Newcastle ‘a wee

club in the north

east’ says Fergie

Talk On The Tyne http://thetotty.wordpress.com/ Friday 28 December 2012

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A foolish

overreaction

from Alex

Ferguson

SIR ALEX Ferguson is a man who

we all look up to in football.

We have to, because he’s been at the

top of it for so long.

He’s a fantastic manager and he’s

transformed Manchester United into

the biggest club in the world.

The man knows his football, he can’t

not – so it is surprising and a little

upsetting to hear him bite at

Newcastle.

The toon army have always been an

arch enemy of United and they had

some thrilling title races in the 90s.

For Fergie to describe Newcastle as

‘a wee club in the north east’ is

flabbergasting.

Pardew’s comments after the 4-3

defeat to the Red Devils on Boxing

Day must have really rubbed him up

the wrong way.

His comments can only be described

as mind games as he tries to hit back

at Pards in the crudest of forms.

For the toon army are no wee club.

With a core support of 52, 000,

Newcastle could boast more of a

following than United – a club full of

glory supporting bandwagon fans.

True, they get in excess of 75,000 at

home games but Man Utd’s

attendances would make an

interesting read if they were in 15th

place in the league.

Newcastle have the 3rd

biggest

stadium of all clubs in the Prem, and

have only been outside the top flight

for two of its seasons and came 5th

last year – only three places behind

Fergie’s men.

It makes you wonder who else he

regards as a small club, Tottenham,

Everton or Villa maybe?

One thing for sure though is this – If

it wasn’t for that wee club in the

north east taking four points off Man

United last season – Fergie’s men

would be champions right now.

NEWCASTLE United are now renowned

around the world now for a different

colour: Green.

The Magpies have made positive strides

to help the environment in the last few

years and have announced they are the

first carbon positive football club.

Together with GET Solutions and CNI,

Newcastle have successfully managed to

reduce the environmental impact of the

club’s operations to zero.

In off-setting more carbon than the

operation emits it is thought they have

become the first football club to be truly

carbon positive.

There have been small changes to reduce

energy consumption. That has been done

through boiler optimisation, burner

management, lighting upgrades, bore

holes, energy monitoring and behavioural

changes of staff.

Eddie Rutherford, facilities manager at

Newcastle said: “It’s all about saving,

saving, saving. The less energy we use,

the less carbon we emit and the less

impact we have both locally and

globally.”

Now it is hoped Newcastle’s move will

be followed up and down the country and

beyond.

Newcastle are the first club to be truly carbon positive

The battle of Boxing Day leaves

brave Newcastle devastated

28 December 2012 Page 3

Manchester United 4

Newcastle United 3

AFTER a brave and battling

Boxing Day performance at ‘the

theatre of dreams’ – the toon army

were left distraught.

Newcastle had led the champions

three times in a thrilling contest

but were undone in the 90th

minute

by Javier Hernandez.

Both sides went hammer and tong

in search of a win in a game which

could have gone either way – with

the Mags hitting the woodwork

twice.

But the Geordies will be

heartbroken to come away with

nothing after matching the Red

Devils every step of the way.

The game exploded into life in

only the 4th

minute after a

speculative effort by Demba Ba

was parried by De Gea right into

the path of the on running Perch.

Perchy had never scored for

Newcastle but by the way he

charged onto the loose ball you

could have mistaken him for

Steven Gerrard in his prime.

As the game progressed Newcastle

were looking relatively

comfortable until a Man Utd free

kick led to an equaliser on 25

mins.

Newcastle failed to deal with a

cross and Danny Simpson was

caught ball watching as Jonny

Evans slid in to score.

His annoyingly over the top

celebration hilariously back fired

as only three minutes later Danny

Simpson’s cross come shot was

deflected in by the Northern

Irishman.

The linesman flagged the goal

offside believing Papiss Cisse had

got the final touch but the decision

was eventually overruled and the

toon were rightly awarded the goal

– to the fury of Fergie.

Newcastle defended resolutely

until the break but Man Utd equalised

in the 58th

minute after a weak shot by

Evra slid under Krul’s body.

But the scores weren’t level for long

as the mighty Mags came bouncing

back again. A surging run by former

Red Devil Obertan led to an opening

for Cisse who belted a left foot shot

past the helpless De Gea on 68 mins.

The toon knew they were in for a 25

minute onslaught and will be

disappointed they conceded only three

minutes after Cisse’s strike.

Van Persie slotted past Krul at the

second time of asking in the 71st

minute – after Newcastle again failed

to clear their lines.

Wave after wave of Man Utd attacks

then followed but it was Newcastle

who came closest. A brilliant dribble

by sub Sammy Ameobi led to him

hitting the post in the 86th

minute.

But that would be the toon’s last real

chance and in the 90th

minute, they fell

behind for the first time.

The back four failed to hold their line

as a deep cross fell to Hernandez just

ten yards from goal.

The Mexican slotted home with ease,

leaving the Geordies devastated.

Scoring 90th

minute goals is a Man

Utd trademark and it’s one of the

reasons they win so many trophies –

they play to the final whistle.

After the game, Sir Alex Ferguson

said: “December is always a big

month and that was a championship

performance by us today.”

The Scot preferred not to praise

Newcastle for their battling

performance but Alan Pardew said:

“When you score three goals at Old

Trafford you have to get something,

the last couple of goals we conceded

were poor.

“We tried to be offensive and take the

game to them which we did, it was a

great attacking display.

“You can’t do more than score three

goals away from home, we should

have got something.”

Toon winger Sammy Ameobi said his

team mates were devastated in the

dressing room after the defeat.

He added: “Obviously, we went out

and gave our all. It was unfortunate

that towards the end, our defending

wasn’t 100 per cent. It was just

unfortunate, really.

“Everyone was devastated in the

changing room, just as much as all the

fans. They gave us great support, and

it was unfortunate we conceded.

“Obviously, we played great football,

and the goals came from good running

and good passing into the box.

“But we conceded some bad goals as

well. Had it not been for that, we could

have come away with three points.”

Newcastle: Krul 5, Simpson 6,

Williamson 6, Coloccini 7, Santon 8,

Anita 7, Bigirimana 6, Perch 7, Cisse

8, Marveaux 7, Ba 6.

Hernandez slots home Man United’s winner

Perchinho taps in the opening goal

Match facts

Fergie brands

toon ‘a wee club

in the north east’ United gaffer also says he’s ‘an emotional guy’

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RED nosed Alex Ferguson has

launched an astonishing attack on

Newcastle, branding them a ‘wee club’.

Fergie was reacting to comments made

by toon gaffer Pardew in the aftermath

of Man Utd’s 4-3 win over the Mags on

Boxing Day.

Pards felt the Scot was lucky not to be

sent off in the clash between their sides.

The Man Utd gaffer was furious that

Newcastle’s second goal was allowed to

stand after the linesman had flagged for

offside.

Pards said: “I think Mike Dean might

feel slightly disappointed he didn't do

something about it.

“I think the pressure that was on him

was tough for a referee to take.

Sometimes when you reflect on a game

you think you might have acted

differently.

“But it's an emotional game and

apparently they had a cordial

discussion. I've had a few of those

myself and sometimes I've ended up in

the stands as a result of that cordial

discussion.”

Fergie responded on Friday (28 Dec)

saying: “I was demonstrative but I was

not out of order. The press have had a

field day. The only person they have not

spoken to is Barack Obama because he

is busy.

“It is unfortunate but I am the manager

of the most famous club in the world.

Not Newcastle, a wee club in the north

east.

Shorts

Cisse respects Pardew PAPISS Cisse has spoken of his respect for

Pardew.

The striker was gutted to be subbed off in

last weekend’s clash with QPR but

afterwards he tweeted:

“Sometimes frustration is bad. I respect my

manager and his decisions. Great win for

the club.”

Cisse then went on to score a fantastic goal

at Old Trafford against Man Utd to show he

hasn’t lost his goal scoring touch.

Pardew added: “He knows he has the love

of the fans on his side, although he has had

a disappointing time.

“I confidently predict Papiss will score

more goals in the second half of the

season.”

“Everyone knows that I am an

emotional guy. But I was not abusive.

“I shouted Mike over. We walked

towards each other. I was only on (the

pitch) three or four yards. That has been

overplayed.

“The problem for me is that the profile

of this club is huge.

“Alan Pardew has come out and

criticised me. He is the worst at

haranguing referees. He shoves them

and makes a joke of it. How he can

criticise me is unbelievable. He forgets

the help I gave him, by the way.”

In the aftermath of Wednesday’s game

Ferguson felt that even though Jonny

Evans turned the ball into the net

himself, Cisse was offside and pulling

the defender’s shirt – leading to the

error.

He said: “If that isn’t interfering with

play I don’t know what is.

“The law is quite clear, if a player is

offside and is interfering with play, then

they should be called offside, it was a

poor decision.”

However Mike Dean did not include

any wrong doing by Ferguson in his

match report – stating that the pair had a

‘reasonable and rational’ discussion.

The Totty says – ‘Fergie has overreacted’ – Page 2

Fergie and Dean: Pardew thought the Utd gaffer was lucky not to be sent off

We’re sure Newcastle players got loads of great xmas

pressies but our favourite has to be this one tweeted by

Sammy Ameobi.

Santon: We should have

won

TOON defender Davide Santon has said

going back to Newcastle with zero points

from Old Trafford was disappointing.

The full back said: “I think people thought

Newcastle would go to Manchester United

and come back with zero points, but we

really had a chance to win the game.

“We came here to get the result, but in the

final minutes we were beaten and we are

really disappointed because we should have

won.”

Inman on fire

NEWCASTLE reserve player Bradden

Inman has belted in three goals in three

games for Crewe Alexandra.

The 21-year-old Aussie has found a real

purple patch while on loan at the League

One Club. When he returns in the New

Year, he could make a first team impact.

Wenger rules

out Ba transfer

28 December 2012 Page 5

TOTTY Transfer

Centre

The page bringing you Newcastle’s latest and up to date January gossip ARSENAL gaffer Arsene Wenger has

ruled out a move for Demba Ba.

The striker has been linked with the

Gunners after he confessed to Canal+ that

Arsenal are a ‘dream club’.

The North London side are in desperate

need of firepower with summer signings

Podolski and Giroud struggling to score

regularly.

Ba (below) however, has been in

excellent form scoring 11 goals this

season and he has a £7m buyout clause in

his contract.

Wenger said: “I like Demba Ba, yes, if

you ask me 'do we sign Demba Ba?' I say

no.

“I don't think [this] is the right place to

speak about that, because he plays

against us tomorrow.

“I wouldn't like to put Newcastle or us or

him in an uncomfortable position.”

Ba’s stock has risen this season after

working hard last summer to improve his

all round game.

The Senegalese forward has hugely

improved his hold up and general centre

forward play.

Arsenal have also been linked with

another loan move for former striker

Thierry Henry as they prepare themselves

for the possible departure of Theo

Walcott.

The striker/winger is yet to sign a new

deal with the club and has attracted

interest from Chelsea and Liverpool.

A move for Ba in January is still a

possibility for Arsenal, who pride

themselves on not over spending and

bringing in players at a reasonable cost.

In January prices can inflate dramatically,

meaning Ba’s £7m buyout clause is

bound to attract interest and fast.

Toon face stiff

competition for

Remy signature

Debuchy deal could

still get the go ahead

Dawson eyeing Newcastle move

NEWCASTLE’S approach

to Loic Remy’s

representatives has revealed

some encouraging news as

Marseille are said to be

relaxed about the striker’s

situation.

The French giants

reportedly do not mind if

the striker finds another

club this winter or if he

stays.

The toon will be buoyed by

the news as they brace

themselves for bids for

Demba Ba.

However they face stiff

competition for Remy’s

signature after Chelsea,

Tottenham, West Ham and

Schalke were all credited

with an interest.

West Ham’s interest

further credits stories of

Andy Carroll’s departure

back to Liverpool.

If Carroll was to return to

Liverpool, it would free the

former Magpie man for a

move back to his native

North East.

With both striker’s valued

at around £10m it remains

to be seen who Newcastle

will want more.

It’s unlikely Chelsea will

follow through with their

interest in Remy but with

Newcastle’s past record for

signing French players,

whoever they pin point

draws extra attention from

other clubs.

A deal for Remy is expected

to drag on, with Marseille

prepared to play the waiting

game to get the best deal.

WHILST Mathieu Debuchy

revealed last week that he is likely

to stay at Lille in January, it is

understood a move could still get

the go ahead.

The Frenchman (below) was

dropped from his team’s squad last

weekend and is unhappy the club

didn’t sanction a move to

Newcastle last summer.

Lille are said to be in financial

trouble and Debuchy does not

want to abandon his team mates.

However, the right back said:

“No one at Lille has told me 'you

have to leave in January’ but if an

offer comes along and it would

satisfy everyone...”

MICHAEL Dawson has revealed to

close family that he would ‘love’ to

move back to the North East and play

for Newcastle.

The Spurs centre half (above) was

brought up in Leyburn and the Totty

exclusively revealed in October that

he wishes to return.

His situation at Tottenham has not

improved since then and it’s

rumoured he wants a move to the

Toon.

However Sunderland are said to be

chasing his signature so Newcastle

will have to act fast to capture him.

He doesn’t fit into the Mags transfer

policy and his wages may be a

stumbling block but his Premier

League and European experience

could be vital for the toon.

With Newcastle his first choice of

club a move could be done quite

quickly.

A source in Leyburn told the Totty:

“He’d love to come back up here and

see his family more.

“He’d especially love to play for

Newcastle, he thinks they’re a great

club.

“If he decides to leave Spurs soon,

it’ll be for a club up here for definite.”

Dawson’s career he’s been plagued by

injury and has spent most of this

season on the subs bench.

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Arsenal’s key men:

An in depth look into this weekend’s clash with Arsenal

NEWCASTLE travel to the Emirates this

Saturday in another difficult away game.

The Magpies will have taken heart from their 4-

3 defeat against Man Utd on Wednesday but will

be disappointed they got nothing from the game.

Arsenal will be totally fresh as their match with

West Ham was called off on Boxing Day due to

a tube strike, meaning they’ll fancy their chances

against a tiring Newcastle team.

Last season, this game ended on a sour note as

Tim Krul and Robin Van Persie came to blows

so some bad blood can be expected.

The game ended 2-1 to Arsenal – with the

winner coming in the 95th

minute.

Newcastle:

The toon army travel to North London with nine

first team regulars missing.

Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, R. Taylor, S. Taylor,

Cabaye, Vuckic, Gosling and Anita are all

injured while Williamson is suspended.

However Tiote returns from his one match

suspension and goes straight into the starting

line-up.

It could be a long afternoon for Newcastle if

their midfield doesn’t get close enough to

Arsenal.

In recent weeks, the Mags have been sliced open

through the middle, something the Gunners

know how to do all too well.

Arsenal:

Arsenal's injury worries are much less severe

than they have been for some time and perhaps

with their strongest starting 11 available,

Wenger will look to enter the second half of the

season on a high.

His team will be fresh having not played in

midweek and they could stick with the side that

beat Wigan, with Walcott again getting the nod

up front ahead of Giroud.

Koscielny is back fit but unlikely to replace

either Mertesacker or Vermaelen despite

inconsistent form from the latter.

Facts:

- Newcastle United have lost their last 4 away

matches in the Premier League.

- Newcastle United have conceded at least 2

goals in 8 of their last 10 away matches in the

Premier League.

- Arsenal have won their last 3 matches in the

Premier League.

- Arsenal have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of

their last 6 home matches against Newcastle

United in all competitions.

Prediction:

The game is expected to be a formality for

Arsenal, with their players fresh after their

midweek postponement.

Newcastle on the other hand came through a

gruelling 90 minutes at Old Trafford and will

tire towards the last 30.

Tiote will be vital if Newcastle are to get

anything from this clash, he is Newcastle’s

freshest player and if he performs well a result

could be on the cards.

Arsenal are often inconsistent and let in terrible

goals so the toon will cause them a few problems

– there is no doubt about that.

The Totty says: Both sides aren’t the best at

defending and we can see a high scoring game

on the horizon. Demba Ba is due a goal but

Arsenal may have too much for Newcastle. 4-2.

Wilshere: One of the best midfielders in the league. He can

dribble past players with ease and his passing isn’t bad either.

Walcott: Arsenal fans may disagree but his pace is terrifying for

the opposition. He wants to be a centre forward so has an added

point to prove.

Last 5 results in this fixture

Arsenal 2-1 Newcastle – 12 March 2012

Van Persie 15’ Ben Arfa 14’

Vermaelen 95’

Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle – 7 Nov 2010

Carroll 45’

Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle – 30 August 2008

Van Persie (p) 18’, 41’

Denilson 59’

Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle – 29 Jan 2008

Adebayor 40’

Flamini 72’

Fabregas 80’

Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle – 18 Nov 2006

Henry 70’ Dyer’

Pardew says:

“We mustn't take our eye off it and think it's been okay or it's acceptable. It isn't

and we have got to do better.

“You can't accept defeat, even at Old Trafford, and especially in the manner it

was. You can't be going around smiling and all being happy with that.

“We need to be recharged. We have got to focus on Arsenal.”

Totty’s tip:

Half time draw with Arsenal winning at full time. 18/5 with Betvictor

Newcastle

Krul

Simpson Perch Coloccini Santon

Bigirimana Tiote

Marveaux

Cisse Ba Obertan

Arsenal

Szczesny

Sagna Mertesacker Vermaelen Gibbs

Wilshere Arteta

Oxlade –Chamberlain Cazorla Podolski

Walcott

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This is our feature where we look over the past 1,2,5 and 10 years. This week we look at Newcastle’s past Boxing Day clashes

IT was another unhappy Boxing

Day in 2007 as Newcastle lost 1-

0 at Wigan.

In a very poor display by the

toon, Steve Bruce’s Wigan

nicked the win through a

magnificent free kick from Ryan

Taylor.

Taylor became a Magpie 13

months later in 2009.

ONE year ago Newcastle

triumphed 2-0 away at Bolton.

The toon army dominated from

start to finish and eventually

broke the deadlock midway

through the second half with

substitute Ben Arfa smashing

home a left foot volley.

Ba made sure two minutes later

when a mazy run and cross by

Obertan gave him an easy tap

in.

IT was a poor Boxing Day for

Newcastle in 2010 as they were defeated

3-1 by Man City at home.

Gareth Barry gave City the lead in the

2nd

minute after a mistake by Tim Krul

and Tevez added a second in the 5th

.

Andy Carroll got the toon back in the

game with a header from a corner – his

last goal for Newcastle.

But the fight back was short lived as

Tevez got his second and City’s third in

the 80th

minute.

THE toon were involved in a Boxing

Day thriller in 2002 – losing 4-3 at

Sam Allardyce’s Bolton.

Okocha put Bolton in the lead before

Shearer equalised for the Mags but

Gardner proceeded to score a minute

later. Leaving the score 2-1 after ten

minutes.

Rickets bagged a brace with goals

either side of half time before

Ameobi and Shearer gave Newcastle

hope, but it wasn’t to be.

Ben Arfa celebrates his goal Carroll heads home

Shearer scores Newcastle’s first

Taylor after scoring

Cap

Slager gets

toon chance DUTCH club RKC Waalwijk have

agreed to let striker Denzel Slager

travel to Tyneside for a trial.

Slager, 19, has made two sub

appearances for the Eredivisie side

this season and is part of their

impressive reserve team, which is

higher than Ajax’s famed academy in

the second string table.

He’s contracted until 2014 but

Waalwijk’s technical manager Janus

van Gelder is happy for the teenager

to try his luck at Newcastle.

Van Gelder said: “Slager is a big

talent. He will get the opportunity

from us to prove himself at Newcastle

in the first week of January.”

Slager (far right) playing in the

Dutch reserve league

Totty reporter takes trip

into the Mackems’ den

Pic of the week

Page 8 28 December 2012

This week’s picture was tweeted by @H_atemBenArfa (a

parody account on Twitter). It compares toon players

appearance to animals!

A Totty reporter was dragged to the Sunderland v Man City game on Wednesday with his family – here is his take on his brave and potentially fatal adventure.

HAVING enjoyed a peaceful

Christmas, the time had come for my

family’s traditional Boxing Day footy

match.

Having failed to get tickets for

Manchester United v Newcastle, my

dad surprised us all, with tickets to the

dirty Mackems v Man City.

As the car pulled up in Sunderland, the

Stadium of Light was visible over the

river as my stomach began to squirm.

This was really going to happen – I was

going into the Mackems’ cave.

I quickly found my seat – which was

right behind the goal. City’s keeper Joe

Hart was thumping shots into the crowd

in the warm up and I couldn’t help but

laugh at the Sunderland fans getting

pelted with balls.

When the game kicked off I found it

hard to watch as the red and white

stripes began to pierce my eyes.

In the seat next to me, I had been

joined by a gremlin of a man

who’d gone some way to enlighten

me on Sunderland’s side.

“Jack Colback’s a ginger get.” He

repeatedly said during the first

half.

The game had actually started just

as I’d hoped – Sunderland were playing

rubbish. Man City were dominating and

had three or four good chances cleared

by the Black Cats back four.

The start was made even better when I

checked the toon score and it was 1-0

courtesy of Perchinho.

I took great pride in shouting – “Aw I

can’t believe it, Perch has scored for

Newcastle they’re winning 1-0.”

The horror on the dirty Mackems’ faces

was splendid – so far everything was

going to plan.

The game hobbled on with Sunderland

managing to squirm their way to half

time with it somehow still 0-0.

I was thankful City would be shooting

down the other end of the pitch in the

second half as the gremlin’s terrible

banter was getting too much.

Every corner he would scream “Hey

Tevez, where’s Snow White and the

rest of the dwarves..HAHAHAHA.”

Laughing at your own bad jokes is the

mark of a moron.

As the second half began I watched on

in horror as Sunderland actually started

to play well. The dirty Mackems

attacked from the off and to my despair

scored in the goal I was sat just yards

behind through Adam Johnson. The

goal was a fluke though, as Hart spilt it.

Afterwards came wave after wave of

Sunderland attacks however at this

point I wasn’t too bothered because

Newcastle were winning 3-2 at Old

Trafford. I switched my radio off with

the nerves as I prayed the toon won the

game.

Then in the 90th

minute with the SoL

bouncing, the gremlin turned to me and

said “Get in there Newcastle are losing

4-3.”

I could hardly disguise my horror as I

looked around at all the stupid

Mackems jumping up and down

partying like they’d won the FA Cup.

I was quite despondent walking out of

the ground but a Sunderland fan did

manage to raise a smile on my face

when I heard him say to his pal “I think

we’re better than Chelsea now.”

Mancini was gutted to lose to Sunderland

Hart’s howler allowed Sunderland to win the game