Rob Parker | March 7, 2010
Spidermag finally shows his face
Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez bagged his second goal for the club in yesterday’s 6-1 thrashing of Barnsley and donned his trademark Spiderman mask in celebration.
Rob Parker | February 9, 2010
West Ham’s financial woes summarised neatly by ex-Magpie
Newcastle’s transfer dealings over recent years have hardly been awe-inspiring. The process has usually involved paying over the odds for a player, watching them flop and leave on the cheap, or watching them do pretty well and selling them for less than was originally paid for them.
Kieron Dyer [...]
Rob Parker | January 19, 2010
Newcastle striker dedicates West Brom goal to his dad
Peter Lovenkrands scored a goal against West Brom to maintain Newcastle’s unbeaten home record in the Championship - just three days after his father died.
The Danish striker had originally planned to stay away from St James’ Park last night to be with his family. But he [...]
Rob Parker | December 30, 2009
Newcastle midfielder reveals he did loads of naughty things we don’t know about
Newcastle bad boy Joey Barton has hit out at his fellow professionals for being out of touch with reality. The 27-year-old reckons getting in trouble for his past misdemeanours, including his time in jail, has given him a perspective lacking in other footballers.
Barton [...]
Rob Parker | November 25, 2009
How to get lynched at the Riverside
In a gag that could easily have backfired, Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bounded onto the pitch at half-time in Middlesbrough’s match against Nottingham Forest wearing Newcastle shirts.
The trio briefly endured a torrent of abuse before swiftly heading down the tunnel for a costume [...]
Rob Parker | November 4, 2009
Dot com revolution
After announcing controversial plans to offer the naming rights to Newcastle’s historic St James’ Park to raise cash for the club, Mike Ashley has found a firm with just the financial clout he was looking for… his own company.
The stadium will be given the nasty new name sportsdirect.com@StJames’ Park. Yes, it sounds more [...]
Rob Parker | October 8, 2009
Footie mascots held captive by Special Olympians
Manchester United mascot Fred the Red’s belly has got him into all sorts of trouble. When his chippy order is snatched, the daredevil chases after his assailant. Unfortunately, for Fred he ends up bundled into the back of a white van and kidnapped. You can see the ransom video [...]
