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Mark Douglas
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✍️ Northern Football Correspondent, i paper
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🚨 Inside #nufc 'dry' January - and what it really means for summer business.

⚫️ 'Constant conversations' but the *real* reason no deals done
⚪️ Four areas working on for the summer
⚫️ Tonali truth - and work being done on 'new Pogba'

Big read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Newcastle target four summer transfers - and want to sign 'next Pogba'
Plus: The latest on Tino Livramento, Sandro Tonali, and Kieran Trippier's futures
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February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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🤔 'We're here to compete' was #nufc mantra in 2023. But against the top 6 this season, they can't.

Eddie Howe, Ross Wilson and the rest have so much work to do this year. Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The Alexander Isak saga has knocked Newcastle out of the elite
Defeat at Anfield exposed what a troubling transitional season this has become for Newcastle. There are three possible fixes - but none of them are easy
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February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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⚫️⚪️ Is Lewis Hall the best left-back in Europe right now?

✍️ He has to start for @england - and #nufc need to start talking over new deal.

A great #nufc performance - and a night Howe critics should heed. Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Newcastle’s Lewis Hall is the best left-back in England - and possibly Europe
Hall has given Thomas Tuchel a no-brainer while giving his club a transfer headache
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January 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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🚨 What's gone wrong at #nufc this season - and how they'll fix it

⚫️ Recruitment 'reset' after 'panic' of summer - new markets eyed
⚪️ Howe has total PIF support
⚫️ Tactical malaise?
⚪️ 4th in xPts table & stats show press is still ferocious

Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Newcastle spent £260m and got worse - four ways they're fixing it
Plus: why Newcastle are convinced transfers are not the answer
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January 28, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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🚨 'I'm a football maniac - who owns a club' Exclusive interview w/ #hcafc owner Acun Ilicali 🐯

🟠 'We created a family in Hull'
🟠 Surprise 5th signing?
🟠 'Rosenoir's Guardiola style.. but I don't like Pep ball!'
🟠 No Jan sale for Hughes

Big read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
I sacked Liam Rosenior at Hull - but he can be Chelsea's next Jose
Hull City owner Acun Ilicali talks to The i Paper's Mark Douglas about the 2024 sacking, the Tigers' transfer plans, and the search for a feeder club
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January 24, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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🚨 Newcastle United set up date with @ChampionsLeague destiny.

⚪️ How the club set up with Europe in mind this season
⚫️ £18m match next week - with ramifications for a 'big' year in the market
⚪️ Wissa sharp, Botman sublime - signs of progress?

Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The £18m game deciding Newcastle's transfer business
Magpies have added a highly-rated Club Brugge left-back to their wish list
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January 22, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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🔵 #efc prioritising loan moves in January - with intention to 'go big' in the summer.

🔵 Investigated two striker moves... but RB the focus 🔎
⚪️ To invest or not to invest? 💸
🔵 Revealed: PSR headroom for the summer 📈

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Everton plot £70m summer transfer spree after frustrating January
A big summer is planned, with five January targets falling through
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January 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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⚫️⚪️ In defence of Nick Woltemade. His critics are missing the point! ⚪️⚫️

⚫️ Lean spell - but stats show he's settled better than expected
⚪️ Signed to 'change' #nufc style so time to experiment
⚫️ 2 striker alternatives looked at

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Newcastle's critics are missing the point about Nick Woltemade
The £69m striker's stats should silence those who want Newcastle to cut their losses
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January 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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🚨 Inside #nufc January plan 🚨

⚫️ #nufc step up defender hunt - but strict parameters
⚪️ Price of Woolsington training ground land revealed - as PIF go BIG
⚫️ Scalvini? Methalie? Targett recall? Latest on all
⚪️ Four new appointments 🔜

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Inside Newcastle's January plans - and why they're setting aside £200m
Newcastle's realistic targets are overseas as they target defensive reinforcements
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January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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🚨 EXC: Inside Ross Wilson's #nufc 'loans review'..

⚫️ 'As much investment as anyone except Chelsea'
⚪️ What really happened with cancelled Cordero loan
⚫️ The two-year plan for a multi-club model - and 5 countries shortlisted

Big read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Newcastle hold inquest into struggling loans - with three fixes planned
How Newcastle plan to become 'top of the class' by revamping their loan system
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January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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🚨 Inside 'Operation protect Lewis Miley at all costs'....

⚫️ 'Any club in @premierleague' would take him - but no repeat of Elliot Anderson
⚪️ January PSR plan to keep star assets

Plus news in here on how club will respond in market to Schar injury 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Why Lewis Miley holds the key to Newcastle's transfer plans
The sky is the limit for the precocious 19-year-old who has won plenty of admirers
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January 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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✍️ Events at #mufc & #cfc show Eddie Howe critics: be careful what you wish for. 🤫

Last 15/17 managerial changes in the PL have been a disaster. #nufc have a good thing going.

Piece here (also with details on change in recruitment policy) 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Sacking Eddie Howe would be lunacy - look at Man Utd and Chelsea
Howe should never be taken for granted no matter how Newcastle's chaotic season pans out
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January 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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🚨 Liam Rosenoir is among thr front runners for #cfc, The i Paper understands.

Impressive guy, spoke to him when he was at #hcafc. But obviously big step up.

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Enzo Maresca set to leave Chelsea with ex-Hull boss in contention to take over
Maresca’s frosty relationship with the board has finally broken down
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January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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🚨 How #nufc will try to turn around their season in 2026

⚫️ Howe backing - 'He's earned our trust & confidence because he deserves it' 💪
⚪️ January salvation? Stance revealed 🤔
⚫️ Combinations key 🔑

Playing 3 of bottom 5 next. Failure unthinkable. Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Four ways Newcastle can save their miserable season
Radical changes are needed to pull the Magpies out of their slump
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December 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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🤔 Evolution in January... then revolution in the summer. How #efc plan to attack transfer window.

🔵 Moyes' wish.. but TFG 'big picture'
🔵 Utilising 'agent Grealish'
🔵 2 #mufc stars on list / loans more likely
🔵 What PSR situation is

Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Everton's January transfer plans to target Man Utd duo and use 'agent Grealish'
Plus: the Toffees' stance on Ivan Toney and what PSR means for their budget
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December 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🚨 #nufc planning overhaul of goalkeeping department - and £20m exile wants to be part of it.

Exclusive Odysseas Vlachodimos interview..

⚫️ #nufc frustration - and promises not kept
⚪️ 'Being important again' at Sevilla ⚫️ Those PSR rumours

Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The £20m Newcastle exile dreaming of a return
Odysseas Vlachodimos made just one appearance before joining Sevilla on loan - he speaks exclusively to The i Paper about his strange situation at St James' Park
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December 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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🤔 Matt Targett or a long-term target?

Why #nufc - and Eddie Howe - face the biggest January transfer window of the PIF era (and what we're hearing) 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Newcastle's plans for their biggest transfer window of PIF era
Eddie Howe to target a £50m addition, full-backs and an emergency sticking plaster
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December 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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These two things can be true: there's valid questions of Howe at #nufc and where things are going (recruitment, system, transitioning to a team that controls games) but arguing for him to be replaced is massively knee jerk and would be ruinous.

Feels like a big night tonight to start a big week...
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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🚨 Inside #nufc response to derby disaster that caused 'sleepless night'

⚪️ The early morning phone calls between club power brokers
⚫️ 'Time for unity' inside club & Howe future
⚪️ Added urgency on January defender plan & loan recall pondered

Details 👇
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Where Newcastle's owners stand on Howe - and January transfer plans revealed
The Magpies suffered a humiliating defeat against rivals Sunderland, raising further questions about a summer of recruitment that seems to have missed the mark
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December 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🗣️ Well that was dreadful for #nufc. Real questions for Eddie Howe after Wear-Tyne derby no show.

⚫ Anthony Elanga dreadful as lights go out on front three
⚫ Something feels broken - especially away from home
⚫ Where do they go now?

Analysis 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The £55m Newcastle flop who sums up Eddie Howe's growing headache
Sunderland claim Wear-Tyne derby bragging rights after Nick Woltemade's own goal
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December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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😯 Petty statements, 'scum' chants... and trying to get a viral picture wiped off the internet.

🔴⚫️ What it's really like to cross the Sunderland-Newcastle divide - and why tomorrow's game is 'all about who has got the minerals' #nufc #safc

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Sunderland always beat Newcastle - I realised why as soon as I joined
Jack Colback was the last player to swap Wearside for St James' Park
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December 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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'If we want to spend in January, we can..' #nufc

⚫️ NO PSR worries next month
⚪️ What's being talked about in recruitment meetings
⚫️ 'Dream signing' - and January targets
⚪️ Latest on contract talks with Tino & Botman
⚫️ First 'data window'

Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
What Newcastle will do in January - including two possible sales
Returning for James Trafford is one possibility, while the club also admire an up-and-coming AZ Alkmaar midfielder
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December 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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🚨 '#nufc will be one of the top clubs in the WORLD by 2030.. & CAN win the Premier League'

CEO David Hopkinson BIG interview

🏟 Now considering SJP upgrades as stadium not ready for yrs
🏠 Big investment to make Training Ground 10/10
🚀 'We're a rocket ship'

Loads here 👇
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Inside Newcastle's plan to win the Premier League by 2030
Five key takeaways from the interview with Newcastle CEO David Hopkinson include a significant update on St James’ Park
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December 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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⚫️⚪️⚫️ How many times do I have to say it... don't panic.

7pts from 9, #nufc are getting better & they intend to invest in January.

Analysis as a BIG December starts with frustration 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Eddie Howe's Newcastle have an unexpected problem
That £250m summer spend hasn't fixed Newcastle's biggest issue
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December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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This is exactly my interpretation of this season! Everywhere you look it's boom and bust. Everton finished on Saturday night, suddenly 3 pts off the top 3.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM