Former Magpies stalwarts Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll are back in the North East tomorrow – and the time is right for a re-evaluation of their legacy. Chief sports writer Mark Douglas reports.Read
THE days when the machismo of Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan defined Newcastle United seems a lifetime ago. Back then we thrilled to Carroll’s knockdowns and Nolan’s opportunism – this week it’s been about the technique of young Sammy Ameobi and enduring loyalty of good-guy Shola Ameobi.Read
MIKE Williamson admits that physical West Ham are far from the ideal opponents for Newcastle United after their Europa League exertions, writes MARK DOUGLAS.Read
SIMON Mignolet admitted he found it hard to take pleasure from his brilliant save at Upton Park because Kevin Nolan got the better of him in the end.Read
TODAY marks the six-month anniversary of Sunderland’s last Premier League win. Half a year ago at the Stadium of Light they beat a Queen’s Park Rangers team whose ineptitude away from home was threatening their top-flight status.Read
TONY Mowbray is unlikely to ever send a team out to play like Sam Allardyce’s West Ham United, but the Middlesbrough manager hopes to see them show the same ruthlessness.Read
ALAN Pardew last night launched an impassioned defence of his decision to sell Kevin Nolan, arguing that his captain and top-scorer would have been nothing like the same “exceptional” player next season had he been made to see out his contract.Read
NEWCASTLE United will look to bounce back from the £4.5million sale of captain Kevin Nolan by launching a double swoop for Switzerland winger Tranquillo Barnetta and Saint-Etienne’s France midfielder Blaise Matuidi.Read
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