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Pardew says the funniest things…

March 12th, 2013 | 63 Comments |

NUFC Blog's latest blog on metro.co.uk is out now!
NUFC Blog’s latest blog on metro.co.uk is out now!
Just a quick note to let you know that my latest piece for metro.co.uk” has now been published.

Entitled “Alan Pardew says the funniest things sometimes,” it is a brief (they’re only supposed to be around 500 words in there) reflection on some of Pardew’s words after Newcastle’s victory against Stoke, where he marked the cards of foolish romantics who prattle on about how teams need a “fantastic spirit” to win a game once they’ve gone behind. Instead, he insisted that only teams with “world class players” like Yohan Cabaye can change a game once they are a goal behind.

Just to refresh your memory, his exact words were:

“People get them mixed up sometimes, they talk about the spirit of the side and ‘You must have a fantastic spirit to come back from a goal down’. (more…)

Sissoko was great, but let’s hear it for Gouffran too

February 4th, 2013 | 40 Comments |

NUFC Blog's latest piece on metro.co.uk is out now!
NUFC Blog’s latest piece on metro.co.uk is out now!
This is just a quick ‘blog to let you all know that my latest piece for Metro.co.uk was published earlier today.

Entitled “Sissoko was great, but let’s hear it for Gouffran too” it takes a look at Yoan Gouffran’s excellent performance against Chelsea on Saturday, a performance which might be overlooked in the midst of “Moussa mania.”

To read it, just click on the link above or on the Metro image.

Hope you like it! (more…)