Despite keeping the club afloat last season, and earning promotion the season before, Rafa Benitez must once again sell-to-buy for the upcoming campaign. Mike Ashley’s promise of allowing Benitez to have ‘every last penny that the club generates through promotion, player sales and other means’ has, once again, turned out to be untrue. Now, a standoff has ensued: …
Newcastle United are yet again at a crossroads. Rafa Benitez has a year left on his contract and Mike Ashley doesn’t want to relinquish control. It’s the same story every summer. Will Rafa stay? Will Ashley give him what he wants? Benitez has turned a whole city around since his arrival, yet Ashley still harbors some reserve to let him fully transform United into an …
The summer transfer window is right around the corner. United are safe, although not matematically, they are logically. Articles have already started to roll out on how much Newcastle are set to make this season. Provided NUFC finish 10th, the club’s income will be above £120million. A sum that puts the club well in the black. In addition, United should have money …
After a series of great wins for Newcastle, it now looks like we’re nearing safety. We’re two points away from the magic 40 and nobody can deny that NUFC, and Rafa Benitez, has had a great season considering the circumstances. From talks about Rafa Benitez being unhappy in the summer, to takeover talk leading to the most frustrating January I can remember, it’s fair …
The final mid-season international break before the end of the season and this summer’s World Cup is now over, and many of Newcastle’s players will be hoping to use the final weeks of the season to bolster their claim for a place in their respective nation’s 23-man squad that will make the trip to Russia. Betters have already made their offers for anyone who wants to …
The World Cup is just over four months away now, and the talk is on about who will take their place in the England squad. There are plenty of England players who have all but secured their first team slot, but a hand full of positions are up for debate, and nothing is set in stone. At least two Newcastle players still have a chance of proving themselves on the …