Merk: Newcastle
‘Human shield’ Steve Bruce was out of his depth in dream job at Newcastle
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Steve Bruce’s unveiling as Newcastle’s manager took place on the same day in July 2019 that Britain’s new prime minister stood outside No 10 Downing Street and introduced a bold prescription for change. Things have no...
Steve Bruce leaves Newcastle United as new owners hunt for manager
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Steve Bruce has parted company with Newcastle United after the club’s new owners decided a change of manager was imperative. Bruce had spent just over two years in charge at St James’ Park after succeeding Rafael Bení...
David Squires op ... Groundhog Day vir Newcastle en regte plaaslike helde
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Ons spotprenttekenaar oor die opgewondenheid en afkeer van die Premier League, Steve Bruce se werksekerheid en forensiese onderhoudsvaardighede
Premier League clubs vote to block Newcastle sponsorship deals at emergency meeting
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The hostility among Premier League clubs to the Newcastle United takeover was underlined on Monday when they voted through legislation designed to prevent the Saudi owners from striking lucrative sponsorship deals. Ne...
Spurs dominate unsettled Newcastle as Kane and Son brush off early scare
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As half-time beckoned, the dawn of Newcastle’s controversial new Saudi Arabian-led era and the sight of Tottenham’s Harry Kane scoring a rather good goal faded into insignificance. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side were pre...
Newcastle 2-3 Tottenham: Premierliga - soos dit gebeur het
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Newcastle’s new era started with a defeat in a strange game that included a suspension of play due to a medical emergency in the crowd
Openbaar gemaak: Newcastle chairman’s links to Saudi ‘anti-corruption’ drive
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Yasir al-Rumayyan, the new non-executive chairman of Newcastle United, was involved in a controversial “anti-corruption” campaign in Saudi Arabia that included the transfer of assets on behalf of the crown prince, Moh...
Mike Brown: ‘Deano told me it was 30-degree heat all year in Newcastle’
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Sometimes you need to go back to go forward and when Mike Brown joined Newcastle in the summer, in a sense he went back to the start. It was Dean Richards who gave him his debut at Harlequins in 2005, and Richards who...
Steve Bruce nears Newcastle exit as Staveley meets manager and squad
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Steve Bruce was understood to be close to losing his job as Newcastle United’s manager on Monday night as the club’s new Saudi Arabian power broker, Yasir al-Rumayyan, prepared to visit St James’ Park for the first ti...
Newcastle United sale is a new low in football’s corruption by money
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Barney Ronay is right that “English football has reached a particular kind of extreme” by agreeing to the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United (Newcastle’s Saudi takeover will cause faux morality of football to collapse...
Dictators take a winning lead as Newcastle bend the knee to Saudi princes
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It has been a winning week for dictators. Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman all have cause to cheer after weaknesses, divisions and double standards among the western d...
Mako and Billy Vunipola help Saracens fight back for win over Newcastle
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There was a moment midway through the first half where it seemed as if Saracens’ homecoming would be spoiled. Playing in front of a crowd on their own turf in a top-flight game for the first time since March 2020, the...
Amanda Staveley: ‘Newcastle is a fantastic gem that needs buffing up’
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Amanda Staveley has spent sufficient time in Middle Eastern souks to be able to spot a precious stone hiding, unpolished, amid a sea of replicas. No jewel, wel, has ever quite captured her heart the way Newcastle U...
Newcastle takeover: a guide to the new key figures at St James’ Park
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The golf-obsessed former banker ranks as one of the most influential figures in Saudi Arabia beyond the royal family and will, as nonexecutive chairman, be the key Saudi figure in Newcastle’s boardroom. Rumayyan was ...
Newcastle are not selling their soul to the Saudis. There is no soul left
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Oor 15 jare terug, a young girl wrote my mother a beautiful poem for Christmas, talking about how she hoped the new year would bring an end to famine, war, and generally make the world a better place. Coming from one...
Saoedi-gesteunde Newcastle-oorname, net soveel oor status as sportwas
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Van swaargewig boks tot perdewedrenne, van worstelbyeenkomste tot 'n grand prix; Saoedi -Arabië se vereniging met sport het 'n integrale deel geword, and contentious, part of its efforts to rebrand. But its latest play – taki...