Tag: Newcastle United
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Have The Toffees Come Unstuck?
When Everton are in the mood, they are very good, with flair players all over the park. On form, they could sneak a European spot at the end of the season but that depends on two things. First is that they need to put teams away when they are on top in matches instead of…
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A Sport That Ignores What It Doesn’t Like
I love football, but there’s something about the game that’s pretty hard to deny. Football, above and beyond any other sport, is incredibly good at ignoring problems. Its leaders are incredibly good at wishing they’d go away. I’m writing a lengthy piece for this site on the continuing trials Scottish football is enduring as the…
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EPL Matchday 10: One Bore Draw And Many Harry Returns
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea took another battering, on and off the pitch, over the last few days as this weekend’s Premier League matches saw them defeated, again, this time to West Ham. They followed that up with a penalty kicks defeat at Stoke, in the League Cup, although like most of the other top clubs that’s…
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International Blues
Is it only me who hates international weeks? Perhaps it’s a Scottish thing. All too often, our performances are the kind you watch from behind your hands, but only if there’s no room behind the sofa. The match against Poland was a case in point; you could feel the tension mounting up as the game…
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Chelsea consider £15m for Anderlecht striker
View image | gettyimages.com Chelsea are considering making a £15m move for Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic. The striker has attracted interest from a number of European clubs this season after some superb performance in the Belgian league and in the early rounds of the Champions League. Mitrovic, who has scored 20 goals in total this…
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Yohan Cabaye to replace Man United signing at Southampton
View image | gettyimages.com Southampton are lining up a move for Yohan Cabaye as they seek a replacement for Morgan Schneiderlin. The current Paris Saint Germain midfielder is frustrated at a lack of first team opportunities at the Parisien club and is looking to come back to England, prompting a whole host of clubs to show…
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Liverpool submit £17m bid for Newcastle United star
View image | gettyimages.com Liverpool have submitted a £17m bid for Newcastle United star Moussa Sissoko, Football Express News understands. Brendan Rodgers has previously been interested in the talented French international butchose to slash the cash on Mario Balotelli last summer. Balotelli’s failings have seen the Northern Irish boss look to bolster his attacking optionsand…
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Chelsea’s £15m Remy valuation causing problems
View image | gettyimages.com Chelsea’s £15m valuation of French striker Loic Remy is said to be causing the likes of Swansea City problems, Football Express News understands. The French striker is set to leave Stamford Bridge this summer after Jose Mourinho made calls to freshen up his strike force. The former Marseille goalscorer has been…
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Chelsea remain keen on Charlie Austin
View image | gettyimages.com Newcastle, Chelsea and West Ham are in three-way battle for QPR striker Charlie Austin, according to Daily Express. The England international is fully expected to return to the Premier League this summer after being relegated with Queens Park Rangers in May. A whole host of clubs have been interested, with Newcastle…
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Yohan Cabaye in talks with Tottenham Hotspur
View image | gettyimages.com Tottenham have joined the race to land PSG midfielder Yohan Cabaye, according to reports. The current Paris Saint Germain midfielder is frustrated at a lack of first team opportunities at the Parisien club and is looking to come back to England, prompting a whole host of clubs to show interest. The…
