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JOEY BARTON has indicated that Newcastle United players will head back to the Premier League clutching their tin hats and ready for the tough battle that lies in wait. United manager Chris Hughton has already admitted that a fully-fit Barton...

Lee Ryder <p>JOEY BARTON has indicated that Newcastle United players will head back to the Premier League clutching their tin hats and ready for the tough battle that lies in wait.</p> <p>United manager Chris Hughton has already admitted that a fully-fit Barton could prove to be a major asset next season.</p> <p>And the Scouser's affinity with the away day hardcore support was there for all to see and hear in the closing stages of the campaign last term as he battled back from a foot injury.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/07/02/barton-toon-squad-ready-for-life-in-trenches-72703-26772621/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/jp5QleiM3TU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/07/barton-toon-squad-ready-for-li.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.252342 2010-07-02T08:02:17Z 2010-07-02T08:02:59Z

NEWCASTLE United target Mevlüt Erdinç says he does not want to leave Paris-Saint Germain - but accepts the issue may be taken out of his hands before the end of the summer. United are understood to have tabled a bid...

Mark Douglas <p>NEWCASTLE United target Mevlüt Erdinç says he does not want to leave Paris-Saint Germain - but accepts the issue may be taken out of his hands before the end of the summer.</p> <p>United are understood to have tabled a bid of around £5m for the Turkish international striker, who scored 15 goals in 31 appearances in his first season in the French capital.</p> <p>The initial offer was rejected by PSG, with reports in France claiming they are holding out for nearer £8m for their highly-rated forward.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/07/02/nufc-target-mevlut-erdinc-happy-to-stay-at-psg-61634-26770573/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/Eb9BM96fBko" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/07/nufc-target-mevlut-erdinc-happ.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.252182 2010-07-01T12:24:06Z 2010-07-01T12:24:53Z

STEVEN TAYLOR will be asked by Toon boss Chris Hughton to pick up where he left off for Newcastle United in their return to the Premier League. The Whitley Bay lad has endured a nightmare 2010 so far, with his...

Lee Ryder <p>STEVEN TAYLOR will be asked by Toon boss Chris Hughton to pick up where he left off for Newcastle United in their return to the Premier League.</p> <p>The Whitley Bay lad has endured a nightmare 2010 so far, with his contribution last season curtailed just 18 days into the new year when a tackle from Roman Bednar effectively wiped out his campaign, causing serious damage to his knee.</p> <p>But Hughton has not forgotten Taylor's loyalty to the black-and-white cause last summer after relegation, when the player unselfishly sacrificed his own England chances to stay on.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/07/01/hughton-backs-taylor-for-first-team-return-72703-26764825/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/G0A16-thpco" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/07/hughton-backs-taylor-for-first.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.251990 2010-07-01T08:24:01Z 2010-07-01T08:24:54Z

NEWCASTLE United have given an indication of their true spending power this summer with a significant bid for Paris-Saint Germain striker Mevlüt Erdinç. Although money is tight at St James' Park manager Chris Hughton has always been working under the...

Luke Edwards <p>NEWCASTLE United have given an indication of their true spending power this summer with a significant bid for Paris-Saint Germain striker Mevlüt Erdinç.</p> <p>Although money is tight at St James' Park manager Chris Hughton has always been working under the impression he would have some cash to spend on players, despite the club's insistence at the end of last season that there would be "no capital outlay on new players."</p> <p>The transfer kitty is not a large one and Hughton will still have to rely heavily on loan signings and free transfers, but if he can persuade the board a player is worth paying money for owner Mike Ashley is willing to release some funds to bankroll his recruitment drive.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/07/01/newcastle-united-move-in-for-psg-forward-mevlut-erdinc-61634-26762862/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/T2ZCllN4udU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/07/newcastle-united-move-in-for-p.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.251766 2010-06-30T11:24:48Z 2010-06-30T11:26:58Z

KEVIN NOLAN has indicated Newcastle United will "box clever" in their bid to secure top-flight safety as quickly as possible next season. Nolan, who could lead United out as captain on the first game of the season against Manchester United...

Lee Ryder <p>KEVIN NOLAN has indicated Newcastle United will "box clever" in their bid to secure top-flight safety as quickly as possible next season.</p> <p>Nolan, who could lead United out as captain on the first game of the season against Manchester United at Old Trafford, has hinted that any modern-day Premier League side that attempts to be too extravagant will be punished.</p> <p>The influential Scouse midfielder knows all about battling against the drop after helping transform Bolton from relegation fodder into a European-bound team in the mid-noughties.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/06/30/nolan-magpies-can-t-be-cavalier-in-top-flight-72703-26755606/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/1NDrvoISo4A" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/nolan-magpies-cant-be-cavalier.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.251666 2010-06-30T07:59:25Z 2010-06-30T08:00:09Z

DANNY Simpson insists right-back rival Ryan Taylor has the perfect credentials to fill Newcastle United's troublesome defensive slot when the Premier League season kicks off. United are pondering whether to make a move into the transfer market to find a...

Mark Douglas <p>DANNY Simpson insists right-back rival Ryan Taylor has the perfect credentials to fill Newcastle United's troublesome defensive slot when the Premier League season kicks off.</p> <p>United are pondering whether to make a move into the transfer market to find a replacement for Simpson, who will be missing until late September after rupturing a tendon in his ankle.</p> <p>Chris Hughton made a tentative enquiry about Bolton's versatile defender Jlloyd Samuel last week, and Nigeria's World Cup international Danny Shittu is another on the long list of targets who can fill in at right-back if required. But Simpson, who will be absent when the players return to Newcastle's Benton base for pre-season training on July 5, reckons that Taylor offers an option every bit as attractive as a new signing.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/06/30/ryan-taylor-ideal-replacement-at-right-back-says-simpson-61634-26753671/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <p><br /> </p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/UhQ-1ckyD_g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/ryan-taylor-ideal-replacement.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.251418 2010-06-29T11:34:04Z 2010-06-29T11:34:49Z

ANDY CARROLL will be told to "play it again" next term by Chris Hughton, with a return to pre-season training just six days away. The England Under-21 star was handed a superb incentive to push on for further international honours...

Lee Ryder <p>ANDY CARROLL will be told to "play it again" next term by Chris Hughton, with a return to pre-season training just six days away.</p> <p>The England Under-21 star was handed a superb incentive to push on for further international honours after the Three Lions' senior side shamefully bowed out of the World Cup in a horrendous defeat against Germany.</p> <p>The Chronicle reported yesterday how Carroll and the rest of his Under-21 colleagues will be given the chance to fast-track their way into the senior side, with several England players now having kicked their last ball at international level.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/06/29/time-for-andy-carroll-to-step-it-up-hughton-72703-26747499/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/smFdeYogNzU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/time-for-andy-carroll-to-step.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.251318 2010-06-29T08:16:12Z 2010-06-29T08:16:52Z

CHRIS Hughton has admitted Newcastle United are unlikely to have any new faces for the start of pre-season training next week as he continues to fire blanks in the transfer market. Hughton, though, is still relaxed about the lack of...

Luke Edwards <p>CHRIS Hughton has admitted Newcastle United are unlikely to have any new faces for the start of pre-season training next week as he continues to fire blanks in the transfer market.</p> <p>Hughton, though, is still relaxed about the lack of new signings this summer as he continues to point to a sluggish transfer market, restricted by the recession and the distraction of the World Cup in South Africa.</p> <p>United's manager had hoped to bring players in before the squad returns to Tyneside for training after an unusually long summer break on Saturday, but he is not concerned by his failure to do that or the fact Steven Taylor has still not signed a new contract.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/06/29/chris-hughton-unfazed-by-lack-of-signings-61634-26745302/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <p><br /> </p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/q2Fhmw6haG4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/chris-hughton-unfazed-by-lack.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.251176 2010-06-28T12:39:37Z 2010-06-28T12:40:59Z

DAVID GINOLA today supported Chris Hughton's patient approach in the transfer market - despite the fact a clutch of Newcastle United's top-flight rivals have already pulled off several transfer coups. The pace of the summer market will pick up on...

Lee Ryder <p>DAVID GINOLA today supported Chris Hughton's patient approach in the transfer market - despite the fact a clutch of Newcastle United's top-flight rivals have already pulled off several transfer coups.</p> <p>The pace of the summer market will pick up on July 1 when several players officially become free agents, although some top-flight sides are already off and running in the transfer race.</p> <p>Hughton will also have his current crop of players back at the club's Benton base next Monday as preparations for the Premier League season gather pace.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/06/28/ginola-backs-hughton-in-the-transfer-market-72703-26740755/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/p_ypkfrv01k" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/ginola-backs-hughton-in-the-tr.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.250840 2010-06-25T13:38:51Z 2010-06-25T13:39:28Z

RYAN TAYLOR feels Newcastle United can benefit from any external negativity that comes their way this summer. The Magpies were handed the toughest of starts, with a trip to Manchester United, when the Premier League kicks off in mid-August. However,...

Lee Ryder <p>RYAN TAYLOR feels Newcastle United can benefit from any external negativity that comes their way this summer.</p> <p>The Magpies were handed the toughest of starts, with a trip to Manchester United, when the Premier League kicks off in mid-August.</p> <p>However, after United endured some painful results during pre-season just under 12 months ago - not least the 6-1 reverse at Leyton Orient - Newcastle still recovered to prove their doubters wrong after several pundits had tipped them to slip into League One.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/06/25/taylor-critics-will-make-nufc-stronger-72703-26724614/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/6YyXkytCUNU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/taylor-critics-will-make-nufc.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.250804 2010-06-25T12:04:36Z 2010-06-25T12:05:27Z

NEWCASTLE United are considering a St James' Park return for former defender Andrew O'Brien. Chris Hughton is hoping to make a transfer breakthrough before Newcastle's players return for pre-season training on July 5 and although their transfer blueprint is to...

Mark Douglas <p>NEWCASTLE United are considering a St James' Park return for former defender Andrew O'Brien.</p> <p>Chris Hughton is hoping to make a transfer breakthrough before Newcastle's players return for pre-season training on July 5 and although their transfer blueprint is to bring in young players under the age of 25, he is not completely ruling out moves for more experienced players.</p> <p>As with O'Brien's Reebok Stadium colleague Jlloyd Samuel, the interest is no more than tentative at the moment and he is on a long list of players being considered by Hughton.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/06/25/newcastle-united-explore-andrew-o-brien-option-61634-26722411/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/iWmh1BRrdTY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/newcastle-united-explore-andre.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.250578 2010-06-24T13:20:04Z 2010-06-24T13:20:26Z

DANNY SIMPSON is targeting a mid-September comeback after revealing the full extent of the injury woe that has robbed him of his dream Old Trafford return. The popular right-back has been on crutches for six weeks as he recovers from...

Mark Douglas <p>DANNY SIMPSON is targeting a mid-September comeback after revealing the full extent of the injury woe that has robbed him of his dream Old Trafford return.</p> <p>The popular right-back has been on crutches for six weeks as he recovers from an operation to repair a ruptured tendon.</p> <p>Simpson, who had been playing through the pain as United clinched promotion, admits he was "shocked" to find out the extent of the damage to his ankle, which was only discovered when he went under the knife at the end of the season.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/06/24/danny-simpson-reveals-his-full-injury-blow-72703-26716501/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/w_B0xbj3ZL4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/danny-simpson-reveals-his-full.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.250574 2010-06-24T13:17:24Z 2010-06-24T13:17:49Z

NEWCASTLE United have reportedly had a cash offer for Bolton Wanderers' Jlloyd Samuel rejected. The Journal was last night unable to confirm the news with manager Chris Hughton, but if true it sheds some light on the club's ambiguous statement...

Stuart Rayner <p>NEWCASTLE United have reportedly had a cash offer for Bolton Wanderers' Jlloyd Samuel rejected.</p> <p>The Journal was last night unable to confirm the news with manager Chris Hughton, but if true it sheds some light on the club's ambiguous statement about "no new capital outlay on players" this summer.</p> <p>In the absence of any clarification from St James' Park, some have interpreted the phrase as meaning the Magpies would not pay any transfer fees for players in the current transfer window. But the offer for Samuel was said to run to "seven figures", implying instead that Hughton's buys may have to be offset by player sales.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/06/24/nufc-bid-for-jlloyd-samuel-rejected-by-bolton-61634-26714409/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/Lj2KV-RPGGA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/nufc-bid-for-jlloyd-samuel-rej.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.250210 2010-06-23T13:08:01Z 2010-06-23T13:08:44Z

CHRIS HUGHTON has issued a fresh "hands off" warning on his first-team squad and says he remains confident that no bids will materialise for his star men. Hughton is adamant that the club have not received one enquiry about any...

Mark Douglas <p>CHRIS HUGHTON has issued a fresh "hands off" warning on his first-team squad and says he remains confident that no bids will materialise for his star men.</p> <p>Hughton is adamant that the club have not received one enquiry about any of his senior men - and that includes Steven Taylor and Andy Carroll, who have been heavily linked with a move away from St James' Park.</p> <p>The United boss says they will be the "heartbeat" of his side next season, and that he is only interested in adding to his squad and not dismantling it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/06/23/chris-hughton-issues-hands-off-warning-72703-26707862/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/pN3JbxhsXUc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/chris-hughton-issues-hands-off.html tag:www.newcastlebanter.co.uk,2010://248.250206 2010-06-23T13:01:47Z 2010-06-23T13:02:40Z

BURNLEY have emerged as an alternative destination should Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton decide to send goalkeeper Fraser Forster on loan again next season. The 22-year-old from Hexham is highly rated at St James' Park and spent last season playing...

Stuart Rayner <p>BURNLEY have emerged as an alternative destination should Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton decide to send goalkeeper Fraser Forster on loan again next season.</p> <p>The 22-year-old from Hexham is highly rated at St James' Park and spent last season playing League One football to gain experience. He began the campaign at Bristol Rovers, but spent most of it with eventual champions Norwich City.</p> <p>All parties were delighted with the arrangement, Forster getting the regular football he and Newcastle were hoping for, and the Canaries pleased with a level of performance which saw Forster claim the division's award for the most clean sheets and the player's player of the year prize at Carrow Road.</p> <p><a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2010/06/23/burnley-keen-on-newcastle-keeper-fraser-forster-61634-26707512/"><strong>Continue reading &raquo;</strong></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NufcBanter/~4/OTgGDz_S8LQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newcastlebanter.co.uk/2010/06/burnley-keen-on-newcastle-keep.html