Last September, David Hopkinson, just installed as Newcastle’s chief executive, perched on a stool at a downstairs corner table in Shearer’s Bar at St James’ Park and between sips of zero alcohol lager, likened Eddie Howe to Bruce Springsteen. According to Hopkinson, Newcastle’s manager was “the Boss” and “the talent”. He conjured up an imaginary … Read more
Newcastle United are pushing on at full pelt in the transfer window despite the sudden departure of manager Eddie Howe. The Magpies are set to appoint Al-Ahli boss Matthias Jaissle as Howe’s successor but there’s work still to do on the squad with three weeks to go before the start of the Premier League season. … Read more
So what are the rules that Newcastle have, at times, come close to breaking? From the beginning of the PIF takeover, Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) have put the brakes on Newcastle’s ambitions to spend. Just because a club has wealthy owners does not mean they can spend big in the transfer windows. After buying … Read more
Charlotte Robson, True Faith: Newcastle United Podcast: The timing, for me, is the thing that is difficult to understand. We could have done this in May, at the end of the season, when a lot of high-calibre managers were looking for new clubs. It was clear, at that point, that Eddie Howe needed a break. … Read more
Newcastle’s midfield has been weakened by the departure of Sandro Tonali, who joined Tottenham this month in a deal worth up to £100m. Young midifelders Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba have sinced arrived from Ajax and Monaco respectively. Although Saturday’s game came too soon for Bamba, whose move was announced on Friday, Steur played 90 … Read more
Thomas Tuchel is expected to stay on as England manager despite heavy criticism after the Three Lions World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon’s goal early in the second half put England on course for a first final since 1966, but defensive substitutions and a low block allowed Argentina to dominate the … Read more
Eddie Murphy has welcomed his first grandson. During the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award ceremony on April 18, the actor revealed that his daughter Bria Murphy recently welcomed a baby boy. “I just had my first grandson two months ago,” he told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet. He also confirmed that his son … Read more
Eddie Murphy is a grandfather again. While attending the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award ceremony on April 18, the actor said his son, Eric Murphy, and Jasmin Lawrence, the daughter of Martin Lawrence, have welcomed their first child together. “They just had a baby girl… yeah, Ari Skye,” he told Eonline. Embed from Getty … Read more
Eddie Murphy has thwarted Arsenio Hall’s dreams of having a threesome, after the actor got into a physical altercation while filming Coming to America. In “Arsenio: A Memoir,” the former talk show host, now 70, wrote that while filming the 1988 comedy, he received some “heinous New York weed” and invited two women to dinner … Read more
Sami Hagar He suggested he would “never play” with Alex Van Halen again for over 20 years After they finished their last tour together. “I’m a huge Pink Floyd fan. I see David Gilmour say, ‘I’ll never play with Roger Waters again,’ and I know what he means,” the 78-year-old told the classic rocker in … Read more