• As he celebrated his 48th birthday on the touchline, Eddie Howe was treat to the best possible gift the team could offer him, as we smashed Everton 4-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Coming into today’s game off the back of that painful loss to Marseille midweek, a statement performance was needed from the squad…

  • It’s fair to say that Antonio Cordero’s Newcastle United career hasn’t got off to the smoothest start. Arriving to much fanfare from Malaga, off the back of a solid U-19 EUROs campaign for Spain and staving off interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona, Cordero was touted as a big star in the making. Then came…

  • Alongside discussion over our away struggles, the biggest talking point heading into tomorrow’s trip to Everton is who Eddie Howe will select in goal. Nick Pope has been his go-to stopper all season in the league, but the former Burnley man has made errors leading to goals in our last three away games in all…

  • Parramatta Eels sign young New Zealand cross-code convert Continuing to build for the future, the Parramatta Eels have signed a talented young cross-code convert from New Zealand after he decided to switch codes from rugby union. Following in the footsteps of Harry Inch (Warriors) and Saumaki Saumaki (Rabbitohs), Zero Tackle understands that Dru Faletolu has become the latest New Zealand schoolboy to sign with an NRL club, joining the Parramatta…

  • Nottingham Forest 3-0 Malmo: Goals from Ryan Yates, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Nikola Milenkovic saw off the Swedish club as the Sean Dyche revival continued Nottingham Forest paid tribute to their 1979 European Cup-winning heroes in style with a 3-0 win over Malmo in the Europa League. Brian Clough’s Forest conquered Europe 46 years ago when Trevor Francis’ goal against the Swedish side gave…

  • Leeds United have probably had enough of Max Wöber and everything to do with the Austria international. Daniel Farke wasn’t impressed with his commitment to the club, and his exit – actually cutting all ties -mappears to be a saga dragging on for years. He’s now on his second loan in German football. Similar to what…

  • The St Mirren game was immensely frustrating at times. It shows us where we need to make the biggest changes. The first half performance was awful. The second was better, but not by any wide margin. There was greater effort, more pressure, more attacking moves, more runs into the box. But we created so few…

  • Celtic’s European Hangover: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It for Next Season… Celtic’s latest match in Europe didn’t quite live up to expectations, leaving fans and the club eager to learn from what went wrong. While domestic success remains strong, their European struggles have highlighted areas that need work, from tactics to squad…

  • Eddie Howe cut a naturally frustrated figure after last night’s 2-1 defeat to Marseille, where a five-minute collapse undid so much of our good work in the first half. Speaking to the media from the Stade Velodrome, the boss gave a cagey reply to one French journalist who asked “why did you choose to start…

  • Newcastle United return to Champions League action tonight, taking on a Marseille side flying high in Ligue 1 but struggling in Europe, having lost three of their four games so far. We arrive with three straight wins in the league phase, beating Union SG, Benfica and Athletic Bilbao without conceding a goal, and boosted by our…