PL fixture release Tue 18.06, 9am
Cup ticket schemes close Fri 21.06, 5pm

Update:
'Keeper claims grow

The anticipated departure of Martin Dubravka and confirmed exit of Loris Karius this summer has brought renewed speculation over who will be signed to vie with Nick Pope as Newcastle's first-choice goalkeeper.

The current name in the frame is James Trafford, the 21 year-old, 6 foot 6 inch custodian who has just endured a maiden Premier League campaign at Burnley and is reportedly the subject of a £16m bid.

Trafford is predicted to be the latest player to follow a well-trodden path from Turf Moor to St. James' Park - following Jeff Hendrick, Chris Wood and Nick Pope from the Clarets to the Magpies in recent seasons.

The Cockermouth-born player joined Manchester City as a youngster in 2015, making his senior competitive debut on loan to Accrington Stanley in August 2021.

An 18 month loan to Bolton Wanderers followed, returning to Burnley last summer fresh from European U21 Championship victory with England alongside current Magpie Anthony Gordon.

Making a £19m switch from City to Burnley ahead of their Premier League return, he made the last of his 28 top-flight appearances for them in March.

A similar fee is claimed to be under discussion with Newcastle at present, with an unspecified percentage payable to Manchester City due to a sell-on clause.

Giveaway:
Engineering feet....
 

Newcastle-based Sock Council are giving away three pairs of NUFC inspired socks to one NUFC.com reader ahead of Father's Day - plus free UK shipping when at least three pairs from that range are purchased * 

Find all 11 designs in that range online here

To qualify for free UK shipping, a minimum of three pairs from that range must be ordered together to the same delivery address. Add code DOTCOM at checkout to activate the deal, which runs until Sunday June 16th.

To enter the competition, email your answer to this question to [email protected] subject of Socks:

The father of which former Magpie guided Bromley into the Football League for the first time last season? 

Closing date is 8pm on Wednesday June 12th. No age limit, open to anyone on the planet but delivery must be to a UK address. One entry each please per person and the winner will be contacted to confirm prize choice - there's no need to specify that when entering.
 
Old boy:
Daggers get Dylan

The first Newcastle player to have found a new club following his recent release from Gallowgate is Dylan Stephenson, who has joined Dagenham & Redbridge.

The 21 year-old forward spent the second half of last season on loan at National League North side South Shields, following a temporary posting to Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical in 2023.

Appearing for United in first team team friendlies without ever making a senior competitive bow, Dylan has agreed a two year deal at the National League Daggers.

Sela spectacular:
South bank show

Saturday night saw club sponsors Sela organise a free event on the river Tyne that they described as a "celebration of the club, the city and the fans".

Gateshead's Baltic Flour Mill and the river itself became giant projection screens, spectators gathering on the Newcastle side as iconic local images were displayed.

In addition to the Blaydon Races and St.James' Park itself, Alan Shearer, Kevin Keegan, Bobby Moncur (with the Fairs Cup in his hand), Gazza, Jackie Milburn, Tino Asprilla, Hughie Gallacher and Sir Bobby Robson were all immortalised.

More contemporary footage meanwhile included goals from last season, NUWFC and the new 2024/25 home kit.  

2024/25:
New kit launches

Fourteen years after their last stint as kit provider ended, Friday morning saw the return of adidas to Newcastle United, with this new home shirt unveiled:

Fans queued from the early hours at the temporary club shop on Strawberry Place which opened at 8am.

Adult replica shirts retail at £80, with the "pro" version coming in at £110. Junior size replicas are £55.

Buy shirts etc. from JD Sports online here

strip launch video is online here

Internationals:
National service

Current national team duty:

Martin Dubravka (Slovakia):
09.06.2024 Wales (h) won 4-0 FR
90 minutes and a clean sheet for Martin in Trnava, as the Slovaks convincingly beat Wales in this friendly.

05.06.2024 San Marino (n) won 4-0 FR
The custodian was named on the bench in the Austrian city of Wiener Neustadt and that's where he stayed.

Yankuba Minteh (Gambia):
11.06.2024 Gabon (a) Franceville WCQ

08.06.2024 Seychelles (h) won 5-1  WCQ
Amid a proliferation of press claims that he could be sold in order to meet United's PSR obligations, the 19 year-old marked his fifth senior international game with a second goal in Gambia's colours.

Minteh started the World Cup qualifier in Berkane and scored his side's third goal. He was subbed in the 79th minute after the scoring was complete.

See Minteh's goal online here 

Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland):
11.06.2024 Andorra (a) Murcia FR

08.06.2024 Spain (a) lost 1-5 FR
Jamal played the entirety of the game in Mallorca which saw his side take an early lead. Spain soon replied and the hosts led 4-1 at the interval.

Alex Murphy (Ireland U21s):  
11.06.2024 England U20s (n) Zagreb FR

07.06.2024 Croatia U21s (a) won 3-2 FR
Alex joined the action from the bench after 63 minutes in Zagreb, with the hosts having got on the scoresheet after trailing 0-3. 

Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil):
12.06.2024 USA (a) Orlando FR
24.06.2024 Costa Rica (n) Inglewood CA
28.06.2024 Paraguay (n) Las Vegas CA
02.07.2024 Colombia (n) Santa Clara CA

08.06.024 Mexico (a) won 3-2 FR
The midfielder was a 74th minute arrival from the bench for this kickabout in College Station.
 
Miguel Almiron (Paraguay):  
12.06.2024 Chile (a) Santiago de Chile FR
16.06.2024 Panama (a) Cuidad de Panama FR

08.06.2024 Peru (a) drew 0-0 FR
Miggy started the game and was subbed in the 64th minute of the friendly in Lima.

Fabian Schar (Switzerland)
08.06.2024 Austria (h) drew 1-1 FR
No sign of Fabian for this friendly draw in St. Gallen, recovering from the injury that he suffered in the previous game.

04.06.2024 Estonia (h) won 4-0 FR
The Magpie defender was in the starting line-up for this kickabout in Lucerne, playing as part of a back three. 

Schar left the field in late in the second half with what appeared to be a muscle issue. The Swiss played the closing moments of the game with ten men.

Alexander Isak/Emil Krafth (Sweden):
08.06.2024 Serbia (h) lost 0-3 FR
Emil played the full game while Alex was on the bench and joined the action after half-time.

Neither were able to prevent a sobering home defeat to the Serbs in Stockholm.

05.06.2024 Denmark (a) lost 1-2 FR
Both Magpies made the starting line-up in Copenhagen, Isak's ninth minute shot from inside the box cancelling out a Danish opener after two minutes.

See his goal online here

Isak played 70 minutes and Krafth completed the game.

Anthony Gordon/Kieran Trippier (England):
07.06.2024 Iceland (h) lost 0-1 FR
Both started the game and were subbed in the 64th minute of the embarrassing defeat at Wembley.

03.06.2024 Bosnia & Herzegovina (h) won 3-0 FR
Gordon missed out but Trippier captained the side at Gallowgate and completed the opening 62 minutes.

Internationals:
Euro quartet confirmed

Kieran Trippier and Anthony Gordon were confirmed as being in Gareth Southgate's final squad for the European Championships in Germany when the England manager announced his 26-man squad.

Trippier will wear the number 12 shirt, while Gordon has been assigned number 18.

Martin Dubravka and Fabian Schar are also Euro-bound with Slovakia and Switzerland respectively.

Eight SJP old boys are also off to Euro 2024:

Belgium: Matz Sels
England: Ivan Toney
Netherlands: Gini Wijnaldum
Scotland: Grant Hanley
Serbia: Alexsandar Mitrovic
Spain: Joselu, Mikel Merino, Ayoze Perez

(Slovakia omitting Lubo Satka and there was no place for Kevin Mbabu in the final Swiss selection).

Coral price the Euro 2024 victors as follows:

England 11/4
France 10/3
Germany 9/2
Portugal 8/1
Spain 8/1

New customers receive a £20 bet when staking £5 (T's & C's apply). Find Coral's markets online here

Internationals:
Tripp advisor

Speaking of Trippier, the full back is the latest guest of Gary Neville on his Overlap series, answering various questions about his life and career: 

Watch that online here

Nippon:
Hong Kong gardener

Ahead of United's first games there in almost 30 years, NUFC.com's Japan correspondent Simon Moran continues his reports with a prologue of sorts:

online here

2024/25:
Mariners v Magpies

National League North side South Shields will host Newcastle's U21 side in a pre-season friendly at their 1st Cloud Arena (Mariners Park) on Sunday August 4th. 

It's a 1pm kick-off and standing tickets are on sale now at £10 adults, £7 concessions and £3 for U18s here.

The Mariners boss is former Magpies U21 coach, Elliott Dickman while striker Dylan Stephenson played there on loan from United last season before his release.

2024/25:
NUFC membership

Following a makeover, the official club website now has a pre-registration option for next season's membership scheme, although there's no pricing or other details.

Find that online here

Update:
Our Kelly?

Bournemouth's list of released players appeared on Wednesday and includes Lloyd Kelly, who becomes a free agent following the expiration of his contract. 

The 25 year-old native of Bristol is widely expected to join Newcastle on a free transfer this summer, where he'll be reunited with former managers Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall plus ex-Cherries coach Graeme Jones.

Left-sided central defender Kelly played the first of 48 games for Bristol City in 2017, making a £13m switch to Bournemouth ahead of the 2019/20 campaign - and a home debut during Newcastle's 4-1 win there.

141 appearances for the ex-England U20 and U21 international at the Vitality Stadium include 54 in the Premier League (47 starts).

Tied to the 90s:
Brazilians re-imagined

Our favourite badge provider Magpin has a new range of ModernRetros releases, with the simple premise of portraying current players in old kits.

The first two releases of Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton, are now on sale here. Use promo code BRAZIL for a £1 discount if purchasing both badges together.

We had two pairs to give away and asked you to name the opposition in the only game when Joelinton and Bruno were both on target for Newcastle.

It was of course Norwich City and badge sets will be going to Steve Romano and Michael Burn.

2024/25:
Departures etc.

Senior player signed: Mark Gillespie (1 year extension)

Senior players released: Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie, Loris Karius, Kell Watts, Jeff Hendrick.

Academy players released: Matty Bondswell, Will Brown, Kyle Crossley, Lucas De Bolle, Amadou Diallo, Eden Page, Jordan Hackett, Shaun Mavididi, Carter Milmore, Michael Ndiweni, Taylor Ross, Jude Smith, Dylan Stephenson, Rodrigo Vilca.

Extended deals: James Huntley, Jamie Miley, James Huntley and Ellis Stanton.

Pro deals: Scott Bailey, Dylan Charlton, Josh Donaldson, Johnny Emerson, Aidan Harris, Adam Harrison, Anthony Munda, Sean Neave, Darren Palmer, Harry Powell and Rory Powell.

Old boys:
Unlikely lads

SJP old boys with new clubs/jobs include:

Craig Bellamy (Burnley Interim Manager)
Luke Charman (Hartlepool United)
Stephen Clemence (Barrow Head Coach)
Dan Langley (Morpeth Town)
Michael Newberry (Cliftonville)
Ben Tozer (Forest Green Rovers)

Ex-Magpies looking for new clubs include:

Mehdi Abeid (Istanbul Basaksehir)
Chris Basham (Sheffield United)
Ciaran Clark (Stoke City) 
Ryan Donaldson (Morpeth Town)
Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United)
Dwight Gayle (Derby County)
Jack Hunter (Hartlepool United)
Paul Huntington (Carlisle United)
Kazenga LuaLua (Charlton Athletic)
Jonathan Mitchell (Harrogate Town)
Ben Pollock (Spennymoor Town)
Dylan Stephenson (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Josef Yarney (Tranmere Rovers)

Off-field departures include:

Habib Beye (Red Star Paris)
Emre (Ankaragucu)
Steve Guppy (Nashville SC)
Kevin Nolan (West Ham)