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Update:
Vic off
Newcastle look to
have been outmanoeuvred in the transfer market once again by a
Premier League rival, following the news that Liverpool are to sign
Victor Munoz.
The 22 year-old CA Osasuna winger had been targeted as a replacement
for Anthony Gordon, but a public pursuit failed to convince the
Spaniard to commit himself to Gallowgate.
Instead, Munoz is destined to be the first arrival at Anfield under
fellow countryman Andoni Iraola, after they joined Newcastle in
meeting a £34.5m release
clause. The player underwent his Liverpool medical in the USA on
Wednesday.
The whys and wherefores of this fruitless pursuit will no doubt be
dissected (and invented) over the coming days, but this is anything,
but a good look for the Magpies as a crucial summer for the club and
the manager unfolds.
2026/27 :
Fixture Friday
Newcastle's 2026/27 Premier League
fixtures will be released at 10am this Friday - inevitably
subject to considerable alteration for TV and European commitments
of others.
The first fixture round will be on or around Saturday August 22nd,
with hostilities ending on Sunday May 30th 2027.
Five midweek fixture rounds will be scheduled, unchanged from
2025/26. Last season's commitment not to schedule games on Christmas
Eve looks to have been discarded.
Burnley, West Ham and Wolves are replaced by Coventry City, Hull
City and Ipswich Town; Coventry's
CBS Arena becoming the 62nd different PL venue hosting Newcastle.
Sky Sports & TNT Sports hold UK live transmission rights, with their
live schedule release dates awaited. 2025/26 opening day TV picks
were announced straight away.
Although the Magpies are confined to domestic fixtures in the coming
season, the progress of the nine PL clubs who are in the three
European competitions will impact on us.
In particular, PL games involving sides in the Europa League
(Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, mackems) and Conference League
(Brighton) scheduled after their Thursday night adventures will
automatically move from the Saturday.
In terms of Cups, United enter the
Carabao Cup in the Second Round (date tbc) which is regionalised. They should
learn their opponents on or around Monday August 10th.
The usual FA Cup Third Round ties will take place on or around
Saturday January 9th 2027, with the draw for that set to be staged
on or around Sunday December 6th.
The Magpies are yet to release details of the home cup ticket
schemes for both Carabao Cup and FA Cup ties.
World Cup:
Reborn in the
USA?
When and where for our lot in the USA (all times BST)
Find
Coral's WC betting markets
online here
Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo, Group K):
Wed 17.06.2026 Portugal drew 1-1
The Newcastle forward played the full game in Houston, memorably
heading in his side's first half equaliser. That makes him the first
current Magpie to score at a WC Final tournament since Aleksander
Mitrovic for Serbia in 2018*
(* Mitro had been loaned to Fulham for part of the previous season
but there was no purchase obligation and he was officially a
Newcastle player for over a month after scoring versus Switzerland
before his transfer to Craven Cottage).
Wed 24.06.2026 Colombia (Guadalajara, Mexico) 3am itv
Sun 28.06.2026 Uzbekistan (Atlanta, USA)
12.30am bbc
Dan Burn (England, Group L):
Wed 17.06.2026 Croatia won 4-2
Burn remained on the bench in Dallas as former SJP
colleagues Elliot Anderson and Anthony Gordon started.
Tue 23.06.2026 Ghana (Boston, USA) 9pm bbc
Sat 27.06.2026 Panama (New Jersey, USA) 10pm itv
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden, Group F):
Mon 15.06.2026 Tunisia won 5-1
A comfortable outing for the Swedes in Monterrey saw Elanga come off the bench in the first minute of added
time when it was 4-1. He replaced a former Magpie who had earlier scored his
side's second goal.
Sat 20.06.2026 Netherlands (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Fri 26.06.2026 Japan (Dallas, USA) 12am bbc
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany, Group E):
Sun 14.06.2026 Curacao won 7-1
Neither Magpie made it off the bench in Houston.
Sat 20.06.2026 Ivory Coast (Toronto, Canada) 9pm itv
Thu 25.06.2026 Ecuador (New Jersey, USA) 9pm bbc
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil,
Group C):
Sat 13.06.2026 Morocco drew 1-1
Bruno in New Jersey and provided an
assist for Vini Junior's equaliser. He was replaced in the 80th
minute.
Sat 20.06.2026 Haiti (Philadelphia, USA) 1.30am itv
Wed 24.06.2026 Scotland (Miami, USA) 11pm bbc
Former Magpies participating in the World Cup include:
Miguel Almiron (Paraguay)
Elliot Anderson (England)
Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria)
Bradley Cross (South Africa)
Anthony Gordon (England)
Grant Hanley (Scotland)
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo)
Mikel Merino (Spain)
Ivan Toney (England)
Chris Wood (New Zealand)
Steve Clarke (Scotland Coach)
Giveaway:
Sock compo
winner
Tyneside-based Football Bobbles
are offering three pair bundles of three NUFC socks at a special
price, with eight different designs to choose from.
Find them online
here
We had a bundle to give away and asked whose testimonial match saw
both
Kevin
Keegan and Kenny Dalglish together on the SJP pitch in 1999.
It was of course Peter Beardsley (versus Celtic) and the winning entry was received
from Lydia Scott.
Update:
Tino blow
News came from England's USA training camp on Tuesday that Tino
Livramento's World Cup had ended without him kicking a ball in
anger.
The Newcastle full back returned to the UK after
reportedly suffering a calf injury in training, having featured
in last week's kickabout against New Zealand in Tampa.
That was Livramento's first pitch time since mid April, with a thigh
issue keeping him out of United's closing five games.
Thoughts of any late call-up for club
colleague Lewis Hall were dismissed, Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah
promoted from England's standby list instead.
Update:
Progress?
Monday brought multiple reports that Newcastle's new main shirt
sponsor is to be South African soft drink company KNOX, who
already hold training ground naming rights.
It's claimed that the new three year agreement will net
the Magpies up to £60m*, with the 2026/27 season set at a maximum of
£10m and the ceiling for the following two campaigns increasing to
£25m.
The KNOX branding of United's Darsley Park training ground
remains a
separate three year deal that begins next month and will boost the
club's coffers by £6m annually.
* The now-expired three year sponsorship contract with
SELA was confirmed by NUFC in June 2023, when no firm details of
value or duration were publicly divulged.
The replacement deal for the FUN88 brand was claimed to
be worth £25m per year, with no mention of performance-related
clauses, meaning that the Magpies banked £75m.
The biggest difference between 2023 and 2026 is of course
the fact that the SELA shirts were then set to be displayed in
Champions League games and the KNOX ones aren't.
On that basis, it's reasonable to conclude that the £25m
notional fee for 2027/28 and 2028/29 is based on United qualifying
for the prestige European club competition and that the value of
those rights is unchanged since 2023 - certainly from our
negotiations.
Update:
Hammers headhunt recruitment mainstay
Although initially denied by some media outlets, it looks
increasingly as if the 15 year career of Steve Nickson at
Gallowgate will end with his departure to West Ham.
The 61 year-old moved from Blackburn Rovers to United
ahead of the 2011/12 season, switching from a youth recruitment
brief to scouting senior players in 2017.
Nickson continued in his role as head of recruitment as
Director of Football appointments came and went, but the presence of Andy Howe and his current position as Senior
Football Executive looks to have been the trigger that saw him seek alternative employment.
That is set to be as Sporting Director of Championship side West Ham, but it's
unclear when he'll depart for E20.
Incoming:
Mag
Ewen - official
Newcastle have confirmed
their first senior signing of the close season,
completing the transfer of Reims goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen for a
claimed £18.5m.
Standing at 6ft
6in, the 20 year-old Parisian flew
into Newcastle on Monday, before
completing the formalities of his move on Tuesday.
A fluent English speaker, Jaouen made 34
appearances last season for the Ligue 2 side, keeping 15 clean
sheets.
Winning his first U21
international cap against Switzerland in November 2025, Ewen began
his career with Guingamp. Switching to Reims in 2023, a senior debut
followed while on loan at Rodez during 2024.
2026/27:
I got stripes
Newcastle's new home strip has launched, retailing at £85 for adults and lacking a front of shirt
sponsor for the first time since 1979.
It's available online from JD Sports
here
2026/27:
Club reveal
season ticket waiting list response
Following the closure of the NUFC season ticket waiting list, almost
50,000 individuals took up the opportunity to be in with a chance of
owning the 250 places available.
Those who registered to join the waiting list should have
received emails confirming their place in the queue, with future
membership purchases required to remain eligible.
Update:
Staying, going etc.
Squad updates:
Contracts extended (2):
Mark Gillespie (to 2027)
Fabian Schar (to 2027)
Senior players out of contract (5):
Emil Krafth, Kieran Trippier, John
Ruddy, Matt Targett,
Max Thompson.
Senior player loan expired (1):
Aaron Ramsdale (returned to Southampton)
Senior player sold (1):
Anthony Gordon (Barcelona)
Development squad players out of contract (15):
Will Anderson, Joe Brayson, Thomas Bryant,
Jude Cogdon, Adam Harrison, Alfie Harrison,
Kayden Lucas, Charlie McArthur,
Alex O'Donovan, Darren
Palmer, James Taylor, Matty Taylor, Ciaran Thompson, Ezra Tika-Lemba,
Mo Waddani.
Development squad player
sold (1):
Travis Hernes (Groningen)
2026/27:
Everton (n) confirmed
Newcastle are to visit Edinburgh's Murrayfield
Stadium as part of their pre-season programme, facing
Everton.
The Magpies and Toffees meet on
Wednesday August 12th at 5.15pm with all ticket sales via Ticketmaster.
As NUFC aren't selling tickets direct, there's no loyalty point
requirement and no point will be issued to attendees.
Prices ranged from
£35 to £75 for adults plus booking fees of up to £13 - an
incredible uplift in cost compared to the £25 tickets at Celtic last
July.
While outrageous, the pricing is little shock to anyone attending
the Premier League Summer Series of games featuring Newcastle in the
USA during 2023.
That was also handled by Ticketmaster, with the cheapest ticket for
United's games against Aston Villa (in Philadelphia) and Chelsea (in
Atlanta) £49 when including booking fees.
There has been an inevitable backlash from fans unhappy at paying
the equivalent of Champions League ticket prices, the line "from
£35" factually correct but grossly misleading.
Although not administering this game (but presumably approving the
ticket prices), Newcastle's opportunity to make amends will arise in
the form of the home friendlies.
A sensible pricing policy for those games would seem like a small
but necessary action after the Lothian shakedown.
The teatime kick-off does mean that it's possible to get back to
London Kings Cross via train post-match - which may be handy, given
the price of hotels in Edinburgh due to the annual Fringe Festival
taking place at the same time.
We're uncertain whether this really is a "dry run" to test the
viability of staging future NUFC games at Murrayfield, were SJP to
be unavailable due to reconstruction.
Regarding the rest of pre-season, the players will report back
around
July 13th and include a training camp in the Spanish resort of La Manga.
A pair of home friendlies over the weekend of August 15th/16th are
anticipated, with opponents still tbc.
Unlikely lads:
Comings and goings
SJP old boys on the move recently include:
Tom Allen left Darlington
Tom Allen now Hebburn Town
Dan Barlaser left Boro
Rafa Benitez left Panathinaikos (Manager)
Adam Campbell left Hartlepool United
John Carver left Lechia Gdansk (Manager
Ian Cathro left Estoril (Head Coach)
Ian Cathro now St.Etienne (Head Coach)
Lee Clark left Rotherham United (Manager)
Lee Clark now Hartlepool United (Manager)
Luuk de Jong left Porto
Damien Duff now Brentford (Coach)
Martin Dubravka left Burnley
Kieron Dyer now Southend United (Manager)
Rob Elliot left Gateshead (Manager)
Rob Elliot now Carlisle United (Manager)
Isaac Hayden left QPR
Chris Hogg now Northampton Town (Manager)
Jamaal Lascelles left Leicester City
Robert Lee now Hornchurch (Director of Football)
Jamal Lewis left Preston North End
Kevin Mbabu left Midtjylland
Steve McClaren now Rotherham United (Head of Football)
James Milner left Brighton & Hove Albion
Michael O'Neill left Blackburn Rovers (Manager)
Scott Parker left Burnley (Manager)
Brian Pinas left Feyenoord (Coach)
Matt Ritchie left Reading
Matt Ritchie now Bournemouth (Technical Director)
Callum Roberts left Scunthorpe United
Callum Roberts now Notts County
Allan Saint-Maximin left RC Lens
Allan Saint-Maximin to Charlotte FC
Josh Scott now West Auckland Town
Islam Slimani left Cluj
Dylan Stephenson left Dagenham & Redbridge
Louis Storey left Gateshead
Louis Storey now Carlisle United (Coach)
James Tavernier left Rangers
Kieran Trippier now Wolves
Dan Ward left South Shields
Georginio Wijnaldum left Al-Ettifaq
Mike Williamson now South Shields (Manager)
Update :
KK/KD
updates
Kevin
Keegan has confirmed that he's suffering from stage four
stomach cancer, but responding well to treatment.
Kenny Dalglish has confirmed
an unspecified cancer diagnosis, reporting that his
treatment is going well.
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Season 2025/26 |
NUFC ticketing website online
here
NUFC Box Office:
0344 372 1892 line manned:
Monday
to Friday: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
Away games: Three hours from KO until KO
Milburn Stand Box Office manned:
Wednesdays only: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to half time
2026/27 ST prices
here
PL
home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10
SJP seating plan online
here
Home ticket transfers are possible from three weeks until one hour
before KO.
Away ticket
transfers are possible between 72 hours and five hours before KO (times
may vary). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
More info online
here
and
here
ST holders have 24
hours to apply for away tickets, 24 hours to determine success, then 48 hours to
buy.
Success is based on the loyalty point total calculated from applications
received. Any applications from ST holders with less points are entered into a
ballot, which will have taken place before tickets go on sale.
Regardless of the loyalty point level a game sells out at, to purchase a
ticket you must have applied in the initial 24 hour window.
The initial purchase window is divided into two sections determined by a loyalty
point division that alters for each game - those successful applicants above
that point division usually get two hours head start.
NB: emails from NUFC confirming success may arrive after the purchase
window opens - if you think you qualify due to your points total, log
on and complete your purchase.
Tickets not bought by successful applicants are then offered to unsuccessful applicants with a
reduced loyalty points total - new applications cannot be made at this time.
Only those within the new loyalty point total are
eligible to buy - even if you had more, your purchase window has already
closed.
PL away ticket prices will remain unchanged at £30 for both 2026/27 and
2027/28.
Fixtures:
Fri 19.06.2026
PL fixture release @ 10am.
Mon 13.07.2026 NUFC players return for pre-season.
Wed 12.08.2026 Everton (n) @ Murrayfield Stadium, 5.15pm. Friendly.
Ticket sales via Ticketmaster, not NUFC.
Sat 22.08.2026
Premier League begins.
Tue 01.09.2026 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Fri 01.01.2027
Transfer window opens @ Midnight.
Mon 01.02.2027 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Sun 30.05.2027
Premier League ends.
Carabao Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 2 regionalised into Northern and Southern
sections. The draw takes place after Round 1 ties, played from Fri 07.08.2026 to
Sun 09.08.2026).
Round dates tbc
FA Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place on or around Sun 06.12.2026).
R3: Sat 09.01.2027
R4: Sat 13.02.2027
R5: Sat 06.03.2027
QF: Sat 03.04.2027
SF: Sat 24.04.2027
F: Sat 22.05.2027
FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played on or before Sat
12.12.2026.
Other events @ SJP:
Euro 2028:
Four group stage games
and one last 16 tie will be played at SJP on the following dates:
Mon 12.06.2028
Thu 15.06.2028
Sat 17.06.2028
Tue 20.06.2028
Sun 25.06.2028
(Kick-off times will be advised in 2027)
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2025/26:
19.07.2026 World Cup Finals end
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2027
* the early September break is replaced by an extended late
September/early October in which four internationals will be
staged.
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What's this all about then?
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Born Or Died:
1968 Neil Mouncher born, North East Durham. (1988)
Goalkeeper who
appeared briefly as a trialist for Newcastle reserves,
debuting in a 4-3 victory at Preston North End in March 1988.
However, no contract offer followed and mackem-supporting Mouncher made
his way back to the Northern League, turning out for various clubs including
Washington before opting to relocate to New Zealand.
Joining the police, he continued his playing career with Melville United, Ngaruawahia, Whakatane and Waikato - also serving the
latter as assistant manager and goalkeeping coach.
1988 Islam Slimani, born Algiers, Algeria.
(2018)
United's attempts
to boost their fight against relegation in the January 2018 transfer window
saw Aleksandar Mitrovic loaned out to Fulham and fellow striker Slimani loaned
in from
Leicester City.
The Algerian international made a £28m from Sporting Lisbon in August 2016 as Jamie Vardy's replacement - only for the England forward
to remain at the club.
Slimani bagged a brace against Burnley on his Premier League bow for the Foxes,
ending the season with seven PL goals and another in the Champions
League.
However he struggled for pitch time in the 2017/18 season and four of his five
City goals came during League Cup ties.
And sadly he was to have only a limited impact during his time at Gallowgate.
Arriving with a thigh injury, Slimani's debut was delayed for two months and
further absences were then caused by ineligibility and suspension issues.
Although not enough to justify retaining him, Islam's cameos from the bench were a factor in lifting the team at a crucial time -
with priceless involvements in goals against Huddersfield Town and Arsenal.
The end to Slimani's brief stay at SJP was ultimately determined by poor
behaviour in a home defeat to West Bromwich Albion.
TV cameras caught him kick an opponent as
a corner was taken: a retrospective three game suspension seeing him sit
out United's closing trio of matches.
Returning to Leicester having played just 130 minutes over four games, a loan
switch to Turks Fenerbahce came next.
Slimani was more successful on loan at Monaco, netting
nine times before the season was suspended due to COVID.
Finally leaving Leicester in early 2021, he subsequently appeared for Lyon
(France), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) again, Brest (France), Anderlecht
(Belgium), Coritiba (Brazil), Mechelen (Belgium), CR Belouizdad
(Algeria) and Westerlo (Belgium) on loan.
Joining Romanians
CFR Cluj in September 2025, Islam celebrated his 38th
birthday in 2026 in search of yet another club.
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 1952 Southern Rhodesia
(a)
4-2 (2-0)
Friendly
G.Robledo 3, Harvey
Scorers tbc
Crowd tbc
Game nine of their gruelling schedule saw United in
Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe).
1986 Peter
Beardsley scored England's second goal against
Paraguay in a 3-0 World Cup victory in Mexico City.
1994 Colombia lost
1-3 to Romania in Los Angeles at the World Cup in
front of over 91,000. Tino Asprilla is pictured
here 20 months before joining United.
 1996
SJP's third and
final qualifying game of Euro '96 was a convincing 3-1
victory for France over Bulgaria that ensured their
qualification for the second
stage of the tournament.
However just 26,976 fans
attended and many of "Les
Bleus" spent just hours on Tyneside, flying in and
out on day trips from France.
The farcical
nature of the ticketing system saw many of the empty
seats dumped by French travel agents, who bought them
to acquire second stage tickets - only available when bought with
first round ties.
France: Lama,
Thuram, Lizarazu, Karembeu, Desailly, Blanc, Guérin,
Deschamps(c), Dugarry (Loko 70), Zidane (Pedros 62),
Djorkaeff.
Goals:
Blanc(21), og(Penev(63), Loko(90)
Bulgaria: Mihaylov(c), Kremenliev, Ivanov, Tzvetanov,
Houbtchev, Iankov (Borimirov 79), Iordanov, Balakov (Donkov
82), Letchkov, Penev, Stoitchkov.
Goal: Stoitchkov(69)
Ref: Dermot Gallagher (England)
1998 The World
Cup continued and without the
absent Stephane Guivarc'h, France beat Saudi
Arabia 4-0 in the Stade De France.
1999 "Auf
Wiedersehen, Prat," as Dietmar Hamann went back on
gushing statements about wanting his children to grow up on
Tyneside. Arsenal seemed favourites to land the German
midfielder but eventually Liverpool claimed his
mercenary services.
2000 Just when
defender Alessandro
Pistone looked like he'd fought his way back into favour,
United accepted a bid from Everton.
£3m was too good an
offer to refuse and subsequently proved to be a great
piece of business, as the Italian struggled massively at
Goodison Park with
various fitness issues.
 2001
Magpies Chief
Executive David Stonehouse confirmed his
resignation, citing
"personal reasons" for his departure. Stonehouse was poached
from the mackems after helping put them on a
sound financial footing - and also managed to keep his
black and white allegiances quiet, mackem Chairman Bob
Murray famously claiming at the time that no Mags were on their board. Stonehouse seemed approachable and a man of integrity so
his days at United were always going to be numbered.... 2003 Steve Caldwell signed a one year deal with
United despite
better offers from other clubs. The terms were also inferior to those
being offered to his colleagues but he opted to stay and fight
for a first team place. Meanwhile,
David Beckham's move to Real Madrid seemed to put the mockers on any
chance of Ronaldinho moving to Newcastle. In reality, there was
never any real possibility of the Brazilian coming to Tyneside. More
realistic was the move to St. James' of Brett Emerton from
Feyenoord. News of a "done deal" from Holland proved to be
wrong as Emerton ended up at Ewood Park.
2006
Magpies boss Glenn Roeder was
quoted as saying:
"We need to add to the squad.
We've already lost one or two
players. Alan Shearer has retired, Lee Bowyer and Michael Chopra have
gone. That's three players down straight away.
"We won't be signing anybody this
week but we're talking to players. I hope we'll have a couple of new
faces. Maybe there will be five or six in total."
Roeder added: "It's important for the
players we have that they see us bringing in new faces over the coming
weeks."
Damian Duff and Oba Martins arrived
in July and August, while Antoine Sibierski, Giuseppe Rossi (loan) and
Olivier Bernard (free agent) were low-key additions as the transfer window
closed until January.
2007 Despite reports that Bundesliga
side Borussia Dortmund were in pole position to sign David Rozehnal, the defender
looked to be closing in on a move to SJP.
The Czech international had recently been voted player of the year at Paris St.Germain.
2009 Numerous
media reports claimed that up to four separate parties had
satisfied the financial demands in order to be able to see the club's books -
and there was also talk that one formal bid had been received.
The size of the bid and identity of that bidder remained unconfirmed never
came to light, prompting doubts as to
whether they ever existed in the first place.
2011
A third incoming
transfer brought a third Frenchman to SJP, Sylvain Marveaux following Demba Ba and Yohan Cabaye.
The 25 year-old midfielder agreed a five year deal after his Rennes deal
ended.
2021 Two Newcastle colleagues met at the Euros in
St.Petersburg; Martin Dubravka conceding the penalty
as Sweden to defeat Slovakia 1-0. Emil Krafth
appeared from the bench in the final seconds to protect
that lead.
2023 Newcastle's
Miguel Almiron found the net for Paraguay in a 2-0
friendly win over
Nicaragua in Asuncion.
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