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Deportivo v Newcastle – Pre-season match preview.

August 3rd, 2010 | 41 Comments |

Deportivo's Riazor Stadium.
Deportivo's Riazor Stadium.
Newcastle head off to sunny sunny Spain for game number four of the pre-season campaign.

Deportivo la Coruna play the hosts tonight as Newcastle step up preparations by tackling their second game in just a few days to ensure they are ready for the big kick-off against Manchester United on the 16th.

Newcastle took a 20-man squad out to la Coruna via private jet yesterday afternoon and will have to deal with a place that us slightly hotter than the UK at the moment. I was planning on going to this myself as a birthday treat but it was just too expensive so I have had to settle for Wolverhampton in a few weeks instead. I’ve heard there isn’t that much difference between Spain and the West Midlands on a sunny day, at least that’s what I’m trying to tell myself anyway! (more…)