Source: Northern_Echo
Magpies arrange friendly matches
NEWCASTLE will begin their preparations for next season's Premier League return with pre-season trips to Carlisle United and Norwich City.[LNB] Chris Hughton's squad will return from their summer break to begin pre-season training on Thursday, July 8.[LNB] Like last summer, they will then travel to Carton House, near Dublin, to spend a week at an intensive training camp.[LNB] Their first pre-season outing will be at Carlisle on Saturday, July 17 (ko 3pm) and they will take on Norwich at Carrow Road seven days later on Saturday, July 24 (ko 3pm).[LNB] Hughton said: Like us, Norwich have enjoyed a tremendous season and we'll both be looking forward to the new campaign with much relish and anticipation.[LNB] I'm sure it'll be a good game of football and a terrific preseason work out for both sets of players.[LNB] Further fixtures will be announced in due course, with sources in Scotland claiming Newcastle are in talks about a possible appearance at Rangers' Ibrox Park.[LNB]
