan McGregor but the defending for all three goals was poor as our
scorers were allowed too much time and space to get their shots in.
Cabella was gifted the ball by Andrew Robertson but he still had a lot to do
before hitting a swerving effort from the edge of the box after Tim Krul had
kept it scoreless with a save from Curtis Davies' header.
The 'keeper managed to tip the ball onto Fabricio Coloccini's chest and a
prone Mike Williamson did well to get his knee to the ball as Nikica Jelavic
seemed certain to fire in the rebound.
Ameobi's strike came just five minutes after the break and it came from out of
the blue when he was invited to shoot from distance, his 30-yarder flashing
past a flat-footed McGregor.
Coloccini almost sliced an amazing own goal but Vurnon Anita cleared off his
line and Krul saved his captain after a woefully short backpass almost let
City back in.
Jelavic failed to convert from a yard out as a Krul save fell at the striker's
feet but Gouffran sealed the victory just six minutes after replacing the
excellent Cabella.
Gouffran cut inside from the right and skipped past some half-hearted
challenges before his shot hit Elmohamady and wrong-footed McGregor.
Ayoze Perez, also on-form, made way for Papiss Cisse - back from African
Nations duty - and Mehdi Abeid replaced Ameobi in added time as United saw out
the remainder of the game with some ease.
The win took United back into the top half of the table ahead of the 3pm
kick-offs and left the Tigers in the bottom three. Stoke's 3-1 defeat of QPR
put us back down to 11th.
Full match report to follow.
Team: Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini,
Williamson, Haidara, Anita, Colback, Cabella (Gouffran 72), Sissoko, Ameobi (Abeid
90+2), Perez (Cisse 82).
Subs n/u: Santon, Obertan, Riviere, Alnwick.
Booked: Anita.
Goals: Cabella 40, Ameobi 50, Gouffran 78.
HCFC: McGregor, Elmohamady, Dawson, Davies, Robertson (Brady 71),
Ramirez, Livermore, Huddlestone, Meyler (Aluko 56), Hernandez (Ince 67),
Jelavic.
Subs n/u: Bruce, McShane, Harper, Quinn.
Booked: Meyler, Elmohamady, Robertson, Livermore.
Crowd: 23,925 - including Paul Dummett who was spotted in the
away end.
Referee: Phil Dowd - second
appearance of the season for the Staffordshire whistler following the 1-1 draw
at Burnley last month.
Other Premier League results/fixtures:
Sat 31.01.2015:
Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
Liverpool 2-0 West Ham
Manchester United 3-1 Leicester City
Stoke City 3-1 QPR
mackems 2-0 Burnley
West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Spurs
Chelsea v Manchester City (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 01.02.2015:
Arsenal v Aston Villa (1.30pm) Sky
Southampton v Swansea City (4pm) Sky
Stats:
Toon @ Tigers - competitive
games:
2014/15 won 3-0 Cabella, Ameobi,
Gouffran
2013/14 won 4-1 Sissoko 2, Remy, Anita
2008/09 drew 1-1 (PL) S.Taylor
2008/09 drew 0-0 (FAC)
1990/91 lost 1-2 (Div 2) McGhee*
1989/90 won 1-0 (FAC) O'Brien*
1989/90 won 3-1 (Div 2) McGhee, Anderson, Brazil*
1976/77 drew 0-0 (ASC)*
1935/36 won 3-2 (Div 2) Pearson, Smith, Imrie+
1934/35 won 5-1 (FAC) Bott 2, Cairns, Pearson, og+
1934/35 drew 1-1 (Div 2) Pearson+
1929/30 lost 0-1 (FAC)+
1912/13 drew 0-0 (FAC)+
Unlikely lad1:
Ex-Mag wins it
for Socceroos
Former
Newcastle player James Troisi scored the extra-time winner for
Australia as they beat South Korea 2-1 to lift the Asian Cup.
Troisi never got further than the bench during his time at Gallowgate but he
got the 105th minute winner after South Korea had taken the final to
extra-time with a 91st minute equaliser.
Unlikely lad2:
Ben Arfa banned
FIFA
ratified the U21 Premier League on Friday as being within their definition of
competitive matches - meaning that the appearance Hatem Ben Arfa made
in it for Newcastle this season is counted as a bona fide one.
This over-rules a previous opinion to the contrary from the Premier League and
means that the French FA now cannot register the player for Nice until July,
as he appeared in the colours of Hull City and FIFA rules prevent anyone
playing for three teams in a season.
The former Magpie is allowed to train with Nice but cannot play competitively
for them in any game.
Unlikely lad3:
Shola seals
Selhurst switch
Former Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi has extended his Premier
League career by signing a short-term deal with Alan Pardew's Crystal
Palace.
Local papers in South London reported that free agent Shola was at the Eagles' training
ground this week and he's now put pen to paper for the rest of this season.
West Bromwich Albion also made 33 year-old Ameobi an offer, with Baggies boss
Tony Pulis having managed him during a loan spell at Stoke City in 2008.
Ameobi could come up against Newcastle for the first
time in his career when John Carver takes his side to Selhurst Park on
February 11th.
Coach change confirmed:
Watson role clarified
Dave Watson (far right) v Southampton
(h)
Comments from John Carver published by the official club website on Wednesday
included the following:
"I love being on the training pitch and the role of the head coach is
to be hands-on out here.
"When you are a manager you have to manage the football club, but the
role has changed and it gives me maximum time on the training ground, coaching
the players.
"What I have done is given Steve and Dave more responsibility
because they are very good at what they do, and it is important that you
delegate to those who are talented."
The Dave in question is Dave Watson, who has been spotted alongside
Carver and coaches Andy Woodman Steve Stone in the dugout for recent games.
Former Norwich, Everton and England defender Watson joined Newcastle as U18
coach during November 2011, moving from a similar position at Wigan Athletic.
Taking caretaker charge of Everton for the final seven games of the 1996/97
season (won 1, drew 3, lost 3), the 53 year-old scouser had a fourteen month
spell as Tranmere Rovers boss during 2001 and 2002.
Scouting for Birmingham City while Steve Bruce was in charge, Watson then
joined Bruce at Wigan in 2008.
Watson's arrival amongst the first team coaches has coincided with Peter
Beardsley's absence, with the Magpies U21 coach alongside Carver during the
Burnley home game and FA Cup Third Round tie at Leicester.
U21s:
Baggies behind
closed doors
Monday's U21 Premier League meeting with West Bromwich Albion (Feb 2nd)
will now take place at United's Darsley Park training ground, not Whitley Park
as was originally advertised.
Kick-off remains at 1pm but it's now behind closed doors, with no admittance to
the general public.
The following Monday's reserve home game against Arsenal (Feb 9th) remains a
7pm kick-off at SJP.
2015/16:
Pricing confirmation
From the official club website, Wednesday:
Newcastle United have announced a freeze on the price of all season tickets
for next season and have significantly reduced the price for its younger fans
in the 18-21 seating area, with tickets being cut from £300 for the current
season down to £250 for 2015/16.
The Magpies have taken the lead in ticket pricing over recent years, with
initiatives including hugely popular long-term season ticket price-freeze
deals and a move to encourage reciprocal pricing agreements between opposing
clubs to drive down the cost of ticket prices for away fans.
The decision to reduce season ticket prices for young fans and to freeze all
other prices has been taken in line with the Club's policy to make football
affordable, reward loyalty, and also takes into consideration that by the
start of next season Premier League clubs will be aware of the value of the
new television rights deal negotiated by the Premier League with broadcasters,
to commence in 2016/17.
To ensure season ticket holders gain maximum value and to further reward their
loyalty, for next season single tickets for the higher category games will
be subject to a price increase and will, on occasions, be restricted to
members-only sales, meaning there will be no general sale.
It's difficult to fully explain what the highlighted passage means as
categorisation of the clubs to visit SJP next season isn't yet known (as is
which league they'll be in...) and the size of the increase is also
unannounced.
What it does underline though is that reciprocal pricing agreements that
have benefited supporters for the last two seasons will continue at the
current level - ie only agreed by clubs who can't guarantee selling out
matches between each other and cutting prices therefore benefits clubs, not
just the supporters.
PS: the lack of a general sale is a pre-existing situation that requires
non-season ticket holders to purchase a membership to have any chance of
buying tickets for derby matches etc (or ask a season ticket holder, who
automatically receives membership privileges).
Internationals:
Elephants advance
Having made it through the group stages, Ivory Coast and Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote
are now preparing for a Quarter Final tie against Algeria on Sunday.
Success in that will then see them take on the winners of the Congo v DR Congo
in a semi-final tie on Wednesday. Games continue to be shown live on British
Eurosport.
AFCON remaining games:
Sat 31.01.2015 Congo v DR Congo (4pm)
Sat 31.01.2015 Tunisia v Equatorial Guinea (7.30pm)
Sun 01.02.2015 Ghana v Guinea (4pm)
Sun 01.02.2015 Ivory Coast v Algeria (7.30pm)
Wed 04.02.2015 Congo/Dr Congo v I.Coast/Algeria (7pm)
Thu 05.02.2015 Tunisia/E/Guinea v Ghana/Guinea (7pm)
Sat 07.02.2015 3rd/4th place playoff (6pm)
Sun 08.02.2015 Final (7pm)
Cheick Tiote (Ivory Coast)
Tue 20.01.2014 Guinea drew 1-1 (played full game)
Sat 24.01.2014 Mali drew 1-1 (played full
game)
Wed 28.01.2014 Cameroon (5.45pm British Eurosport)
U18s:
Academy
called off
Saturday's scheduled U18 home league game against Manchester City has been
postponed, with the visitors playing an FA Youth Cup tie against Stoke on
Friday.
A new date for the Newcastle v City game is awaited.
Loan
lads:
The borrowers
Adam Campbell
/ Callum Roberts (Gateshead)
Next game: Southport (a) Saturday, Conference.
Sylvain Marveaux (Guingamp)
Next game: tbc (injured)
Jamaal Lascelles, Karl Darlow (Nottingham Forest)
Next game: Millwall (h) Championship, Saturday.
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U18s:
Holders await
derby victors
A 6-0 victory over Swansea City on Wednesday saw Chelsea move a
step closer to retaining the FA Youth Cup - and set up a Quarter Final visit
to the North East.
The Blues will face the winners of the Fifth Round tie between Newcastle and
the mackems, staged at the stadium of plight next Wednesday, February 4th.
Kickoff is at 7pm and a result must be achieved on the night, via extra time and penalties if
needs be.
Toon fans will be housed in the South Stand. Access is via
turnstiles 61 and 62 and admission is £3 adults, £1 U16s &
over-65s.
If they can see off the red and whites, Newcastle would enjoy home advantage against
Chelsea, who ended our interest
in this competition at the same stage last season, winning 3-2 at SJP.
Remaining FA Youth Cup Fifth Round ties:
02.02.2015
Arsenal v Crewe Alexandra
04.02.2015 mackems v Newcastle United
05.02.2015
Southampton v Leicester City
09.02.2015
Spurs v Manchester United
FA Youth Cup Sixth Round draw:
Southampton or Leicester v Birmingham City
mackems or Newcastle v Chelsea
Manchester City v Arsenal or Crewe Alexandra
Nottingham Forest v Spurs or Manchester United
Friendly:
Trio return
Newcastle
XI 3 Carlisle United XI 1
A
behind closed doors friendly at Darsley Park on Tuesday afternoon gave pitch
time to a trio of returning Magpies, with Siem De Jong, Mehdi Abeid
and Gabriel Obertan all included in the starting line-up.
A day short of his 26th birthday, De Jong completed 45 minutes and found the
net, equalising after Mark Beck had beaten Freddie Woodman to put the
Cumbrians ahead.
Second half goals from Haris Vuckic and Lubo Satka then
won it for the Magpies, with Adam Armstrong seeing his penalty effort saved by
Dan Hanford after substitute Alex Gilliead had been chopped down in the area.
Abeid and Obertan were both withdrawn midway through the second half while
Jonas Gutierrez and Davide Santon completed the full game. Rob Elliot, Ryan
Taylor and Rolando Aarons didn't feature.
Team: Woodman, Barlaser (Atkinson 76), Williams, Satka, Santon, Abeid
(Ward 59), Vuckic (Bigirimana 73), Obertan (Gilliead 59), De Jong (Quinn 46),
Gutierrez, Armstrong (Heardman 82). Sub n/u: Harker.
Further
claims:
More
"for the future"?
While the urgent and ongoing need for experienced defensive and striking cover
at Gallowgate remains, inbound transfer claims suggest an extension of the
speculate to accumulate buying policy.
Four names are currently doing the rounds - amid claims that the completion of
any deals would see them loaned back to their current club for the rest of
this season.
Tyrone Mings (Ipswich Town) English-born 21 year-old left back (who has
also played as a central defender). No international callups, under contract
until 2017.
Dele Alli (MK Dons) English-born 18 year-old central midfielder.
England U19 international, under contract until 2017. Alli completed 90
minutes for MK Dons in a 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe on Tuesday night.
David Concha (Racing
Santander) Spanish-born 18 year-old striker. Spanish U19 international,
contract status tbc. Senior debut for Santander in Jan 2014.
Jorge Mere (Sporting Gijon)
Spanish-born 17 year-old central defender. Spanish U19 international, contract
status tbc. Senior debut for Gijon awaited - currently playing for their B
team, debuted for them in Sep 2013.
The previous transfer window saw United sign
Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Karl Darlow (24) and central defender Jamaal
Lascelles (21) and promptly loan both back to the City Ground for the
duration of the season.
PS: Confirmation came from the club on Tuesday that 17-year old Academy product Callum Roberts
had now signed his first professional deal at Gallowgate.
No duration was mentioned by United, but it's believed that the winger is now
under contract until the end of the
2017/18 season.
Update:
Seat warmer
Monday
saw John Carver confirmed by the club as head coach for the remaining
sixteen games of the season:
Newcastle United can confirm
that John Carver will take the role of head coach until the end of the 2014/15
season.
Managing director, Lee Charnley, said: "At the beginning of this process
it was my desire and intention to appoint an individual to the position of
head coach who would be available to start immediately.
"Having now explored at some length the options available to us at this
time, the decision has been taken to defer the appointment of a permanent head
coach until the end of the season.
"The head coach will be a long-term appointment that will play a major
role in shaping the future on-field progression of Newcastle United and it is
vitally important that we get the right individual.
"John has a long history with the
Club and has the full support of the board. Our goal for the season of a
minimum top ten finish remains unchanged and we are confident that John,
supported by the backroom staff, will be able to deliver this."
John Carver, said: "This is a proud day for me.
"I have worked with, and learnt from, the best manager that this football
club has had in Sir Bobby Robson. I know what this Club means to this city and
its people. I believe in my players and the staff I have around me.
"I am confident that we can deliver exciting successful football and look
forward with relish to my role as head coach of this great football
club."
The
50 year-old Tynesider took interim charge of the first team ahead of the home
game with Burnley on New Years Day following the departure of Alan Pardew.
Seeing United draw 3-3 in his first game, Carver then presided over a 0-1
defeat at Leicester in the FA Cup, a 2-0 reverse at Chelsea and most recently
the 2-1 home loss to Southampton.
Confirmation of his appointment until late May is seen as further evidence
that the club's preferred candidate for the role on a permanent basis is
unavailable at present - or that there's no desire to make any appointment and
Carver is merely seeing out the season.
Whether JC could make sufficient impact in that 20 game stretch to convince
United that he's their man in the long term is doubtful, but he remains under
contract until September 2020 and therefore in line to keep a post within the
club - or receive a considerable payoff.
It also reinforces the managerial structure at the club, with no requirement
for a manager to be in post when decisions over the future of players soon to
be out of contract are made (a situation that Ryan Taylor, Jonas Gutierrez,
Sammy Ameobi, Jak Alnwick, Adam Campbell, Remi Streete and Lubo Satka all face
come June).
Exit:
Defender departs
The following terse statement from Newcastle
United on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the first departure from Gallowgate
during the current transfer window:
Newcastle United defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa has completed a transfer
to AS Roma after meeting a contractual condition contained in the loan
agreement between the clubs.
The French defender joined Roma on a loan deal in September 2014 but it has
now become a permanent move.
A 1-1 draw at Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday saw Yanga -Mbiwa make a 20th Roma
appearance, automatically converting his loan deal into a permanent transfer.
Italian media sources claim that a pre-determined fee of €7m is payable, understood to
include the initial €1.5m loan fee paid back in August.
Yanga-Mbiwa moved to United in January 2013 from French
side Montpellier at a claimed cost of €8.4m.
Unlikely lads:
Real deal for misfit Mag
Former Newcastle flop Xisco has moved again, dropping down to the
Spanish Second Division and joining his hometown club, Real Mallorca on loan.
Now 28, Xisco is in his third season at Cordoba, scoring a total of eighteen
goals during the first two and helping them seal a return to the Primera
League in 2014.
However he failed to win a regular first team place once back in the top
flight this time round. Nine appearances included just a solitary start and
Xisco's only goal of the season came against Real Sociedad back in
October.
Former Magpies finding new clubs this month:
Shola Ameobi (free agent, joined Crystal Palace)
David Edgar (loaned to Huddersfield by Birmingham)
Aidan Grant (free agent, joined Lincoln City)
Lewis Guy (left Gateshead, joined Barrow)
James
Marwood (left St.Mirren, joined Forest Green)
Brandon Miele (free agent, joined Shamrock Rovers)
James Tavernier (loaned to Bristol City by Wigan)
Xisco
(loaned to Real Mallorca by Cordoba)
Internationals:
England calls
for Toon teens
Magpies youngster Mackenzie Heaney is in the England U16 squad for a
four team friendly tournament to be staged at the FA's St.Georges Park base next month.
The 16 year-old forward is named in a 20 man squad for fixtures
against Switzerland on Monday February 16th, Slovakia two days later (both
1pm) and France on Saturday February 21st (2pm).
And fellow Newcastle player Paul Woolston has been included in
England's U17 selection for the upcoming Algarve Tournament.
North Shields-born Wooly is one of two goalkeepers in the squad to face
Holland on Friday 13th February, Portugal two days later and Germany on
Tuesday 17th February.
Premier
League:
Stoke
City (h)
John Carver's Newcastle side are in home league action on
Sunday week (February 8th), when the Potters head to Gallowgate for a 2.05pm.
The game is live on Sky.
Tickets are on public sale now.
Squad:
To follow.
Paddy
Power match betting is online here
Newcastle to win @ 13/10
(NB: quoted odds were accurate at the time of writing, but subject to
fluctuation - click on the link above to display current live odds).
SCFC:
Striker Bojan Krkic misses out due to injury, while defender Robert Huth is
suspended.
Referee: TBC
Travel:
Metro:
Engineering work means that
there's no metro service between North Shields and Shiremoor on Sunday until
6pm. Replacement Bus service 900 will operate.
Soccerbus:
Details of the X50 Soccerbus linking the Metrocentre Coach Park and
the X40 Great Park & Ride connecting from the north of the city are
online
here
UK TV: Live
on Sky Sports 1
Overseas TV: to follow
UK Radio: Live
commentary on talkSPORT
NE Radio: Live commentary on BBC Newcastle
Overseas Radio: Live commentary on talkSPORT
Stats:
Potters on Tyne -
last ten:
2013/14 won 5-1 Remy 2, Gouffran,
Cabaye, Cisse(pen)
2012/13 won 2-1 Cabaye, Cisse
2011/12 won 3-0 Cabaye 2, Cisse
2010/11 lost 1-2 Nolan
2008/09 drew 2-2 Owen 2
2007/08 won 4-1 Owen, Cacapa, Milner, Duff (FAC)
1989/90 won 3-0 Kristensen 2, Quinn
1984/85 won 2-1 Waddle, Anderson
1978/79 won 2-0 Connolly, Withe
1976/77 won 3-0 T.Craig, Burns, Nattrass (LC)
Pub
Watch:
Latest Premier League fixtures:
(3pm kickoff unless specified)
Sat
07.02.2015:
Spurs v Arsenal
(12.45pm) BT
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Leicester City v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Hull City
QPR v Southampton
Swansea City v mackems
Everton v Liverpool (5.30pm) Sky
Sun
08.02.2015:
Burnley v West Bromwich
Albion (Noon) Sky
West Ham v Manchester United (4.15pm) Sky
Publications:
Ultimate....updates
Copies
of "Newcastle United: The Ultimate Who's Who"
are still available, priced at £32.50 from
The Back Page shop
on St. Andrews Street, via
the Evening Chronicle
front office and branches of Waterstones
bookshop.
They can also
be bought from
the publisher here
PS: Any owners of "Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record" yet to receive the 2013/14 season update PDF can request it by
emailing info@ultimatenewcastle.com
Anyone short of copies of the 2011/12 and 2012/13 season PDFs can also request
those via that address.
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The ticket office is on the first floor of the SJP club shop,
under the Gallowgate End towards the Strawberry.
Paid-for matchday ticket collections take place from the windows at the back of
the Gallowgate End Stand, above NINE Bar.
Matchday ticket sales are from the Box Office in the Milburn Stand, just up
the slope from the Sir Bobby Robson Statue.
SJP Box Office phone: 0844 372 1892*
(Open for away ticket sales and enquiries during the above Box Office hours).
* 0044 870 444 1892 from overseas
Online Box Office is available here
SJP seating plan is here
On the opening day of ticket sales, they officially commence at 10am -
with any points reduction for away tickets becoming effective at the same time.
Away tickets are sold only to season ticket holders and members. All ST holders are also automatically members (a non-negotiable fee is
added annually by NUFC to each ST).
A £1 administration fee per ticket applies to away sales in all competitions, with no upper limit.
In addition, non-NUFC members pay the same fee on home ticket sales.
NUFC's members only away ticket policy is
still in force, with
only NUFC ST holders and members able to purchase tickets.
Coming to Tyneside - or getting away?
Newcastle
City guide, maps etc
Fixtures:
Sat 31.01.2015
deadline for notice of "opt outs" from NUFC season ticket
schemes to be received in writing by Box Office.
Mon 02.02.2015 U21s v West Bromwich Albion (h)
@ Darsley Park, 1pm. U21 Premier League.
Note change of venue - now behind closed
doors.
Mon 02.02.2015 @ 11pm. Transfer window closes.
Wed 04.02.2015 U18s v mackems (a)
@ Stadium of plight, 7pm. FA Youth Cup.
Pay at the turnstiles: £3 adults, £1 U16s
& over-65s. NUFC fans housed in the South Stand, enter through turnstiles
61 & 62.
Sat 07.02.2015 U18s v Everton (a)
@ Finch Farm, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sun 08.02.2015 Stoke City (h)
@ SJP, 2.05pm. Premier
League. Public sale now. Live on Sky Sports.
NB: engineering work means buses replace
metros all day between North Shields and Shiremoor.
Mon 09.02.2015 U21s v Arsenal (h)
@ SJP, 7pm. U21 Premier League.
Wed 11.02.2015 Crystal Palace (a)
@ Selhurst Park, 8pm, Premier League. Member sale now. £22 adults, £11 students/ over 65s, £6 U18s. Allocation tbc.
Note date alteration.
Sat 14.02.2015 U18s v Blackburn Rovers (h)
@ Little Benton, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Tue 17.02.2015 U21s v Morpeth Town (h)
@ Whitley Park, 7.30pm. Northumberland Senior Cup
Semi Final.
Sat 21.02.2015 John Alder memorabilia
auction (viewing only) @ SJP, start time tbc.
Sat 21.02.2015 U18s v Wolves (a)
@ Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sat 21.02.2015 Manchester City (a)
@ Etihad Stadium, 5.30pm, Premier League. ST holder
sale now, zero points. Member sale (if any) from Mon 02.02.2015. £44 adults, £38 18-21 year-olds
& over-65s, £30 16-17 year-olds, £27 U16s.
Live on Sky Sports.
Sun 22.02.2015 John Alder memorabilia
auction @ SJP, start time tbc.
Mon 23.02.2015 U21s v Wolves (a)
@ New Bucks Head, Telford, 7pm. U21 Premier League.
Sat 28.02.2015 U18s v Liverpool (a)
@ Kirkby Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.
Note new date.
Sat 28.02.2015 Aston Villa (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier
League. Public sale now (online), Tue 10.02.2015 (in person/by phone).
Wed 04.03.2015 Manchester United (h)
@ SJP, 7.45pm. Premier
League. Ticket details tbc. Live on BT.
Mon 09.03.2015 U21s v Stoke City (h)
@ SJP, 7pm. U21 Premier League.
Wed 11.03.2015 Jamaal Lascelles due in
Derby
Crown Court on charge of assault (trial date set w/c 27.04.2015)
Our FA Cup Third Round exit means blank
Saturdays on Fifth Round day (February 14th) and
Sixth Round day (March 7th).
2015/16 season:
Premier League starts on Sat 08.08.2015
Football League starts on date tbc
Altoonative
Travel
is the public face of the Newcastle United Travel Plan, aimed to help fans attend games using the most efficient and
sustainable methods available.
Magpie
Mover tickets remain available to NUFC season ticket holders at £20 (£21 by post),
allowing free travel on buses, Metro,
trains & ferries in Tyne and wear for three hours before and after
competitive home first team games. Order online here
Confirmed NUFC UK live TV coverage:
NUFC Live on Sky Sports:
Sun 08.02.2015 Stoke City (h) 2.05pm
Sat 21.02.2015 Man City (a) 5.30pm
NUFC Live on BT Sport:
Sat 31.01.2015 Hull City (a) 12.45pm
Wed 04.03.2015 Man United (h) 7.45pm
(Live games selected up to and including Sun 22.03.2015)
Possible PL alterations
(other than for TV)
Sat 14.03.2015 Everton (a) would alter if Everton progressed in the
Europa League against Young Boys on Feb 19th/26th.
Sat 11.04.2015 Liverpool (a) coincides with Grand National
(4.15pm) at Aintree.
Sat 18.04.2015 Spurs (h) two scenarios:
1. would alter if Spurs progressed in Europa
League against Fiorentina on Feb 19th/26th and team tbc on March 12th/19th.
2. would alter if Spurs progressed in FA Cup and were in Semi-Final action on
Apr 18/19 (Spurs v Leicester FAC4 on 24.01.2015).
Northumberland Senior
Cup:
Semi-Final draw:
17.02.2015 Newcastle U21s v Morpeth
17.02.2015 Blyth
Spartans v Whitley Bay
Gateshead
FC are offering a £5 saving on Conference Premier League
home games for NUFC season ticket holders. On production of their current ST card, adult
admission to the Tyne and wear Stand is £10.
Upcoming home
League games:
Sat 07.02.2015 Kidderminster (3pm)
Sat 14.02.2015 Nuneaton (3pm)
Sat 28.02.2015 Bristol Rovers (3pm)
Tue 03.03.2015 Wrexham (7.45pm)
Tue 10.03.2015 Welling United (7.45pm)
Northern Premier League side Darlington
1883 operate a similar scheme, with NUFC season ticket holders gaining entry to
their league games for £6 - a saving of £3.
Upcoming home
League games:
Sat 07.02.2015 Ossett Town (3pm)
Sat 28.02.2015 Bamber Bridge (3pm)
Sat 14.03.2015 Northwich Vics (3pm)
(NB: home games are staged at Bishop Auckland FC's Heritage Park home)
Rugby
League Magic Weekend @ SJP:
Sat 30.05.2015:
Salford Red Devils v Widnes (2.30pm)
Hull FC v Hull KR (4.45pm)
Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors (7pm)
Sun 31.05.2015:
Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield (1pm)
St Helens v Warrington Wolves (3.15pm)
Castleford Tigers v Wakefield (5.30pm)
Rugby Union World
Cup @ SJP:
The 20 team event runs from 18.09.2015 to 31.10.2015 with three games at SJP:
Sat 03.10.2015 South Africa v Scotland
Fri 09.10.2015 New Zealand v Tonga
Sat 10.10.2015 Samoa v Scotland
Mark Allison aka
Run Geordie Run
will embark on his latest and longest charity quest - from Lisbon to Istanbul
- in 2016.
Raising funds for The Children's Foundation and the Sir Bobby Robson
Foundation, Mark plans to complete the 3,580 miles in 100 days via Portugal, Spain, Andorra, France, Italy,
Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece & Turkey.
Mark is also planning further runs in 2018,
2020, 2022 and 2024 - by which time he hopes to have completed the remaining
13,642 miles of his 20K mile global lap.
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International Magpies |
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National Service |
From UEFA: international matches will take place over six days from Thursday
to Tuesday. Kick-off times will be set largely at 18.00CET and 20.45CET on
Saturdays and Sundays and at 20.45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and
Tuesdays.
On double-header match weeks, teams will play on Thursday and Sunday, Friday
and Monday or Saturday and Tuesday.
2014/15 match dates :
Fri-Sun 27-29.03.2015
Fri-Sun 12-14.06.2015
2015/16 match dates:
Thu-Sat 03-05.09.2015
Sun-Tue 06-08.09.2015
Thu-Sat 08-10.10.2015
Sun-Tue 11-13.10.2015
Thu-Sat 12-14.11.2015 (playoff 1)
Sun-Tue 15-17.11.2015 (playoff 2)
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Whoops, He did it Again... |
What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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On This Day in History |
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31st January |
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Born Or Died:
1903 Jack Allen born, Newburn
(1931-33)
After a brief spell with Leeds United, Allen
moved on to Brentford and his form in front of goal then attracted Sheffield
Wednesday.
Two First Division titles followed during his time at Hillsborough before he
came "home" and is remembered for scoring both goals in our 1932 FA
Cup Final victory over Arsenal.
Dubbed the "over the line final", Allen levelled before half
time when Jimmy Richardson pulled the ball back from the byline, with the
Gunners hesitating as they waited for a whistle that never came.
Allen then struck again in the second half to confirm our second Wembley
success and bring the trophy back to Tyneside.
A move to Bristol Rovers didn't work out and Allen returned to the region with
Gateshead, ending his playing career with Ashington.
Running the "Traveller's Rest" in Burnopfield, Allen passed
away in 1957.
1934 Ron Greener born, Easington.
(1951-55)
A blacksmith at Easington Colliery, defender Ron joined United and made
his debut in a 0-2 home reverse at the
hands of Charlton Athletic in October
1953.
After just two more first team appearances
though, Frank Brennan returned to the side
and Greener went back to the reserves.
Joining Darlington in the summer of 1955, he went on to play 490 games during a 12-year stint at
Feethams before being given a free transfer in 1967.
Settling in Darlington, Ron ended his career playing for Stockton and ran a
petrol station in the area.
Despite a quadruple heart bypass and a replacement knee plus other health
issues, Ron was a regular sight at Quakers home games for many years - with a suite named after him
when the ill-fated Reynolds Arena opened for business.
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What Else?
1903 Notts County (a)
2-2 (2-1)
Division One
Gardner 2
Humphreys 2
11,000
Debut for Archie Turner at outside right.
1920 Huddersfield Town
(h)
0-1 (0-1)
FA Cup 2nd Round
46,462
Mann (12)
Peter Mooney made his debut in this cup tie against
the eventual losing finalists.
1925 Leicester City
(h)
2-2 (0-1)
FA Cup 2nd Round
Cowan (56), McDonald (67)(pen)
Chandler (27,51)
58,713
1931 Bolton Wanderers
(h)
4-0 (3-0)
Division One
Starling, Hutchinson, Boyd 2
10,000
 1948 Leicester City
(h)
2-0 (2-0)
Division Two
McCall, Sibley
51,675
United handed a debut to Frank Houghton following his
arrival from Ballymena United. He was one of four changes
to a Newcastle side beaten 1-3 at Leeds the previous
weekend, with Andy Donaldson, Jimmy Woodburn and Joe
Sibley all earning recalls.
 1948
The Reserves travelled to Turf Moor and were beaten 3-0 by hosts
Burnley.
 1953
Rotherham United (h)
1-3 (0-0)
FA Cup 4th Round
Keeble(63)
Grainger(68,87), Rickett(76)
54,356
This cup exit, engineered by the forward play of Len
White, prompted United boss Stan Seymour to invest £12,500 in
signing him shortly afterwards.
 1959 Manchester United (a) 4-4 (1-4)
Division One
Allchurch, McGuigan,
White 2
Charlton, Quixall, Scanlon, Viollet
48,777
Future Magpie Albert Scanlon was among the scorers for
the home side, as Newcastle made a remarkable recovery.
 1970 Crystal Palace (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
36,008
A second successive no-score draw ended an odd
January, in which United registered four stalemates in five games and managed to find the net just twice.
It was also the first game at SJP since Boxing Day, United playing away from
home five times in a row - three league games plus FA Cup and Fairs Cup games at
Southampton.
 1976
Middlesbrough (a)
3-3 (0-1)
Division One
Gowling, Nattrass, Kennedy
Maddren, Mills, og(Keeley)
31,000
Willie Maddren, David Mills and a Glen Keeley own goal
looked to have won it with only three minutes left but a
goal from each of the United full backs secured a point.
 1981
Bolton Wanderers (h) 2-1 (1-0)
Division Two
Clarke, Martin
Bennett
19,143
This was the only league game that former Magpie, Alan
Gowling missed for the Trotters that season.
 1987 Preston North End
(h)
2-0 (0-0)
FA Cup 4th Round
Roeder, Goddard
30,495
Former Magpie favourite John McGrath brought his
Division Four side to Tyneside, but they never looked like
emulating their success on smogside in Round Three.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1990
Reading (h)
4-1 (2-0)
FA Cup 4th Round Replay
McGhee(11,20), Quinn(71), Robinson(90)
Senior(87)
26,658
Replay revenge over the Royals after a 3-3 draw at Elm
Park five days earlier.
Reserve striker David
Robinson netted the only senior goal of his Toon career to
wrap things up and book a Fifth Round home tie against Manchester
United.
Youtube footage is online here
 1993
Derby County (h)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
O'Brien(90)
Johnson(2)
27,285
Toon fan Tommy Johnson gave the Rams an early lead in this Sunday
TV game - and was attacked
later in the evening when drinking in the Bigg Market.
Liam O'Brien
equalised in the dying seconds, but United's lead in Division
One was cut to 11
points after a third successive draw.
Youtube
footage is online here
 2000
Blackburn Rovers (a)
2-1 (1-1)
FA Cup 5th Round
Shearer(20,79)
Jansen(25)
29,946
A joyous return to Ewood Park for Alan Shearer who
answered the boos from the home crowd with a fine double to take us into
the quarter-finals.
After the opener, Al celebrated with an odd Saturday Night Fever-type dance stance. The reason for which
remains a
mystery....
NUFC.com match report
Al celebrates the winner in
front
of a joyous Darwen end
 2001
Chelsea (a)
1-3
(1-1)
Premiership
Bassedas(23)
Zola(37), Poyet(62), Gronkjaer(79)
35,108
Despite taking an early lead through a rare Christian
Bassedas goal United soon came down to earth when Zola,
Poyet (inevitably) and Gronkjaer gave the points to The
Blues.
NUFC.com match report
 2004
Birmingham City (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Premiership
Speed(37)
John(90)
29,513
With the game looking won, Craig
Bellamy appeared to be fouled by City's Kenny
Cunningham.
However Rob Styles saw it differently and awarded the home
side a free kick, bringing the ball forward 10 yards after
Hugo Viana kicked the ball away and then refused to
approach the referee for his booking.
The free kick was taken and fell nicely for Stern John to
beat Shay Given from close range and steal an undeserved
point.
NUFC.com match
report
2006
An extra time header from Newcastle striker Andy
Carroll booked his side a place in the Quarter Finals
of the FA Youth Cup at Brentford's
Griffin Park.
Having taken a first half lead through Mark Doninger,
Glenn Roeder's side were pegged back after the break when
Ryan Watts deservedly levelled for the Bees.
However, we set up a Sixth Round home tie against either
Blackburn Rovers or Brighton with just five minutes of the extra
half hour remaining, when Carroll struck.
 2007 Aston Villa (h)
3-1 (2-1)
Premiership
Milner(5), Dyer(7), Sibierski(90)
Young(25)
49,201
Three goals, three points, unbeaten in four
games, players returning from injury and up to ninth in the table - our
highest position since mid- September - all appeared to
be rosy in Glenn Roeder's garden.But just one unproven loan signing
(Onyewu) added to a
backline that had gone 14 games without a clean sheet - a worrying transfer policy
for a side who were continuing to paper over some massive cracks.
NUFC.com match report
2008
United
confirmed that David Rozehnal had been loaned to Serie A side
Lazio, with
the Czech international defender moving to the Olympic Stadium for the rest of
the season. A permanent £2.9m deal followed.
2010
After
a false start earlier in the month when he was paraded despite still being on our
payroll, Newcastle midfielder Geremi completed his move to Ankaragucu.
The Cameroon international had been under contract at SJP until summer 2010, reportedly trousering
around £58,000 a week. However he hadn't featured in the
first team since the
defeat at Scunthorpe the previous October.
2011 Despite continual denials from the club,
transfer deadline day saw Andy Carroll join Liverpool for
a reported £35m fee.
The role played by SkySports News was possibly
the most disturbing aspect of the day, with reports of ever-increasing bids for Carroll and
a farcical last
minute attempt to re-sign Charles N'Zogbia from Wigan.
Carroll's subsequent lack of form at Anfield made the deal
look to be a good one for Newcastle but this was a grim day for United
fans and left Alan Pardew looking discredited, after his "he won't be
sold" comments.
2012 Transfer deadline day brought no significant arrivals or departures at
SJP, as Alan Pardew failed in his declared quest to sign defensive
cover.
Pardew
confirmed that a final bid for Watford centre half Adrian Mariappa
had been made but
Wigan then reportedly had a bid for him accepted and were
granted permission by the Hornets to speak to Mariappa - only for the player to spurn
their advances.
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