The Sir Bobby salute is still on for Thursday’s game and we want as near a full house as possible to create an atmosphere that will make the former Toon boss jump out of his hospital bed with joy.

It’s only been two days since we started a campaign to get fans to swing their scarves in a tribute to Bobby Robson Original Article - Click Here. However we’ve already caught the eye of BBC Tyne, The Evening Chronicle and many Newcastle United related sites and forums.

We’re ready to say get well soon to Sir Bobby and I’m also sending a plea to all those that can go to the game that are yet to get a ticket, buy one and go and support the lads as well as joining in this salute.

There are still tickets available to buy for the Newcastle Brown stand Middle Tier, the Sir John Hall stand Middle Tier and the ‘B’ paddock of the Milburn Stand.

It’s sure to make the atmosphere amazing and it’s a night that cannot be missed.

Jean Alain Boumsong has completed his transfer to relegated Italian side Juventus for a fee beginning at around £3.3m. The fee is also subject to bonuses reliant on Juventus’ future performances. The Italian giants will also play a friendly against The Magpies at St James Park next pre-season.

“Boum”, who cost the club £8.5m when signed by Graeme Souness from Rangers in January 2005, has agreed a four-year contract with the “Old Lady” and will be looking to regain his form, and his regular place at the heart of the French national side.

As always, the team here at Newcastle-Online wish Jean Alain all the best with his new club, and thank him for his efforts at Newcastle United.

Glenn Roeder’s black and white army helped themselves to an opening day 2-1 victory against last season’s surpise outfit Wigan Athletic. In a rain-drenched St. James’ Park it was Shola Ameobi’s athletic second half winner that gave the Magpies three-points and their first home win of the season.

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Newcastle-Online forum poster killers_perm has come up with an idea in order for us Newcastle fans to salute Sir Bobby Robson and wish him well through his cancer surgery recovery.

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With the Toon - Ventspils game on Thursday beeing beamed out live on five, it is the perfect opportunity for us to send our best wishes to the former England manager.

Since Sir Bobby is a regular wearer of scarves, we’re asking you to take your scarves to Thursday’s game and swing them over your head in a tribute to the Geordie knight. A verse of “Walking in a Bobby wonderland wouldn’t go a miss either.

This salute already has the backing of the writer’s of Newcastle-Online as well Tyne-Talk and Talk of the Tyne and it’s also looking for support from other local sites and media to spread the word as far as possible to try and reach as many fans going to the game.

So get your scarves out on Thursday in a salute to Sir Bobby and let’s help him on his way to recovery. All the best.

After a tense but vital 2-1 win over an impressive Wigan side, I ran the rule over the fans, Referee, Glenn Roeder and a Newcastle United team already depleted in numbers.

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Martin Atkinson is from Leeds in West Yorkshire and is 35 years old. He has the privilege of visiting St James’ Park for the first game of the new Premiership season against Wigan Athletic tomorrow.

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Well it’s a new season and Behind Enemy Lines is back. Stepping into Wigan territory today, I spoke to George Chilvers of The Ultimate Wigan Athletic Site and Liam Cooper of Wiganer.net and they answered questions on Wigan’s Pre-Season, new signings, sales and the game this Saturday.

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After a successful trip to Latvia, Glenn Roeder confirms he is close to signing 3 or 4 players in the next 7-10 days.

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The referee for the 1st leg of our UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round clash with FK Ventspils will be Stephane Lannoy of France. Monsieur Lannoy is 36 years of age, and is from Boulogne sur mer, and his occupation is a commercial agent. The last time we had a French referee was way back in April 2004, when Gilles Veissiére took charge of our 1-1 draw with PSV in Eindhoven.