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Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
Latest publication
Sep 15, 2026
Outlet visibility, for NUFC The Mag
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Simon Ritter

    When a gentle introduction becomes a baptism of fire (opens the original)

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    The independent voice of Newcastle United since 1988 Matthias Jaissle warned the optimistic Newcastle United fans of “bumps in the road” while our team were winning three matches and drawing the other two at the start of his reign. He wasn’t wrong. What I’m wondering now is how much damage was inflicted at Elland Road on Monday night. Did Newcastle United merely suffer a slight jolt after hitting a sleeping policeman? Or was it a head-on collision with a full-pelt William Henry Foulke, the legen

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Simon Ritter

    A lifelong fan living the dream at St James’ Park, regardless of idle speculation (opens the original)

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    The independent voice of Newcastle United since 1988 Keeping up with the comings and goings at Newcastle United since the end of last season has become almost a full-time job. Fortunately, as an old age pensioner I can spend far too long every day reading football stories, writing football stories or commenting on football stories. Time must also be found, of course, to talk football with like-minded mates. My behaviour is far from exceptional, as shown when an email landed from my friend David.

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Simon Ritter

    Newcastle United ease past Millwall into last 16 for 5th season in a row as Jaissle now 5 unbeaten (opens the original)

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    The independent voice of Newcastle United since 1988 Millwall 0 Newcastle 1 – Tuesday 8 September 2026 8pm Get on the training pitch and practise hitting the target. That’s the main message from a match Newcastle United dominated without testing the keeper anywhere near enough. Murphy, Botman and Wissa all failed to make the most of decent chances in the first 20 minutes. Then Willock and Ramsey wasted openings. Millwall were no better with their finishing from set pieces in a low-quality first

  4. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Simon Ritter

    Not a good point, a great one, as it ended Newcastle 2 Bournemouth 2 (opens the original)

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    The independent voice of Newcastle United since 1988 Newcastle 2 Bournemouth 2 – Saturday 5 September 2026 12.30pm Two goals for AFC Bournemouth, both scored with help from deflections, were cancelled out by two quality strikes by Newcastle United. We were uncomfortably second best for most of the first half and probably deserved no more than one point from a niggly, badly-refereed match. . . though after the interval we had the better chances. For the first 35 minutes, we played as if we were a

  5. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Simon Ritter

    Why Anthony Elanga is suddenly shining (opens the original)

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    The independent voice of Newcastle United since 1988 Having had the pleasure of meeting Davey Hat-Trick, I realise his football brain and experience are much bigger than mine. I rarely argue with his Newcastle United player ratings on The Mag. The marks and comments for the Spurs victory made plenty of sense, even though I would quibble with his (9/10) Lewis Hall score (docking one point). As for his implied Anthony Elanga question — why didn’t he set Tyneside alight last season? — here are a fe

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