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Update:
On a pre, in Germany
The Mail
newspaper report that Newcastle are set to spend part of their
pre-season programme this summer at a training camp in
Germany.
Eddie Howe's side will follow in the footsteps of Arsenal in the
last two year by using facilities at the HQ of United's forthcoming
kit providers, adidas.
Their World of Sports facility
is in Herzogenaurach near Nuremburg. Details are yet to be
confirmed, including whether any public friendly match will take
place.
2023/24:
Spurs (n) coverage
Ahead of next
week's friendly against Spurs in Australia, our opponents are
advertising a live stream as part of their Spurs Play
subscription package.
We're trying to find out whether NUFC will offer anything similar.
PS: The Australian-only streaming service 10 Play
have now listed live coverage of both our post-season games in
Melbourne.
2023/24:
Leaks costly again
at Old Trafford
Manchester United 3 Newcastle 2 
Match
action is online here
Newcastle's European hopes still lie in the balance after a disappointing defeat at Old Trafford
on Wednesday, gifting three goals to the hosts and squandering numerous chances
in front of goal.
Trailing to Kobbie Mainoo's 31st minute opener after dominating the
early stages, the visitors levelled just four minutes into the
second period when Anthony Gordon latched on to Jacob Murphy's
cross.
Parity lasted less than ten minutes however, a fine first Premier
League goal by ex-mackem loanee Amad Diallo leaving Martin Dubravka
completely helpless.
Substitute Rasmus Hojlund then appeared to have sealed victory six
minutes before the end of normal time with what was almost his first
touch, only for Lewis Hall to net from distance following a
corner.
However there was to be no dramatic late leveller and what may have
been the best chance in a decade for Eddie Howe's side to claim
maximum points here instead saw them leave empty-handed.
Newcastle ended the night seventh - overtaken by Chelsea thanks to
their midweek 2-1 win at Brighton - and level on points with the Red
Devils, but still ahead of them by virtue of a superior goal
difference of 24.
Current PL table:
| Pos |
Team |
P |
Gd |
Pts |
| 5 |
Spurs |
37 |
10 |
63 |
| 6 |
Chelsea |
37 |
13 |
60 |
| 7 |
Newcastle |
37 |
21 |
57 |
| 8 |
Man United |
37 |
-3 |
57 |
| 9 |
West Ham |
37 |
-12 |
52 |
The task for the Magpies
away to Brentford on Sunday is now simple: emulate or improve on the
result that Erik ten Hag's team achieve at Brighton.
That would guarantee seventh and a Conference League playoff place,
unless Manchester United then overcame Manchester City in the FA Cup
Final on Saturday week - earning them a Europa League spot, pushing
the sixth place finisher into the Europa Conference and depriving
the team finishing in seventh of European football.
The other positive scenario requires Chelsea to lose at home to
Bournemouth on Sunday and Newcastle to win at Brentford, in order to
bridge the three point gap and occupy sixth place on goal
difference: enough to snag either a Europa League or a Europa
Conference berth depending on the Wembley outcome.
Back
to this game though and rarely have the Magpies created so many clear chances at this
venue - even including their 3-0 Carabao Cup win here last year.
Gordon, Sean Longstaff and Alexander Isak all failed when
one-on-one with Andre Onano, although Gordon's was due to a clear foul
by Sofyan Amrabat missed by onfield referee Robert Jones and ignored by VAR
man Jarred Gillett - who presumably thought that the
technology had already been scrapped.
As well as being denied that penalty, Dan Burn
saw his header cleared off the line by Casemiro a fraction
before crossing it, Bruno Guimaraes missed a clear header
and Isak's blocked shot hit the
bar.
The substitutes fared no better: Joelinton's header tipped over and Miggy Almiron
almost converting a Gordon cross-shot.
Despite
that profligacy it was a series of defensive lapses that ultimately cost
the black & whites dearly.
The returning Kieran Trippier played Mainoo onside for the first, a poor clearing header from Murphy let the unmarked Diallo fire in the second and Hojlund
was flanked by three defenders when he dispatched a low shot under
the culpable Dubravka for the third.
Self-inflicted
blows at both ends of the pitch tonight leave Newcastle more reliant
on the efforts of others in order to achieve a tangible reward for
this season.
Hope isn't lost though and it's now up to us - and Manchester City -
to make this result immaterial.
Full match report to follow.
Team: Dubravka, Trippier (Schar 62), Krafth, Burn, Hall, Longstaff (Barnes 77), Guimaraes, Anderson (Joelinton 62), J.Murphy (Almiron 62), Isak, Gordon.
Subs n/u: Pope, Dummett, A.Murphy, White, Ritchie.
Booked: Anderson, Gordon, Schar.
Goals:
Gordon 49, Hall 90+2.
MUFC: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Evans, Dalot, Mainoo (Martinez 82), Amrabat, Diallo (Hojlund 82), McTominay, Garnacho (Rashford 82), Fernandes (Eriksen 90).
Subs n/u: Bayindir, Antony, Collyer, Forson, Kambwala.
Booked: Casemiro, Diallo, Amrabat.
Goals:
Mainoo 31, Diallo 57, Hojlund 84.
Crowd: 73,582 including 3,000 away
fans.
Former Magpie Ryan Taylor was in the away end.
The
well-publicised drainage problems at Old Trafford during the Arsenal
match prompted a few travelling Mags to take their own precautions.
We spotted folks sporting swimming goggles and snorkels, but the lad
clad in a diving suit and flippers made the biggest
splash.
Eddie Howe said:
"We had chances and I felt we could score at any moment. But we have lost the game because of how we defended their goals. We should hang our heads really. The game got away from us in key moments.
"I don't think our goal felt at risk, but we've conceded three goals and the manner of those goals is hugely frustrating."
On the penalty claim:
"I thought it was a penalty. I thought
that’s what VAR was good at.
"I have always been in an
era where the referee makes a decision and I back it. I would
possibly keep it with offsides, but I want more power with
referees."
On Kieran Trippier starting:
"It was dictated to us by Tino's
(Livramento) injury.
(He) picked up an injury on Saturday to his ankle, so Kieran
had to play when he's had limited training time.
"Like a number of players for us this season, he's put himself
forward for the group, and I think he's played well, but he was
fatiguing in that moment, so we had to take him off."
Anthony Gordon:
"I have watched it back and it is a clear penalty.
"I do not mind the referee
getting the decision wrong on the pitch, but I do not understand
what the point of VAR is then. It is there to correct mistakes.
"Amrabat goes down my
Achilles and then pushes me in the back. Casimiro gets the ball but
there are two fouls before that. I just don't see the point in (VAR).
"I knew straight away. That
is why I did not appeal because I did not mind the ref not giving
it. It is fast. But I will wait for the VAR to check. You can see me
tell my team-mates it is a clear penalty.
"Then we carry on and I
have got no sock left. How can that be possible?"
Referee: Robert Jones - the
Merseysider completed a full set of appointments in this fixture,
having overseen the Carabao Cup meeting here and PL fixture at SJP.
Jones also refereed our early season 0-1 loss at Manchester
City and was most recently seen in the middle for our epic 4-3
victory over West Ham.
VAR: Jarred
Gillett who
maintained his history of non-decision making. Wearing glasses at Stockley Park doesn't improve his ineptitude.
Stats:
Kobbie Mainoo's opener was the first PL goal that Newcastle have
conceded to Manchester United since Edison Cavani at SJP in December
2021, ending a run of 320 minutes.
Newcastle missed the chance of their first PL double against the
Red Devils; they last beat them home and away in the league in the
1930/31 season.
They now need to emulate or better Manchester United's
season-closing result on Sunday in order to finish above them for
the first time since 1976/77.
This was the tenth time that the two clubs have met three
times in the same season; Newcastle are yet to emerge with a 100% record
intact.
Anthony Gordon
netted his 11th PL goal of the season and now has 12 for
the Magpies in that competition, taking him level with Ruel Fox,
Kevin Nolan, Allan Saint-Maximin and Steven Taylor.
Lewis Hall
scored his second Newcastle goal and like the first earlier this
season, it came from distance against Manchester United at the
Stretford End.
That first came in the Carabao Cup while tonight's was a debut
strike in the Premier League - making him the 169th to do so
from the 267 players to have worn our colours in that competition.
Hall also becomes the 20th different Magpie to find the
net this season in the PL, extending a record that had stood at 17
before the current campaign. It also equals Manchester United's
record PL tally, which was set in the 2012/13 season.
With one game remaining,
Newcastle have now netted 32 times on the road in the PL,
equal with their tally last season. Their highest away total is 34,
coming in the 2001/02 season.
In all competitions so far this season, Newcastle have scored 98
goals (81 in the PL, six in the CL, six in the FAC and five in the
Carabao Cup).
That PL total of 81 has only been exceeded once by the club, with 82
scored in their debut season of 1993/94, which consisted of 42 games
not 38.
Newcastle have conceded 340
goals during league and cup games against Manchester United, the
highest total by any club. The Magpies have scored 249 times against them in all competitions.
Magpies v MUFC @ Old Trafford - PL
era:
2023/24 lost 2-3 Gordon, Hall
2023/24 won 3-0 Almiron,
Hall, Willock (LC)
2022/23 drew 0-0
2021/22 lost 1-4 Manquillo
2020/21 lost 1-3 Saint-Maximin
2019/20 lost 1-4 M.Longstaff
2018/19 lost 2-3 Kenedy, Muto
2017/18 lost 1-4 Gayle
2015/16 drew 0-0
2014/15 lost 1-3 Cisse(pen)
2013/14 won 1-0 Cabaye
2012/13 lost 3-4 Perch, og(Evans), Cisse
2012/13 lost 1-2 Cisse (LC)
2011/12 drew 1-1 Ba(pen)
2010/11 lost 0-3
2008/09 drew 1-1 Martins
2007/08 lost 0-6
2006/07 lost 0-2
2005/06 lost 0-2
2004/05 lost 1-2 Ambrose
2003/04 drew 0-0
2002/03 lost 3-5 Bernard, Shearer, Bellamy
2001/02 lost 1-3 Shearer
2000/01 lost 0-2
1999/00 lost 1-5 og(Berg)
1998/99 drew 0-0
1997/98 drew 1-1 Andersson
1996/97 drew 0-0
1995/96 lost 0-2
1994/95 lost 0-2
1993/94 drew 1-1 Cole
Latest PL results:
Tue 14.05.2024:
Spurs 0-2 Manchester City
Wed 15.05.2024:
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Chelsea
Manchester United 3-2 Newcastle
Championship:
Whites at Wembley
Playoff results/fixtures:
Sun 12.05.2024:
Norwich City 0-0 Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Southampton
Thu 16.05.2024:
Leeds United 4-0 Norwich City (won 4-0 on agg)
Fri 17.05.2024:
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion (8pm)
Sun 26.05.2024:
Leeds United v tbc
Championship play-off final @ Wembley (KO tbc)
Leicester
City winners - promoted.
Ipswich Town
runners-up - promoted.
Update:
Ashley appeal:
date confirmed
Following
last Thursday's hearing, the Appeal Court judges hearing Sports
Direct's request to grant an injunction against NUFC are scheduled
to give their decision this coming Friday (May 17th).
The lawsuit challenges NUFC's stated intention to discontinue
supplying replica kits, seeking to continue the current arrangement
pending a court case.
This is Mike Ashley's latest attempt to maintain supply of kits,
having failed to convince a Competition Appeal Tribunal to do so and
also lost an initial appeal against that decision.
2023/24:
Brentford (a)
Newcastle conclude their Premier
League season in West London on Sunday, facing the Bees in a 4pm
kick-off at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Team: Tino
Livramento joins an absentee list that also includes Joe
Willock, Lewis Miley, Matt Targett, Sandro Tonali, Sven Botman and
Jamaal Lascelles.
Callum Wilson is predicted to return after illness saw him miss the
last two games against Brighton and Manchester United.
Coral
rate this match as follows:
NUFC win 1/1
The draw 27/10
BFC
win 19/10
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BFC: Rico Henry, Joshua Dasilva, Aaron Hickey and Ben
Mee miss out, while Nathan Collins, Frank Onyeka and Neal Maupay are
all provisionally available.
Following thirteenth and ninth-place finishes in
their first two PL campaigns, the Bees are assured of either fifteenth
or sixteenth spot this time round.
It's assumed that Sunday will see Ivan Toney make his final appearance
for Brentford. He's failed to score in his last 11 PL games but has
three goals against Newcastle in four PL outings against his former
club.
On home soil this season, Thomas Frank's side have won just five times,
drawing seven games and losing the remaining six.
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Referee: Simon Hooper - third posting this season for
the Wiltshire-based official, following on from the 4-1 PL home win
over Chelsea and 0-2 FA Cup reverse at Manchester City.
VAR:
Paul Tierney
Metro:
services between South Hylton and Pelaw won't
begin on Sunday until around 11.25am.
TfL: disruption updates online
here
There's no Piccadilly Line tube service all weekend between
Uxbridge and Acton Town.
Rail: disruption updates online
here
Stats:
Magpies @ Bees - all-time:
2022/23 won 2-1 (PL) OG (Raya),
Isak
2021/22 won 2-0 (PL) Joelinton, Willock
2020/21 lost 0-1 (LC)
2016/17 won 2-1 (Ch) Gayle, Murphy
1992/93 won 2-1 (D1) Kelly, G.Peacock
1947/48 lost 0-1 (D2)
1938/39 won 2-0 (FA) Clifton, Mooney
1934/35 lost 0-3 (D2)
Latest PL
fixtures:
Sun 19.05.2024 (all 4pm):
Arsenal v Everton TNT
Brentford v Newcastle
Brighton v Manchester United
Burnley v Nottingham Forest
Chelsea v Bournemouth
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Wolves
Luton Town v Fulham
Manchester City v West Ham Sky
Sheffield United v Spurs
Fundraiser:
Wor Flags raffle
All places for the Wor Flags NUFC quiz on Friday have been
snapped up, but tickets for the associated raffle to be drawn on the night are
still available.
These cost £5 each and can be bought online
here
Prizes include:
A pair of platinum club tickets for a game in 2024/25.
A signed match-worn Fabian Schär football shirt.
Joelinton's match-issue Champions League shorts.
All monies raised help pay for the materials that make up the consistently
excellent displays at SJP - the time and effort of the volunteers comes
free of charge.
BOGOF:
Free hat offer continues
Newcastle-based Football Bobbles are currently
offering a free Mirandinha bobble hat to NUFC.com readers
purchasing any full
price NUFC hat.
Use promo code DOTCOM at checkout online
here
2023/24:
Second string
seal silverware
Newcastle U21s 2 Blyth Town 1
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2024/25:
Japan games
confirmed
Confirmation of a pre-season games in Japan arrived from Newcastle
United on Tuesday morning:
Wed 31.07.2024 Urawa Red
Diamonds
@ Saitama Stadium (7.30pm local)
Sat 03.08.2024 Yokohama F Marinos
@ National Stadium, Toyko (7pm local)
Those two venues are around 25 miles apart, with Saitama holding
just over 67,000 fans and the National Stadium accommodating
slightly more.
The accompanying NUFC press release mentions additional matches to
be confirmed in both Europe and the UK. The latter is set to include
the Sela Cup at SJP over the weekend of 10.08.2024.
PS: NUFC are collecting details of season ticket holders and members
interested in attending online
here
Update:
Teenagers sign on
Following Monday's confirmation of a
new long-term contract for 19 year-old defender Alex Murphy,
two further Magpie prospects have been secured.
17 year-old duo Trevan Sanusi and Leo Shahar have been
rewarded for promising debut seasons in black and white with their
first professional deals.
Both England U17 internationals, winger Sanusi arrived from
Birmingham City and full back Shahar left Wolves last summer, both
catching the eye in United's U18 side and to the U21s.
2023/24:
Edging
towards Europe
Newcastle 1 Brighton 1
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Loan
lads:
The borrowers
Ryan Fraser (Southampton):
West Bromwich Albion (h) Championship playoff semi-final second leg, Friday
(0-0 after first leg).
Yankuba Minteh (Feyenoord):
Excelsior Rotterdam (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.
Garang Kuol (Volendam):
Go Ahead Eagles (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.
Rodrigo Vilca (Vozdovac):
IMT Novi Beograd (a) Super Liga, Saturday.
With two games to play, Vozdovac remain outside the relegation spots
on goal difference only.
Internationals:
Bruno in the USA
Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes is in the 23 man squad named by
Brazil for this summer's Copa America finals in the USA, but there's
no place for Joelinton.
He'll link up with his international colleagues for warm-up games
against Mexico (08.06.2024) and the USA (12.06.2024) before Brazil
play in Group D as follows:
24.06.2024 Costa Rica (Inglewood)
28.06.2024 Paraguay (Las Vegas)
02.07.2024 Colombia (Santa Clara)
Paraguay's squad is yet to be announced and is anticipated to
include United's Miguel Almiron.
The final is in Miami on July 14th.
Old
boys:
Hoyoots
Former Magpies recently released
by their clubs:
Chris Basham (Sheffield United)
Ciaran Clark (Stoke City)
Ryan Donaldson (Morpeth Town)
Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United)
Paul Huntington (Carlisle United)
Dan Langley (Oldham Athletic)
Michael Newberry (Linfield) (now joined Cliftonville)
Ben Pollock (Spennymoor Town)
Ben Tozer (Wrexham)
Moving on to coaches/managers:
Habib Beye (Red Star Paris)
Stephen Clemence (Gillingham)
2024/25:
Season tickets
etc.
For those who haven't already done so as part of the long-term
deals, season ticket renewals can now be made online
here until 5pm on Monday May 20th.
Meanwhile, home cup ticket schemes for the FA Cup and Carabao
Cup are also open now, with a closing date of 5pm on Friday June
21st. Remember that separate sign-ups are required for both.
Depending on our finishing place in the PL, a further home cup
ticket scheme for European competition may become
available.
Cup ticket prices are unchanged from 2023/24:
Carabao Cup: £20 & £25 adults / £10 & £15 others
FA Cup: £30 & £35 adults / £15 & £20 others
This season's ticket price
increase was repeated for next season, raising adult prices by 5% and freezing junior
prices. Full announcement online
here
PS: The Magpie Mover matchday
public transport ticket is again available to 2024/25 season
ticket holders at an unchanged price of £25.
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Future STs:
No additional sale, none planned, no waiting list in
operation.
Memberships: 2024/25 details awaited.
SJP seating plan is here
Away tickets:
The PL £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies this
season and also in 2024/25. A review is then scheduled.
Sat 18.05.2024 U18s v Everton (a)
@
Finch Farm, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League. Note
new date.
Sun 19.05.2024 Brentford (a) @ Gtech Community Stadium, 4pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 1,730.
Mon
20.05.2024 ST renewal deadline, 5pm.
Wed 22.05.2024 Spurs (n)
@ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. 7.45pm local time, 10.45am BST. Friendly. Live TV tbc (if any).
Fri 24.05.2024 A-League All Stars (n)
@ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. 5.15pm local time, 8.15am BST. Friendly. Live TV tbc (if any).
Sat 25.05.2024/Sun
26.05.2024 U21s v Leicester City, Tai Po,
Singapore CC @ Happy Valley, Hong Kong. HKFC Soccer Sevens.
Fri 07.06.2024
Adidas kit launch.
Fri 14.06.2024 Transfer window opens.
Tue 18.06.2024 PL fixture release, 9am.
Fri 21.06.2024
Home cup ticket scheme
registration deadline, 5pm.
NUFC live on TV:
Wed 15.05.2024
Man U (a) 8pm Sky
2024/25 PL season:
Starts: Fri 16.08.2024 (at least one
game)
Ends: Sun 25.05.2025 (all games)
(No games on Tue 24.12.2024)
2024/25 PL Transfer windows:
Opens Wed 14.06.2024
Closes Fri 30.08.2024, 11pm
Opens Wed 01.01.2025
Closes Mon 03.02.2025, 11pm
Other events @ SJP:
Fri 31.05.2024
England
Women v France Women, 8pm, ECQ. General sale
now.
Mon 03.06.2024 England v Bosnia & Hz, 7.45pm. Friendly. General
sale now.
Euro 2028 - date(s) awaited
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International breaks:
2023/24:
Euro 2024 takes place in ten cities across Germany
from 14.06.2024 to 14.07.2024.
CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 takes place in the USA from 20.06.2024 to
14.07.2024.
2024/25:
02-10.09.2024
07-15.10.2024
11-19.11.2024
17-25.03.2025
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Born Or Died:
1924 Roy
Bentley born, Shirehampton, Bristol.
(1946-48)
Roy was known as a centre half
when he began his career with Bristol Rovers, Bristol City and
Liverpool (the latter under the assumed name of Smith) while serving as an Able
Seaman in the Royal Navy.
Converted to a striker by the time he moved to Tyneside ahead of the 1946/47
season, Roy was
an immediate hit and a regular scorer, netting twice on his debut in a 4-1
victory at Millwall in Division Two that August.
However he abruptly left midway through
the 1947/48 promotion season, moving to
Chelsea as a £12,500 replacement for their star man Tommy Lawton.
Bentley maintains he "had to leave because of the North-east air. I was
so fatigued and the doctor told me it would be better if I moved south. He
said, 'If you stay and fight it you could end up with TB'."
That's interesting, given his wartime service on convoy
escort ships bound for Murmansk, which lies above the arctic circle....
After a slow start at Stamford Bridge, Roy came good and was to finish as top
scorer in each of his seasons at the Blues.
The highlight was a 22 goal haul as his side won the title in the 1954/55
season, a total that including a hat trick against Newcastle in a 4-3 victory
at Stamford Bridge.
Just over a year later Roy made the switch to nearby Fulham, where he converted
back to centre half. QPR then became his final club
for a two year spell from 1961.
Winning 12 full England caps, Roy entered management with
Reading during 1963, remaining in charge at Elm Park until 1969.
He also managed Swansea Town, scouted for Bradford City and took charge of non
-league Thatcham Town. A return to Reading as club secretary saw him settle in the town, later holding a similar position at Aldershot Town.
Bentley's autobiography "Roy Wonder" was published in 2005 and
a restaurant bears his name at Stamford Bridge.
Two days before his 87th birthday in 2011, Roy was a special guest on the pitch at
Stamford Bridge during the half time break, receiving warm applause from both
Chelsea and Newcastle fans.
He passed away in April 2018.
1962 Phil Linacre born, Middlesbrough (1983)
Striker who began his career with Coventry City, signing for Hartlepool
United following his release by the Sky Blues and making a first team debut in
December 1980.
Joining Whitby Town three years later, Phil made a handful of appearances on
trial for Newcastle reserves during the 1983/84 season, netting in a 3-2 home
win over Aston Villa in December 1983.
Nothing came of that and he rejoined Hartlepool shortly after, subsequently
moving on to Bishop Auckland, Newcastle Blue Star, Darlington and Gateshead.
Phil's father Bill was a post-war star for Boro, while brother John also
played professionally for Hartlepool United.
1970
John Karelse born, Kapelle,
Netherlands. (1999-2003)
Ahead of the 1999/00
season, Newcastle boss Ruud Gullit was looking to boost his
goalkeeping options.
And after using Lionel Perez and Steve Harper in pre-season (along
with on-trial duo Erwin Lemmens & Marc Ziegler), Harper
started the season between the posts.
After just two games - and two defeats - though, Gullit acted to
bring in Dutch stopper Karelse from NAC Breda for £750K.
With barely time to introduce himself to his new colleagues, big
John made his debut at the Dell against Southampton - and let in
four goals in 20 minutes after half time.
After keeping his place for the following week's 3-3 home draw
with Wimbledon, Karelse made way for loan signing Tommy Wright in
the mackem monsoon loss.
That was enough to see Gullit depart and following the
installation of Bobby Robson as his successor, Karelse made just
one more competitive appearance, in a 0-0 draw at Arsenal that
October.
A trial spell with Turkish side Denizlispor in August 2000 failed
to lead to a move and John returned to Tyneside to make periodic
reserve appearances.
The following season saw Karelse sidelined by both illness and
injury and although moves to both Feyenoord and Pompey were
claimed in the media, neither came to pass.
Finally exiting SJP in 2003, John moved back to the Netherlands,
joining lower league
side AGOVV Apeldoorn.
Following his retirement, he then made a return to his first club
Breda (where he'd made his debut in 1987) in 2004 as coach.
In September 2010 Karelse was appointed joint interim manager of
NAC, along with Gert Aandewiel and Arno van Zwam.
The trio remained in post for the duration of the season, steering
the club to the safety of 13th spot in the Eredivisie.
A poor run of results however resulted in Jon's dismissal
during October 2012.
He next turned up in charge of VC Vlissingen during 2017, leaving there two
years later and taking over at Achilles Veen.
Big Jon does his famous Al
Murray Landlord impression
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1905 Bohemia Spartans
(a)
3-2 (1-0)
Friendly
Scorers tbc
Scorers tbc
Crowd tbc
Played in Prague.
1921 Barcelona (Spain)
(a)
2-3 (0-0)
Friendly
Scorer tbc, McDonald
Alcantara 2, Vinyals
Crowd tbc
Having beaten the Catalans by the odd goal in five 48
hours earlier, United lost by the same scoreline in the
second meeting.
The Magpies donned their change kit at the Camp de la
Industria, with Barca's win described as "one of
the greatest thrills of our sporting life" by El
Mundo Deportivo newspaper.
Team:
Lawrence, McCracken, Hudspeth, Wilson, Low, Aitken, Curry,
Hampson, Pyke, McDonald, Seymour.
1922 Kristiania Select (Norway) (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Friendly
Smailes(1-0)
Crowd tbc
The second of United's six game post-season tour of
Scandinavia found them in Norway's capital city - some
three years before it was re-christened Oslo.
1924 Real Madrid (Spain)
(a)
2-3 (?-?)
Friendly
Gibson(1-0), McDonald(2-2)
F.Perez(1-1,2-1),
Munagorri(2-3)
Crowd tbc
United provided the opposition as the new Chamartin
Stadium of Real Madrid was officially opened.
Team:
(tbc) Fraser, Curry, Hunter, MacKenzie, J.Low, Gibson,
W.Low (Spencer 46), Clark, Thompson, McDonald, Mitchell.
1946 Frigg SK (Norway)
(a)
6-0 (1-0)
Friendly
Stubbins 2, Wayman 4
12,000
Game two of United's Scandinavian tour saw them move
from Bergen to Oslo and record a routine victory against a
side including three Norwegian guest internationals.
Charlie Wayman led the way with four goals and Albert
Stubbins chipped in with two, despite suffering from a
thigh strain.
A detachment of British soldiers stationed nearby attended
the game (with a large Union Flag) and delivered an urn of
tea for Newcastle's players at half time!
 1947 Bury (a)
2-2 (1-2)
Division Two
P39, 47pts, 4th/22
Bentley(42), Wayman(88)
Halton(30pen), Carter(33)
17,298
United were without Tommy Pearson at Gigg Lane, with
the winger playing for Scotland against Belgium in
Brussels.
There was a goal for Newcastle's Roy Bentley on his 23rd
birthday and his challenge to gain possession set up Len
Shackleton for what seemed to be a last minute winner -
only for the referee to penalise Bentley for hands.
 1952
Southern Transvaal (a)
3-2 (2-0)
Friendly
G.Robledo(56,57),
Hannah(66)
Paton(9), Montgomery(38)
25,000
The first match of United's marathon post-season trek
around Southern Africa saw them play in Johannesburg.
1960 Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia) (a)
3-1 (2-1)
Friendly
McGuigan(30), Hughes(2-0),
Allchurch(53)
Scorer tbc(pen)
Crowd
tbc
Following victory over Schalke 04 in Germany, United's
second post-season game took them into Yugoslavia and a
Zagreb side boasting four current home-grown
internationals.
1963 The Newcastle
United Supporters Club held their End of Season Dance at The
Mayfair.
Members were enticed by the prospect of dancing to the
house band, Jimmy Bence and his Orchestra.
1965 Aalborg (Denmark)
(a)
2-1 (2-0)
Friendly
Robson(3), Cummings(13)
Flou(70)
3,000
Over three weeks after the end of the league season, Newcastle rounded off
their five match tour in Denmark following a quartet of friendlies in Germany.
With the score at 2-0, John McGrath saw his 35th minute penalty kicked saved by
the home custodian, Poulsen.
Team: Marshall, Craig, Clark,
Anderson, McGrath, Iley, Robson, Hilley, Cummings, Penman, Suddick.
 1967 Bournemouth
& Boscombe Athletic (a)
4-1 (3-0)
Friendly
Bennett(15,24), Davies(40), Robson(70)
Rowles(51)
4,039
United travelled to Dean Court to play a benefit game for
their recently-deceased old boy Dick Keith.
Cherries goalkeeper Roger Jones would join Newcastle
almost a decade later, while the home side's goal came
from substitute Eddie Rowles - a 15 year-old apprentice.
While on the South Coast, United attempted to complete the
signing of Don Rogers from Swindon Town, but talks between
Stan Seymour, Joe Harvey and Town boss Danny Williams
ended with no agreement on a fee.
 1969 Liverpool (h)
1-1 (1-0)
Division One
44pts, 9th/22
Davies(2)
Hunt(68)
34,927
Last league game of the season but the second leg of the Fairs
Cup semi-final was just four days away.
1975 Frustration
for Newcastle striker Malcolm Macdonald again as Pat Jennings defied England
in a 0-0 draw in Belfast.
1976 North Shields (a)
2-4 (2-2)
Friendly
Burns 2
Gibb 2, Porterfield,
Carney
2,000
A charity kickabout at Appleby Park
saw Newcastle include special guest Tony Green appear once more in black and
white.
Some familiar faces also appeared for the Robins, with
ex-Magpie Tommy Gibb
netting twice against his former side.
Fellow SJP old boys Frank Clark, John Cowan and Dave Hilley also featured while
Geoff Nulty was unable to play for United due to injury,
but turned up to referee a junior kickabout before the
main event.
Team:
Mahoney, Nattrass, McCaffrey, Blackhall, Kennedy, Green, Maclean, Hudson, Burns,
Gowling, Guy.
 1984
Liverpool (h)
2-2 (1-2)
Friendly
Keegan(25pen) McDermott(61)
Robinson(11), Souness(38)
36,722
Billed as "Keegan's Farewell",
this was actually a
benefit match for the club, not him.
He equalised from the penalty spot following a Craig Johnson handball, while
United's second leveller came from his pal Terry McDermott, who volleyed past
Bruce Grobelaar at the Gallowgate End.
Following the final whistle, KK was whisked away by a
helicopter that landed briefly on the centre circle.
Among those who cheered his departure was a young NUFC
ballboy named Alan Shearer.
Youtube
footage is online
here
1986 Peter
Beardsley scored his first goal for England during a 3-0 friendly
win over Mexico in the Los
Angeles Coliseum.
It was a fourth cap for the Newcastle player, who was joined on the field by
former and future Magpies Chris Waddle, Kenny Sansom and John Barnes. He netted
on 37 minutes.
1988 Trinidad &
Tobago (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Skeene(14)
8,000
United began a two match tour of the West Indies with defeat at the Queens
Park Oval in Port of Spain, before moving on to Jamaica for another
kickabout.
New signing John Robertson debuted but the Magpies were without
Mirandinha. Physio Derek Wright played and 43 year-old coach John Pickering
was on the bench!
Dexter Skeene scored the only goal for the home side, for
whom Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy featured.
The former
would move to Manchester United, while the latter went on to
have a career in Scotland with Hibernian, Rangers, Dundee
United and Falkirk.
Team: Kelly,
Cornwell, Bailey, McCreery, P.Jackson, Scott, D.Jackson,
Coxall, Stephenson, Wright, Robertson. Sub n/u:
Pickering.
1997 Newcastle's Les Ferdinand guested for
Coventry City in a benefit for David Busst, who had been
forced to retire following a serious leg
injury at Old Trafford in 1996.
A 23,325 sell-out crowd were at Highfield Road to see former Magpie Paul Gascoigne
net in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
1997 Newcastle boss Kenny Dalglish returned to his old
club Blackburn Rovers for goalkeeping coach Terry
Gennoe, replacing the outgoing Peter Bonetti.
2004 In the wake of Newcastle's fifth place finish, Chairman Freddy Shepherd
said:
"We are all
in this together and the players are disappointed at what
has happened this season, and so am I and the manager -
and I am sure the supporters are very, very disappointed.
"We have
had a good season in the UEFA Cup, but as far as the
Premiership is concerned, three points out of 18 at the
start of the season and three out of the last nine is just
not good enough.
"I'm not
happy that we're not in the Champions League qualifiers
and I don't suppose the supporters are. But at least being
in Europe next season gets us back on track.
"We will
leave it a couple of days until the dust settles on last
season. We know
what we have to do, but we won't panic and what we have to
do first is to make sure we have a steady ship.
"There is
absolutely no chance of us doing a Leeds United, I can
assure our fans of that."
2005 Graham Souness did his best Perry Mason impression
when speaking to the Chronicle:
"Craig Bellamy can never play for me again. I still
believe I couldn't have handled the situation with him any
differently from the way I did.
"Craig
Bellamy had scored seven goals up to the start of the new
year and he was probably on schedule to score more goals
for this club than he had before in any one season.
"But since
he left, our dressing room is a healthier place. At the
end of the day, the club is not here for the benefit of
any one individual.
"The only
player I have fallen out with here is Craig Bellamy. Yes,
Laurent Robert isn't happy because he's not in the team
every week but I don't expect any player not in the team
to be happy.
"I pick
players on how they train and how they play in matches. I
cannot fall out with people because our personalities are
not matched. I have to be far bigger than that. That's not
what management is about.
"Who are
these players I'm supposed to have fallen out with? Andy
Cole? I rest my case. David Dunn? I rest my case. Craig
Bellamy? I rest my case. Andy Todd? I rest my case. Dwight Yorke? We only fell out once at one training session.
"Don't
forget I've managed hundreds of players in my 19 years as
a manager. So I've fallen out with five of them? I rest my
case."
2010 Newcastle confirmed that Academy coach Kenny Wharton
had left "by mutual consent".
The former Magpies player had held various off-field roles at
junior and academy level since returning to the club in 1999.
2022
Newcastle's pre-season plans were thrown into disarray by
the cancellation of the Ohio Cup; a four team tournament
in the USA based in
Cincinnati and Columbus.
2023
24 hours after the mackems saw their Premier League promotion hopes
destroyed by Luton Town, it was the turn of 'Boro to crash out of the Championship play-offs at the semi-final stage to Coventry City.
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