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Where did Tom_NUFC read July 29th? If we're supposed to play in the Amsterdam Tournament as rumoured, that will mean three games in a week for us which I find highly unlikely

Agreed

All of it, including the timing we are assured, was purely coincidental, but last Friday night at Thirsk racecourse the 6.15 Turf TV Claiming Stakes was won by a horse called Shepherds Warning. Coming at the end of week when Newcastle United's chairman Freddy Shepherd had warned Michael Owen publicly about his "loyalty" to the club, Newcastle followers may have felt that was coincidence enough. Shepherds Warning, however, was bought for £8,000 after the race and now stands in the stables in Cheshire belonging to - Michael Owen. Article continues "It was not intentional," said Tony Calvin yesterday, "but once it dawned on me it did raise a chuckle." Calvin, along with Andrew Black, one of the founders of the Betfair internet gambling business, bought Shepherds Warning in the 15-minute window allowed after Claiming races, but said that it was only after he had spoken to Nicky Vaughan, the trainer based at Owen's yard near Chester, that the coincidence struck him. Owen, whose passion for racing has raised eyebrows at St James' Park, was not involved in the purchase of Shepherds Warning, said Calvin, but "he must be aware now". The man who sold the horse, Tim Whiting of the Marco Polo restaurant in Newcastle, a season-ticket holder at St James', was slightly sceptical of that explanation. "It's the yard that claims a horse," he said, "and I did find it slightly surprising. Michael Owen operates at a completely different level price-wise on horses." Whiting owned the horse for only a month, having claimed her after a race at Beverley. "It's pure coincidence," Calvin insisted. "I went with Michael to a Pride of Racing charity function last year and we discussed the training operation he was setting up and I then went up to see it in November. "Andrew Black, the Betfair co-founder, has a string of horses and is acquiring more. He then places them with different trainers. We looked at Shepherds Warning - the name didn't occur to me then - and thought basically there was some improvement in it. It's a two year-old that has run four races so far, been quite busy. "I had spoken to Nicky Vaughan at Chester races on Thursday and told him we might be buying a horse and asked him would he be willing to train it. He said yes. So we took it from there. "I texted Michael on Sunday to say what had happened and he replied 'Fantastic news' or something like that. But Michael Owen has no direct involvement in the horse. He's just the landlord, you could say. Bearing in mind that Freddy Shepherd said Owen 'owes' Newcastle last week it is intriguing, but we didn't go looking for it. It would be quite an expensive way of making a point." Given that £8,000 equates to half a day's pay for Owen, he is one of the few who could afford the joke. The 27-year-old owns nine racehorses and his Manor Farm development has over 160 acres. He has still not responded publicly to Shepherd's warning over loyalty. As for Shepherds Warning, she will have a rest now but may be seen next month. "We'll be keeping the name," Calvin said. http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2083432,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=5

Too bad it's Inter Milan... Saturday 28th July 2007 Inter Milan v Hamburg (2pm) Arsenal v PSG (4.15pm) Sunday 29th July 2007 PSG v Hamburg (2pm) Arsenal v Inter Milan (4.15pm)

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Chelsea: Cech, Paulo Ferreria, Terry, Essien, Bridge, Makelele, Mikel, Lampard, Wright-Phillips, Joe Cole, Drogba. Manchester United: Van der Sar, Brown, Vidic, Ferdinand, Heinze, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney.

I've always been pro women football

Past his best, on his way down, bad signing IMO Agree, just another trophy signing á la Freddy...

NEWCASTLE United defender Steven Taylor has been drafted into the England B squad for the friendly match with Albania at Burnley's Turf Moor on Friday, May 25 (kick-off 8pm). The centre-back joins Michael Owen and Kieron Dyer in the squad for this game. Toon skipper Scott Parker was initially included, but had to withdraw after requiring a hernia operation. Tickets for the game are priced £10 (adults) and £5 (concessions). They are available from the Burnley FC Ticket Office or by calling 0870 4431914. Group bookings can also be made via www.thefa.com Get breaking news from NUFC direct to your mobile phone FIRST by clicking below and signing up for official SMS alerts ...

Found this from : http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=1237062006 A statement to the Stock Exchange yesterday read: "The amount payable to Newcastle United by Juventus for the transfer of the player's registration is €4.8 million plus further sums which are contingent on the future success of Juventus in domestic and UEFA competitions." Juventus will also play a friendly at St James' Park next summer as part of the deal.

"Ranieri plays down Man City link" http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6665453.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=455413&in_page_id=1779

http://www.stefancorda.co.uk/images/Vintage/North-East-copy.gif As predicted for next season then, Newcastle 1, Sunderland 2, Middlesbrough 3.

Quite happy you didn't know that one because if you did I 1. Wouldn't believe you 2. Been concerned about you never leaving your house

That's a new and a quite good excuse actually... He is working on several projects for the National Museum in Preston, which includes a vintage Subbuteo range that he has developed, displaying several football teams in their pre-1900 days. Not an excuse... fact. Okay then, without looking on historical kits, what was the colour of the first Luton Town kit?

Would be a good way to introduce the new Harry Potter crest... Anyone reckons we will table a bid for Woodgate in January then?

That's a new and a quite good excuse actually...

I mean come on. The home strip just simply isn't a kit. Take away the sponsors and you're looking at something from the 1900's. It's just not a football kit. The dark one has the same material as Alan Johnson's robe and the yellow one looks like my s*** after i've had citrous fruit juice. I think that's the idea with it being Spurs 125th anniversary year... Possibly, but they need to do their homework in that case. The first ever Tottenham Hotspur kit was all navy blue, and the only time Spurs have ever worn a white shirt with white shorts as their official home kit, was in 1985. [/smartarse] Been surfing on historicalkits have we?

' Alright then, so he did manage a couple of goals for us after all... How about Craig Moore then as I suggested earlier?

I remember Caldwell scoring an own goal for Sunderland last year against us on SJP, perhaps that counts?

Craig Moore?

How the heck did you end up in Sweden if I may ask?

He would solve our attacking problems I'm 100% cetrain

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BBC Radio Newcastle, works excellent in Sweden