So big Sol is finally a magpie and it comes at the ideal time for us, Steven Taylor is reported to be out for up to 3 months with his dodgy shoulder problems so it looks like Sol’s going to have a run in the first XI to prove he’s not too far over the hill. When he arrived I thought “great, experienced and he knows the Premier League like the back of his hand”...

    News has reached us today that we have secured our first summer signing of 2010, Nottingham Forest defender James Perch. The 24-year old can play anywhere across the back four or in central midfield and had an impressive season as Billy Davies’ side narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League. But Perch wasn’t to be denied the chance to play at the...

Ok so it’s that time of the year when clubs all across the world release their unwanted players and this year some interesting names have been tossed out with the garbage after their contracts expired. Some of the most notable that could be within the reach of Chris Hughton’s mitts are Martin Petrov, Paul Scharner and Kris Boyd. I think the Toon boss has got to act...

The legendary number 9 shirt at Newcastle has been vacant since Obafemi Martins left us for Wolfsburg last summer but Chris Hughton might be about to end all that. He could be about to offer lifelong Toon fan and last season’s top scorer Andy Carroll the privilege of following in the footsteps of Andy Cole, Malcolm MacDonald, Les Ferdinand and of course Alan...

Newcastle United striker Peter Lovenkrands has told Chris Hughton that himself and Andy Carroll can be the strike partnership that fires the goals to see Newcastle survive in the Premier League next season. The former Rangers striker bagged 16 goals for the Magpies last season. “I’m delighted to be up in the Premier League again. I hope it goes a bit differently this...

“I’m delighted to be up in the Premier League again. I hope it goes a bit differently this time,” said the 30-year-old, who was relegated with Newcastle just over a year ago. “I obviously hope that we carry on improving, but I hope that I get credit for having been a large part of the team that got us up. “I think I deserve to have a good chance again in the...

Now the season’s over and we’re back where we belong, I thought I’d take this opportunity to look back on our season and post my thoughts on where we go from here in terms of players coming in/out and what we should be thinking of come next season. From the first few months of last season it was blatantly obvious that we were FAR too good for the Championship and...

Newcastle finished off their brief spell in the Championship and surpassed the 100-point mark with a 1-0 win over QPR in a match which resembled an end-of-season rubber. Peter Lovenkrands scored the winner 20 minutes from time to give his team their 30th win of the season. Both sides played like they had nothing to play for and it was largely an uninspiring game on a...

If you were in Chris Hughton’s shoes right now, who would you put in the Newcastle starting XI for Sunday’s visit to Neil Warnock’s QPR? Here’s what we’ve come up with:   Krul Simpson-Taylor-Williamson-Enrique Routledge-Barton-Nolan-Lovenkrands Carroll-Best It’s already been confirmed by CH that Krul will start, which is good news...

Newcastle complete their brief stint in the Championship on Sunday afternoon when they take on QPR at Loftus Road. With the Magpies comfortably clear at the top of the table and QPR comfortably safe from relegation, it’s largely a meaningless game for both sides. However the league leaders will be looking for another win to take them over the 100 point mark and become...