The sheer number of young players traveling for the last Europa League match may indicate that Alan Pardew (understandably) will try to rest as many senior players as possible. While that may not be possible in defense, there are options up front.
Because we're clearly not lacking on the defensive end of our squad, it is surprising that two defensive lapses in the last 10 minutes have cost Newcastle dearly yet again. Or it's not surprising.
Alan Pardew could be heading into the match on Saturday with Swansea City with only 1 match-ready senior striker if the Senegal Football Association succeed in blocking Papiss Cisse from playing.
Newcastle United have been fortunate to see several world class goals scored on their behalf over in 2012. Hatem Ben Arfa's run-and-strike v. Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup has been nominated as a finalist for the Puskas Award.
Brugge play under a caretaker while the Toon Army try their best to evade Belgian police.
Yes, Fabricio Coloccini will miss three Premier League matches through red card suspension. His net miss will actually only be one match as he will be available for Newcastle's Europa League matches v. Brugges and v. Maritimo during that time.
When the second leg of the ACoN playoff between the Ivory Coast and Senegal was abandoned, the Toon Army breathed a collective sigh of relief. We may still yet lose a striker for ACoN, and at perhaps a bad time for the player.
For the last year, we have seen reports of negotiations, break-downs in negotiations, links to other clubs and more with regard to Danny Simpson. As talks have stalled yet again, it's time to seriously speculate life without NUFC's first choice RB.
Along with the announcement of significant investment from Wonga into the Newcastle United Academy, there are reports that work behind the scenes looks like securing Category One status for the Academy in the Elite Player Performance Plan
