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Magpies Step Up Just in Time to Avoid Disaster April 23rd, 2021 | No Comments | Callum Wilson, Allan St.Maximin and Joe Willock It’s hasn t always been an easy watch this season, but a run of one defeat in seven games looks to have saved this campaign for Newcastle.Bookmakers have pushed the Magpies as far out as 14/1 to go down, compared to 1/9 for a Fulham side suddenly in big trouble below them. While the job isn’t quite complete yet, Newcastle fans can breathe a little easier after several months of watching the team play toothless football on its way into a relegation fight. (more ) Who is New Newcastle United Assistant, Graeme Jones? February 2nd, 2021 | No Comments | Jones: Former right hand man to Roberto Martinez Despite a good performance against Everton, it has been a poor winter for Newcastle United. It seems the club s solution is not signing new players in the January transfer window though, but by adding to Steve Bruce s backroom staff.Gateshead-born Graeme Jones has joined the Magpies as assistant boss. A forward on the pitch, he began his playing career with non-league North Shields. However, he is best known for firing Wigan Athletic to the fourth-tier title (today known as EFL League Two) in the 1996-97 season. (more ) No club needs a player more than Newcastle United need Saint Maximin January 20th, 2021 | No Comments | Careful now, Allan, we really need you! It s no secret that Newcastle United are on a poor run of form, and many fans think that the main reason is the defensive style of Steve Bruce. Whatever the merits or otherwise of Steve Bruce s method though, there is one thing Newcastle United have been missing since November which has had a bigger effect than anything else, Allan St Maximin and his marauding runs down the flank.Before I continue though, I think that a little evidence is in order. In the table below, games where St.Maximin has started is compared with games where he was out, or only played a few minutes as a sub at the end of games. The data is taken from the beginning of last season when St.Maximin joined the club. As you can see below, as far as performances with him and performances without him are concerned, the difference is stunning, and a little scary. (more ) Why do Newcastle United managers hate Dwight Gayle so much? January 8th, 2021 | 143 Comments | Underrated? Until Callum Wilson came along, Dwight Gayle was easily Newcastle United s most successful finisher, and yet, apart from the odd cameo when Gayle would get a few minutes at the end, both Rafa Benitez and Steve Bruce have pretty much left him to decay on the sidelines. Despite excruciatingly bad performances week after week from other forwards, and despite a desparate lack of goals from Newcastle United over several seasons, Gayle has been left on the sidelines, but why?To be fair, he is a rather injury prone player who has had several spells of injury since he signed for the Magpies in 2016, including the early part of this season. But there have also been many periods when he has been fit and ready to go, and has still found himself being overlooked in favour of strikers with the finishing skills of Diana Ross. (more ) A Merry Christmas beckons for Newcastle United? December 14th, 2020 | 20 Comments | A Merry Christmas beckons for Newcastle United? With two victories against Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion already under their belts, the Christmas fixtures could be a very good period for Newcastle United if they can keep up the momentum in the run up to Christmas. All of their next three opponents, Leeds, Fulham and finally, Championship side, Brentford, in the League Cup Quarter Final are all below them in the league. Can Steve Bruce take the bull by the horns, silence the doubters and make the most of this opportunity? (more )

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