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2024/25:
Season tickets

2024/25 digital season tickets are now appearing in NUFC ticketing accounts online here. 

Select "My Account" then "Season Tickets" and a download option should then be evident. 

Fatty dread:
How's the jerky?

The Mail report that former Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has been approached regarding the vacant position of Jamaican national team boss.

Now 63, Bruce's last coaching role ended when West Bromwich Albion showed him the door in October 2022.

2024/25:
Change kit launch

Newcastle will launch this change kit during the club's Japanese tour on Tuesday at 5pm local time, 9am BST.

The inspiration for the colour scheme looks to be the 1999/00 season change kit, reviving the NUFC round crest not seen on a Magpies strip since 1988. 

2024/25:
Japan tour

Newcastle are now in Toyko ahead of two friendlies this week against J League opposition:

Wed 31.07.2024 Urawa Red Diamonds
@ Saitama Stadium (11.30am BST, 7.30pm local)

Sat 03.08.2024 Yokohama F Marinos
@ National Stadium, Toyko (11am BST, 7pm local)

The venues are around 25 miles apart, Saitama with a 67,000 capacity and the National Stadium slightly more.

54,255 fans were at the National Stadium on Saturday to see Spurs defeat J League champions Vissel Kobe 3-2. That kicked off at 7pm in 31 degree temperatures.

Also in Toyko last week were Brighton and Hove Albion, who beat Kashima Antlers 5-1 and Tokyo Verdy 4-2 before crowds of 25,172 and 25,851 respectively at the National Stadium.
 
Former Magpie Yankuba Minteh netted in both games.

Team: The following 28 players have travelled, along with non-combatant Sandro Tonali:

Pope, Ruddy, Dubravka, Vlachodimos, Gillespie, Ashby, Lewis, Livramento, Hall, Schar, Burn, Krafth, Kelly, C. Thompson, Heffernan, Joelinton, Longstaff, Guimaraes, J.Miley, Barnes, J.Murphy, Almiron, Al.Harrison, Willock, Sanusi, Turner-Cooke, Parkinson, Isak.

Bruno flew directly from Brazil to join the squad, while both Kieran Trippier and Anthony Gordon were omitted after their extended service with England at the Euros.

Lewis Miley, Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson, Matt Targett and Joe White missed out due to injury while Garang Kuol, Ellis Stanton, Dylan Charlton, Johnny Emerson and Anthony Munda stood down from the squad that went to Hull on Saturday. 

Our Japan correspondent Simon Moran has compiled his own guide for travelling Mags online here

NUFC fan advice is online here

UK TV: None

NUFC live stream information is online here

A reminder that all 2024/25 season ticket holders are automatically enrolled as MAGs members and can then upgrade to MAGS+ for an additional £10.

In addition to other season-long benefits that may or may not be of value, MAGS+ members get to view both Japanese friendlies as part of their package.

Overseas TV:
CBS Sports Golazo (USA) (both games)
FanCode (India) (both games)
K-Vision (Indonesia) (Urawa game only) 
Lemino (Japan) (both games)
MNC Soccer Channel (Indonesia) (Urawa game only)
Paramount+ (USA) (both games)
Sharjah Sports (UAE) (Urawa game only)
SportKlub1 Serbia/Slovenia (Urawa game only)
VG+ (Norway) (both games)
Vision+ (Indonesia)  (Urawa game only)

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Stats:

This will be Newcastle's third-ever visit to Japan and they'll play their sixth and seventh games there:

1982/83 Japan XI won 4-0 Waddle 2, Keegan, Clarke
1982/83 Syria XI drew 1-1 McCreery
1982/83 Yamaha Motor won 1-0 Waddle
1982/83 Botafogo drew 0-0

Two wins and two draws were enough to see Arthur Cox's Magpies lift the Japan Cup, playing games in Toyko, Okayama, Nagoya and then back to Toyko.

Both Toyko games took place in the old National Stadium that was opened in 1958 and demolished in 2015. 

The site is now occupied by the new National Stadium that was first used in 2020 and will host Newcastle's game against Yokohama on Saturday.

1996/97 Gamba Osaka (a) lost 1-3 Ferdinand 

Kevin Keegan's side rounded off an Asian tour that saw them visit Thailand and Singapore by playing in Osaka.

Premier League:
Home ticket details 

Details of ticket sale dates for Newcastle's opening three PL home games of the season are now available.

A reminder that ticket sales are restricted to members, but a limited sale on a first come, first served basis now follows the ballot.

Full details of that are online here

Southampton (h)
Ticket forward/resale now
Member sale opens: Wed 31.07.2024 @ 10am

Spurs (h)
Ballot open: Tue 30.07.2024 @ 10am
Ballot closes: Thu 01.08.2024 @ 10am
Ballot winners notified: by Thu 01.08.2024 @ 5pm
Ballot winners purchase open: Fri 02.08.2024 @ 10am
Ballot winners purchase closes: Sun 04.08.2024 @ 10am
Ticket forward/resale: Mon 05.08.2024 @ 10am
Member sale opens: Tue 06.08.2024 @ 10am

Manchester City (h)
Ballot open: Tue 27.08.2024 @ 10am
Ballot closes: Thu 29.08.2024 @ 10am
Ballot winners notified: by Thu 29.08.2024 @ 5pm
Ballot winners purchase open: Fri 30.08.2024 @ 10am
Ballot winners purchase closes: Sun 01.09.2024 @ 10am
Ticket forward/resale: Mon 02.09.2024 @ 10am
Member sale opens: Tue 03.09.2024 @ 10am

2024/25:
Book launch this week

There's a free event* at Waterstones in Newcastle city centre on Wednesday, as former Newcastle United scout Paul Montgomery launches his book, "Rough Diamond."

Paul will be joined by veteran local journalist John Gibson and ex-Magpies Roy Aitken, Alan Foggon and Lee Clark.

It's a 7pm start and tickets are free of charge (despite what it says on the Waterstones website) but space is limited, meaning that reservations are required. This can be done by emailing [email protected]

96 tears:
"Love It..." offer

Following a successful run there last year, "Love It If We Beat Them" returns to the Live Theatre on Newcastle Quayside from September 10th to the 28th.

Rob Ward's play mixes football and politics against a backdrop of Newcastle's fruitless pursuit of the 1995/96 Premiership title.

NUFC.com readers can buy tickets for just £19.96 by using promo code NUFC here. 

The discount also extends to personal callers at the box office but is only valid until the start of the PL season on August 17th. 

2024/25:
Tigers tamed

Hull City  0  Newcastle  2 

Match report

2024/25:
Broadway strip show 

Eagle-eyed NUFC.com reader Neil Rutherford spotted the 2024/25 change strip - or the shirt anyway - already on sale in a sports shop near Times Square in NYC, USA.

2024/25:
Away tickets: no change 

Friday saw NUFC divulge the details of their recent away ticketing survey. The main points are as follows:

No change to the loyalty point system, with points only applied to season ticket holder accounts once it has been confirmed that it was used to gain entry. 

Spot checks of ID to continue unchanged, with the manner in which they are conducted to be subject to review.

No change to the situation where away tickets can be transferred, but further consultation to take place over a possible limited change to that rule.

The full document is online here  

2024/25:
Mariners test

Newcastle U21s play their only public pre-season game this coming Sunday, when they face National League North side South Shields at their 1st Cloud Arena. 

It's a 1pm kick-off and the home side are selling tickets as follows:

Away fans standing online here

Home fans standing and seats online here

Standing: £10 adults, £7 concessions, £3 U18s.
Seats: £12 adults, £9 concessions, £5 U18s.

Team: Ciaran Thompson, Cathal Heffernan, Jamie Miley, Alfie Harrison, Trevan Sanusi and Jay Turner-Cooke are all unavailable due to senior team call-ups.

SSFC: The Mariners are managed by former Magpies U21 coach, Elliott Dickman, who has recently added SJP old boy Kyle Crossley to his squad.

Referee: tbc

Stats:

Newcastle's last visit to what was then Filtrona Park came 32 years to the day, 600 fans present for a 1-1 draw with Peter Kirkham on target for the visitors.

Travel: 

Road: Stadium postcode is NE32 3UP and there's street parking on Shaftesbury Avenue and nearby areas.

If your journey involves the Tyne Tunnel, be aware that the Northbound tunnel is closed all weekend, with traffic in that direction sharing the Southbound tunnel.

Metro: Nearest station is Bede on the Yellow Line to South Shields. There are no scheduled closures on that section of line this weekend, but buses will replace Metro services between South Gosforth and Airport.  

2024/25:
Spanish break for 
Toon youngsters 

While the search continues for new head coaches at both U18 and U21 level, Newcastle's academy and development squads are in Spain for a training camp.

They are based in and around the Pinatar Arena in Murcia, a venue that the Magpies have used at both youth and senior level several times previously.

For anyone in the area, the Pinatar Arena website has an U18 friendly against a Sports Talent XI at 10.30am local time on Wednesday, open to spectators free of charge.

2024/25:
Major metro line 
closure confirmed 

Advance notice of a Metro line closure between St James and Wallsend in both directions between Saturday August 24th and Sunday September 1st.

Replacement bus service 900 will operate.

More details online here

Update:
Tonali returns 

Wednesday saw Newcastle play a training game against Championship side Burnley behind closed doors at United's Darsley Park training ground.

Details are scarce (amid online claims of a 2-3 loss), but The Times confirm that Sandro Tonali featured for the Magpies - his first appearance since October 2023, when the midfielder began a ban for breaking betting regulations.

That suspension ends late next month but extends to include any non-competitive games registered with the FA, meaning that Tonali isn't able to feature in any of United's public pre-season friendlies.

Now managed by ex-Magpie Scott Parker, this is the third time in four years that Burnley have provided pre-season opposition in similar training games, having done so in both 2021 and 2022. 

Update:
Dawson departs 

Newcastle United Development Coach Ben Dawson has left the club with immediate effect to take up a first team coaching role at Leicester City.

His departure ends a decade-long association with the Magpies that included periods in charge of the U18 and U21 sides and a brief stint as interim first team boss ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

Also moving to the Foxes from Crystal Palace is physio James Haycock, who was previously at Gallowgate. 

Dawson's departure leaves the Magpies with vacancies at both U18 and U21 Lead Coach level, following the departure of Graeme Carrick to join brother Michael at Boro earlier this summer.

2024/25:
Three stripes,
three goals
 
SpVgg Unterhaching  1  Newcastle  3

Match report

Brief match footage is online here

 

Update:
Here are the 
young men

Update: there's news of an addition to the pro contract list below in the shape of teenage goalkeeper James Taylor, who featured for Hemel Hempstead Town last season.

Newcastle confirm that 11 players have signed their first professional contracts at Gallowgate:

Aidan Harris, Dylan Charlton, Anthony Munda, Harry Powell, Rory Powell, Johnny Emerson, Sean Neave, Scott Bailey, Josh Donaldson, Adam Harrison and Darren Palmer.

Meanwhile, an intake of 14 new scholars was announced by United's Academy:  

Will Anderson, Guy Bloomer, Jude Cogdon, Jake Durrant, Matheos Ferreira, Henry Johnson, Tyler Jones, Alex O’Donovan, Matt Taylor, Mo Waddani, Kacey Wooster, Kayden Lucas, Ezra Tika-Lemba and Aaron Epia. 

Three of those were previously with other clubs:

Kayden Lucas striker, Clevedon Town
Aaron Epia defender, Everton
Ezra Tika-Lemba defender, West Ham

Update:
Transfers

First team arrivals and departures:

Inbound:
Odysseas Vlachodimos Nottingham Forest
John Ruddy unattached
Lloyd Kelly unattached
Lewis Hall Chelsea
Miodrag Pivas FK Jedinstvo

Outbound:
Elliot Anderson Nottingham Forest
Yankuba Minteh Brighton
Paul Dummett unattached
Matt Ritchie unattached
Loris Karius unattached
Kell Watts unattached
Jeff Hendrick unattached  

Old boys:
Unlikely lads

SJP old boys with new clubs/jobs include:

Craig Bellamy Wales Manager
Kyle Cameron St.Johnstone (loan)
Adam Campbell Hartlepool United
Lewis Cass Grimsby Town
Ian Cathro Estoril (Portugal) Head Coach
Luke Charman Hartlepool United
Stephen Clemence Barrow Head Coach
Kyle Crossley South Shields
Mathieu Debuchy Lille (France) C
Ryan Donaldson Blyth Spartans
Cameron Ferguson Inverness CT (Scotland)
Owen Gallacher Stockton Town
Dan Gosling Westfield
Jamie Holmes North Shields
Jack Hunter Hartlepool United
Joselu Al-Gharafa (Qatar)
Dan Langley Morpeth Town
Michael Ndiweni Darlington (trial)
Michael Ndiweni Gateshead (trial)
Michael Newberry Cliftonville
Scott Parker Burnley Manager
Ben Pollock Chester
Allan Saint-Maximin Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Antoine Sibierski Troyes DoF (France)
Moussa Sissoko Watford
Dylan Stephenson Dagenham & Redbridge
Jude Smith Carlisle United
Lewis Suddick North Shields
Ben Tozer Forest Green Rovers
Dan Ward South Shields
Kell Watts Cambridge United
Callum Williams Tow Law Town