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    St James' Park

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    Really are sports direct giving us any cash though!?  Are they f***

     

    Not a penny.

     

    Would you rather he repaid £10m a year from the loan he has with the club?

     

    The free sponsorship is his way of getting his money's worth - weather cash comes in and goes back to MA or no money moves, same end result

     

    So you honestly think he's sitting at financial year end going, 'right that's £8m worth of sponsorship from Newcastle, that's only £92m that they owe me and the cost of any sale down'?  :lol:

     

    saved me typing something to a similar effect :lol:

     

    madness

    St James' Park

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    THE place known as St James' Park has been synonymous with football since 1880.

     

    The small patch of land, which was part of the Town Moor, was the home of Newcastle Rangers, Newcastle West End and Newcastle East End, until those two sides changed their name to Newcastle United in 1892.

     

    It's very close to the spot of the city's gallows, the last hanging taking place in 1844, less than 40 years before football was first played in the vicinity.

     

    The first ever game was held in 1880, but the ground was vastly different to the modern stadium that now towers over the city.

     

    Back then it was barely a rough patch of grass, and even with the notorious slope, local butchers could still graze their animals on the pitch.

     

    Fast forward through many phases of redevelopment and rows over how the ground should progress (which ultimately led to the ground missing out on hosting some of the World Cup matches in 1966) and there was to be the first major bombshell for fans.

     

    In 1968, United applied for planning permission for a £1m stadium near Gosforth racecourse, and it seemed that the unique bond between St James' Park and Newcastle United was under threat.

     

    But at the 11th hour an agreement was met between the club and the council and the team was staying put.

     

    Then in the early 1990s, with the club in a terrible financial state, Sir John Hall stepped in to help the club, and many plans were discussed for building a new stadium next door on Leazes Park.

     

    But political wrangling meant that the board had to move fast to accommodate the fans, and instead, after several years, the redeveloped ground was finished.

     

    The board in 1997 did briefly consider selling the naming rights, but swiftly rejected the move.

     

    But on the morning of October 28, 2009, fans woke to shocking news. The stadium name would change.

     

    In a statement that was supposed to bring joy to supporters with the news the club was no longer up for sale, and that then-manager Chris Hughton was being given an extended contract, the 12-paragraph message had a sting in the tail.

     

    For right at the bottom, it said: "The club aims to maximise its commercial revenues. This includes … welcoming offers for the stadium naming rights for next season."

     

    That move caused a storm of protest, and former Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd summed up many fans' feelings when the idea of changing the name was mooted back in October 2009.

     

    He said then: "I appreciate we are living in a commercial world.

     

    "But there are some things money can't buy.

     

    "St James' Park is one of the most famous stadia not just in Europe but the world.

     

    "You can go anywhere on this planet and everyone knows St James' Park is the home of Newcastle United. The two are synonymous."

     

    But now that link is to be broken, with the ground renamed the Sports Direct Arena, and the rights to that branding and the shirt sponsorship up for grabs.

     

    MD Derek Llambias said: "Naming the stadium the Sports Direct Arena helps us to showcase the opportunity to interested parties. We are now actively seeking a long-term sponsor wishing to acquire full naming rights for the stadium.

     

    "Our shirt sponsorship deal with Northern Rock will also expire at the end of this season, which presents would-be sponsors with the opportunity to acquire both the naming rights and shirt sponsorship deals."

     

    For full reaction to the news, get your Chronicle and Journal on Thursday

     

    :: We want to know what you think of the decision to rename St James' Park the Sports Direct Arena - tell us in the comments below.

     

    The best may be published in the paper. Comments which contain bad language or break the terms and conditions will be removed.

     

    Read More http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2011/11/09/st-james-park-the-history-of-the-famous-name-72703-29750939/#ixzz1dIFFoh4s

    This "not been tested"...

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    Our problem in that past has been dropping points against the likes of Wigan and Hull. I'm not worried how we do against the top few teams, as long as we correct that.

     

    aye, and it seems we're well on our way to doing that at the minute

     

    seem to be able to hang on for the point(s) even when we're under the cosh this season...although we were dangerously close to gifting it to wolves right at the death

    This "not been tested"...

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    looks like it could have been straight from RTG this

     

    collie40  Post subject: Newcastle are crap!

    Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:09 am 

     

    Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:41 am

    Posts: 221

    Location: Sale, Manchester  I've been watching Newcastle with interest after their decent point collection, but honestley they are worse than they were last year. They should,ve got beat by Everton(at home) at the weekend after taking a 2 goal lead. They beat stoke last week at the fortress, but stoke got tanked 5-0 by Bolton, so shows their form! They've also beat Wigan, wolves and fulham, who were all in the middle of bad runs at the time, drew at home with spurs, away with a poor villa side and QPR, beat Sunderland, and a draw at home to Arsenal, when Arsenal were at their lowest point! Even though on paper they have played decent teams and picked up points, it's always been when the other teams have been on a really bad run of form! I'm going for 6/7-0 when they come to our place a week on Saturday! lol

     

    Read more...

    http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=239102&sid=a305a0a3c3eab07c368f8ef6b6c70e4f

    Fabricio Coloccini (now retired)

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    The cynical side of me is slightly concerned that the press are "leaking" the details of the contract offer; it's very reminiscent of the way the Barton/Nolan/Enrique contract negotiations were reported... (Whereas the deals for Jonas/Tiote/etc seemed to just "happen".)

     

    aye same here, wish it just come out of the blue like the others

    NUFC transfer rumours in the press

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    For CL qualification we would need the following:

     

    Sign a striker

    Sign a fullback opposite to Santon

    Sign a cb capable of covering Colo

    No injuries

    Big dose of luck

    RvP season injury

    Suarez season long injury

    Several key spuds players injured over the season

    Alan smith to leave the club.

    Not sell anyone.

     

    If all that happens, the yes, we have a chance of qualifying for the CL.

     

     

     

     

    :lol:

     

    that would boost us massively

    NUFC transfer rumours in the press

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    I am not afraid of Man Utd to be honest.  What I am worrying at is Chelsea --- they desperately need someone to boss the midfield and both Tiote and Cabaye suits them.  A bid of 30m for each of them may come at Jan.

     

    same

     

    was actually expecting a big bid from them for Tiote in the summer

    The five reasons behind Newcastle United’s unexpected revival

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    6 points from the Independent. 

     

    1 Don't panic

     

    As the advertising slogan almost once ran, if Carlsberg did pre-season build-ups, then they would have made sure it was not anything like the one overseen by Alan Pardew in the summer. From an embarrassing mass pitch invasion by their supporters at Darlington, to the at-times shambolic tour of the United States, where the shattered players racked up enough air miles to last them a lifetime, things did not go well at all. Throw in the earlier departure of last season's top scorer Kevin Nolan, a fresh long-term injury to Hatem Ben Arfa, and the doubts regarding the futures of Joey Barton and Jose Enrique and preparations were about as disrupted as they could be.

     

    Thankfully, Pardew and his players remained calm – even when the promised reinforcements failed to arrive late in the summer transfer window – and the real thing has been far more fruitful than the phoney war.

     

     

     

    2 Create team spirit

     

    In recent seasons, the likes of Graeme Souness and Sam Allardyce have mis-managed to an extent that despite an often rich array of talent at their disposal, when it came to Newcastle, the sum was always notoriously far less than the parts. To his credit, Chris Hughton began the reversal of that dangerous trend, and Pardew has built on that by fostering an undeniable team spirit. It may be something of a cliche, but whatever that "spirit" actually is seems to be squeezing an indefinable extra 10 per cent out of each and every player in black and white so far this season.

     

     

     

    3 Lose the plot

     

    In short, Newcastle have lost the plot – the soap opera-like plot, that is – and what a difference it's made. St James' Park has rivalled Albert Square for its off-the-field dramas in recent seasons, from several Barton-inspired "you really couldn't make it up" episodes to the return and swift departure of Kevin Keegan in 2008. Then there was Andy Carroll's burnt-out Range Rover last season.

     

    In their place, a welcome dose of decent football, based around a miserly defence, has filled the void. Given their past record, it may only be a temporary return to the back pages until something else crops up to interest the news hacks, but as far as supporters are concerned, long may it last.

     

     

     

    4 Ditch the ego

     

    Let's face it, to survive in top-flight management, you have to have a healthy ego, and to say Pardew reflects that is not meant as a slight, far from it. Yet since being appointed last December, the manager has been sufficiently willing to swallow his pride to work, extremely successfully it must be said, within the relatively strict financial boundaries imposed by owner Mike Ashley and his right-hand man Derek Llambias.

     

    Many of his peers would have let their rampant self-belief get the better of them by this stage to put a strain on the manager-owner relationship. Not Pardew. He is cute enough to fight his corner without overstepping the mark against the notoriously stubborn Ashley. His is an ever-shifting compromise that seems to be working. If Newcastle were losing regularly, Pardew would quickly be seen as nothing more than a "yes man" to the regime. However, as long as positive results are maintained, his is a diplomatic approach many a foreign minister could learn a thing or two from.

     

    5 Honour the scout

     

    Along with being the father of comedian Alan, Graham Carr has emerged as a talent spotter of some repute over the years, no more so than since taking over as chief scout at Newcastle last year. The 67-year-old rightly takes credit for his part in the capture of the highly influential Cheik Tiote, while Newcastle are also reaping the rewards of acting swiftly to tie down a deal earlier this year for Yohan Cabaye, the France midfielder who has taken instantly to the Premier League. Pardew's contacts at his former club, West Ham, proved invaluable in securing the signature of Demba Ba (below), who with two hat-tricks already this season looks to be, if he can remain fit for the entire campaign, an inspired piece of business.

     

     

     

    6 Use a bit of Lady luck

     

    It is a key ingredient that to some degree or other usually accompanies sides that find themselves prospering. Newcastle have so far largely steered clear of significant injuries to their key players, which given their relative lack of strength in depth is a state of affairs that must remain if they are to maintain their elevated position.

     

    That may not be quite as simple given a run of games in the next month which includes trips to both Manchester City and Manchester United and a visit by Chelsea, but the fixture computer must take a small slice of credit for their unbeaten start after handing them home games with the less-than-daunting trio of Wigan, Blackburn and Fulham, plus an out-of-sorts Arsenal. It's helped them to hit the ground running, but as is often said, you make your own luck in this game

     

    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/from-major-laughing-stock-to-topfour-challengers-what-has-gone-right-at-newcastle-6255874.html

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