Dire straits lead Robson to Dyer gambleSouthampton v Newcastle/St Mary's (kick-off 8pm): Kieron Dyer is back in the Newcastle United squad for the crucial Premiership…Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00
Newcastle stretchedAt just the stage when a manager would wish to regroup his players for a final and possibly glorious push to the end of the season…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
McCarthy now seen in a whole new LightSOCCER/ English FA Cup: Mick McCarthy was named the English First Division's manager of the month for March yesterday, which…Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Robson sums up the challenge beautifullyUEFA CUP/ Newcastle v Mallorca, St James' Park, 7.45 (BBC3): Bobby Robson got his teeth into some sums yesterdayThu Mar 11 2004 - 00:00
United defence fail to heed JobSoccer English/FA Premiership: Man Utd 2 Middlesbrough 3: Alex Ferguson is a man whose job is under great scrutinyThu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Leeds hope to extend deal to MayLeeds United face another financial deadline today with their chief executive, Trevor Birch, cautiously confident the "standstill…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Shepherd lambastes flock NewcastlePremiership news: Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd cranked up the pressure on his manager Bobby Robson yesterday when…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Making an impressionInterview with Sam Allardyce: Michael Walker talks to the Bolton manager who, after working up through the ranks, is finally…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Leeds chairman to quit his postSoccer: The Leeds United chairman Professor John McKenzie yesterday confirmed he will be stepping down from his post, a move…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Viana adds to Robson's problemsNEWS: January was expected to be a quiet month at St James' Park but developments over the weekend suggest Newcastle United …Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
O'Neill's big night as last 16 beckonsChampions League, Group A Celtic v Bayern Munich: What might have been is one of the most prevalent laments in football for …Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Beautiful retreat may suit WalesThe concept of a beautiful fortress is a beguiling one to Muscovites who have lived with invasion, actual or threatened, for …Sat Nov 15 2003 - 00:00
Robson rumours prove costlyA day of frenzied speculation on Tyneside concerning Bobby Robson's future at St James' Park culminated in the club issuing a…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Weakened Celtic go on the defensiveMartin O'Neill presented Celtic with a gloomy scenario yesterday, and it had nothing to do with any putative move by him to Tottenham…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Wales have got to regroup Group NineEURO 2004 QUALIFYING/Group Nine: Three days after the 4-0 defeat by Italy in Milan, Mark Hughes finally got the disappointment…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Gloomy Robson gets solid backingNewcastle United 0 Birmingham City 1 : Bobby Robson emerged from a brief meeting with his chairman Freddy Shepherd at the stadium…Mon Sept 01 2003 - 01:00
Reid sees reasons to cheer upLeeds United 2; Newcastle 2: Peter Reid fancied a glass of water; Bobby Robson's first word was "gin"Mon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
Robson out to join the big boysP Belgrade v Newcastle: On TV: Setanta, kick-off 7Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Bellamy on racist chargesNewcastle United striker Craig Bellamy has been charged with three racially aggravated offences as a result of an alleged incident…Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
Vogts faces some home truthsEUROPION CHAMPIONSHIPS/Group Five/ Scotland v Germany: Berti Vogts did his best to smile yesterdaySat Jun 07 2003 - 01:00
United set to win race for Duff's signatureSOCCER/Transfer news: Damien Duff is set to disappoint Liverpool by moving to Manchester United this summerWed Apr 02 2003 - 01:00
Newcastle pray Inter will slip up Champions League Group AChampions League preview: Eight days ago in Milan, the players and management of Newcastle United visited Il Duomo cathedral…Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
McCarthy in to light the flame Soccer NewsNEWS: There is a flame that burns above each of the gates outside the Stadium of LightThu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Future looks rosy in black and whiteSOCCER: Alan Shearer has finally scored a European hat-trickFri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Robson struggles to stay downbeatNewcastle v Leverkusen On TV: TV3, UTV (highlights) By Michael WalkerCraig Bellamy is suspended, Jermaine Jenas is injured and…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Sunderland can finally can smileSunderland - 2 Blackburn - 2: FA Cup Fourth Round Replays: Sunderland, so close to winning the game in normal time, eventually…Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Everton cruelly hit by wonder goalNewcastle Utd 2 Everton 1: The beautiful game? Do not even dare mention that to Evertonians todayMon Dec 02 2002 - 00:00
Arsenal certain to face RomaManchester United and Arsenal will avoid meeting Real Madrid in the second group phase, but Newcastle could be paired with the…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Given likely to be 'rested' by RobsonNewcastle v Juventus: Three games, three defeats, no goals and no points: Newcastle United's return to the Champions League …Wed Oct 23 2002 - 01:00
Scholes asked to orchestrateHaving orchestrated the half-time transition of England in Slovakia from a flat team hitting few of the right notes to one that…Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Eriksson's luck still holdsSlovakia - 1 England - 2: EURO 2004 QUALIFYING: It is probably not something Sven-Goran Eriksson has felt over the course of…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Siren sounds for ErikssonJust as England were beginning their first warm-up lap on a very narrow pitch at the Slocan Bratislava stadium yesterday morning…Sat Oct 12 2002 - 01:00
Quinn praises ReidSUNDERLAND VACANCY: The post-mortem began in earnest at Sunderland yesterday after the sacking of Peter Reid and, unsurprisingly…Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
O'Leary in line to follow ReidSunderland want David O'Leary to be their new manager after they sacked Peter Reid last nightTue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
Van Hooijdonk strikes fear into GivenChampions' League: Newcastle v Feyenoord A match Nolberto Solano said "was always going to be the big one" for Newcastle United…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Reid and Robson show no fearFA PREMIERSHIP: Worried that they are in charge of two teams who, between them, have gone over seven and a half hours without…Sat Sept 21 2002 - 01:00
United may put ban on players' booksThe fall-out from Roy Keane's autobiography continued yesterday when a Manchester United director said that the club would try…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Eriksson adopts hard-line approach to injured playersEUROPEAN FRIENDLY: The English Football Association will in future insist all players named in an England squad report for duty…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Return of the samba beat to TeesideThe crowd could be measured in hundreds rather than thousands, as it had been the first time, and the accompanying tune was "…Wed Aug 07 2002 - 01:00
Gerrard adds to Eriksson's woesSOCCER/World Cup News: Sven-Goran Eriksson is unlikely to see it the same way this morning, but Gerard Houllier last night described…Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
League to vote on Old Firm inviteDERMOT DESMOND, the leading shareholder in Celtic, and David Murray, the chairman of Rangers, said yesterday that Thursday's …Mon May 13 2002 - 01:00
Ferguson relents on Beckham issueDavid Beckham and Nicky Butt will travel to Dubai on Monday afternoon with the rest of the England World Cup squad after Alex…Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
Philip Neville misses out againWORLD CUP 2002/England Squad: If the squad Sven-Goran Eriksson announced contained minimum drama in terms of surprises, it can…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
McLaren's Riverside revolution in full flowENGLISH FA CUP SEMI-FINALS: Middlesbrough are 6 to 1 against in a two-horse race tomorrowSat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Old Firm pull the plug on proposed Scottish channelSOCCER/News: The deepening crisis in Scottish football worsened yesterday when, as expected, in the morning the two Old Firm…Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Houllier back talking good gameLiverpool v Leverkusen: "Nice to see you," he said, a broad smile breaking across his suntanned face as flashbulbs poppedWed Apr 03 2002 - 01:00
Big-time Charlie may have the last sayPaul Ince, in Alex Ferguson's phrase, could start a fight in an empty house. It simply requires the installation of a mirrorMon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Tottenham see red as United breeze byA lot of wind has been expended about the situation at the top of the Premiership this week, and on a night when a virtual gale…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Pires shoots Arsenal to the topIt took longer than anticipated in the amount of time and it took longer than anticipated in patience, but Arsenal finally broke…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
