JournalLive - Tag - a view from the gallowgate

Ashley is slowly winning us over

JournalLive — Mon, 28 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Paul Dixon has been following Newcastle United for more than 35 years, 17 of which have been as a season ticket holder in the Gallowgate End at St James’ Park. Each week in his column, he takes a wry look at all things football – from a black-and-white perspective.

Penalties gamble is no great spectacle

JournalLive — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

RIGHT, that’s definitely the domestic season finished with, closing with two major injustices.

Despite defeat, we’re off to Europe

JournalLive — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:01:00 GMT

IN a strange sort of symmetry, the phrase ‘poisoned chalice’ was coined by an exorcising monk (he was knocking around even before Sky Sports, although they’d never admit it because, as we know, all sporting life only began in 1992) who was a patron saint of Europe.

City loss dampens high of Chelsea

JournalLive — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

TURNED out to be a damp squib, didn’t it? After Chelsea I encountered the second of my new experiences of the weekend, the first of which was being asked what flavour I wanted for an alcoholic drink. I mean to say, ‘Fruits of the forest’ belongs in a trifle not a beer glass.

Being ignored is more preferable

JournalLive — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

MY apologies for the two-minute gap in your week last week. I was taking our last family holiday in its current form and I can’t comment on the performances against Stoke and Wigan.

Roasted Swans a just reward for Toon Army

JournalLive — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

DON'T you love the excitement of the Easter programme? Traditionally it was the only time lower-league clubs broke five figures for their attendances.

Take that experts – and you, Savage

JournalLive — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

AND the embarrassing uncles at the society wedding dance on!

A threat on every time we attacked

JournalLive — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:00:00 GMT

HAVE you ever pondered life’s imponderables? For example, if there is a god, why is Chris Moyles rich?

Blank looks as United thrown to Wolves

JournalLive — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SORRY about the blank week last week. Strange thing, the club tried to get the paper to re-name the column ‘The view from the Spring madness sale at SD’ but resisted.

Plenty of spirit but a lack of quality

JournalLive — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WITHIN minutes of good old ’Arry’s quite proper acquittal from HMRC’s absurd allegations, I received a few emails. Mostly exceedingly libellous but all very funny.