... goalkeeper, or has Tim Krul edged ahead of Shay Given.
Krul took world acclaim for that stunning performance against Spurs two weeks ago, but one fan put on our message board: "One game doesn't make a legend - Shay is still the best ever."
Yesterday Shay Given, who is reported to be earning £55,000 a week, signed for Boro (* but I'm sure the Smogs won't be paying much of that amount).
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert let him join Boro saying "Shay Given is a model pro".
The 37-year-old keeper joined Boro from the Premier League outfit on a one-month emergency loan before the window closed at 5pm on Thursday and is set to play against Bolton at the Riverside on Saturday.
While he's barely played any competitive football over the past six months, Given has been working hard on Villa's training pitch to make sure he's ready when needed.
If the Irishman, who has been capped 125 times, plays against Bolton, he'll be one of a select band of players who have represented the North-east big three clubs.
He made 461 appearances for Newcastle and 17 for Sunderland during a loan spell with the Wearside outfit.
Should he play on Sunday, it would be his 600th club game.
Pardew - In Or Out? YOU VOTE!
Three wins, but are we riding our luck? The question we ask - is Alan Pardew the man for Newcastle United? PLEASE VOTE!
ESPN FC: "The debate over Alan Pardew's suitability as Newcastle manager won't go away even after three consecutive victories.
Many of those who have watched Newcastle's wins over Chelsea, Spurs and Norwich still hold concerns about how the side are playing -- Tottenham had 20 more shots against Newcastle than Liverpool did when they beat the Magpies 6-0 late last season."
Twitter Search -
@johnregan51 'I support Pardew. Can't understand the haters. We have not had many better managers in last 50 years'
@nufcfans 'I strongly disagree with anyone calling for AP's head. It's fickle and impatient'
Both very strong statements in favour of the manager. There were plenty of anti-Pardew tweets to choose from, including:
@halliday_9 'I've never spoke to anyone who likes Pardew, that's the truth'
@lewisa_NUFC 'we have a very good team that is currently winning in spite of Pardew'
So we ask you to vote - is he the man for Newcastle United?
http://www.newcastleunited-mad.co.uk/interactive/voting_polls.asp
PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES
Saturday November 3015:00 Aston Villa v Sunderland 15:00 Cardiff City v Arsenal 15:00 Everton v Stoke City 15:00 Norwich City v Crystal Palace 15:00 West Ham United v Fulham 17:30 Newcastle United v West Brom
Sunday December 112:00 Tottenham v Man Utd 14:05 Hull City v Liverpool 16:10 Chelsea v Southampton 16:10 Manchester City v Swansea City
Tuesday December 320:00 Crystal Palace v West Ham United
Wednesday December 419:45 Arsenal v Hull City19:45 Liverpool v Norwich City19:45 Man Utd v Everton19:45 Southampton v Aston Villa19:45 Stoke City v Cardiff City19:45 Sunderland v Chelsea 19:45 Swansea City v Newcastle United20:00 Fulham v Tottenham20:00 West Brom v Manchester City
We have FIVE copies of our new book "Magpies In Europe - Harvey To Pardew' to give away in our new competition.
Simply answer these three questions:-
1) Who was NUFC manager when we won the Fairs Cup in 1969?
a) Joe Harvey
b) Kevin Keegan
c) Kenny Dalglish
2) We played Benfica last season. What country are they from?
a) Spain
b) Greece
c) Portugal
3) When we beat Barcelona 3-2 in the Champions League which NUFC player scored a hat-trick?
a) Alan Shearer
b) Tino Asprilla
c) Shola Ameobi
Send your answers to: Kevnumad@fsmail.net
The competition will run until December 2nd - winners will be announced on December 3rd).
IDEAL FOR CHRISTMAS MAGPIES IN EUROPE - HARVEY TO PARDEW The new version of "Magpies In Europe" is available NOW. Although NUFC are not talking to the Chronicle or Sunday Sun ... we are! And the full story is expected to be in newspapers this week. The official new title is "Magpies In Europe - Harvey To Pardew" and is an up-dated version of "From Antwerp To Zurich" - which includes the 14 Europa League fixtures we played last season. The 280-page book features match reports from the 134 European matches Newcastle United have played, starting with the memorable 4-0 win over Feyenoord in 1968 on our European debut. Included are stats and the figures you would expect, but also each away fixture has the remarkable experiences of individuals who travelled to watch the matches. Introduction by "Big Bad" John McNamee, part of the Fairs Cup winning team of 1969. It is a fascinating history that every Newcastle United fan will enjoy. And with a limited print-run, make sure you order a copy. Mail order: Send a cheque for £10.45 made payable to K.Fletcher to: K Fletcher, 5 Dunelm, Sacriston, Durham DH7 6NU Include your own address. ON SALE NOW AT: M&M City News; 140 Northumberland St, Newcastle NE1 7DQ. The Flower Shop, Spennymoor, Co Durham. RRP: £10.95 if you want to order, contact us:- Kevnumad@fsmail.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE UNITED 2013/14 PREMIER LEAGUE NEWCASTLE 2 NORWICH CITY 1 (Remy, Gouffran)Krul, Yanga-Mbiwa, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Sissoko, Tiote, Cabaye (68' Anita), Gouffran (83' Ben Arfa), Shola Ameobi (74' Cisse), Remy.Subs: Haidara, Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi TOTTENHAM 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Remy)Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Sissoko, Cabaye, Tiote, Gouffran (85' Obertan), Remy (75' Cisse), Shola Ameobi (60' Anita).Subs: Coloccini, Ben Arfa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi NEWCASTLE UTD 2 CHELSEA 0 (Gouffran, Remy)Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Sissoko, Cabaye, Tiote (53' Anita), Gouffran (85' Obertan), Shola Ameobi (62' Cisse).Subs: Ben Arfa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Tavernier. SUNDERLAND 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Debuchy)Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Dummett, Santon, Sissoko (45' Cisse), Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran (86' Sammy Ameobi), Ben Arfa, Remy (70' Shola Ameobi).Subs: Anita, Haidara, Elliot, Obertan. NEWCASTLE UTD 2 LIVERPOOL 2 (Cabaye, Dummett)Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Cabaye (78' Sammy Ameobi), Tiote, Gouffran, Sissoko (45' Dummett), Remy, Ben Arfa (78' Anita).Subs: Cisse, Elliot, Obertan, Dummett. CARDIFF CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Remy 2)Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Cabaye (86' Ben Arfa), Gouffran, Sissoko, Remy (71' Gutierrez), Cisse Subs: Anita, Yanga-Mbiwa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett EVERTON 3 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cabaye, Remy)Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa (46' Williamson), Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Anita (69' Cisse), Ben Arfa (46' Cabaye), Sissoko, Gouffran, Remy Subs: Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett NEWCASTLE 2 HULL CITY 3 (Remy 2)Krul, Debuchy (86' Tiote), Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Cabaye (62' Gouffran), Anita, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Cisse (73' Marveaux), Remy Subs: Williamson, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett ASTON VILLA 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ben Arfra, Gouffran)Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Anita (74' Tiote), Cabaye (88' Sammy Ameobi), Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Remy (63' Gouffran), Cisse Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, S Taylor, Dummett NEWCASTLE 1 FULHAM 0 (Ben Arfa)Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita 65' (Cabaye), Marveaux 74' (Remy), Shola Ameobi 65' (Gouffran), Cisse Subs: Gosling, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett NEWCASTLE 0 WEST HAM 0Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita, Marveaux 66' (Sammy Ameobi), Shola Ameobi, Cisse 72'Subs: Gosling, Bigirimana, Elliot, Vuckic, Dummett MAN CITY 4 NEWCASTLE 0Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Sissoko, Tiote, Gouffran 45+4' (Dummett), Ben Arfa 65' (Sammy Ameobi), Gutierrez 44' (Anita), Cisse Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Obertan LEAGUE CUP NEWCASTLE 0 MAN CITY 2 (AET)Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara (45 Dummett, 80 Ben Arfa), Anita, Tiote, Gouffran, Sissoko, Shola Ameobi (66 Cabaye), CisseSubs: Remy, Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi NEWCASTLE 2 LEEDS UTD 0 (Cisse, Gouffran)Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Gouffran (90' Vuckic), Anita (80' Gosling), Tiote, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Cisse (71' Obertan).Subs: Ben Arfa, Yanga-Mbiwa, Bigirimana, Alnwick MORECAMBE 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi)Elliot, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Good, Dummett, Bigirimana, Gosling, Marveaux 88' (Sissoko), Vuckic 46' (Shola Ameobi), Sammy Ameobi, Gouffran 71' (Ben Arfa)Subs: Santon, Anita, Alnwick, Streete Newcastle United Fixtures Saturday November 3017:30 Premier LeagueNewcastle United v West Brom Wednesday December 419:45 Premier League Swansea City v Newcastle United Saturday December 712:45 Premier LeagueMan Utd v Newcastle United Saturday December 1415:00 Premier LeagueNewcastle United v Southampton Saturday December 2115:00 Premier LeagueCrystal Palace v Newcastle United Thursday December 2615:00 Premier LeagueNewcastle United v Stoke City Sunday December 2913:30 Premier LeagueNewcastle United v Arsenal Wednesday January 1 201415:00 Premier LeagueWest Brom v Newcastle United
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