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December Review
Results
Another long month without a win, and my job security is looking more precarious than ever. We only managed to score one goal throughout the 7 fixtures, it was a truly miserable month. I experimented with various tactics, moving...
November Review
Results
A tough run of fixtures throughout November halted the progress I began making in October, with games against Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City. We only managed to pick up 1 point from the 3 matches despite Chelsea underachie...
October Review
Results
I finally managed to turn things around, picking up 7 points from 3 matches in the league. Two goals from Matt Ritchie and one from Daniel Sturridge as well as a solid team performance overall saw us breeze past Crystal Palace 3-0...
September Review
Results
Things are looking grim following 4 consecutive winless away games in the league and an early elimination from the Carabao Cup after a tense penalty shootout against Everton. This poor run of form has seen us fall into the releg...
August Monthly Review
Results
I was originally planning to update this once I got to January but having thought about it more getting sacked is a very realistic possibility so I decided to do monthly updates instead. The first month went reasonably well...
The First Game
It was an eventful first game at St. James' Park, securing a 2-1 win over Leicester after Harry Maguire was sent off in the first half. Dwight Gayle was the hero with an 89' winner after an assist by Sean Longstaff. There was, h...
Transfers
In
I managed to sign all of my major transfer targets for a total of £45.05m. Overall I think I made some decent business and strengthened all the major weak areas in the squad. I opted for Daniel Sturridge over Balotelli and Rondon, but...
Finances
Following the sale of Ayoze Perez for £30m, and Mike Ashley's 10% (literally), the starting budget is £27m. The wage budget is set at £1.35m per week so there's some room for new players there.
Players to Watch
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Context
It was an optimistic beginning to the summer for most Newcastle fans, with talks of a takeover by the billionaire Bin Zayed Group circling after an exciting end to the season. The beloved Rafa Benitez had begun contract negotiations with the not-s...
So Rafa's gone to China, the Bin Zayed takeover talks have stalled, and last season's 1st and 2nd top scorers have left the club. Who's the best man to save the club? Steve Bruce? Big Sam? Mike Ashley himself? In a surprise move, Mike Ashley has hired a 2...