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The frail mentality crippling Newcastle’s squad

The frail mentality crippling Newcastle’s squad

Throughout the course of this horrendous season, many of Newcastle’s players have shown glimpses of brilliance and quality on the pitch. The likes of Gini Wijnaldum, Jonjo Shelvey, Moussa Sissoko and more have all dazzled on at least one occasion in a United shirt. The Magpies’ harrowing league position and likely relegation will only further the conception that hard …

Southampton 3-1 Newcastle United: Five Thoughts

Southampton 3-1 Newcastle United: Five Thoughts

Desperate times are supposed to call for desperate measures. If you witnessed the shambolic game of football that was displayed yesterday, you’d think Newcastle United had absolutely nothing to play for. They’re sitting in the bottom three of the table, with 21 points to play for and still have a slim shot at survival; instead, they came out with no sense of urgency …

Opposition view: Southampton (A)

Opposition view: Southampton (A)

Ahead of Newcastle’s monumental clash with Southampton on Saturday afternoon, we caught up with Saints fan and owner of freshsaints.com, Aidan Small, to get his views on Ronald Koeman’s side, how the game could pan out and whether he believes the Magpies have a realistic chance of surviving the drop. Hi Aidan, thanks for agreeing to this interview. It’s been another …

Preferred Newcastle XI v Southampton (A)

Preferred Newcastle XI v Southampton (A)

Newcastle United travel to Southampton this weekend with their Premier League future hanging by a thread following last weekend’s gut-wrenching defeat at Carrow Road. Rafael Benitez has accrued a reputation for rotating squads during his illustrious managerial career, and his propensity for change was evident again at Norwich last Saturday when he shocked the Toon …

Newcastle United vs Southampton Quiz

Newcastle United vs Southampton Quiz

After a crushing 3-2 defeat against Norwich that has left them six points adrift of safety, Newcastle will take on Ronald Koeman’s European football-chasing Southampton this Saturday. United know that with just seven games to play, they simply must beat the Saints if they are to have at least a chance of Premier League survival. Given their away form all season, one …

Norwich City 3-2 Newcastle: Player Ratings

Norwich City 3-2 Newcastle: Player Ratings

It was billed as the biggest game in Newcastle United’s recent history, defeat did not even bare thinking about for the 19th placed Magpies, however, on a balmy autumn afternoon at Carrow Road Rafael Benitez’s side were all but condemned to a fate in the Championship by Martin Olsson’s injury time winner. The defeat was inflicted in the cruellest of manners, but, in …