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Luke Edwards
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Northern Football writer for the Daily Telegraph and BBC podcaster. Leyton Orient fan. Natural cynic
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If ever there was a case for keeping VAR, this shambolic refereeing performance was it #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Villa 1 Newcastle 3: If ever there was a case for VAR, this shambolic refereeing display was it
If you wanted to compile an open-and-shut case in the defence of keeping VAR you do not need to look any further than Newcastle United’s FA Cup victory over Aston Villa.
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February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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It will be catastrophic if militant Newcastle fans force out a great manager like Howe #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
It will be catastrophic if militant Newcastle fans force out a great manager like Howe
Kevin Keegan and Bobby Robson left after supporters agitated for change and result was precipitous decline... it cannot happen again
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February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Howe on biggest crisis of Newcastle reign: I’m not doing my job well enough #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Eddie Howe on biggest crisis of Newcastle reign: I’m not doing my job well enough
There is no denying it.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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RANKED Newcastle signings under Saudi owners: From best to worst #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Newcastle signings under Saudi owners: Ranked from best to worst
Club have gone from relegation fodder to Champions League regulars but what players have helped their get there, and who has held them back?
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February 4, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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🚨EXCLUSIVE Scotland ramp up bid for Harvey Barnes to play for them at World Cup www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Scotland ramp up bid for Harvey Barnes to play for them at World Cup
Exclusive: Newcastle forward, who qualifies through his grandparents, is understood to be open to playing for Steve Clarke
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February 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Five months after Isak’s exit, Newcastle’s next saga centres on Tonali #nufc #afc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Five months after Isak’s exit, Newcastle’s next saga centres on Tonali
Fans at St James’ Park are right to feel apprehensive about the Italian midfielder after the trauma of losing their star striker last summer
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February 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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🔲 Deflatingly predictable 😫
🔳 Positive start - Flash Gordon ⚡
🔲 3 strikers - none in the XI 🤔
🔳 Away-day woes... Again 😬
🔲 Top-6 record 👎
🔳 CL again? ❌

🎧 New free-to-listen @podonthetyne.bsky.social for #LFC 4-1 #NUFC, w/ special guest @lukeedwardstele.bsky.social: pod.fo/e/38574b
Pod On The Tyne: A show about Newcastle United: Matchday: Liverpool (a), Bright start, same old result
Newcastle have an unenviable record at many of the Premier League's more illustrious venues, but Anfield stands with the best of them.Could this time be different with Eddie Howe throwing a striker...
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February 1, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Liverpool vs Newcastle should be a great rivalry, not this ritual humiliation www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Liverpool vs Newcastle should be a great rivalry, not this ritual humiliation
Eddie Howe’s team thrashed, humbled and blown apart in latest fruitless visit to Anfield since last league win there in 1994
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January 31, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Why Alexander Isak transfer has not worked out for Liverpool or Newcastle #nufc #lfc #liverpool www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Why Alexander Isak transfer has not worked out for Liverpool or Newcastle
As clubs prepare to meet for first time since striker’s acrimonious move, the notion that champions emerged from saga as winners is on ice
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January 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Why the famous St James’ Park atmosphere has lost its magic #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Why the famous St James’ Park atmosphere has lost its magic
For years Newcastle fans were renowned for energising the team with their passionate, unwavering support but now something has changed
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January 21, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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Anthony Elanga’s poor form is becoming a major problem at Newcastle #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Anthony Elanga’s poor form is becoming a major problem at Newcastle
Six months after arriving from Nottingham Forest the 23-year-old Sweden international is yet to justify the £55m invested in him
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January 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Brilliant Barnes underlines his status as Howe’s main man in extraordinary FA Cup tie #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
FA Cup third round: Scores and latest updates
Aaron Ramsdale may have been Newcastle United’s penalty shoot-out hero, but it was Harvey Barnes’ name that filled the air after this ridiculous FA Cup third-round win over Bournemouth.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Newcastle deliver ultimate tribute to unwell Kevin Keegan in seven-goal thriller #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Newcastle deliver ultimate tribute to unwell Kevin Keegan in seven-goal thriller
Hosts come from behind three times to win breathless match in 102nd minute against Leeds on day former hero reveals cancer diagnosis
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January 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Newcastle start ‘season-defining month’ with ugly win over Crystal Palace #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Newcastle start ‘season-defining month’ with ugly win over Crystal Palace
Newcastle United remain a riddle we are not yet able to answer, but on a subdued, flat afternoon on a bitterly cold Tyneside, they dragged themselves to a hugely important victory over Crystal Palace.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Eddie Howe bristling at a reporter lays bare the tension at Newcastle #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Eddie Howe bristling at a reporter lays bare the tension at Newcastle
Fans are concerned by club’s form and it has not been a happy or cordial season up to this point
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January 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Yoane Wissa helping Newcastle move on from Alexander Isak - at last #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Yoane Wissa helping Newcastle move on from Alexander Isak
Striker signed from Brentford is bringing much-needed poacher’s instinct as he returns to fitness following injury
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December 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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The positions Newcastle are looking to strengthen in January #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
The positions Newcastle are looking to strengthen in January
With money from Alexander Isak’s sale available, manager Eddie Howe is keen to add reinforcements to revitalise faltering league campaign
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December 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Lewis Miley the Newcastle hero Eddie Howe needed after Sunderland fiasco #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Lewis Miley the Newcastle hero Eddie Howe needed after Sunderland fiasco
This was a much-needed win for Newcastle United and Eddie Howe delivered by a player who has become far more than just an exciting prospect.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Eddie Howe questions ‘mentality’ of Newcastle players – these are the problems he must fix
Manager says he is unsure if his team have been giving ‘absolutely everything’ on pitch at times this season
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December 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Why Sunderland versus Newcastle is English football’s most febrile fixture - it’s more than just a game #safc #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Why Sunderland versus Newcastle is English football’s most febrile fixture
Two cities are 12 miles apart but are now bitter foes on the field and around the grounds in a rivalry tracing its roots back 400 years
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December 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes well I did a podcast with one of mine. I had posters of Andy Cole on my wall as a teenager. I defended him to the point of punches being thrown and I spent an hour arguing with him about football and Mo Salah #nufc #mufc

I’m so happy ❤️
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Football Daily - Premier League Review: Salah throws grenade & Villa in title race? - BBC Sounds
James Gregg is joined by Andy Cole & Luke Edwards to talk Mo Salah & Premier League.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Anthony Gordon finally shows up as nervy Newcastle claim ‘uncomfortable’ win #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Anthony Gordon finally shows up as nervy Newcastle claim ‘uncomfortable’ win
Tyneside club move up into the top half of the Premier League table with their third win in four
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December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Newcastle must drop Nick Pope and replace him with Aaron Ramsdale #nufc www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
Newcastle must drop Nick Pope and replace him with Aaron Ramsdale
First-choice goalkeeper is allowing errors to creep into his game, the latest of which cost Eddie Howe’s side dearly in Marseille
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November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🔲 Away-day woes. AGAIN 😩
🔳 Pope clanger 🧤
🔲 Big ramifications 🔮
🔳 @samdalling.bsky.social chronicles fans' day 🚔
🔲 Almost missing KO⌛
🔳 @lukeedwardstele.bsky.social enjoys my hotel choice 😱

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Pod On The Tyne | Pod On The Tyne
An independent podcast covering Newcastle United Football Club with Taylor Payne, Chris Waugh, and George Caulkin.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM