Season Ticket Renewal Time Again
Teletext are reporting that Newcastle
have attempted a player plus cash package to prise away Shaun Wright-Phillips
from Manchester City.
Newcastle have launched a huge bid to land Manchester City winger
Shaun Wright Phillips, according to reports. Magpies boss Graham Souness
is keen to revamp his squad following a disapponting season at St
James' Park and believes he can land the 23-year old in a £16m deal.
He is thought to have offered striker Craig Bellay, rated at £8m,
winger Laurent Robert and £6 in cash.
However, it may not be as black and white (if you'll excuse the pun)
as it seems. It may be important to bear in mind it is season ticket
renewal deadline day on Monday.
More to follow...
Toon History: On This Day 36 Years Ago...
Ujpesti Dozsa 2 (2) Newcastle United 3 (6)
2 Weeks had elapsed since the first leg of the Fairs Cup Final between
Newcastle and Ujpesti Dozsa which United won 3-0 at St. James'
Park - the magpies were now 90 minutes away from lifting their first
ever European trophy in their debut season in Europe.
United entered the Nep Stadium in Budapest to face a team who had
been savaged by their own media since the first leg. Ujpest had never
lost a game by such a margin in two years and the manner of the Toon's
win brought out the knives but the 34,000 plus home support was very
much on Ujpest's side chanting: 'Uj-pest, Uj-pest, Uj-pest.'
Backed by their vocal home crowd the Hungarians responded like a team
possessed and tested United's Willie McFaul repeatedly in the
opening 25 minutes and it wasn't long before they started clawing
back the deficit.
With 30 minutes on the clock the skillful Bene put Ujpest 1-0
up after cracking in a shot into the far corner and with only two
minutes remaining in the half the home side doubled their tally when
Gorocs netted at the far post. It was 2-0 on the night and
3-2 on aggregate. Ujpest were very much in the ascendancy.
Newcastle went into the break well beaten with heads dropped and tired
legs wilting. Having just celebrated his 50th Birthday United's manager
Joe Harvey knew he had to do something to rally his battered
men to rescue the night. If they performed as they did in the first
half the Toon would be on the end of a cricket score.
"Listen," he snarled, "you're winning. You're bloody 3-2 up in a Cup
Final with only 45 minutes to go. What's the matter with you? Hit'
em once early and they'll collapse like a pack of cards. One goal
and we've got the pot."
Newcastle ran out, heads held high and with chests pumped out like
that of triumphant boxer. Inspired by Harvey's team-talk United were
a different team in the second half and the cocky, arrogant Hungarians
didn't have an answer to the confident, snappier and more determined
Toon.
Into the second half Newcastle grabbed one back when first leg hero
Bobby Moncur thundered in a shot to record his 3rd Final goal
after Jackie Sinclair's lofted ball in from a corner fell to
the Skipper. The Hungarian fans were shocked into silence and the
all in white home side stood hands on hips shaking their heads in
disbelief.
Six minutes later Newcastle equalised on the night and made it 5-2
on aggregate when the Great Dane Benny Arentoft powered home
a fierce drive to send the traveling Toon fans into utopia.
There was only going to be one winner now and when substitute Alan
Foggon cannoned in his shot that had rebounded off the bar past
the hapless keeper Szentmihalyi United had made their greatest
ever comeback to win the game 3-2 and 6-2 over the two legs. The Fairs
Cup was theirs - Newcastle were European Champions, 36 years ago today.
United: McFaul, Craig, Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Scott (Foggon),
Robson, Davies, Arentoft, Sinclair. Subs (not used): Hope, McNamee.
Legends to a man.
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Sir Les To Be Honoured
Former Toon striker Les Ferdinand is to be awarded the MBE
for his services to English football in the Queen's Birthday Honours
list it has been confirmed.
Sir Les had this to say: "I'm very honoured but it hasn't really
sunk in. I suppose it won't until it all happens and I collect my
award."
They may as well give him a knighthood, while they are at it. |
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