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• 21 Nov 2009 09:00

  Saturday November 21st, 2009                                       last update 09:19 GMT

  Kick-off is at “Shola is a good lad and a thoughtful lad, and if his thinking is that there is an opportunity to play at international level then I can understand it." 17 28 3 Championship fixtures/results: Swansea Derby

  21st November 1950 Thomas Brooks Craig born, Penilee, Glasgow. (1974-78) Scottish international midfielder who was spotted playing for Aberdeen by Sheffield Wednesday who paid what was then a record £100K fee for a teenager to bring him to Hillsborough in 1969. The same fee took him to Tyneside in 1974, with his debut coming against Carlisle on Boxing Day and his first goal against Spurs the following month. A stylish midfielder, Craig was popular with the fans and appeared in the 1976 League Cup Final defeat at Wembley by Man City. His only senior international cap came later that year, in a home friendly victory over Switzerland. Transferred to Aston Villa during Newcastle's relegation season, later moves took him on to Swansea City, Carlisle United and Hibernian. Craig began his coaching career at Easter Road in 1985 as assistant to former Magpie John Blackley, later moving on to work as David Hay's number two at Celtic. A return to Pittodrie came with Roy Aitken, followed by Tommy's appointment as the Scotland U21 boss - along with other SFA duties, including oveseeing coaching courses. 1998 saw him back at SJP, appointed by Kenny Dalglish (whom Craig had played alongside for Scotland schoolboys). He remained there until 2006, mostly working as reserve team coach but also briefly filling in as caretaker manager between Dalglish's departure and Ruud Gullit's arrival.  Following his departure from Newcastle, Craig teamed up with John Collins at Hibernian, but his second stint there ended with him following Collins out of the door - having succeeded him briefly as caretaker boss.  Craig remained out of football - save for some freelance scouting - but was seen watching games at SJP in 2008.  PS: Tommy's younger brother John also played in midfield, appearing for Aberdeen, Partick Thistle, Hearts, Morton and Keith. 1968 Mark Robinson born, Manchester. (1993-94) Arriving from Barnsley at a cost of £450K in March 1993, this right back was part of Kevin Keegan's recruitment programme as promotion to the Premiership began to look inevitable that season. While his fellow new arrivals Scott Sellars and Andy Cole both had injury problems of their own, Robbo however saw his own hopes of making an impact on Tyneside disappear in a pre-season match at Hartlepool United. A tackle from Pools defender Ian McGuckin left the Newcastle player with a badly broken leg that placed his career in jeopardy. And while Robbo returned to play for the club in January 1994, he was never the same again and had crucially lost his pace. Newcastle actually made a profit when Swindon paid £600K for Robinson in July 1994 and he went on to be a good servant at the County Ground until a hernia problem forced him to give up full-time football in 2002. Dropping down to non-league, he played for Chippenham Town before finally retiring.  1976 Sam Aiston born, Newcastle. (1994-95) Winger who came through the junior and reserve ranks at SJP but never made it to the first team. He later played for the mackems, Chester City, Stoke City, Tranmere Rovers, Northampton Town, Burton Albion and Wrexham. 1896 Leith Athletic (a) Aitken, Smellie  1,200 1903 Liverpool (a) 0-1 Morris9,000 1908 Aston Villa (h) Wallace, Reeves30,000 1914 Oldham Athletic (h) Hudspeth (pen) Donnachie, Pilkington12,000 1925 Cardiff City (a) 0-0 25,000 1931 West Bromwich Albion (h) (3-0)Boyd(), J.R.Richardson(23,51), Weaver(31), Allen(5-1Glidden(75)36,000 1936 Fulham (a) 4-3 Pearson, Rogers 2, Smith Smith, Keeping, Finch 23,508 1942 Middlesbrough (h)(3-0)Gordon, Stubbins, Carr 6,459 1953 Portsmouth (h) 1-1 Division One Milburn og 48,853 1959 Blackburn Rovers (h) Eastham, White 2 Dobing 31,368 1964 Derby County (h) Cummings, McGarry Durban, Thomas  31,041 1970 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 2-1 Division One  Craig, Gibb Chivers 38,873 A memorable strike from David Craig set us on our way - Martin Chivers netted for Spurs. 1981 Luton Town (h) Brown 2, Varadi Hill, Moss 21,084 A classic encounter with the quicksilver front combination of Brown and Varadi leading the Hatters a merry dance and taking a 2-0 interval lead.  Second half goals from Ricky Hill and David Moss, together with Brown limping off injured appeared to have blown it, but a late strike from Varadi sent the crowd berserk.  Brown later said "I heard the cheers as I came back down the tunnel and when I saw the crowd on the pitch I knew we'd won it.'  1987 Queens Park Rangers (a) 1-1 (1-1)P.Jackson og(Wharton) 11,794  1990 Nottingham Forest (a) 1-2 Zenith Data Systems CupScottHodge, Clough 9,567Steve Hodge and Nigel Clough scored for the home side, who included a trio of future Magpies in their starting XI - Stuart Pearce, Terry Wilson and Franz Carr.  1992 Watford (h) Peacock(51), Lee(57)  28,871 Hornets player Gerard Lavin was sent off for two bookable offences within seconds; firstly kicking the ball away at a free kick and then encroaching from the wall before it was taken.  Robert Lee scored his first goal at St.James' in a Newcastle shirt after Peacock had seen a penalty saved at the Leazes End and Lee pounced on the rebound. 1993 Liverpool (h) 3-0 (3-0) Premier League Cole(4,15,30) 36,246 A demolition of the Reds by Cole who hit three identical goals from three identical left wing crosses in the first half past a bemused Bruce Grobelaar.  Footage of this match was later shown in court as the goalkeeper and his accomplices stood accused of match rigging.  What was never questioned was the complicity of the whole Liverpool team in letting United rip through them at will and being utterly hopeless in front of goal until three down. 2001 United came back from two goals down to level at 2-2 against Liverpool Reserves at Southport's Haig Avenue thanks to Jamie Coppinger and Jamie McClen.  However, Richie Partridge won it for the home side with three minutes remaining to spoil second string coach Tommy Craig's 51st birthday. Michael Chopra claimed a hat-trick as United won 3-0 at Bedlington Terriers in the Northumberland Senior Cup.  Newcastle midfielder Jermaine Jenas signed a new five year deal designed to keep him on Tyneside until 2008. The 20 year-old commented:  "Moving to Newcastle United 18 months ago has proved to be a terrific career move for me. This is a fantastic club and a marvellous place to play your football. "I hope over the next five years, we can build on our success over the last two seasons and I am looking forward to being involved with a strong and successful team. "Also, I would like to thank the fans, who have given me fantastic support since I joined the club."

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• 20 Nov 2009 15:07

  Friday November 20th, 2009                                           last update 12:18 GMT

  Coventry (a) Public sale now  Barnsley (a) Members sale now Loan extension FF stays at City  Newcastle confirmed on Friday that they had extended goalkeeper Fraser Forster's loan period at Norwich City until the end of the current season. The 21 year-old stopper has been in good form for the Canaries this season, keeping seven clean sheets and conceding just eight goals in his twelve appearances. Fraser also played his part in helping Norwich win a penalty shootout in the Johnstones Paint Trophy and remains at Carrow Road to aid the League One side's promotion effort. City are away at Southampton on Saturday. U18sYorkshire posting Newcastle's U18 side go looking to extend their unbeaten record to nine games on Saturday, when they visit the Thorp Arch home of their Leeds United counterparts. Kickoff is at 11am have confirmed more of their local roadshows as follows:Wed 02.12.2009 Bourgognes, Hexham Road, Swalwell, NE16 3AA Both free events are open to all, 7.30pm start time.

  Wed 02.12.2009 NUST Roadshow @ Bourgognes, Hexham Road, Swalwell, NE16 3AA 7.30pm. Free entry. £25 adults, £13 Over 60s, U16s/NUS. Members sale now. Public sale now. 20th November Robert Roxburgh, 78.  (1920-24) 1978 Paul Robinson born, S*nderland. (1998-2000) Kenny Dalglish did his old Anfield team mate David Hodgson a favour back in March 1998, paying £500K to sign the two promising strikers in his Darlington side - Robinson and James Coppinger.  After having made his debut for the Quakers first team at the age of 16, Robinson appeared for Newcastle's reserve and junior sides, getting his senior team chance at SJP under Ruud Gullit. Preferred to start up front in the infamous monsoon derby game while messrs Shearer and Ferguson glowered from the bench, Robbo's sole goal for the club was a mis-hit shot from two yards out in a 2-2 home draw with CSKA Sofia. Sold to Wimbledon for £1.5m by Bobby Robson in July 2000, he then bounced around clubs at bewildering speed, having brief spells playing or on trial at Burnley, Dundee United, Blackpool, Hull, Grimsby, Carlisle, Hartlepool, York St.Johnstone, Ross County, Aberdeen and Torquay. A first drop into the Northern League came with Whitley Bay, to be followed later by stints with Horden CW, Sunderland RCA and Sunderland Nissan. 2008 then saw Robbo declared bankrupt and turning up on trial (in a footballing sense...) at his first club Darlington. However, he failed to impress the Quakers and was released. We understand that he now struts his stuff for a team in the Pallion Carpets 5 a-side league, who play on Wednesday nights at the Crowtree Leisure Centre. 1897 Stockton (a) FA Cup Qualifier Campbell, Harvey, Ghee, Jackson  8,000 1909 Notts County (h) 1-3 Rutherford Jones, Cantrell, Dean18,000 1912 Thackery's XI (a) Fleming 2  1920 Liverpool (h) Seymour, Ward  50,000 1926 Birmingham (h) 5-1 (2-0)McKay(14), Gallacher(30), McDonald(3-0), Seymour(4-1), Hudspeth(85pen)Briggs( 20,000  1937 Plymouth Argyle (h) (2-1)Mooney, Smith, Imrie (pen) Bourton21,000 1943 Darlington (a) 1-4 (0-4) WartimeStubbinsBrown 3, J.Kelly7,838 1948 Arsenal (a) 1-0 og(Mercer) 62,000 The winner came from the only own goal Joe Mercer conceded in 18 years. An estimated 30,000 supporters were locked out of Highbury. 1954 Bolton Wanderers (a) 1-2 (1-0)Curry Hassall(pen), Webster 25,936 1957 Hearts (a) (1-2) White(41), Bell(62)Cumming(42), Wardhaugh(44)  14,500     1965 Leicester City (h) 1-5 (1-2)Robson Goodfellow, Sinclair 2, D.Dougan, Stringfellow27,603 1968 Sporting Lisbon (h) 1-0 (2-1 on aggregate) Fairs Cup 2nd Round 2nd LegRobson  53,747 game four of our European jaunt, and after going through on a 2-1 aggregate, we waited for our fate in the 3rd round draw - from being an aside, this was starting to turn into something very special indeed. 1968 Future Newcastle manager Bill McGarry quit his post at Ipswich Town in order to succeed Ronnie Allen at Wolves. 1971 Nottingham Forest (h) 2-1 Macdonald 2Cormack 24,583 Debut for Alex Reid, who briefly deputised for Tommy Gibb in midfield, having been signed from Dundee United. 1973 Sad news as surgeons confirmed that Tony Green's football career was over due to a knee injury sustained at Selhurst Park. 1976 West Ham United (a) Burns, NultyB.Robson  21,324Pop Robson netted against his old side but couldn't prevent an away win.      1982 Carlisle United (a) 0-2 Division Two Hornsby(29), Lee(68)16,276 1991 Southend United (h) 3-2 (3-1)Peacock 2(1pen), HuntAngell, Tilson  14,740Gavin Peacock took over penalty duties from the injured Micky Quinn and successfully converted his first in a black and white shirt. 1999 Watford (a) Dabizas(59)Ngonge(53) 19,354Featuring one of the most blatantly offside goals ever scored against United.  When the ball was played forward to Ngonge, he didn't appear to have any defenders or a goalkeeper between him and the goal, let alone two.After the match Bobby Robson expressed his shock at the abuse of Alan Shearer from Hornets fans - sorry Bobby, but we've known for years they were a bunch of small-town plastic cockney barrow boy wannabes.... Goalscorer Dabizas is congratulated after his shot earned United a point 2002 Newcastle midfielder Gary Speed was on the scoresheet for Wales as they beat Azerbaijan 2-0 in a European Championship qualifier staged in Baku. 2003 It may not have been in the Nou Camp, but Bobby Robson was watching from the director's box as his side claimed the Barcelona Cup by beating Crook Town 10-1. Former United defender and Sky Masters veteran, Kevin Scott, lined up for the home side and completed the full match. A decent crowd of 1,000 plus turned out on a fine night at Millfield. 2004 Crystal Palace (a) 2-0 (0-0)PremiershipKluivert(79), Bellamy(88) 22,937There was a time when a United side wearing white shorts in the capital city was enough to strike fear into the heart of any Toon follower. Not this time. Three vital Premiership points were gathered on the south side of the Thames by a United side clad in white shorts and white socks as Patrick Kluivert and Craig Bellamy scored late goals. The win left us ninth in the table. NUFC.com match report 2006 Newcastle's Reserves beat Gateshead 3-0 in a friendly fixture at the International Stadium, thanks to goals from Andy Carroll (2) and Dean Critchlow.NUFC.com match report

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• 19 Nov 2009 21:22

  Thursday November 19th, 2009                                       last update 21:36 GMT

  International switch for fit-again forward Magpie eyes Eagles Comments from Chris Hughton regarding the number 23:  "Shola(Ameobi) will train with the Reserves on Monday before joining in with the rest of the squad on Tuesday after Preston. He has made good progress and we're delighted to welcome him back. "It was disappointing for Shola to miss out after the start he had, but he'll be looking to get back to that level and we certainly hope he can because he was excellent for us during those first few weeks."The striker - who recently celebrated his 28th birthday - scored five goals in as many appearances at the start of the season, but has been sidelined since sustaining a foot injury in the Carling Cup win over Huddersfield in August. However Ameobi has now confirmed that he's preparing to accept an international callup from the country of his birth, Nigeria. The former England U21 international told The Chronicle: “2010 is a big year for Nigeria. The African Nations Cup is the same for us as the European Championships is in Europe. It’s a tournament I would love to play in. “It was a great honour for me to represent England at Under-21 level, and my mum and dad were so proud of me, but they would love to see me play for Nigeria. “It’s not about changing allegiances. I’ve got Nigerian roots and I’m proud of my country, the country where I was born and spent the first five or six years of my life. “Playing at the World Cup is the pinnacle of any player’s career. It’s what you dream of, and if I can do that with Nigeria then that would be fantastic for me. “They have been in touch before to see whether I was interested. In the past, I chose not to, so I could concentrate on helping Newcastle. “But I have reached a stage in my career where I would love to play international football, and realistically it’s not going to happen with England. “It has been frustrating to have missed the last few games, but I’m coming back and should be fully fit in the next two or three weeks.” Reuniting at international level with his former Magpies colleague Obafemi Martins for the Super Eagles appeals to Shola, but his involvement in January's African Cup of Nations would affect his availability for Newcastle. The tournament takes place in Angola from January 10th to 31st and given that the Nigeria squad met up over a fortnight before their opening game (on January 21st) in the 2008 staging, Shola could be missing for up to eight league and cup games. Hughton responded to enquires by saying: “It’s one that that I intend to talk to Shola about very soon. I was only just made aware of it today. I will see what is thoughts are. “My only concern at this moment is to make sure he is fit for Newcastle. We need him as soon as possible because he’s missed three months now after a really good start to the season. I want to see him producing for Newcastle. “Shola is a good lad and a thoughtful lad, and if his thinking is that there is an opportunity to play at international level then I can understand it.” Artwork ordersToon Legends Toon Legends are now taking orders for their unique canvas artworks. Each 16 inch square piece is hand-finished with your choice of name in metallic acrylic paint. Prices @ £54.99, orders are currently being fulfilled in 7 days - shop early for Christmas! order online Old boy in court actionOba-drawn From the Mail, Thursday: A former Premiership footballer routinely blew his £75,000 a week wages in a matter of days and was constantly overdrawn, a court was told yesterday. Ex-Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins, 25, was paid the handsome salary after he joined the club for a £10million fee in August 2006. But despite his extraordinary earnings, his former management team yesterday claimed they repeatedly bailed him out after his bank account continually slipped into the red. The High Court heard that the Nigerian international player would withdraw £40,000 in cash from his bank account at the end of the week. But that would only last him two days, the court heard, as he topped up with a further £25,000 on the Monday morning. He was always overdrawn and repeatedly relied upon NVA Management Limited to 'manage his life', the High Court was told. Martins, who owned several fast cars including a top of the range Porsche 4X4, spent the money funding an extravagant lifestyle of luxurious penthouse homes and fine dining. He is now being sued by his former management company who claim that he still owes them 300,000 for sorting out his finances. Robert Tennink, for NVA, said: 'Day to day life with superstars is demanding and superstars are demanding.' He told the court that Martins would withdraw £40,000 for the weekend, followed by another £25,000 on the Monday. 'Despite earning these vast sums of money he was constantly overdrawn,' added Mr Tennink. He said the firm, which looks after the affairs of several footballers, film and music stars, said that Martins had agreed to pay them for simply managing his life. It was under their stewardship that Martins agreed a £2million image rights deal 'simply for being Mr Martins'. It's claimed Martins was constantly overdrawn despite earning £75,000-a-week. He also had lucrative sponsorship deals with various companies including Pepsi and Nike but had not been paid. When the company stepped in to run his affairs they sorted the unpaid contracts, bringing in thousands of pounds. They also organised visas when he travelled to Italy, where he once played for Inter Milan, and sorted out his passport, his mortgage and property valuations. They even arranged critical illness cover and were constantly running up and down the motorway from their London offices to Newcastle in a bid to do all that he required. 'But surely these were things a secretary could do?' asked Judge Richard Seymour QC, referring to the size of fees charged. 'It was a Jeeves-type of role that they performed.' Mr Tennink protested that managing every aspect of his life was just part of what they did, and asked the judge to bear in mind the sort of figures these players earned. He said Martins had come to them in July 2007 and agreed a fee of around £300,000 plus 20 per cent of any sponsorship monies they managed to acquire on his behalf. 'He asked for these services to be carried out,' Mr Tennink told the court. Before they managed his affairs Martins had not been paid a penny for his image rights for the use of his name on Newcastle shirts and mugs and had received nothing from his sponsorship deals. He could not even find the contracts he had originally signed, Mr Tennink added. Martins paid the company £67,500 in January last year and another £25,000 in April last year. But the question for the court to decide, said Mr Tennink, was whether there was a 'binding obligation' for him to pay the outstanding bill of over £300,000. After Newcastle were relegated from the Premiership last summer Martins was sold for £9million to German Bundesliga Champions Wolfsburg. Martins, who once owned a penthouse apartment overlooking Newcastle's exclusive Quayside, is fighting the claim. The hearing is scheduled to last for three days. have confirmed another of their local roadshows as follows: This free event is open to all, with a 7.30pm start time. It's closed on Mondays, but will open at . It's now confirmed that the Museum is to move from Preston to another location, so this could be your last chance for some time.   Ameobi and Barton are both still unfit. Khizanishvili serves the final game of his 3 match ban. Gutierrez has now recovered from the thigh problem that forced him out of the home victory over Peterborough.NUFC.com charity bet for this game is for to score the first goal of the game on his return to Deepdale. That's a 6/1 shot and if it comes off, then the winnings will benefit the Charlie Crowe Scanner Appeal Richard Chaplow (hamstring) is a doubt.  Ahead of this game, Preston have signed Stoke City midfielder Michael Tonge on loan. Ring.bg Sport 1 (Rom) Sup up your beer and collect your Mag...:Bitter Lemmings (!) The forecast for this coming weekend suggests heavy downpours of top notch cask ales and other splendid libations at The Newcastle Arms, as another of their famous beer festivals is now well underway. up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning, Match report now onlineVerses UnitedPoetry DVD: Crowe charity to benefit Out now on DVD - and proving very popular - is "Verses United", a collection of writing by local man John Oliver Described as "a poetic journey through Tyneside and its football fields", the DVD can be ordered securely online from Pillar Box Media @ £10 (+ £1.50 UK P&P). And for each DVD sold by this method, Pillar Box will donate £2.50 to the Charlie Crowe Scanner Appeal For a flavour of the DVD, see this YouTube clip

  You'll find "The Pocket Book..." on sale in Newcastle city centre at Waterstones, Borders, WH Smith and The Back Page.The Evening Chronicle reviewed the book: read that here Biffa and Bob will sign copies of the Pocket Book at the Monument branch of 19th November 1957 Death of Jack Allen, 54. (1931-34) 1965 Death of Tom Phillipson, 67. (1919-21) 1976 Wayne Quinn born, Truro, Cornwall. (2001-04)  Left-sided full back/wing back who arrived at SJP on loan from Championship side Sheffield United, having played against us for the Blades in an FA Cup Semi Final tie in 1998. Quinn made his Magpies debut in a 3-1 home win over Coventry City in January 2001 and after impressing manager Bobby Robson, an £800K deal was sealed a month later.  Retaining his place in the side at right back for the rest of that season, Quinn featured in the Intertoto campaign that saw our 2001/02 season kick off in July, scoring against Belgian side Lokeren. However, injury and a loss of form saw Quinn fade from the first team picture and his only two outings of the regular league season came in cup competitions. Joining the first team squad for pre-season games in the Netherlands, Quinn then made what was to be his final senior appearance for United in a Champions League qualifier away to Zeljeznicar in Sarajevo - as an 89th minute substitute. Consigned to the reserve side for the remainder of 2002, Quinn was allowed to rejoin Sheffield United on loan in January 2003, making a second debut in a League Cup victory over Liverpool.  Returning to SJP two months later, Quinn entered the final season of his contract in the Newcastle reserve side again, scoring in a pre-season kickabout at Workington. September 2003 saw him loaned to West Ham United, with the recently-relegated side eventually keeping him for the rest of the season - although he made his last appearance in February 2004. A free agent, Quinn appeared on trial at Plymouth Argyle but continual knee problems causing his retirement from full time football.  However Quinn did continue to play at a lower level, joining non-league Hayle in his native Cornwall. Moving on to appear for another set of Magpies - Penzance - he later returned to Hayle and was appointed manager. 1898 Bolton Wanderers (h) 4-1 Rogers(35), Peddie(2-1,85), MacFarlane(Miller(0-1) 1902 Middlesbrough (a) 3-1 Gardner, Graham, Stenhouse Thompson 1,0001904 Bury (h) 3-1 Gosnell, Appleyard, Veitch Swann 18,262 1910 Sunderland (h) (1-1)Shepherd(16)Coleman(19) 57,416 1921 Sunderland (h) 2-2 McIntosh(3), McDonald(7)Buchan(51), Marshall(56) 46,000 An interested spectator at Gallowgate was the Duke of York, future King George. 1927 Burnley (h) (1-1)GallacherBeel 26,991 1932 Manchester City (h) 2-0 Cape 2  24,000 1938 Blackburn Rovers (a) 0-3 Clarke 3 20,876 Sole senior appearance of George Bradley, although he did feature in wartime United teams. Benny Craig, who had a rather longer career at SJP, also made his debut. 1949 Derby County (a) 0-1 (when abandoned)29,973 With just fifteen minutes left, the Rams looked set for the win until the fog descended forcing an abandonment. There was a certain justice in the restaged game finishing in a 1-1 draw, with United's Frank Houghton adamant that he'd scored in the first game - but the referee missed it due to the swirling mists.1955 Cardiff City (h) 4-0 Milburn 2 (1pen), Keeble, Crowe  35,603Although transfer listed at the time, George Hannah's form in this game was instrumental in dispatching the Bluebirds.    1955 United signed Mickley-born twin brothers Alan and Norman Breen. However, neither made it through to the first team. 1959 Torpedo Moscow (h) 4-4 (2-2)Allchurch (38), White (42,67) Eastham(49)(pen) Metreveli (20), Savuschen (22), Ivanov (59), Gusarov (88) 7,921  The Soviets visited SJP as part of a three match English tour including fixtures at White Hart Lane and Bramall Lane. The second half was televised locally by ITV.1960 Everton (a) 0-5  Division One Collins 3, Vernon, Wignall41,123This heavy loss at Goodison Park was the final appearance of Jimmy Scoular, who had been an integral part of the United midfield since 1953. 1966 West Ham United (a) 0-3 Division One Peters (11), Byrne (58)(pen), Hurst (86)31,285Newcastle's goalscoring problems showed no sign of ending, with recent signing Wyn Davies unable to get off the mark in his fourth game for the club. 1975 England's chances of European Championship qualification were virtually ended by a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Lisbon. It was to be Malcolm Macdonald's final England appearance.1977 Arsenal (h) 1-2  Division One CassidyStapleton, Sunderland 23,679Old boy Malcolm Macdonald missed out on a return to SJP after being sent off for Arsenal against Coventry City the previous weekend. And in a tryout for the famous Peter Withe incident two years later, Gunners 'keeper Pat Jennings succeeded in removing a stray dog from the SJP pitch. This proved to be the final home game in which Richard Dinnis managed United. 1983 Sheffield Wednesday (a) 2-4 (1-1)McDermott(43), Keegan(78pen) Varadi(37,51), Cunningham(71), Bannister(82) 41,134 A magnificent show of support for United, with around 15,000 travelling to cheer them on.  Unfortunately they were to witness former and future Magpies net for the Owls in the shape of strike pair Imre Varadi & Tony Cunningham.  The former stood almost apologetically in front of the travelling masses after scoring at the Leppings Lane end, and was given a sporting reception. 1988 Millwall (a) 0-4 (0-2)15,767McLeary, Hurlock, Cascarino, O'Callaghan A team coached by Mick Martin and featuring the talents of Liam O'Brien and Rob McDonald for the first time were hammered by the Lions at Cold Blow Lane.  McDonald did score with a header that was ruled out. 1993 Sir John Hall named the new Leazes End Stand after himself and buried a time capsule including a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale. 1994 Wimbledon (a) (2-3)Beardsley(30), Kitson(32) Clarke(2), Ekoku(27), Harford(36) 14,203 The inevitable failure at Selhurst Park, this year's twist being a future Magpie (Warren Barton) setting up a former Magpie (Mick Harford) for the winner. 1996 Metz (France) (a) UEFA Cup 3rd Round, 1st LegBeardsley(31pen) Traore(67) 23,000A sizeable Toon support took themselves over to France, where they were met by snow flurries and freezing temperatures. Without the unfit Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand, Tino Asprilla played a lone forward role as manager Kevin Keegan reined in his attacking instincts, commenting afterwards: "You can't always play great football and excite the crowd. Sometimes you've got to get in the trenches and dig out a result."The Colombian won the penalty from which Beardsley scored, but Pavel Srnicek's poor punch allowed Amara Traore to head the ball back over him into the unguarded net. 2005 Chelsea (a) 0-3 J.Cole(47), Crespo(51), Duff(90)42,268 A second half capitulation at Stamford Bridge, although we should have been awarded a penalty for John Terry's clear foul on Lee Bowyer.  Future Mag Damien Duff got the third which was deflected past Given by ex-Blue Scott Parker. In summary we griped: "I hate this place - and paying theatre prices to watch unfunny comedies." 2008 Shay Givenwon his 91st senior cap as captain but Ireland suffered their first defeat under Giovanni Trapattoni, losing 3-2 at home to Poland in a Friendly. Damien Duff played three quarters of the game and missed some decent chances before being replaced by Shane Long. Meanwhile, in Glasgow, Jonas Gutierrez played the first 71 minutes against Scotland being replaced by Gonzalez (not our Uruguayan crock, obviously) while Fabricio Coloccini only kept the bench warm. Jonas set up the Argie goal and got a cuddle and kiss from manager, Maradona, at the end of the game. Lucky him.

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• 19 Nov 2009 00:33

  23:59 GMT

  NUST updates Continuing the promotion of their campaign, the have confirmed two more of their local roadshows as follows: Thu 19.11.2009 The Blacksmiths Arms, Gosforth High St. Thu 26.11.2009 The Strawberry, adjacent to SJP. Both events are free to enter, open to alland have a 7.30pm start time. The NUST are looking for volunteers to assist them with the campaign. Email them for details. Downloadable campaign posters are available here Preston North End (a)  The table-topping Magpies return to Championship action this coming Monday, when they travel to Deepdale to face PNE. It's a Trialist Pancrate TuesdayHaving joined Newcastle's first team squad for training last week, trialist (pictured) was included in United's reserve side on Tuesday evening. With Chris Hughton among the crowd, the French-born 29 year old played down the right side of midfield and completed 80 minutes at SJP in a 3-2 victory over Hartlepool United. Hughton commented afterwards that:"He did well. We really wanted to see him in a game so we gave him the opportunity this evening. He will be training with us for the next few days and that will give us a chance to have a real good look at him. "We already have great quality on the right-hand side with Ryan Taylor, Jonas and Danny Guthrie but he could offer us something different with his pace. "His biggest asset is his experience – he’s played in a couple of positions, is good on the ball, works hard and I enjoyed watching him tonight. "It’s not a question of us having to go down this avenue because of a lack of funds. When chances come your way with a player who has played at a good level for a number of years you will have a look at him. "There is certainly a willingness on behalf of the club that if we want to strengthen in certain areas then yes I will get that support from above. "It’s not always about players that can go straight into the team. It’s also about having a well-equipped squad to handle the rigours of the next few months.” Pancrate has previously played for Guingamp, Le Mans, Spanish side Real Betis & Sochaux.  Earlier this season he had a trial with Sheffield United and appeared for the Blades reserve team, but no contract offer at Bramall Lane was forthcoming.  Ex-MagOld boy gets Rowdy The latest former Magpie to enter the world of football management is Paul Dalglish, now confirmed as the new coach of Tampa Bay Rowdies ahead of the new season. The 32 year-old Glaswegian retired from playing due to injury in 2008 and had been coaching youngsters at MLS side Houston Dynamo.  Cu Joey!JFK: has he got the  (tartan) arsehole for it? The vacant position of Scotland national team manager has prompted a number of jobless managers to put their name forward, including former Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear (presumably the J of JFK would stand for Jock): “When I left Tottenham I moved on abroad and my first job abroad was as manager of India. I was out there for two years, so I started off with an international side. “I missed out on, I think, two occasions to be the manager of Ireland, which would always have been a dream job for me. “But sure, why not? I’ll throw my hat in the ring (Tam O' Shanter, surely). If they felt they wanted to interview me, I’d be more than happy to go along and talk.”Well that should be enough to get them rebuilding Hadrians Wall - we can just imagine his first press call: "Which one of you is Rabbie Burns?....you're a ***."All joking aside though, given the sad fate of Jock Stein when in post, it was hardly the most tactful of questions to ask someone with a recent history of heart trouble.   : National service for wor lot this week: Germany U19 v Scotland U19 (a) FR (Paderborn) Brad Inman was in the Scotland squad - details awaited. :

  Tue 24.11.2009Toon Talk online fan phone-in. Further detailsonline hereThu 26.11.2009 NUST Roadshow @ The Strawberry, Newcastle city centre, 7.30pm. Free entry. Northern Ireland international who played in our 1974 and 1976 Wembley Cup Final defeats. Stewart 3, Higgins, WilsonCommon A benefit match against local opposition to raise funds for Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary saw the sum of £91.13s.06d raised. Woollett(14,65), Carr(20,42,55,66,86,89), Stubbins(50,90), Gordon(38)The Bantams were on the wrong end of a remarkable goalscoring display from Durham -born guest player Eddie Carr, then of Arsenal. 1970 Ayr United (a) Young(52), McLean(67)United faced the Honest Men as they celebrated both their 60th anniversary and the official opening of floodlights at Somerset Park. "Cutty" Young put Ally McLeod's side ahead when he knocked in the rebound after Iam McFaul had pushed his penalty on to a post. George McLean then sealed the win when he capitalised on a poor John Craggs backpass. Tommy Smith also missed a 68th minute penalty for the home side. United appointed Bill McGarry as manager in succession to Dickie Dinnis. Coming with a hard man reputation to bring the mutinous SJP dressing room to heel, McGarry had His managerial CV had seen him in charge at Bournemouth, Watford, Ipswich and an eight year sojourn at Wolves, moving to Tyneside following a stint coaching in Saudi Arabia.  0-2 Having scored six goals on two occasions and seven once in home games at Kenilworth Road already that season, United got off comparatively lightly. Live ITV coverage of this game saw United play in their first ever home game on a Sunday. Former Magpie Alan Kennedy made an 18th minute goal line clearance to deny Chris Waddle and with the Reds 1-0 up, Kenny Wharton netted only to be flagged offside.Mick Quinn salvaged a point from a poor display when he scored his 16th goal of the season with a close range header, after strike partner Mark McGhee had flicked on Kevin Brock's corner. No match at SJP, but a measure of the plight of the team when nearly 20,000 fans turned up for an open day - 5000 more than had suffered A 0-0 home draw with Barnsley the previous day.  Gateshead-born United fan Tommy Johnson put Villa ahead only for Sir Les to level - although he left the field on a stretcher, after injuring himself in the act of scoring. League Cup Fourth Round  With messrs Shearer, Asprilla and Rush all missing, Jon Dahl Tomasson led the attack and scored the only goal of the game against Jim Smith's Rams. However United's fitness problems continued as both John Beresford and Warren Barton picked up injuries during the tie.  Gary Speed missed a sitter but made amends shortly after - tucking away a rebound after his first effort hit the post.  Dirty Don Hutchison equalised in the second half and Niall Quinn made it 2-1 before felling Rob Lee with minutes remaining.  However, Alan Shearer's penalty was saved by Sorensen and a devastated number nine apologised to all and sundry after the game.  United's reserves shared four goals with their Bolton counterparts, despite being a man short after just 14 minutes when Olivier Bernard was harshly dismissed Lomana LuaLua then scored two suspiciously offside goals before the Trotters hit back to claim a point. The Magpies debuted at the Emirates Stadium and Kieron Dyer roused himself into a rare 90 minute outing that included his first league goal since March 2005.A defence composed of Craig Moore, Steven Taylor, Titus Bramble and Peter Ramage couldn't quite hold out to make us the first visiting side to win there but boss Glenn Roeder was still

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• 18 Nov 2009 07:12

  Wednesday November 18th, 2009                                   last update 09:37 GMT

  1,382 fans were at SJP to see trialist Fabrice Pancrate debut in a wide right role and he made progress down that flank in the opening moments, although Peter Lovenkrands was unable to reach his centre. At the other end, Pools threatened Jak Alnwick's goal and almost took advantage of some defensive laxities by the home side, Leon McSweeney somehow hitting the bar from just four yards out after a scramble in the area. And the visitors took the lead on 25 minutes, when another raid down the right ended with Jonny Rowell centring and unfortunate Newcastle defender Matthew Grieve slicing an attempted clearance into his own net. The Magpies looked to respond and a deflected free kick from Lovenkrands grazed the Pools woodwork with Ben Tozer in close attendance. On 32 minutes though the Dane had more luck, arriving to fire home Airey's low centre from the right past former Toon academy goalkeeper Mark Cook at the Leazes End. And the home side almost went in ahead at the break when Kazenga LuaLua wriggled free on the byline close to goal, only for his effort to be cleared by Ben Clark, with Lovenkrands lurking behind him. An entertaining game continued in similar style in the second half, with Alnwick doing well to deny McSweeney after he found space in the box. Pools took the lead once again after 58 minutes, McSweeney centring from the left for young centre forward Billy Greulich to net from close range. The second equaliser this time took just over a minute to arrive, with Airey racing into the Pools box before claiming his first-ever reserve goal with a calm finish. The Northumbrian-born Academy player who turned 18 last Saturday had another goal to celebrate on 67 minutes, when he left was unmarked to head home LuaLua's corner towards the front post. That seemed to knock some of the stuffing out of the visitors and substitute Samuel Adjei came close to extending Newcastle's lead with a curling effort that grazed the crossbar. Pancrate was replaced in the closing stages of the game after having inevitably faded in the second half, given his lack of match fitness. The 29 year-old Frenchman had exploited the space afforded to him down the flank, supplying a couple of astute passes and coming close with one shot on goal. The argument that signing him up would stifle the emergence of a younger generation of players wasn't enhanced tonight though, neither Ryan Donaldson nor Frank Danquah catching the eye and Kazenga LuaLua in typically inconsistent mood. While there was no sign of Marlon Harewood, Lovenkrands at least showed some willing and took the opportunity to get in much-needed match practice ahead of the first team's return to action next Monday. was in Stuart Pearce's starting XI for this game in Vilnius, striking the woodwork twice and coming close on three other occasions. made the starting XI for this game staged at Scunthorpe's Glanford Park but was one of a number of half time replacements, when the score was 1-0 to the visitors.

  18th November 1950 Tommy Cassidy born, Belfast.(1970-80) Northern Ireland international who played in the 1974 and 1976 Wembley Cup Final defeats. His displays for Glentoran saw a number of English sides watch him, Newcastle agreeing terms ahead of both the mackems & Man United. After having taken some three seasons to become a regular at SJP, Cassidy was a familiar feature in the side, although he did have some periodic injury problems. Allowed to leave in 1980, United actually made a £5K profit when Cassidy signed for Burnley and he helped bring the Division Three Championship to Turf Moor.    The final years of Tommy's career were memorable for his appearance in the 1982 World Cup Finals, the last of his 24 full caps coming as substitute in the unforgettable 1-0 victory over host nation Spain in Valencia. By then he'd become a defensive midfielder, gradually dropping back from the striking role he filled in his early seasons into a midfield position making advantage of his good passing ability.  A move to Cyprus saw him play for Apoel Nicosia alongside Terry McDermott before moving on to become their manager. Returning to the UK after going public about corrupt practices in Cypriot football, Tommy managed Gateshead before returning to take charge of his first club Glentoran. After a fractious three years at the Oval, Cassidy walked out and managed Ards, later moving on to Sligo Rovers. Workington was his next port of call where he brought some success to the West Cumbrian side during a six year period. However, he remained living on Tyneside and was tempted into taking the Newcastle Blue Star job in 2007 - parting company with them after barely six months. 1967 Gavin Peacock born, Welling, Kent.(1990-93) An attacking midfielder or striker (with 43 goals in 114 Newcastle starts), Peacock was signed from AFC Bournemouth, having been at QPR and Gillingham earlier in his career. A debut in a 5-4 loss at Leicester was followed by his first goal in the following game, on a desperate Sunday lunchtime encounter at Plymouth that we won 1-0. One of the few Magpies in recent years to have sported a beard (first spotted in a friendly at Greenock Morton when he looked positive biblical). Consistent in a poor team, Peacock kept his place under both Jim Smith and Ossie Ardiles, but came close to departing in favour of Middlesbrough under Kevin Keegan. He remained in Toon however and played his part in both keeping us up - with the opening goal at Leicester - and then a dozen strikes in the following promotion season. After a return to the top-flight had been secured, Peacock was allowed to leave the club in order to return to the London area to be with his family - after his son Jake was born with one of his lower arms missing. Signing for Chelsea he stayed at Stamford Bridge until 1996, netting home and away against Newcastle and finishing on the losing side in an FA Cup final. A move back to QPR then followed and after a loan spell at Charlton, Peacock returned to Loftus Road and played his final game in April 2002 - over 15 years after his R's debut. Peacock then worked in the media for some time as a BBC TV pundit (having gone for the shaven-headed look) and also presented Songs of Praise. Having never made an secret of his religious beliefs, 2007 saw him studying for a BA in Theology at a college in Cambridge.  Gavin left the BBC after Euro 2008, moving to Canada to begin a three-year Masters course in Divinity at Ambrose Seminary in Calgary. At the conclusion of that, Peacock has said that he intends to become a pastor, vicar or minister. Going back to his dad Keith (long-associated with Charlton as player and coach), Gavin once had this to say about his childhood:  My dad’s side of my family is from South Shields on Tyneside. Although South Shields is perhaps split evenly between the two persuasions of black & white, and red & white, my family were firmly of the Newcastle camp.  As a child I’d spent many a summer on the beach at Shields and I remember the impact of Kevin Keegan signing for the club in 1982.  In actual fact I had an old grey Newcastle away kit from Keegan’s playing time at the club. As a child I grew up with my dad playing for Charlton so they were the club I supported, but I always had a very strong liking for Newcastle and when I had the chance to move to North East, I grabbed it. 1968 Barry Hunter born, Coleraine (1987) Youth international defender who followed fellow Coleraine youngster Michael O'Neill to SJP in 1987, earning a one-year deal. However he was released after appearing for the reserve and junior sides - the nearest he got to a first team runout being when he and his fellow teenagers showed off the Northern Intermediate League Cup on the pitch at SJP. Hunter returned to Coleraine and then moved on to Crusaders, Wrexham paying £50K for his services in 1993. A first full international cap followed in 1995, before a £400K switch to Reading within two years - playing for the Royals in a pre-season game against Newcastle in July 1999. Released on a free transfer in 2001, Hunter moved to Rushden & Diamonds (having been on loan at Southend while at Reading). While at Nene Park he moved from playing to managing and was also briefly on the staff at Swindon Town, making the final playing appearances his career for Portadown. Hunter now works as a scout and was on Glenn Roeder's staff at Norwich City, having previously been at Blackburn Rovers.   1893 Northwich Victoria (a) 3-5 (1-0)Crate, Thompson, ogMeredith 3, Scanlon, Bailey 300Once believed to be the oldest continually used football ground (although now only a memory), The Drill Field hosted League football for only two seasons. This was United's only visit in the final campaign the Vics took part in before their relegation. 1899 Burnley (a) 3-1 (1-0)Fraser, Wardrope, Rogers Jenkinson 5,000 1905 Aston Villa (a) 3-0 Veitch(), Orr(24,66) 1908 Middlesbrough (h) 5-1 (2-0)Stewart 3, Higgins, Wilson  3,000 A benefit match against local opposition to raise funds for Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary. 1911 Notts County (h) 3-2 (1-0)Low, Rutherford 2 Dean 2 1922 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-0 (1-0)McDonald  30,300 1933 Leicester City (h) McMenemy Liddle8,000 1939 Bradford Park Ave (h) 2-3 Stubbins, PearsonMcGarry, Wesley, Juliussen 5,691 1944 Bradford City (h) 11-0 (4-0) Wartime Carr 6, Gordon, Stubbins 2, Woollett 2 15,000 1950 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 0-7 (0-3)Bennett, Bailey, Medley 3, Walters, Ramsey(pen) 70,026  Les Medley grabbed a hat trick for the Londoners.   1961 Bristol Rovers (h) 5-2 (3-1)J.Wilson, Allchurch, White 3  Jarman, Hooper 23,180   1967 Burnley (a) 0-2 Division One  Harris, Lochhead 15,447   1969 FC Porto (Portugal) (a) Fairs Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg 25,000 An uneventful game at the Antas Stadium, Oporto. Moncur recovered from a fever to take his place in the defence. 1970 Ayr United (a) 0-2 Friendly  5,000   1972 Liverpool (a) 2-3 Division One  Tudor, Macdonald Cormack(5), Lindsay(35), Toshack(48) 46,153   1977 Newcastle appointed Bill McGarry as their new boss, replacing the recently dismissed Richard Dinnis. Coming with a hard man reputation to bring our mutinous dressing room to heel, McGarry played for Port Vale and Huddersfield and won four caps for England. His managerial CV had seen him in charge at Bournemouth, Watford, Ipswich and an eight year stint at Wolves. A spell in Saudi Arabia followed before he returned to take power on Barrack Road. However he was axed early in the 1980/81 season, thereafter finding employment as a Brighton scout, Power Dynamo (Zambia) coach and Zambian national team manager.  He returned to England in 1985 but lasted only two months of a second stint at Molineux, before popping in Botswana. McGarry died in March 2005 at the age of 77. 1978 Luton Town (a) 0-2 Stein, Turner10,434 1984 Liverpool (h) 0-2 (0-1)Nicol(24), Wark(89)27,015 St.James' Park hosted its first Sunday game for this televised encounter. 1989 Barnsley (a) 1-1 Quinn  Currie 10,475 1990 No match at St.James' Park, but a measure of the plight of the team when nearly 20,000 fans turned up for an open day, 5000 more than had suffered the previous days goalless draw.  Charitable observers saw the open day as a thank you to the fans, while the more cynical among us noted that the deadline for the share issue was less than a week away. 1995 Aston Villa (a) (0-1) Premier League Ferdinand(53)Johnson(21) 39,167 Gateshead-born United fan Tommy Johnson put Villa ahead. 1997 Derby County (a) 1-0 League Cup Tomasson(72)  27,364 Newcastle became the first team to beat Derby in their new Pride Park Stadium, although Sampdoria had triumphed 1-0 in a pre-season friendly to open the ground. 2000 Sunderland (h) 1-2 (1-0) PremiershipSpeed(4)Hutchison(68), Quinn(76) 52,030Gary Speed missed a sitter in the opening minutes but made amends shortly after - tucking away a rebound after his first effort hit the post. Dirty Don Hutchison equalised in the second half and Niall Quinn made it 2-1. Quinn felled Rob Lee with minutes remaining but Alan Shearer's penalty was saved by Tommy Sorensen.  A devastated Shearer apologised to all and sundry after the game. 2002 United's reserves shared four goals with their Bolton counterparts. Newcastle were reduced to ten men after just 14 minutes when Olivier Bernard was incredibly dismissed for what looked like a fair challenge, much to the annoyance of the watching Bobby Robson.  LuaLua then scored two suspiciously offside goals but late goals from Akin Bulent and Jon Walters earned Bolton a point. 2006 Arsenal (a) 1-1 (1-0)Dyer(30)Henry(70) 60,058Newcastle made their debut at the Emirates Stadium and Kieron Dyer roused himself into a rare 90 minute outing that included his first league goal since March 2005.A defence comprising Moore, Taylor, Bramble and Ramage couldn't quite hold out to become the first away team to register a victory here but boss Glenn Roeder told reporters he was still "very proud of them".

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• 17 Nov 2009 15:05

  Tuesday November 17th, 2009                                        last update 22:51 GMT

  Reserves SJP hit by Air raid!Newcastle Res  3Hartlepool Res2 Two goals from teenage striker and one from Peter Lovenkrands helped United's reserve side to their first victory in five games on Tuesday evening. 1,382 fans were at SJP to see trialist Fabrice Pancrate debut for the Magpies in a wide right role. More to follow... Alnwick, Leadbitter, Folan, Donaldson, Tozer, Grieve, Pancrate (James Taylor 80), LuaLua, Airey, Lovenkrands (Newton 80), Danquah (Adjei 61). Robinson, Jeff Henderson. NUFC have confirmed that two upcoming reserve home games have been rearranged (both to be staged at Whitley Park @ 7pm):Tue Jan 5th Scunthorpe United (h)Tue Jan 19th Rotherham United (h)'heading home Non-league saw their FA Cup dreams end on Tuesday evening with a 5-2 loss to in their First Round replay at Griffin Park. The Tynesiders fielded four ex-Magpies in their starting XI - Paul Farman, Craig Baxter, Phil Cave and Kris Gate. A fifth - Alex Francis - appeared from the bench and Neale McDermott completed the half dozen as an unused sub. CallupsNational service for wor lot on Tuesday: Northern Ireland U21 1-2 Czech Republic ECQ appeared from the subs bench for the final 10 minutes of this game staged in Ballymena. Netherlands U21 2-1 Spain U21 ECQ Tim Krul played the full 90 minutes of this victory staged at Sparta Rotterdam's Stadium and picked up a booking for his troubles. Lithuania U21 0-0 England U21 ECQ was in Stuart Pearce's starting XI for this game in Vilnius, striking the woodwork once and coming close on three other occasions. Armenia U21 4-1 Republic of Ireland U21 ECQ played the full match in Yerevan. England U19 3-1 Turkey U19 FR   made the starting XI for this game staged at Scunthorpe's Glanford Park but was one of a number of half time replacements, when the score was still 0-0.  Upcoming selections: Allison - his aim is trueGreat North runner The story so far.....2007 saw Toon fan Mark Allison complete his John O'Groats to Lands End charity run, backed by donations and support from many of you. In all he raised over £34,000 for a local hospice.  Fast foward two years on and Mark is training for what seems to us an insane challenge - running coast to coast across the USA, covering over 3,000 miles. Fundraising for St.Benedicts Hospice and The Childrens Foundation, this mammoth undertaking is scheduled to be completed in 2011. However the fundraising starts now.  And in keeping with modern trends, Mark has now agreed a PFI - that's a Pie Finance Agreement - to boost his fund-raising efforts. For every donated between now and the end of 2009, Peters Pies have pledged to add 50p to that total, meaning that for every £10 fund-raising T shirt Mark sells, an extra £5 will be raised. for the Run Geordie Run website, where you'll find full details of Mark's plans, training and motivation etc. plus links to buy T shirts and make a donation.   NB: Every last penny Mark raises goes to the charities concerned - all costs are met out of his own pocket. Gotcha:Big Al's backhander While officially remaining silent on the trials and tribulations at Gallowgate, looks to have dropped his guard momentarily over the renaming controversy in the latest Sun newspaper ad campaign:  "I think The Sun to British football is like St James' Park is to Newcastle - it's always going to be there.New face in Toon Pancrate has been trained with the first team squad and appeared for United's reserves against Hartlepool United @ SJP on Tuesday. Parisian-born, he has previously played for Guingamp, Le Mans, Spanish side Real Betis & Sochaux.  Sup up:Pump action The forecast from this Thursday and over the weekend suggests heavy downpours of top notch cask ales and other splendid libations at The Newcastle Arms.Located near to the hole in the road formerly known as St.Andrews Street, you'll find directions, a beer list and other random waffle at their website here Wednesday week - 25th November - sees Alan Shearer The The Magpies return to Championship action this coming Monday, NB:National Football Museum is located in the same stand that houses the away section at Deepdale. It's usually closed on Mondays, but will open at 5pm ahead of our game - and entry is . There's currently a move to take the Museum from Preston to another location, so this could be a timely time to visit.  NUFC: Paddy Power match wagers are appearing hereAndy Carroll Futbol Smart

  37 Public sale now. From £20. Public sale now.Note new date. 17th November 1920 Willie McCall born, Glasgow. (1948) Four goals in 16 United appearances for this outside left who joined from Aberdeen and later appeared for Motherwell and Third Lanark. 1935 Bobby Cummings born, Ashington. (1954-56 & 1963-65) A product of New Hartley Juniors, centre forward Bobby failed to make the grade as a junior but returned to United via Ashington and Aberdeen. A pitman by trade, there were doubtless a clutch of "mining a rich seam" press articles when he began scoring prolifically for the Dons - 47 goals in 87 games.  Five of those goals came in a 10-3 cup victory over Clyde, while a hat trick against Rangers at Pittodrie gave him the distinction of being the first Englishman ever to manage that feat against the Ibrox side. However he initially only joined them on a part-time basis, continuing to work in the mining industry in order to deter a call up for national service. With a return to SJP on the cards in 1963, Bobby then appeared as a guest player in Alf McMichael's testimonial match, scoring once and then seeing a £5,000 deal go through.  Our favourite Bobby story from his time at United concerns the time that he was once collected mid-shift from Bates Colliery by the police, who rushed him off to play for the reserves as an emergency stand-in. Cummings duly delivered a hat trick in a 7-4 away victory over Leeds United - despite sustaining a kick in the head, courtesy of the great John Charles. Bobby left SJP in favour of Darlington and later appeared for Hartlepool - helping both sides win promotion.  A spell in South Africa with Port Elizabeth then followed, before he returned to his native Northumberland and worked for Brentford Nylons after he hung up his boots.  Bobby passed away in 2008.1970 Jason Drysdale born, Bristol(1994-95) Full back/midfielder signed by Kevin Keegan at a cost of £425K from Watford ahead of our second season in the Premiership. After featuring in pre-season however (and scoring in a penalty shootout win against Manchester United at Ibrox), Drysdale never made a single competitive appearance for us. Sold to Swindon Town for £340K in March 1995, he spent three years at the County Ground, before a brief spell at Northampton. A move into non-League circles came in 1998 with Forest Green Rovers, later transfers taking him to Aberystwyth Town, Bath City, Mangotsfield United and Paulton Rovers. 1894 Lincoln City (a) (1-2)Wallace Flewitt 2, Lees 1900 Aston Villa (a) 2-2 (1-2)Peddie, A.Gardner Johnson, Wilkes20,000 1906 Liverpool (h) Gardner, Speedie  36,000Liverpool 'keeper Sam Hardy also saved a penalty. 1923 Preston North End (a) (2-1)Harris 2 Roberts12,500 Debut for Willie Gibson, at left half. 1928 Birmingham (h) Wilkinson  1934 Bradford City (h) 4-2 (2-1)Boyd, Leighton, Smith 2 og(Richardson), Spence 13,727 Debut for Norman Tapken, in goal. 1945 Bury (h) 4-2 (1-2) WartimeHair, Clifton, Stubbins 2Whitworth 2 43,080United's goalscoring streak at SJP showed no signs of ending, with this win taking their seasonal tally to 34 in just eight fixtures! 1951 Arsenal (h) 2-0 G.Robledo, og 61,192The League leaders were beaten at a packed SJP, with United going ahead thanks to George Robledo's 18th goal in just 17 starts. Gunners centre half Ray Daniel then put through his own goal to ensure the home win. 1956 Everton (h) 0-0 (0-0)32,263With both Bill Curry (national service) and George Hannah (injury) unavailable, Stan Keery was brought into the United attack with Vic Keeble. 1958 Orgryte (h) 5-2 Allchurch 2, White, Eastham, Curry  18,356The Gallowgate floodlights were tested by Tyneside fog during this midweek friendly against the Swedes. 1962 Southampton (a) Sydenham(27), Burnside(76), O'Brien(85)13,582 Another disaster at the Dell,  with leading scorer Barrie Thomas missing due to injury. Such was the selection crisis faced by Joe Harvey that  reserve forward Charlie Woods almost played his first game since the previous February.  Woods had travelled from Tyneside with the squad en route to sign for Bournemouth, but that deal was put on ice until Alan Suddick was cleared to play with a plaster cast on his right hand by the match referee. The agreed £6,000 sale of Woods then went through and he was rushed by car to Eastville and played for Bournemouth that afternoon against Bristol Rovers - inevitably scoring the opener in a 2-1 win. 1973 Manchester United (h) 3-2 (1-2)Cassidy(17,2-2), Hope(71)Macari(34), Graham(45) 42,474 Reserve striker George Hope appeared in place of the injured Malcolm Macdonald and netted with a match-winning header at the Gallowgate End.  That proved to be the only senior goal of his Magpies career and after retaining his place in the side for a trip to Everton the following week, he was never selected again. 1979 Bristol Rovers (a) Shoulder White 7,626Ahead early in the second half thanks to Alan Shoulder, United missed a host of other chances and had two goals disallowed, before conceding the inevitable equaliser. 1990 Barnsley (h) 0-0 Division Two 15,548 A poor game and an equally dreadful display from Jim Smith's depleted side never looked like giving United their first win in seven games. In a sign of the times, a larger crowd were present at SJP 24 hours later for the club's open day - a meet and greet / ground tour affair arranged as part of the abortive share flotation.  1991 Sunderland (a) 1-1 Division Two O'Brien(59) Davenport(21) 29,224 Liam O'Brien's fine chipped equaliser in front of 4,000 away fans massed on the Roker End is overshadowed by the fine free kick he struck the following season, but this effort was no less skilful. And had sub Steve Watson shown slightly more composure in front of goal soon after, then a first away victory since 1956 in this game could have been ours for the taking. However he couldn't direct his header past Tony Norman in the mackem goal. The point was well-celebrated by the away fans who were locked in the ground, with injured duo Mick Quinn and Lee Clark limping on to the pitch to salute them with their crutches.  2001 Fulham (a) 1-3 (0-2)Speed(65)Saha(20), Legwinski(28), Hales(70) 21,159Former Magpie Louis Saha gave Jean Tigana's Cottagers the lead after Robbie Elliott's defensive clanger and a generally poor display allowed the home side to enjoy a comfortable two goal lead at the interval. In a move out of keeping with the rest of the game, Gary Speed then connected with a cross from Aaron Hughes to give the away supporters something to cheer. Unfortunately the revival lasted barely five minutes before Fulham scored again after a scramble from an uncleared corner. Alan Shearer then saw his spot kick saved by Edwin van der Sar, who advanced off his line before the ball was struck, but wasn't penalised by the referee with a retake. United's performance was about as uninspiring as this bloke's intrusion (see down below) but it was a chilly afternoon by the Thames.... NUFC.com match report A disappointing display  in front of the Cottagers 2003 Two Darren Ambrose goals and one from Lomana LuaLua saw the reserves defeat West Bromwich Albion at SJP, watched by a crowd of 2,429. Northumberland Senior Cup success as the Reserves comfortably defeated North Shields 3-0 in this First Round tie at Whitley Park. Marc Walton, Carl Finnigan and James Troisi were on target for Tommy Craig's side.NUFC.com match report

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• 16 Nov 2009 23:22

  23:59 GMT

  on Tuesday when Newcastle face Hartlepool United reserves. Team news to follow. After scoring last week for the reserves against Leeds at York, Nile Ranger will be absent due to international duty with England U19s. The same applies to a trio of Toon youngsters who have appeared for the reserves recently: Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland U21s), Callum Morris (Republic of Ireland U21s) and Brad Inman (Scotland U19s) Also on Tuesday night, non-league travel to for their replay. Anyone in the West London area who can get along to cheer on the Tynesiders is most welcome. KO is @ 7.45pm and away fans are housed in the Brook Road Stand. Pay on the night @ £20 adults. National service for wor lot this week: N.Ireland (h) Victory Shield  (Port Talbot) (@ 7.40pm Current Magpie is set for a return to his former club, having spent the first part of the 2007/08 season on loan at PNE. In a dozen first team outings (five as sub), Andy scored once - at home to Leicester City. He was also red carded once - at Scunthorpe. Scott Mathieson (Stockport). Took charge of his first ever Magpies game when handling the visit of Plymouth Argyle to SJP in September. Overseas TV:  Sky Sports 1 (Australia) draw Local interest in Monday's

  Winger cquired from his hometown club, with the £1,750 fee being used to roof the Scratching Pen at Brunton Park - a structure that survived for sixty years. Ten days after that game, Jackie grabbed a hat trick for Newcastle in a 7-4 success at Old Trafford against Manchester United. And he was to join the Reds at a cost of £2,000 in 1934, later playing for QPR and turning out for Carlisle as a wartime guest.  After a brief post-war spell with Scarborough Town, Jackie returned to his native Carlisle and again appeared for the Cumbrians before moving on to Brunton Park staff. 1976 Peter Keen born, Middlesbrough (1995-99)  Goalkeeper who appeared for our junior and reserve sides but failed to break through to the seniors - getting no further than being an unused substitute in the Premier League at Blackburn Rovers in December 1998.  After leaving SJP, Keen was subject to an FA investigation over the sale of FA Cup Final tickets allocated to other Newcastle players for the 1999 defeat by Manchester United.  Keen admitted his involvement in what was described at the time as a farcical attempt at touting - as he unwittingly accepted payment in....Monopoly money. Joining Carlisle, Peter had the distinction of scoring a goal in open play the following year - with a mammoth kick from his own penalty area against Blackpool. He later played for Darlington, Scarborough, Gateshead and Horden and returned to the International Stadium in 2007.

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• 16 Nov 2009 07:59

  Monday November 16th, 2009                                         last update 13:24 GMT

  Speaking at the end of the first week of their For one reason or another it didn't come to pass. It's extremely disappointing. It's something we'd given up a lot of time and effort and abortive costs with so I've been feeling pretty bruised by the whole process. "As my wife keeps telling me, 'No-one's died' so you've got to get on. That's fundamentally where I see it now. "I think from my perspective I don't think Mike Ashley wants to stay at St James' Park for the long term, so I'll never give up. I'll keep beavering away in the background and hopefully one day we'll get there. "Hopefully he'll make some investment in the club. Hopefully we'll get some commercial partners. Hopefully the money will be spent on the playing squad and that bears fruit and we get back to where we deserve. "Let's face it Newcastle is a massive club. 43,000 to 44,000 people turned up there the other week to watch Peterborough. "No disrespect to Peterborough, but they brought some great fans. This is Newcastle United, it is a massive club. It's a global brand and it should be at the top of European football." When asked about the contentious stadium naming rights issue, he commented: Moat could have passed comment on a variety of relevant subjects regarding his abortive bid to buy the club, but was instead content trot out the SJP party line. This latest SkySports-engineered utterance does nothing to dispel the theory that Moat is simply a stooge for the current regime. Sitting alongside Ashley and Llambias in the Directors' Box and very publicly shaking hands was always strange behaviour for someone supposedly engaged in hard-line business negotiations. The naming of Moat in official club press releases as both potential bidder and then failed bidder always struck us as odd - a luxury nobody else was afforded. We're also deeply troubled by an email from one of Moat's former school colleagues telling us that he used to bring in cassettes of Stiff Little Fingers' John Peel sessions, claiming to be the band's manager.... The young Magpies will visit the Keepmoat Stadium for a 7pm kickoff on Wednesday December 2nd. The West Stand will be open for all fans and admission is £3 adults and £1 concessions - which have to purchased from the Ticket Office (ie no cash turnstiles on the night). Update: Monday's Third Round Draw: v Nelson or Morpeth Town v Boldmere St Michaels v Shildon New Mills or Tividale v West Auckland Town Gresley v Spennymoor Town(ties to be played on Sat Dec 5th)Whitley BayMarske UnitedCrook Town meanwhile eased past Bacup Borough by 2-0 and Shildon won at Congleton Town by the same score. PS: beaten 2009 finalists Glossop North End are off an running again, beating

  Wed 02.12.2009 U18s v Doncaster Rovers (a) @ Keepmoat Stadium, 7pm. FA Youth Cup Third Round. You'll find it in on sale in Newcastle city centre at Waterstones, Borders, WH Smith and The Back Page. 16th November 1911 John Philips Cape born, Carlisle. (1930-34) Winger who was acquired from his hometown club, with the fee being used to roof the Scratching Pen at Brunton Park - a structure that survived for some sixty years. "Jackie" is remembered as the player who spoilt Hughie Gallacher's return to SJP in 1930, scoring the only goal of the game as United beat Chelsea in front of their record crowd. Later moves took him to Manchester United and QPR, playing again for Carlisle United as a wartime guest. His final club was Scarborough. He died in June 1994. 1895 Darwen (h) 7-2 (5-0)Wardrope 3, Aitken, Collins, Lennox, McDermidd 6,000  1896 Darlington (a) Friendly Wardrope  2,000 1907 Bury (a) Appleyard, Rutherford Bullen 18,000 1912 Derby County (h) 2-4 (2-3)Hibbert, McTavish Bauchop 2, Bagshaw, Sharpe 1929 Manchester City (a) 0-3 Marshall, Tait, Brooke30,000 1935 Doncaster Rovers (h) 2-1 (2-0)Pearson, J.Smith Dutton26,845 1946 Fulham (a)  3-0  Division Two Bentley, Wayman 2  44,000 1955 Hibernian (a) 0-2 Friendly 20,000 With Easter Road fogbound, this midweek friendly had to be abandoned on 70 minutes, but the result stood.  1957 Luton Town (a)  3-0 Bell, White 2  19,670 There was a goal on his debut for Jackie Bell, with virtually his first touch. 1963 Swindon Town (a) 0-0 Division Two 20,699 1968 Manchester City (h) (0-0)Davies  36,420 1974 Chelsea (h) 5-0 Cannell(50), Macdonald(,5-0), Kennedy(), Barrowclough(4-0) 35,236 Presumably Joe Harvey's half-time team talk was all about Southerners folding like a pack of cards.... 1985 Chelsea (h) 1-3 Roeder Speedie, Spackman, Dixon 22,394 A Glenn Roeder header gave United the best possible start, but Chelsea recovered to equalise through Speedie and win it with late goals from Nigel Spackman and Kerry Dixon. 1988 Newcastle reserves lost 1-0 to Barnsley at SJP, with full back Andy Fensome (pictured) in the home XI. Fensome was on a short-term loan from Norwich City, while Magpies forward Anth Lormor went to Carrow Road for an equally brief stay. England faced Nigeria at Wembley in a friendly, with coach Terry Venables naming United  trio Peter Beardsley, Rob Lee and Steve Howey in his starting lineup. David Platt scored the only goal of the game, with future Magpies John Barnes and Alan Shearer also appearing. Some clown named Wise also turned out. 1996 West Ham United (h) (0-1) Premier League Beardsley(83)Rowland(23)  36,552Behind at the interval and with Les Ferdinand off the field with a depressed fracture of the cheekbone, a point against Harry Redknapp's side was a decent return, with Newcastle also missing Alan Shearer. 2002 Southampton (h)  2-1 (1-1) PremiershipAmeobi(41), Hughes(54)Beattie(2) 51,812Just three days after the glorious madness that was Feyenoord, United gave a further illustration of their staying power with a sixth successive post-European victory.Wee Gordon Strachan's side led after just 66 seconds, only for Shola to level things and Alan Shearer se a stonewall penalty claim turned down by referee Clive Wilkes. Aaron Hughes however popped up to smash home Hugo Viana's low centre for this third Premiership goal in our colours.  2005 Emre played 82 minutes for Turkey as they lost their crucial World Cup play-off against Switzerland. Although the Turks won 4-2 on the night, the Swiss went through on away goals having won the home leg 2-0, prompting our poor headline "No Turkish delight as Swiss roll on".... Emre and his team mates clashed with their opponents in the tunnel after the final whistle and several players, including Emre, subsequently received lengthy bans (six matches). FIFA President Sepp Blatter being Swiss didn't greatly help the Turks' cause.... 2006Speaking on the day that he switched on the Newcastle city centre Christmas lights, striker Michael Owen expressed optimism that his recovery from injury remains on track:"You don't want to create a false belief so when I first had it done I thought you might as well write the season off and everyone else did as well but the operation was great. "The surgeon was happy with what he saw inside my knee and sees no reason, along as I have a good rehabilitation, to think there will be any future damage. "I would love to play again this season." And he did. Just. 2007 Michael Owen played for England in a friendly against Austria in Vienna but lasted just 34 minutes before limping off with a thigh strain.

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• 15 Nov 2009 16:49

  Sunday November 15th, 2009                                          last update 23:18 GMT

  Parisian Pancrate has previously played for Guingamp, Le Mans, Spanish side Real Betis & Sochaux. Buy Out - update Speaking towards the end of the first week of their initiative, Mark Jensen of the had this to say:“I think fans have every right to wonder if the 'Yes We Can' campaign can succeed, anything that is ground- breaking will attract doubt as to whether it's possible. “The NUST have embarked on an initial six-week advertising and media campaign which will set out how the buy-out of the club can be successful if the fans get behind it. “This is a very public campaign and it will be up to each individual and company to decide if they want to be part of it, we're very confident that over a period of time the vast majority will see it can succeed and will come on board to help reclaim their club. “Mike Ashley has repeatedly stated he wants to sell the club and clearly there has been no credible interest, to fill that void NUST have taken up the challenge to lead the campaign to buy the club. “This is not an overnight idea. Months of planning have brought NUST to this point following countless meetings with prominent local business, financial and civic leaders to fine tune the idea. “Further details will emerge over the six-week campaign but if the fans can do their bit and show they have the appetite to raise a significant amount of money, local business people have given assurances that they can then do their bit to make this a reality. “The first stage is to raise enough money to enable representatives to open up negotiations with the current owner, if we reach that point the rest is achievable. “The response so far from supporters has been unbelievable, together we can do this and have a club we once again can all be proud of. I'd urge all fans to visit www.nust.org.uk to see how they can get involved and very shortly we will be publicising a base in the city where people who don't have computer access can get information."Responding to Sunday's comments from alleged club suitor Barry Moat (see below), Jensen commented that:"We welcome any serious offers for Newcastle but this is Deja Vu. We will continue our fan based campaign to make the club accountable to the city again.  "It is only four days in and we've had a massive response pledging investment from large and small investors. We've made approaches to Mr Moat previously and had no reply but we're happy to speak to anyone who has the long term interests of Newcastle at heart.  "If he has any ideas about how he would take the club forward apart from carrying on the idea of selling the name of SJP 'for commercial reasons' then once again we would happily talk.  "One point of immediate disagreement is the issue of re-naming the ground. We'll be clear, under a Trust led bid there would be no change of name. 23,000 customers asked us not to through our online petition. We have a series of commercial ideas that don't strip out the history of the club and would retain the integrity of SJP". Journal article about NUST23 people have now added their support to the NUST WaffleFailed bidder Barry breaks his silence Speaking to Sky Sports News on Sunday, Barry Moatsaid: "I think you have to explore things like naming rights - you have to do that. "Unfortunately we live in a world where football is big business, and the gap between the Championship and the Premier League is getting bigger all the time. "So you have to do things to close that gap. We need to get back up to the Premier League as quickly as possible. "I think if you have to do some of those things, by taking the commercial benefit of a sponsor, then as far as I'm concerned if that gets the right players on the pitch, gives you the right entertainment on a Saturday, then where do I sign?"Moat could have passed comment on a variety of relevant subjects regarding his abortive bid to buy the club, but was instead content trot out the SJP party line.  We were going to label this as a missed attempt by Moat to communicate with fans, but given that recent events have seen him become totally irrelevant, who cares?Compo Bobby DVD giveaway Now on sale is the official DVD from the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, "A Knight to Remember". Including footage from the final interviews Sir Bobby gave before his death, there are contributions from many other footballing figures such as Alan Shearer, Shay Given, Gazza and Bob Moncur. The DVD is now on sale from JG Windows, HMV shops and other retailers priced at £17 and monies raised will go to boost the Foundation's fundraising effort, which has now exceeded £2m. "A Knight to Remember" also features a newly-recorded version of "The Blaydon Races" featuring Auf Wiedersehen Pet trio Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy and Kevin Whately. The video of their performance is YouTube and the MP3 can be downloaded from the Foundation websiteThanks to the Foundation we have a copy of the DVD signed by Alan Shearer up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning, email uswiththe answer to the following question: February 2003 saw Toon fans celebrate Sir Bobby Robson's 70th by singing "Happy Birthday" at the BayArena in Germany. Against which team were Newcastle playing that night, in a Champions League tie?  Closing date is Mon Nov 23rd @ 7.45pmSubject line of Bobby. Those who insist on choosing their own subject line disqualify themselves. One entry per person please. : Toon Man off  to World Cup A 2-0 success in Morocco on Saturday was enough to hand Cameroon a place at the 2010 World Cup Finals, with Newcastle midfielder Geremi adding to his sizeable caps total and providing an assist for the second goal. Meanwhile former Magpie Obafemi Martins is also looking forward to South Africa next summer, scoring twice in a 3-2 win over Kenya to confirm Nigeria's qualification.   National service for wor lot:

  15th November 1915 Archie Livingstone born, Pencaitland, Scotland. (1935-38) 1918 Billy Pears born, Willington, Durham. (1936-41) 1953 Keith Robson born, Hetton-le-Hole. (1971-74) Striker/winger who made his Toon debut against Chelsea aged 19 and scored 5 times in 15 appearances. However, he failed to dislodge Supermac or Tudor and moved on to West Ham, Cardiff and Norwich, losing his place there to Justin Fashanu. Spells at Leicester and Carlisle followed before a stint in Hong Kong. Robson then returned to Norfolk, playing for Norwich Busmen and becoming assistant boss of local non-league side Wroxham. Keith still lives and works in the Norwich area and can be spotted in his role as a matchday host in the corporate areas of Carrow Road - we're not sure though whether he looks anything like his 1979 image above, which is strangely reminiscent of Ronnie Wood from the Stones.....1961 Neil Simpson born, Hackney, London. (1990-91)Known more for his European exploits at Pittodrie with former /future Mag, Mark McGhee, this Scotland international midfielder's time on Tyneside barely registers on the radar. One start and three sub appearances followed before he retreated back North of the border with Motherwell. Injury curtailed his full-time career in 1993, after which he kept on playing for non-league side Cove Rangers and was then involved with Elgin City on the commercial side. However, Simpson's lasting legacy (and the reason his name is sung by Dons fans when they visit Ibrox) is the tackle he inflicted on Iain Durrant in 1988. The ferocity of this was enough to damage Durrant's right knee so severely that he was sidelined for three years. 1902 Sheffield United (a) 1-2 Roberts W.Wilkinson, Brown 14,040 Debut for Scotsman John Watson, at right back. 1913 Tottenham Hotspur (h) 2-0 Hall 2  25,000 1924 Leeds United (a) SeymourWhipp 35,000 1930 Portsmouth (h) 4-7 (2-4)Devine, Lindsay 2, WilkinsonSmith 2, Weddle 2, Easson 2, Cook 23,000You just don't get scored like this these days. Oh, hang on a minute.... 1933 Full international at St.James' Park, with Wales overcoming England 2-1 in front of 12,000 spectators and clinching the Home International Championship. 1947 Bradford (a) 3-0 (3-0)Stobbart, Sibley, og  24,654 1950 A short journey for Jackie Milburn as he was selected to play for England in an international held at Roker Park. He scored one as Wales were defeated 4-2, with another local lad Wilf Mannion also hitting the net. 1952 Chelsea (h) G.Robledo (pen), Brennan Parsons37,178   1958 Birmingham City (a) Larkin28,720   1969 Nottingham Forest (h) (2-1)Dyson, Craig, og(Hindley)Hilley 24,307       1975 Liverpool (h) 1-2 Nulty Hall(41), Kennedy(88) 41,145   1980 Sheffield Wednesday (h) 1-0 (1-0)Shinton(31)  19,145       1986 Watford (h) 2-2 McDonald(86pen), Anderson(78)Jackett(72pen), Blissett(80) 23,645 1994 25,863 fans turned up at SJP to see Newcastle's Steve Watson star for Kevin Keegan's England U21's. A Noel Whelan goal gave a side featuring future Magpie Nicky Butt to victory over the Republic of Ireland. 2001 The Magpies sent a side to Blyth Spartans' Croft Park to take on a Cramlington Sunday League XI.  The Sunday side took the lead before Brian Kerr levelled but the CSL side went in 2-1 up at the break.  Fitness told in the second half and goals from Stuey Green, Gary Caldwell, Colin McMenamin and Kevin Dixon made it 5-2 to Newcastle. 2004 A thoroughly depressing night at Kingston Park saw Tommy Craig's side suffer a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United's Reserves with 'keeper Tony Caig having a personal nightmare. It came just over 24 hours after their first team had left Tyneside with a 3-1 victory.NUFC.com match report2008 Wigan Athletic (h) 2-2 Premier LeagueOwen(80), Martins (87)Taylor(3), Bramble(89)Boyce(54) 47,657Apparently en route to defeat after yet another goal from Ryan Taylor against us, a late rally following the dismissal of Emerson Boyce but Joe Kinnear's side ahead late on. However there was still enough time for old boy Titus Bramble to return to haunt SJP with a late headed equaliser.  There was a further blow when Joey Barton was forced off in early stages after a tackle by hatchet man Lee Cattermole - the knee injury sustained sidelining the Newcastle man for the following two months.

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• 15 Nov 2009 01:09

  23:24 GMT

  Incoming Signing claimFrench media sources claimed on Saturday that Newcastle were set to complete the signing of Fabrice Pancrate (pictured) - a 29 year-old attacking midfielder/striker who is a free agent after his contract with PSG expired in the summer.   We're aware that the club had a player on trial last week and that he trained with the first team squad - these press claims look to have confirmed his ID. Parisian Pancrate has previously played for Guingamp, Les Mans, Spanish side Real Betis & Sochaux.  Earlier this season, Pancrate spent some time on trial at Sheffield United and appeared for the Blades reserve team but no contract offer at Bramall Lane was forthcoming. Smoggies beaten byirthday boy Phil Striker Phil Airey celebrated his 18th birthday with the decisive goal in the Tyne-Tees Academy clash at Darsley Park on Saturday as United beat the smoggies 2-1. The result extended our youth team's unbeaten run to eight games Airey started alone up front with Inman supporting from midfield and after a quick end-to-end start, Newcastle had the first decent chance after ten minutes when a long ball was knocked down by Airey for Samuel Adjei, whose half volley went just wide. It proved to be a sign of things to come as five minutes later Airey, who was a handful all game, had a shot awkwardly parried by the 'Boro keeper. It fell to midfielder Brad Inman who stroked the ball into an empty net from the edge of the area to make it three goals in his last four club junior outings. The goal seemed to spark 'Boro into life and a low left wing cross was missed by Henderson at the near post but the smoggies' striker failed to make a telling contact. 'Boro enjoyed their best success down the left hand side and a great run from the left winger resulted in a cross shot that was narrowly turned wide by a sliding Taylor block. The visitors again went close after 33 minutes when a 30 yard free kick dipped narrowly over with Robinson beaten. They couldn’t turn their dominance of possession into goals and Taylor nearly made them pay just before half time as his header was cleared off the line. The second half began with the visitors again dominating possession without creating any real chances. Newcastle looked dangerous on the break with the sheer physical presence of Airey causing problems for the 'Boro backline. Adjei went close from 25 yards when Airey and McGorrigan combined down the right but the Swede's shot went narrowly past the far post. On 65 minutes, against the run of play Airey grabbed the goal his hard working performance deserved. He knocked down a floated ball from the left to Inman on the right hand corner of the area. The Australian crossed perfectly for Airey, who peeled off his marker to steer his header into the far corner. The goal seemed to spark United into life with Airey having a shot blocked after a wind assisted through ball and Taylor nodding wide from substitute Dan Williams’ corner. Newcastle failed to get the third goal to kill off 'Boro who forced a good save from Robinson with a curled shot from 25 yards. Again though the Magpies rallied, with some impressive play in midfield, especially Inman and the two substitutes Williams and Aaron Spear. A good move down the left hand side allowed Paul Dummett to send over a good looking cross which Airey looked poised to convert before slipping at the vital moment. Spear’s subsequent shot was blocked and after a quick break 'Boro pulled a goal back with a great curling shot from 25 yards out that left Robinson motionless. It set up a nervous six minutes of injury time but United held on for the win, 'Boro wasting a free kick in the final seconds after Aaron Spear gave away a needless free kick and followed up his red card last week by talking himself into a booking. On the whole, 'Boro dominated long periods but lacked the necessary creativity in midfield that Inman provides for Newcastle time and time again, even when relatively quiet throughout the 90 minutes.NUFC: Robinson, Nzuzi, Dummett, Inman, Jeff Henderson, James Taylor, Adjei, Mogwo, Airey, Newton (Spear 82), McGorrigan (Dan Williams 72). Leadbitter, Folan.Booked: Spear This rearranged game was scheduled to be played at Whitley Park but will now take place at SJP @ 7pmInternational selections for wor lot:Germany (h) 1-1 ECQ (Ferguson was an unused sub) Italy U21 (h) 2-0 ECQ (Kadar played the full game)Tim Krul - Netherlands U21:Liechtenstein U21 (h) 3-0 ECQ (Krul played the full game)Portugal U21 (h) 1-0 ECQ (Carroll played the full game and set up Rose's winner) Spain (a) 1-2 FR (Coloccini played the full game and was booked)  Morocco (a) 2-0 WCQ (Geremi played the full game) Georgia U21 (a) 1-1 ECQ (Morris played the full game)  FA Vase:  holders progress Saturday saw the reach its second round stage, with current holders one of a number of local sides in action. The Seahorses beat Alsager Town 2-0 at Hillheads to net prize money of £1,200 and a place in the next round. And victory for Ian Chandler's side also means that they can collect the free Indian meal offered by a local restaurant.   The tie at proved to be a one-sided affair, as current Northern League front runners Spennymoor Town beat the Terriers 5-1 Two other all Northern League ties saw Newcastle Benfield beaten 2-1 at home by Marske United while West Auckland disposed of Whickham 4-0. Crook Town meanwhile eased past Bacup Borough by 2-0. And beaten 2009 finalists Glossop North End are off an running again, beating Dunston UTS 1-0.Non-league'heading up west in their FA Cup First Round replay, after the sides drew 2-2 on Tyneside. Anyone in the West London area who can get along to cheer on the Tynesiders is most welcome - kick-off is @ 7.45pm and away fans will be housed in the Brook Road Stand. Pay on the night @ £20 adults.Compo - result: Be it Legend, Shearer or anyone else worthy of the number 9 shirt, these 16 inch square paintings retail at The artist kindly donated a canvas to be painted with your choice of lettering and to be in with a chance of winning we asked who composed the song #9 dream and released it on his album "Walls & Bridges": Virtually everyone who entered correctly answered that it was John Lennon (see above) and we've chosen the winner as Jonathan Coates from Two Ball Lonnen.  Domestically, Saturday saw on-loan goalkeeper Fraser Forster record another clean sheet for Norwich City, as they beat Tranmere Rovers 2-0 at Carrow Road. Down in League Two meanwhile drew 0-0 at Barnet, with winger an unused sub for Bulls at Underhill.

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