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Pardew's position is strengthened as Newcastle look to make summer improvements

PERFECT PLANS: Alan Pardew

8:00am Friday 24th May 2013

ALAN Pardew has emerged from his end-of-season debrief with Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias with his position as Newcastle United manager strengthened.

Llambias backs Pardew after "constructive meeting"

5:41pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

DEREK Llambias has backed Alan Pardew to drive Newcastle United forward this season following a productive meeting between the duo and Magpies owner Mike Ashley.

Magpies shelve interest in Carroll

GOING WEST: Andy Carroll appears to be heading for a permanent move to West Ham United rather than Newcastle

8:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED will turn their attentions to other attacking targets after shelving their interest in Liverpool striker Andy Carroll.

Newcastle look to future and targeting top six again

POSITIVE OUTLOOK: Newcastle's Massadio Haidara

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED'S players have already started their summer break but when Massadio Haidara returns to Tyneside he thinks a top six finish is the only way to erase the memory of such a depressing campaign.

Magpies need to act fast to land £15m man Carroll

DECISION TIME: West Ham last night had a bid accepted for striker Andy Carroll, who has just completed a season-long loan at Upton Park

12:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WEST HAM UNITED have edged closer to landing Newcastle United target Andy Carroll after agreeing a £15m fee for the Liverpool striker.

Longest-serving Harper still a safe pair of hands

THE FINAL FAREWELL: Steve Harper waves to the St James' Park faithful on Sunday after his 20 years with the club came to an end

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

STEVE HARPER wants to prove he can still be a steady pair of hands after bidding an emotional farewell to Newcastle United after 20 years service at St James' Park.

Tears from Harper on Newcastle exit

RETIRING: Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper says a tearful farewell to fans

11:13am Monday 20th May 2013

ALAN PARDEW wants Steve Harper's Newcastle United team-mates to use the supporters' fitting tribute to the departing goalkeeper yesterday as an incentive to make up for a depressing campaign when the action restarts in August.

Fans provide a fitting send-off for Harper despite Magpies defeat

THANK YOU AND GOODBYE: The emotion of playing his last game for Steve Harper got to the Newcastle United goalkeeper at St James’ Park yesterday

11:11am Monday 20th May 2013

ALMOST 50,000 Newcastle United fans made sure an emotional Steve Harper received a send off to remember, but his final outing at St James' Park was not quite as perfect as he would have hoped.

Arsenal ease past Newcastle and earn top-four spot

6:11pm Sunday 19th May 2013

Laurent Koscielny ensured Arsenal of a place in the Champions League qualifiers with the only goal in a tight encounter at Newcastle.

Half-time: Newcastle 0 Arsenal 0

4:50pm Sunday 19th May 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED are holding Arsenal at the break in the final Premier League match of the season at St James' Park.

Harper to captain Newcastle

3:23pm Sunday 19th May 2013

STEVE HARPER will captain Newcastle United when he makes his final appearance for the club against Arsenal today.

Could Shola be leaving Newcastle?

8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

SHOLA AMEOBI has told Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew that it could be time to end his 18-year association with his hometown club this summer.

Pardew focused on another season with Magpies

7:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

ALAN PARDEW is certain he will still be Newcastle United manager next season and hopes skipper Fabricio Coloccini will be with him at St St James' Park.

End of an era at St James' as Harper bids farewell

MEMORIES: Steve Harper was part of the last Newcastle squad to play in the Champions League under Sir Bobby Robson

8:00am Friday 17th May 2013

FROM the sublime to the utterly ridiculous he has seen it all, but after 20 years at Newcastle Steve Harper is finally stepping off the black and white rollercoaster.

Debuchy has no regrets about Magpies move

Mathieu Debuchy

8:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

MATHIEU Debuchy insists he has no regrets about his January move to Newcastle United despite his first five months on Tyneside hardly going to plan.

Newcastle rubbish Rooney internet rumours

4:57pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

NEWCASTLE United have rubbished an internet story linking them with a possible move for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

Pardew to spell out the need to keep Coloccini when he meets with Ashley

CALL-UP: Fabricio Coloccini

8:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

ALAN PARDEW will detail the need to keep skipper Fabricio Coloccini when he holds his end-of-season debrief with Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley.

Cabaye admits Newcastle need to learn lessons from relegation fight

STEEP LEARNING CURVE: Yohan Cabaye admits this season has been a tough one

9:46am Tuesday 14th May 2013

YOHAN Cabaye admits his Newcastle United team-mates have to learn some important lessons from this season's surprise relegation scrap, after conceding he found it difficult to come to terms with an increasingly desperate battle against the drop.

Pardew relieved after surviving 'toughest relegation fight'

LONDON PRIDE: Newcastle United’s Yoan Gouffran, left, celebrates scoring his side’s second goal at Loftus Road yesterday

9:03am Monday 13th May 2013

ALAN Pardew last night expressed his relief at Newcastle United's Premier League survival and claimed the financial incentive for remaining in the top-flight had made this the toughest relegation battle he could remember.

Match Report: Queens Park Rangers 1 Newcastle United 2

OFF YOU GO: Newcastle United goalkeeper Rob Elliot gestures to manager Alan Pardew and coach Andy Woodman after being sent off for catching the ball outside the area

9:01am Monday 13th May 2013

TIME to crack open the champagne? Not exactly. But having secured their Premier League status with one game to spare, at least Newcastle United can draw a line under this thoroughly miserable campaign.

Newcastle breathe sigh of relief after crucial win at QPR

SUBJECT OF INTEREST: Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa has been linked to Liverpool and Arsenal, despite being injured

3:50pm Sunday 12th May 2013

NEWCASTLE fans endured a nerve-wracking final ten minutes after keeper Rob Elliott was sent off.

Williamson and Debuchy return to Newcastle back four

2:41pm Sunday 12th May 2013

MIKE Williamson and Mathieu Debuchy have returned to the Newcastle United back four for this afternoon's crucial Premier League game at QPR.

Pardew fears job at Newcastle could be on the line

UNDER PRESSURE: Alan Pardew

12:13am Saturday 11th May 2013

ALAN PARDEW fears his job is on the line, whether Newcastle United avoid relegation or not, and has braced himself for an “uncomfortable” endof- season meeting with the club’s owner, Mike Ashley.

Match Previews: Sunderland v Southampton & QPR v Newcastle

4:40pm Friday 10th May 2013

Paul Fraser and Scott Wilson look ahead to Sunday's crucial games for Newcastle and Sunderland as both fight for survival in the Premier League.

Newcastle keen to avoid pay-cut clauses

NO CHANGE: Derek Llambias

8:00am Friday 10th May 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED are not intending to rethink a policy to ignore provisions for relegation in new contracts despite this season's ongoing threat of dropping back out of the Premier League.

Sissoko could miss Magpies' fight for survival

INJURED: Moussa Sissoko

8:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED'S survival hopes may have been boosted by Swansea City's win over Wigan Athletic on Tuesday, but it is looking increasingly likely they will have to play their final two games without Moussa Sissoko.

Is history repeating itself at Newcastle?

8:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

WITH Newcastle in deep relegation trouble ahead of the final two games of the season, there is a chance the club could repeat 2009's dramatic drop into the Championship. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson highlights the similarities and differences between the two campaigns

Wigan defeat enhances Newcastle and Sunderland's survival chances

10:01pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

NEWCASTLE United and Sunderland breathed a collective sigh of relief last night as Wigan Athletic's 3-2 defeat to Swansea City enhanced the pair's chances of remaining in the Premier League.

Pardew admits Ben Arfa is not firing on all cylinders

8:00am Tuesday 7th May 2013

ALAN Pardew has admitted the lingering effects of a hamstring injury mean Hatem Ben Arfa will not be in peak condition for the final two games of Newcastle United's season.

Magpies remain in relegation mix after dull draw

8:00am Monday 6th May 2013

NEWCASTLE may have dressed up Saturday's drab draw at West Ham United as a good result - but it marked the first moment of this relegation battle where the Magpies ceded the initiative.

Pardew shattered by disallowed goal

8:00am Monday 6th May 2013

ALAN PARDEW was left to rue another disallowed goal which could prove to be crucial in Newcastle United's battle against relegation from the Premier League.

Honours even for Newcastle at West Ham

Alan Pardew shows his frustration during the first half at Upton Park

4:56pm Saturday 4th May 2013

NEWCASTLE ended all square at West Ham United as their Premier League status continues to hang in the balance.

Sissoko puts on United front in Magpies' fight to beat the drop

8:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

THIS should have been a week of purely focus for Newcastle United. After depressing defeats to Sunderland and Liverpool, the last thing manager Alan Pardew needed was to be dealing with matters he regarded as "outside issues" in his pre-match briefing.

Magpies man desperate to keep the

8:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED still have a worrying relegation fight on their hands and midfielder Cheik Tiote thinks the players have a huge responsibility to ensure the "biggest club" in the country stays in the Premier League.

Pardew learning lessons from Magpies' relegation fight

8:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED manager Alan Pardew thinks the club's transfer business needs to focus on players with Premier League know-how during the summer - provided he keeps them in the top-flight first.

Newcastle hold clear-the-air talks in an attempt to put the past behind them

Pardew ponders delving into Championship pool

8:00am Wednesday 1st May 2013

NEWCASTLE United boss Alan Pardew has held a series of clear-the-air meetings with his under-performing squad in an attempt to regroup ahead of the final three games of the season.

Pardew's pledge to lift Magpies

11:02am Monday 29th April 2013

WITH the pressure on his shoulders mounting, Alan Pardew has vowed to lead Newcastle United to Premier League safety - provided he is backed by the boardroom.

Child's play from as Magpies hit for six by Liverpool

10:50am Monday 29th April 2013

AFTER a week in which Liverpool had to deal with the infantile behaviour of their leading goalscorer, it was the turn of the players wearing Newcastle United shirts to show childish tendencies.

Match Report: Newcastle United 0 Liverpool 6

DEJECTION: James Perch rues a missed chance against Liverpool as the Merseyside outfit ran out 6-0 winners at St James’ Park on Saturday

10:43am Monday 29th April 2013

AFTER a week in which Liverpool had to deal with the infantile behaviour of their leading goalscorer, it was the turn of the players wearing Newcastle United shirts to show childish tendencies.

Match Report: Newcastle United 0 Liverpool 6

HOME SICKNESS: Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew looks dejected on the touchline

7:25pm Saturday 27th April 2013

A DEJECTED looking Alan Pardew had his relegation concerns increased at St James' Park when he was forced to witness his Newcastle United team hit for six by a rampant Liverpool.

Pardew defends Coloccini over accusations of wavering commitment

8:00am Saturday 27th April 2013

ALAN Pardew has challenged those questioning Fabricio Coloccini's commitment and angrily denied suggestions the Newcastle United skipper has dragged out his return from a back injury.

Yanga-Mbiwa insists the future remains bright despite Newcastle's struggles

8:00am Saturday 27th April 2013

THREE months into Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa's Newcastle United career, and it's safe to say things are not quite going to plan.

Live North-East Football Live: Saturday, April 27

4:29pm Friday 26th April 2013

The Northern Echo's sports team provides live coverage of the weekend's football action involving the North-East sides.

Pardew criticises FA for discrepancy between Suarez and McManaman

PRESSURE: Alan Pardew

8:00am Friday 26th April 2013

ALAN Pardew has criticised the Football Association's “flawed” disciplinary procedure and questioned why Luis Suarez was handed a retrospective ten-game ban while Callum McManaman's horror tackle on Massadio Haidara went completely unpunished.

Magpies old boy wants Liverpool striker Suarez to stay in Premier League

SUAREZ SHOULD STAY: John Beresford

8:00am Thursday 25th April 2013

A LIVERPOOL without Luis Suarez should provide Newcastle United with the perfect tonic to edge closer to Premier League safety at St James' Park this weekend, according to former Magpies full-back John Beresford.

Liverpool striker Suarez given ten-match ban - and misses Magpies test

3:11pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez has been banned for ten matches by the Football Association for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic - menaing he misses this Saturday's trip to Newcastle.

Newcastle target faces summer of uncertainty

8:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

LIVERPOOL are in no rush to sell Andy Carroll this summer if prospective buyers such as Newcastle United are unwilling to match the striker's £17m valuation.

Pardew set for fans forums

10:41am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

NEWCASTLE UNITED are planning fans forums with manager Alan Pardew in the hope of improving the club's relationship with supporters.

Match Report: West Bromwich Albion 1 Newcastle 1

ALL SMILES: Yoan Gouffran celebrates his goal

11:44am Monday 22nd April 2013

WHILE the overriding feeling at full-time at The Hawthorns was disappointment among the Newcastle supporters, a point may prove to be priceless come the end of the season.

United paying price for Euro adventure

FRENCH FLAIR: Newcastle United’s Yoan Gouffran celebrates scoring his side’s goal in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at West Brom

11:38am Monday 22nd April 2013

ALAN PARDEW has admitted the Europa League has been a distraction this season – and insists Newcastle’s Premier League struggles will not be repeated next year.


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