Why I'm Glad Joey Barton Has Left Newcastle United
It seemed to me incredible that Joey Barton could talk about moving on to pastures new after his first full and effective season for us. The same club that had taken him on when he was as popular as a...
View ArticleJose Enrique: The Good The Bad And The Ugly Of Liverpool's Latest Signing
Jose Enrique is the latest player to join Kenny Dalglish’s red revolution at Anfield. But what are Liverpool going to get? This Newcastle United fan breaks it down. Passing Enrique’s passing can...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Charles Bukowski - The Greatest Writer Who Ever Lived
“The nine-to-five is one of the greatest atrocities sprung upon mankind. You give your life away to a function that doesn't interest you. This situation so repelled me that I was driven to drink,...
View ArticleRevenge Of The Nerds: Inside The UK's Biggest Gaming Festival
There can be few reasons to spend a wet weekend in Telford. It is a dull, ugly place. Imagine if Belgium suddenly decided to annex Coventry and you might be getting close to understanding its lack of...
View ArticleArsenal: Move Wenger Upstairs Or Watch The Club Go Backwards
Another week, another stain on the Wenger legacy. Arsenal now hover just one place above the relegation zone, it's time for the board to act before it's too late. While the speculation about Arsene...
View ArticleRugby World Cup 2011: Losing To New Zealand Would Be Perfect For France
With both teams guaranteed to qualify, a loss for France could open up an easy route to the final and leave tNew Zealand with a lot of work to do... It is the game that should be the showpiece of the...
View ArticleRugby World Cup: Warburton's Welsh Machine Will Flay The Stuttering French
It’s been a long time since Welsh rugby had anything to cheer about. Our success is generally defined not by trophies won but by trophies spoiled, how many times we stopped the hated English from...
View ArticleNewcastle Fans Should Be Ecstatic About The Sports Direct Arena
When last I penned something that was perceived to be of the pro-Ashley variety – as a life long Newcastle fan there’s nothing that could be further from my actual viewpoint – it was regarding Joey...
View ArticleChris Eubank Jr's Biggest Opponent Will Be His Father's Looming Presence
The professional debut of young boxing aspirant Chris Eubank Jr. lived up to its dull expectations yesterday and showed that nostalgia remains the most popular commodity when it comes to marketing...
View ArticleIgnorant Sepp Blatter Must Resign From Fifa Now Over Race Row
If he wasn't a law unto himself, Sepp Blatter would be out of a job. But his latest comments are just another chapter in the long book of ignorance from the Fifa president. You’d be forgiven for...
View ArticleModern Britain: Multicultural Haven Or Racist Sewer?
You have to laugh at the naivety of some people. One Youtube video of a drug addled chav mumbling incoherently about how foreigners have ruined “her Britain” and people are up in arms about how...
View ArticleArsenal Should Forget Henry And Move On
Nostalgia can be a thing of beauty, sometimes there is nothing better than reminiscing over great sporting moments - but in the case of Arsenal and Thierry Henry, the cons are likely to outweigh the...
View ArticleWhy Would Anyone Want To Sign Manchester City's Carlos Tevez?
Manchester City's Tevez is undeniably a fine footballer, but why would any club shell out the transfer fee and huge wages, watch him initially prosper and form a bond with the supporters, only to do...
View ArticleIs Joey Barton's Twitter Feed Just An Attempt To Mask His Own Wretched...
From pulling quotes off websites to having run-ins with everyone including himself, QPR's Barton can't stop tweeting. But is it doing him any favours and shouldn't we just ignore him? The motivation...
View ArticleFormer Liverpool and Nottingham Forest Star Is Right: The Working Class Isn't...
The Former Liverpool and Nottingham Forest Star, Stan Collymore, Is Right: The Working Class Isn't Represented In Sports Journalism Good god, Twitter and sportspeople… If you laid all the inane tweets...
View ArticleJohn Terry Stripped Of Captaincy: Now They Should Stop Him Going To Euro 2012
It was a predictable affair at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning. Chelsea skipper John Terry entered a plea of not guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence – allegedly...
View ArticleLife After Capello: Five Scenarios For The New England
Fabio Capello has walked out on England at a crucial time and his replacement needs to be found sooner rather than later. The squad is full of players making the transition from either established...
View ArticleNewcastle Vs Sunderland: Mike Dean Is A Pillock And 5 Other Things We Learned
Newcastle Vs Sunderland: Mike Dean Is A Pillock And 5 Other Things We Learned Mike Dean shouldn’t be allowed to officiate Newcastle matches He’s made so many howling errors when in charge of Newcastle...
View ArticleKenny Dalglish’s Hatred Of Newcastle Has Impaired His Liverpool Career
His tenure at Newcastle was a disaster, selling great players and replacing them with his past it mates. Is King Kenny's grudge blighting his return to Liverpool? It’s no secret that Kenny Dalglish is...
View ArticleNewcastle v Liverpool: Send Carroll To Stoke & Kenny To The Links
Andy Carroll Belongs To Neither Club I was probably one of the few Geordie fans bewildered by the booing that Carroll received on his return. Here was a player who was only sold due to a vastly...
View ArticleLiverpool: Andy Carroll's England Call-Up Isn't Only Justified, It's Necessary
Liverpool: Andy Carroll's England Call-Up Isn't Only Justified, It's Necessary As expected Roy Hodgson hasn’t rocked the boat with his selection of players for the 2012 European Championships. It was a...
View ArticleEuro 2012 Day One: Arsenal's Szczesny Turns Clown And Other Things We Learned
Euro 2012 Day One: Arsenal's Szczesny Does A Seaman And Other Things We Learned Stats Mean Nothing Coming into this tournament the pundits kept harping on about how mean the Greek defence was, how...
View ArticleEuro 2012 Day Two: Chelsea's Terry Officially Has No Shame And Other Things...
England Have No Shame The motivation for doing it seems perplexing but perhaps not given the question marks surrounding issues of racism that have been abound in the Premier League this season. Still,...
View ArticleEuro 2012 Day Four: Manchester City's Joleon Lescott Is The New Sol Campbell...
Euro 2012 Day Four: Manchester City's Joleon Lescott Is The New Sol Campbell And Other Things We Learned Joleon Lescott Is The New Sol Campbell When the centre-back made his big money move from Everton...
View ArticleArsenal Target Dzagoev Is Mustard And Other Things Learnt From Day Five
Arsenal Target Alan Dzagoev celebrates his goal against Poland Greek Fans Shouldn’t Turn Up Until After Half Time After the comedy of errors that was their first half display against Poland, although...
View ArticleEuro 2012 Day Six: Holland Are A Mess And Gomez Is A Shoe-In For The Golden Boot
Cristiano Ronaldo May As Well Not Turn Up To International Tournaments For those who thought his tournament could only get better after failing to have any impact in the match against Germany will have...
View ArticleEuro 2012: Chelsea's Torres Sticks Two Fingers Up And Other Things We Learnt...
Chelsea's Torres finally puts on his scoring boots, why Italy struggle to hold onto a lead and all the other action from Day Seven of Euro 2012 Italy Need To Kill Off Games Whether it’s a fitness issue...
View ArticleEuro 2012: Manchester United's Danny Welbeck Has Balls Of Steel And Other...
Euro 2012: Manchester United's Danny Welbeck Has Balls Of Steel And Other Things We Learnt From Day Eight It Can Piss Down At Any Time The deluge in Donetsk came from nowhere, a huge torrential...
View ArticleAston Villa Keeper Given Should Retire And Other Things We Learnt From Day...
Euro 2012: Aston Villa Keeper Given Should Retire And Other Things We Learnt From Day Eleven Spain Aren’t Good Enough To Win It Going to go out on a limb here and say that for all the fawning over the...
View ArticleEngland Don't Need Manchester United's Rooney And Other Lessons From Day 12...
England can get results without the Manchester United Striker, France struggle without Cabaye, Why Ibrahimovic is world class and all the other action from Day 12. England Are Not Entertainers It’s...
View ArticleA Tribute To Bubba 'Hightower' Smith
It was a rotten day for nostalgia on August 3rd. It was announced that Bubba Smith passed away in his Los Angeles home. The giant known as Hightower from the Police Academy movies was no more. Time...
View ArticleWhy Rio Ferdinand Is Right To Protest Against Kick It Out's Toothless Campaign
Kick It Out: We Should All Be Supporting Manchester United's Ferdinand & Reading's Roberts In Their Protest “He’ll be dealt with, don’t worry about that” Ominous words from Sir Alex Ferguson, a...
View ArticleSons Of Anarchy Series 5: How To Ruin A Show In 13 Tedious Steps
Those of you who have persevered with Sons of Anarchy this season will have watched it deteriorate at a speed far greater than Wayne Unser, who is going some way to match Mark Fowler for TV longevity...
View ArticleNewcastle Half-Term Report: Tioté Needs To Drop The Diva Act And Man Up
What’s going right? The development of Fabricio Coloccini into one of the best defenders in the league certainly would have surprised those who saw him in his first season at Newcastle United....
View ArticleNewcastle United: Strengthen The Defence Or Risk Relegation Again
There’s an air of gloom surrounding Newcastle United. The club is in free fall with one win in 12 matches in the league, below the Mackems in the table and the loss of goal machine Demba Ba. For many...
View ArticleAston Villa Need To Spend It Like Newcastle If They Want to Survive
This evening’s game between Newcastle United and Aston Villa probably should have been a six pointer of a different kind. The Geordies had massively punched above their weight in the previous season to...
View ArticleEuropa League: Shop Window Opportunity For Our Best Players Or Welcome...
As if Newcastle's season wasn’t strange enough we head out to the Ukraine with the knowledge that Cheick Tiote has been arrested and faces charges of fraud. Police swooped presumably when they saw the...
View ArticleMortal Kombat And The Greatest Game Over Screens
There are many things in gaming that we can all identify with regardless of the games we play, the system we use, the country we hail from or the age group we are bracketed into. With near infinite...
View ArticleThe Worst Film And Video Game Tie-Ins Of All-Time
All computer games that are movie tie-ins are sh*t. It’s a universal truth. Usually rushed in development to coincide with a cinema release I defy anyone to think of a good one. Here are six of the...
View ArticleThe Greatest Goal I Ever Saw: Faustino Asprilla v Barcelona For Newcastle
Newcastle United fans appreciate great football more than most. We always try and play like Barcelona but it’s rare we have the playing staff to deliver on that intent. Still, it’s woven into our...
View ArticleSpunk Rustler Liz Jones Scares Us Men To Death
If you have a set of testicles my advice would be not to read it… Don’t even read this because you’ll feel compelled to see what prompted the response. Liz Jones has always been a foul specimen; a...
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