The Platypus
14 years ago
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Having Ray Mysteiro as anything other than a keeper or a winger is a brutal mistake.
Number 1
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One more for the press ban group:
The Club feels it necessary to respond to the article published in the Sunday Express newspaper, headlined 'Pardew's One Game From Sack - Beat Villa or it's the Bullet', and claimed as an 'exclusive' by the paper. The article was written by John Richardson.

We consider it extremely poor practice for a newspaper to print such an article without first seeking comment or clarification from the Club. The article was completely untrue and we can only assume published for commercial reasons or as an attempt to unsettle and disrupt.

The article also created subsequent ill-informed and damaging coverage in other media outlets and across social media.

To publish an article of such nature gives the profession of journalism a bad name. Journalists and newspapers which print such wholly inaccurate stories should be aware that there will be consequences for their actions.

Newcastle United will not accept false, misleading, mischievous or inflammatory reporting such as this and will take appropriate action as and when necessary. To this end, Newcastle United can confirm that the Sunday Express is banned with immediate effect. This ban does not extend to the paper's sister publications, including the Daily Star, who made contact with the Club to check the validity of the story and accordingly did not publish it.
Slashman X
18 years ago
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Do Newcastle not understand how newspapers work?
Telegram Sam
16 years ago
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John Richardson is a prick though.
Number 1
17 years ago
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Do Newcastle not understand how newspapers work?

I don't think Richard Desmond (owner of the Daily Express) understands how newspapers work.
Poe
18 years ago
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tbf it's good that we're calling out reporters when they're printing clear lies.
Slashman X
18 years ago
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Or you could just fucking ignore it like every other club in the world. This just has the opposite affect of actually encouraging more negative press as "journalists" know they're gonna get banned anyway so why not go out with a bang
Shola
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This ban does not extend to the paper's sister publications, including the Daily Star, who made contact with the Club to check the validity of the story and accordingly did not publish it.


What a fucking put down that is. Big Mike has just laid the Smackdown on the Daily Jabroni right there.
Poe
18 years ago
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Or you could just fucking ignore it like every other club in the world. This just has the opposite affect of actually encouraging more negative press as "journalists" know they're gonna get banned anyway so why not go out with a bang


Why should they ignore it?

If a paper is printing clear lies about a club they should be called out for it.

They have and they look like cunts, especially as the Daily Star have came across as more professional.
Slashman X
18 years ago
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Why should they ignore it?


Why give them the satisfaction of acknowledging it?
Shola
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George Caulkin ‏@CaulkinTheTimes Feb 19

@blefuscu74 no signings, no director of football, no chief exec, no reserve team manager, no Europe, no cups, no nowt. Drift.

George Caulkin ‏@CaulkinTheTimes 1 hr

#Nufc are once again in first place in the race for 8th.

Christ if were banning journalists. Please, please. No mention of Sunderland's league position. Pathetic.
Ninja
15 years ago
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I don't really like clubs just banning papers for printing stories they don't like.

Saying that, sports journalism is absolute toilet in this country, so maybe if clubs did ban them for just outright making stuff up then everything might get a little bit better.
Shola
16 years ago
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Tbf 'Banning' doesn't seem to be accurate terminology. It's more a revoking of privileges. I don't think certain journos/papers being banned from the press room/asking questions has any real affect anyway. Just symbolic. And tbf to Newcastle they banned a journalist for apparently making up a lie, rather than for criticising tactics etc.

It's just a bit embarrassing how biased a lot of the journos are. (Bird, Caulkin and Douglas). Right up Sunderland's arse, and trying to undermine Newcastle at every opportunity. Seriously in Douglas' end of year review, he stated that Sunderland (20th at the time) were having a better season than Newcastle, he claimed Newcastle's season could be summed up in one word 'underachievement' before saying how marvelous Poyet is and blaming Di Canio for everything.

I can't stand them, I feel like they view themselves as rebels, but are really pandering to the lowest common denominator. Plus this absolute gem from Simon Bird (facking cunt);

Simon Bird @simonbirdmirror
Follow

@brianjnled a simple "thank you" to "the nationals" who bail Journal out with quotes every week would suffice Brian. Biting the hand etc.
Poe
18 years ago
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Caulkin supports Newcastle. He's normally spot on too.

Simon Bird is a cunt, though.
Shola
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I wasn't accusing of him of being a Mackem and being biased in that way. (I didn't know who he supported, so assumed he was from down south somewhere and was neutral).

More of just writing what people want to read, rather than an honest impartial assessment and match report. Sunderland fans are backing Poyet and the team, so journalists aren't willing to criticise, Newcastle are unpopular so journalists are eager to criticise at any opportunity.

Number of negative tweets about Sunderland being beat at Arsenal - 0
Number of negative tweets about Newcastle winning against Aston Villa - 13

No negative tweets about Sunderland getting beat of Hull either.


Anyway, I know I have a go at the Newcastle crowd, but fair enough, there was no anti-Ashley/Pardew/Newcastle chanting today, and no excessive having a go at the players and Newcastle won the match. Villa fans bizarrely were chanting 'Lambert give us a wave' early on and 'you don't know what you're doing' late in the game. How bad can Joe Bennett possibly be? Incidentally it was Joe Bennett who didn't clear his lines for the goal...
Poe
18 years ago
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Crowd were very flat today until Williamson made that Bobby Moore-esque challenge around 75 minutes in, were quite noisy after there.

And aye, if you think about it he's a Newcastle fan and wants the best for his team - just like anyone. And Sunderland are surely expected to get humped away to Arsenal?

Our performance today was flat, devoid of ideas and was won by a moment of individual inspiration. It deserved criticism.
Jamieandhisego
18 years ago
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Paul Lambert has to go soon, Villa have been below par for nearly two whole seasons, and it looks as if Benteke should have been sold last summer whilst his stock was high.

As far as Newcastle are concerned, have you guys wrapped up the Remy deal yet, or is there an actual possibility that QPR get promoted and he lines up against you next season?
Number 1
17 years ago
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It looks like we were dumb enough not to include a future fee option so we reportedly got quoted £16M. It may have been a better idea to have bought him in on a permanent deal in the summer, though I suppose its easy to say it now with the benefit of hindsight.

We really need someone who can take corners in the summer. Santon's deliveries were religiously poor and while Dummett's corner taking was better than I thought, we still need someone with accuracy. Though then again, the fact we went 2 whole years without a Premier League goal from a corner until Norwich turned up last November means nothings changed in that regard.
Poe
18 years ago
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Dummet has to keep starting, he's looking very promising at left back.

And no, I don't think we put a clause in the Remy deal so he'll most likely not be signing for us.

Which means we need to find a great striker this summer too due to the ineptitude of Ashley/Kinnear/whoever deals with transfers.

I worry for us next season.
Slashman X
18 years ago
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Don't worry, Shola will tell you soon enough how you're a complete prick for worrying
Number 1
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Pardew claims the club have a large transfer budget for next season. And to be fair, you'd like to think so given its essentially 3 windows worth of spending in one.
Don't worry, Shola will tell you soon enough how you're a complete prick for worrying

Probably
Poe
18 years ago
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Pardew says anything but his prayers.

Don't believe a word that comes out the mans mouth.
Shola
16 years ago
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It doesn't matter if Newcastle have a clause or not. Remy doesn't want to come.
Shola
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was clarified that the owner and senior staff including its former director of football, Joe Kinnear (JK), determined the key Club message for those notes, with the final wording prepared on JK's behalf but with his full approval.
The Club accepted that, while the notes were printed publicly and indirectly became a marketing asset for the programme; this messaging should also have been circulated via its official website in order to reach as many supporters as possible.
Gordon Gilchrist (GG) suggested that it was less than transparent for the former director of football not to have physically written his own notes.
LM explained that it was common practice at professional clubs (and many other organisations) that similar notes would be dictated by a director but typed up on his behalf or ghost written.
SC asked why the notes were attributed to Joe Kinnear.
The board clarified that Joe Kinnear was involved in the drafting of the notes but that the overall messaging was determined collaboratively and could be read as communication from the board.


I can't believe JFK didn't write the programme notes.
Number 1
17 years ago
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Well, I suppose they did communicate with us, in a way...
Number 1
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Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has been given a five-game touchline ban for his half-time behaviour during last month's 2-2 draw with Leicester.


Apparently this has been handed out for pushing the ref and swearing at him heavily for not sending off the Leicester captain. I'd say that and the incident when Paul Ince was found guilty of throwing a bottle at a fan and pushing over/threatening the 4th official after a game was way worse than the antics of Pardew at Hull, yet he'll probably get the "made example of" extended stadium ban.
Slashman X
18 years ago
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Pardew's history doesn't exactly help
Number 1
17 years ago
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No, of course not.

It'll probably get more than this did: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Alan-Pardew-receive-punishment-Yates-heabutt/story-20738068-detail/story.html

I suppose its the fact I didn't watch it live that's made me think "really?!". I mean, I first heard about it on my phone about an hour after it happened, as I was at the cinema during the game. Seeing the BBC Sport site say "headbutt" made me think it was like Zidane at the 2006 World Cup Final, not the sort of nudge he gave after being pushed in the first place. I accept he should get a ban as it was a pretty dumb thing to do, not least in a football stadium full of cameras, but it feels more underwhelming.
Number 1
17 years ago
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"Newcastle Utd's Dan Gosling admits FA charge in relation to multiple breaches of rule E8(b) for misconduct in relation to betting"

Oh joy. More bad news.
Vercoe
12 years ago
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Must've come from all that spare time he's had since he's been sat on the bench for the last god knows how many years.

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