
There are certainly no half measures when it comes to Newcastle United. The Magpies look like a force to be reckoned with one week; the next week they look like favourites to suffer the dreaded drop to the Championship. Granted, not many fans genuinely believed Steve McClaren’s side would dominate the current Premier League title holders, Chelsea, and leave Stamford …

Week after week, regardless of where Newcastle find themselves in the table, bundles of football fans claim that the Magpies are “too good to go down”. However, the majority of loyal Toon fans are always first to reject these claims, and rightly so. The current squad looks good on paper, but the reality is that it is nowhere near the standard required to acquire a …

As the old saying goes, ‘when it rains it pours’. Whilst the 18th placed Magpies won’t literally be sodden as they bask in the Spanish heat at their plush La Manga training complex, under-fire United head coach Steve McClaren will be ruing the unwelcome news that the team’s torch bearer for much of this season, Aleksandar Mitrovic, has suffered a knee ligament injury. …

Shortly after last week’s harrowing 5-1 defeat to Chelsea, it was revealed that Steve McClaren and his underperforming Newcastle squad were to jet off to the luxurious La Manga training camp in Spain. Several outraged Toon fans voiced their anger on Twitter, with the most common response being: “That’s how you reward failure.” With the well-funded side languishing in …

After Newcastle’s latest capitulation at the hands of Chelsea, it was announced that Steve McClaren and his out-of-form squad were heading to La Manga in Spain for five days of training and preparation. Considering that the Magpies’ next match will not take place until March 3rd, perhaps a few days abroad could boost squad morale and allow injured players to regain …

Burn the game tape and throw it out. That is exactly what’s going to happen after this dreadful, abysmal and shambolic match – and unfortunately for Newcastle United, those words have described far too many games for them this season. With Chelsea having to travel to Paris on Tuesday for their Champions League draw versus PSG, the hope was that they would overlook the …