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2022/23:
ST sellout
confirmed
Tuesday morning saw an unspecified number of NUFC season tickets (claimed to
be 1,000*) placed on sale to fans with a box office purchase history since
July 2019.
Available only online, demand was predictably heavy, NUFC confirming at
11.30am that all tickets were sold "in just over an hour".
Those placed in the random queuing system at 10am reported up to 30,000
others in a similar situation - although it's impossible to know quite how
many of those were due to duplicate logons.
* although never officially confirmed by NUFC, that 1,000 place figure was
widely reported by local and national media and as we understand, accurate.
The motivation for only releasing that amount of seats looks to be at least
partly to minimise disruption in the event of changes to the existing
seating layout.
In other words, there's theoretical capacity for ST holders who end up
displaced by redevelopment to be temporarily or permanently re-sited - be it
for safe standing areas or something else.
We're also unsure what the current Premier League stance on accommodating
away fans is; with the previous NUFC administration able to deflect attempts
at opening up areas pitchside to travelling supporters due to the stadium
design.
And while the clamour for season tickets is matched by dissatisfaction
from those who missed out for whatever reason, capping the number sold does
at least offer some hope to those aiming to purchase individual match
tickets - although the days of a public sale for league games look to be
over.
NUFC's membership scheme will re-open on Thursday, price £tbc. That
gives non-season ticket holders the chance to buy tickets on a
match-by-match basis.
PS: Let's just recall for a moment what was making the news on
December 9th 2019, the now-infamous 10,000 SJP seat giveaway. How times
change....
Newcastle United is offering its current season ticket holders a FREE
additional half-season ticket as the club looks to get a packed St. James’
Park behind the team.
After discussions between head coach Steve Bruce and managing
director Lee Charnley, subject to eligibility criteria, the Magpies
will gift a half-season ticket to qualifying nominees by existing
season ticket holders on a first-come first-served basis.
Update:
When the Bot comes in!
Update: a formal announcement from NUFC confirming the capture of
Botman is expected today. The player posted a farewell message to fans of
his previous club Lille on Monday evening.
Eatlier: United are closing in their third senior acquisition of the close
season, with Lille central defender Sven Botman
flying into Newcastle by private jet on Monday.
The 22 year-old Dutchman was driven to Darsley Park before later appearing
at St. James' Park for the formalities of his signing and subsequent presentation
A fee in excess of £35m will reportedly be paid with a five year
contract agreed.
Born in a suburb of Amsterdam, Sven began his career in the Ajax Academy and
played second tier football for them from the age of 18.
Featuring for Ajax's first team in summer 2019, Botman then spent the next
season on loan at Heerenveen before a £7.5m switch to Lille followed in July
2020.
A maiden year in French football brought Europa League action and ended with
title success - last season adding Champions League experience and a tenth
place finish in a side featuring SJP old boy Hatem Ben Arfa.
Internationally, Sven represented his home nation from the U15s to the U21s,
recently captaining the latter. Twice on the bench for the Dutch seniors in
2020, he's yet to feature at that level.
2022/23:
Magpie
Mover:
longer for less
This season's Magpie Mover pass is now on sale to NUFC season
ticket holders at a new price of £25 for all age categories
(previously £30) and with an extended period of usage.
Magpie Movers permit public transport use across Tyne and wear on home
matchdays* beginning three hours before kick-off and now valid from any
Newcastle city centre departure point until the end of service that day,
replacing the previous three hour post-match window.
Applications must be made online via the NUFC box office
online here and
passes will be posted out.
* Magpie Movers are valid for Premier League home games and any FA Cup or
Carabao Cup ties at SJP. Friendlies and U18/U23 games aren't included.
2022/23:
Third shirt
confirmed

Having brought forward the on sale date for the 2022/23 home kit, Tuesday
saw Newcastle place their third kit on sale.
Leaked online some weeks ago, it's a white shirt with green detail, which is
accompanied by green shorts.
And has been widely mentioned, the kit bears more than a passing resemblance
to that of the Saudi Arabian national team - although United's is supplied
by Castore, with Nike manufacturing the KSA one.
Asked about that back in May, Magpies boss Eddie Howe said: "I'm aware
of the criticisms. I think from my perspective it's not something
I've had any control over.
"We were very aware when we went to Saudi Arabia that the
interest in Newcastle is huge. I know I'm making an assumption here
but our kit manufacturers have probably acknowledged that and hence
why we've ended up where we are."
2022/23:
Saudi shirt sleeve
sponsor unveiled
Monday saw Newcastle confirm their new shirt sleeve sponsor, in the shape of
Saudi Arabian e-commerce firm, noon.com.
Seen as the main rival to Amazon in the Middle East, noon was established in
2016 with help from investors including NUFC backers PIF, who have since
providing further financing to aid their expansion.
There had been recent speculation that the Botswana tourist board were set
to acquire the sleeve rights that were last held by travel search engine
KAYAK.
PS: This isn't noon's first association with Premier League football
clubs, having become "the official online business partner in the Middle
East" of Manchester City in April 2021.
Up and under:
Magic... giveaway
Magic Weekend is heading back to Tyneside next month - the sixth
time that Rugby League's annual showpiece event will be staged at SJP.
12 Super League sides will meet over two days as follows:
Sat 09.07.2022:
Wakefield v Toulouse (2.30pm)
St Helens v Wigan (4.45pm)
Leeds v Castleford Tigers (7pm)
Sun 10.07.2022:
Huddersfield v Salford (1pm)
Catalans v Warrington (3.15pm)
Hull FC v Hull KR (5.30pm)
Tickets are available now
online here and we have pairs of weekend passes up for grabs
in a free-to-enter competition.
In order to be in with a chance of winning, tell us which Magic
Weekend side play home games at the venue pictured below, when
hosting the Magpies in its other guise as a football ground.

Entries to
comps@nufc.com subject
line of Magic by Noon on Friday July 1st. No age limit, entries
welcome from anywhere on the planet but tickets will only be posted
out to UK addresses. One entry per person.
Collector's corner:
Programme fair
this Sunday
This coming Sunday (July 3rd) sees the North East Summer Programme
and Memorabilia Fair staged in North Shields.
Running from 10.30am until 2.30pm, a range of dealers will be on hand
selling rare and recent programmes, team sheets, books, match tickets,
photos, badges, trading cards and other collectables.
Venue: Tynemouth Scouts HQ
31-35 Norfolk Street
North Shields
NE30 1NQ
Nearest Metro: North Shields
Further details:
iw1963@hotmail.co.uk
Old boy:
Chops chooses Celtic
Northern League First Division Side West Allotment Celtic have announced the
signing of ex-Magpie Michael Chopra.
Now aged 38, the last senior sighting we noted was an unsuccessful trial at
Hartlepool United in 2017 - coming after stints playing in Scotland and
India.
Fellow SJP old boy Guy Bates turned out for West Allotment last season at
the age of 36 - his brother Jay is the manager.
2022/23:
Pope
makes pilgrimage

Following the permanent acquisition of Matt Targett, Newcastle have
confirmed their second signing of the summer in the shape of Burnley goalkeeper
Nick Pope.
The 30 year-old England international was seen at St. James' Park on Thursday as he
completed the formalities of his medical before joining Eddie Howe's squad
on a four year contract for a claimed £10m fee.
Pope was in the final year of his deal at Turf Moor and unwilling to drop
into the Championship, while the Clarets had a pressing need to bolster
their squad and meet debt repayments.
He arrives to provide competition for Martin Dubravka, days after United
finalised the sale of Freddie Woodman to Preston North End and with the
future of Karl Darlow yet to be determined.
What was Pope's 141st and final PL game for Burnley saw beaten twice by Callum
Wilson during Newcastle's 2-1 win in Lancashire back in May - a result that
condemned them to relegation.
Released by Ipswich Town at the age of 16, the Cambridgeshire-born 'keeper
was playing for non-league Bury Town when Charlton Athletic took him on
trial in 2011.
Loan spells at Cambridge United, Aldershot, York City and Bury followed
before establishing himself as first choice for the Addicks during 2015/16.
The following season saw Pope sold to Burnley, debuting against Crystal Palace in September 2017. A first senior outing
for England followed against Costa Rica the following June.
The Borrowers:
Loan lads
Rodrigo Vilca (Universitario)
Our man appeared as a 77th minute sub on Sunday as his current
club lost 0-2 at Sport Huancayo in the Primera Division.
Isaac Hayden (Norwich City)
The Canaries kick off their pre-season preparations on Friday night
at local league side Dereham Town.
Departure confirmed:
Woodman exits

Championship side Preston North End have completed the permanent transfer of
Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman for an undisclosed fee.
The 25 year-old was in the final 12 months of his deal and had also been
linked with fellow second tier outfit Birmingham City. He moves to Deepdale
after signing a three year contract.
Woodman severs his connections with Tyneside over a decade after he arrived
when his father
became goalkeeping coach - and featured in a reserve team friendly aged just
14.
Playing for the Academy, a first pro contract followed in March 2014 and was
soon followed by an U21 debut.
Involved in first team friendlies the following year after being named on
the bench in the Premier League, Freddie was loaned to Crawley Town and Kilmarnock,
making his competitive senior bow for the Magpies in an FA Cup win over
Luton Town in 2018.
Further temporary postings to Aberdeen and Swansea City came amidst a new
deal at SJP in 2020 - finally playing in the Premier League during the
opening weeks of the season when United were hit by injuries and COVID-related
absences.
What was to be his final game for the black and whites came in a 1-4 loss at
Old Trafford last September - a half-season loan at Bournemouth yielding
only a solitary outing in the FA Cup.
PS:
The fate of fellow custodian Karl Darlow remains unclear, with the
player under contract until 2025 but linked with Championship clubs who
would struggle to match his SJP wages.

2022/23:
Pre-season
Details of Newcastle's
pre-season programme remain sketchy, with just three of an
expected six or seven friendly matches confirmed so far.
Following the cancellation of a proposed US trip, it's predicted that
Eddie Howe's side will stage a training camp in Austria, featuring one or
two low-key kickabouts against other sides similarly engaged.
Ahead of that, it's anticipated that United will play a behind closed
doors game in the UK.
Following the overseas training camp, they'll face Benfica in Lisbon,
before games on successive days at SJP against Italian and Spanish sides
respectively.
By then, those players granted additional time off due to post-season
international duty should have returned:
Tue 26.07.2022 Benfica (a) 8pm
Ticket details awaited.
Fri 29.07.2022 Atalanta (h) 7.45pm
Tickets on sale from Tue 05.07.2022.
Sat 30.07.2022 Athletic Bilbao (h)
KO tbc
Tickets on sale from Tue 05.07.2022.
Compo:
Gig giveaway
This year's Hardwick Festival in County Durham
takes place over the weekend of Saturday August 20th/21st and boasts the
usual eclectic line-up of live music, plus separate arenas for House and
Soul DJs.
Among those appearing are Stereophonics, The Specials, The Proclaimers and
Seasick Steve while the DJ line-up includes Huey Morgan and Arielle Free.
More details/tickets
online
here
We had separate pairs of tickets for both the Saturday and Sunday shows and
asked which football club The Reid brothers aka the Proclaimers supported.
Multitudes of you correctly responded that it was Hibernian* and the winners
were:
Stuart McKinnon
Sean Heslop
* nine misguided souls went for Hearts....
2022/23:
Home again
For the sixth time in seven top flight seasons, Newcastle begin
their Premier League season on home territory, facing newly-promoted
Nottingham Forest.
That game will take place on Saturday August 6th with a
3pm kick-off and won't be shown live on UK TV.
Find the 2022/23 fixture list
online here
Considering rearrangements for opponents in European competition,
Manchester United's Europa League Group Stage commitments mean that
our visit to Old Trafford won't be on a Saturday.
West Ham's progress from the Europa Conference League
Playoffs to the Group Stage would also preclude our game at the
London Stadium in September from going ahead on a Saturday.
Old boy:
Unlikely lads
Ex-Magpies with new clubs include:
Tom Allan
(Gateshead)
Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City)
Kieren Aplin (Consett)
Fraser Forster (Spurs)
Nathan Harker (Whickham)
Mackenzie Heaney (South Shields)
Jack Hunter (FC Halifax Town)
Darren Lough (Ashington)
Oisin McEntee (Walsall)
Alex Nicholson (Blyth Spartans)
Michael Richardson (Blyth Spartans)
Henri Saivet (Pau)
Mo Sangare (Accrington Stanley)
Callum Smith (Birtley Town)
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Blackburn Rovers Mgr)
SJP old boys now without a club:
Sammy Ameobi (Middlesbrough)
Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion)
Papiss Cisse (Caykur Rizespor)
Mo Diame (Fuenlabrada)
Carl Finnigan (Morpeth Town)
Paul Huntington (Preston North End)
Peter Lovenkrands (Fremad Mgr)
Neil McDonald (Barrow Asst Mgr)
Mark McGhee (Dundee Mgr)
Alan Pardew (CSKA Sofia Mgr)
Stuart Pearce (West Ham C)
Steve Watson (Chester FC Mgr)
Talk-in:
Mariners tales
Tickets are now on sale for a night with former Magpie Steve
Howey at South Shields FC next month, at the bargain
price of just £10 including pie and peas.
The event takes place in the marquee at the 1st Cloud Arena aka
Filtrona Park on Thursday July 7th, starting at 7pm.
Tickets can be purchased from the venue between 10am and 4pm
weekdays, via 0191 454 7800 or from
michelle.leadley@southshieldsfc.co.uk


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Tickets/Fixtures |
Season 2022/23 |
New season ticket cards will be produced
for the 2022/23 season.
The £30 adult price cap for PL away tickets has been
extended for an additional three seasons.
Fri 01.07.2022 Pre-season training commences.
Tue 26.07.2022 Benfica (Portugal) (a) @ Estadio da Luz, 8pm.
Friendly.
Ticket sale details awaited.
Fri 29.07.2022 Atalanta (Italy) (h) @ SJP, 7.45pm. Friendly.
Ticket sale from Tue 05.07.2022.
NB: No Metros between St James and Tynemouth for this game (full
line closure from 16.07.2022 onwards).
Sat 30.07.2022 Athletic Bilbao (Spain) (h) @ SJP, KO tbc.
Friendly.
Ticket sale from Tue 05.07.2022.
NB: Metro service is due to resume between St James and
Tynemouth for this game.
Sat
06.08.2022 Nottingham Forest (h) @ SJP, 3pm. Premier League. Ticket details tbc.
Mon
14.11.2022 PL
season halts.
Mon
26.12.2022 PL season restarts.
Sun
28.05.2023 PL season ends.
NUFC Live on TV:
None currently scheduled.
Amazon Prime will show the PL fixture rounds that
include the following NUFC games - dates and KOs are yet to be
finalised:
Oct 2022 Everton (h)
Dec 2022 Leicester City (a)
Live TV confirmation
dates:
NB:
all "approximate dates"
Aug/Sep Tue 05.07.2022
Oct Fri 29.07.2022
Nov Tue 13.09.2022
Dec/Jan Tue 11.10.2022
Feb Tue 06.12.2022
Mar Wed 25.01.2023
MW35 Thu 23.03.2023
MW36 Thu 30.03.2023
MW37 Thu 07.04.2023
MW38 after 20.05.2023
Carabao Cup Round dates:
(NUFC enter in Round 2)
R2: w/c Mon 22.08.2022
R3: w/c Mon 07.11.2022
R4: w/c Mon 19.12.2022
QF: w/c Mon 09.01.2023
SF1: w/c Mon 23.01.2023
SF2: w/c Mon 30.01.2023
F: Sun 26.02.2023 (Wembley)
FA Cup Round dates:
(NUFC enter in Round 3)
R3: Sat 07.01.2023
R4: Sat 28.01.2023
R5: Wed 01.03.2023
QF: Sat 18.03.2023
SF: Sat 22.04.2023
F: Sat 03.06.2023 (Wembley)
Papa Johns
Trophy dates:
NUFC U21s enter Northern Group E, with Barnsley,
Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City.
GS1 w/c Mon 29.08.2022
GS2 w/c Mon 19.09.2022
GS3 w/c Mon 17.10.2022
R2: w/c Mon 28.11.2022
R3: w/c Mon 12.12.2022
QF: w/c Mon 09.01.2023
SF: w/c Mon 30.01.2023
F: Sun 19.03.2023 (Wembley)
Other events @ SJP:
Rugby League Magic
Weekend:
Sat 09.07.2022:
Wakefield v Toulouse (2.30pm)
St Helens v Wigan (4.45pm)
Leeds v Castleford Tigers (7pm)
Sun 10.07.2022:
Huddersfield v Salford (1pm)
Catalans v Warrington (3.15pm)
Hull FC v Hull KR (5.30pm)
Rugby League WC Finals:
Sat 15.10.2022:
England v Samoa (2.30pm)
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International Magpies |
National Service |
International breaks:
2022/23:
19.09.2022-27.09.2022
21.11.2022-18.12.2022 (WCF)
20.03.2023-28.03.2023
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Coxy's Corner |
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 |
28th June |
Born Or Died:
1902 Albert
Keating born, Swillington Common, Yorkshire. (1923-25)
Inside right
Bert was signed from Prudhoe Castle for £130 in January 1923, but had to wait
over a year for his senior debut.
That was a 0-1 home loss to Huddersfield Town in February 1924, Keating's first
goal arriving two months later when Chelsea were beaten at Gallowgate.
Playing the majority of his football at reserve level for United, Bert made a
£650 switch to Bristol City in November 1925 and became a prolific scorer for
the Robins.
City sold Keating and team mate Clarrie Bourton to Blackburn Rovers ahead of
the 1928/29 season, using the £3,650 raised to finance construction of a new
roof at one end of their Ashton Gate ground.
February 1931 saw Bert leave Ewood Park in favour of Cardiff City, but in late
1932 he was persuaded to rejoin Bristol City.
That proved to be a brief return and Bert returned to settle on Tyneside,
turning out for North Shields and Throckley Welfare.
Following his retirement, Keating became a local league referee and maintained
his association with the Magpies by acting as a scout during the 1950s and
1960s.
Later running a tobacconists and grocery store, Albert passed away in
October 1984.
His younger brother Reg was also on the books at SJP, but failed to make it
into the first team.
Appearing for various clubs including Norwich City and
Cardiff City, Reg ended his career with Carlisle United.
1948 Jimmy
Thomson born, Glasgow, Scotland. (1968-71)
Central
midfielder signed from Petershill Juniors who made his senior Magpies debut in
a 1-0 win at Burnley in November 1969.
Jimmy failed to dislodge Dave Elliott from the side after a loan spell at
Barrow, joined Grimsby Town on a free transfer in 1971.
Following a return north of the border with Morton a year later, Jimmy went on
to play for South Shields, Gateshead, Evenwood and Blue Star - by then
appearing
at full
back.
1978 saw him play at Wembley Stadium for the Star, as they beat Barton Rovers
2-1 to lift the FA Vase, despite Jimmy missing a penalty during the final.
Remaining on Tyneside after his playing days ended, he worked in the pub
trade. 
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What Else?
1952
South Africa (a)
3-0 (2-0)
Friendly
Milburn(1-0),
Davies(15,86)
20,000
The first of two matches against the South African national side, this one
was staged at the Kingsmead ground in Durban.
Most of the home side had already faced the tourists in the previous regional
games.
Goals from Jackie Milburn and Reg Davies in the opening quarter of an hour put
United ahead, Davies adding an 86th minute header to round off the
scoring.
1998
New Toon signing Stephane Guivarc'h appeared from the bench for France after 77 scoreless
minutes of their World Cup tie against Paraguay in Lens.
The host nation eventually
qualified for the World Cup Quarter Finals with a golden goal, but our man
did little to aid the victory.
2001 United announced that the
home leg of the club's Intertoto Cup tie against Belgian side Lokeren
would kick off four hours later than first intended. This was to avoid clashing
with the Love Parade scheduled to pass through the city on the same day - Saturday July
21st.
Meanwhile, Stephen Glass agreed to join
Watford after Hornets Chairman Elton John rang him up to persuade him that
Gianluca Vialli was the man to save his career....
2002 A Premier League tribunal ruled that defender Olivier Bernard
had been illegally approached by West Ham, after the player's agent told
Hammers representatives that his client wasn't contracted to the Magpies.
2006
Newcastle's first team squad began pre-season training ahead of their Intertoto Cup
opener.
Manager Glenn Roeder, new assistant Kevin Bond plus coaches Tommy
Craig and Lee Clark oversaw a light work out at Darsley Park.
James Milner and Nicky Butt were present after spending the
previous season on loan at Aston Villa and Birmingham City
respectively. Both would reclaim their places
in the Magpies first team.
2007 The
Chronicle claimed United had "made an ambitious move for
Barcelona's Brazilian defender Edmilson".
However, he'd
actually just undergone a third operation in as many years on his
troublesome right knee and was expected to be sidelined for up to six
months.
There was speculation that the player could
come to Tyneside when the
January 2008 transfer window opened - but in the event it was the manager
who wanted to sign him (Sam Allardyce), who moved out.
2014 Newcastle's James Tavernier made a permanent move to Wigan Athletic
for an undisclosed fee.
The full back had spent the previous season on loan at Rotherham United
but opted against a permanent switch to the Millers.
Both sides would be playing
in the Championship the next season; Rotherham having gained promotion from
League One and Wigan falling short in the Premier League promotion playoffs.
2020
Manchester City (h)
0-2 (0-1)
FA Cup Sixth Round
De
Bruyne(37pen),
Sterling(68)
BCD
A goal in each half ended United's FA Cup
campaign at the Sixth Round.
Birthday boy Kevin De Bruyne put City ahead from the penalty spot
and after substitute Dwight Gayle missed a sitter, Raheem Sterling's unstoppable
effort kept the visitors on course to retain their
trophy.
NUFC.com
match report
2021
The delayed Euro 2020 tournament reached the
last 16, Fabian
Schar playing his part as Switzerland surprisingly knocked out
France in Bucharest.
3-3 after 90 minutes, the tie was in
extra-time when Schar came off the bench; coolly converting the second Swiss
spot kick in the penalty shootout that followed.
Former Magpies Moussa Sissoko and Kevin Mbabu both appeared as substitutes, but
neither took a penalty in the shootout that ended 5-4 to Switzerland. |
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