Newcastle United Season Comparison 10/11 - 11/12

Throughout the season I will be carrying out a weekly update on how Newcastle United's progression this season compares to last season, and if the club is progressing under Alan Pardew and Mike Ashley. 

Premiership 2010/2011 Results

Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal
Sunderland 1-1 Newcastle
Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
QPR (N/A)
Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn
Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-1 Tottenham
Newcastle 2-2 Wigan
Stoke 4-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-2 Everton
Man City 2-1 Newcastle
Man United 3-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-1 Chelsea
Norwich (N/A)
Swansea (N/A)
Newcastle 3-3 West Brom
Boltan 5-1 Newcastle
Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 0-0 Man United
QPR (N/A)
Fulham 1-0 Newcastle
Blackburn 0-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 6-0 Aston Villa
Tottenham 2-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 4-1 Wolves
Newcastle 5-1 Sunderland
Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle
Norwich (N/A)
West Brom 3 - 1 Newcastle
Newcastle 3 - 1 Liverpool
Swansea (N/A)
Newcastle 1-1 Boltan
Newcastle 1-2 Stoke
Wigan 0-1 Newcastle
Chelsea 2-2 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-3 Man City
Everton 0-1 Newcastle
Premiership 2011/2012 Results


Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal                  +0 points
Sunderland 0-1 Newcastle            +2 points
Newcastle 2-1 Fulham                  +2 points
QPR (N/A)
Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle            +1 point
Newcastle 3-1 Blackburn             +3 points
Wolves 1-2 Newcastle                 +2 points
Newcastle 2-2 Tottenham             +0 points
Newcastle 1-0 Wigan                   +2 points
Stoke 1-3 Newcastle                    +3 points
Newcastle 2-1 Everton                 +3 points
Man City 3-1 Newcastle               +0 points
Man United 1-1 Newcastle           +1 point
Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea                 -1 point
Norwich (N/A)
Swansea (N/A)
Newcastle 2-3 West Brom            -1 point
Boltan 0-2 Newcastle                    +3 points
Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle               +0 points
Newcastle 3-0 Man United            +2 points
QPR (N/A)
Fulham 5-2 Newcastle                  +0 points
Blackburn 0-2 Newcastle              +2 points
Newcastle 2-1 Aston Villa            +0 points
Tottenham 5-0 Newcastle             +0 points
Newcastle 2-2 Wolves                  -2 points
Newcastle 1-1 Sunderland            -2 points
Arsenal 2-1 Newcastle                  -3 points
Norwich (N/A)
West Brom 1-3 Newcastle            +3 points
Newcastle 2-0 Liverpool               +0 points
Swansea (N/A)
Newcastle 2-0 Boltan                   +2 points
Newcastle 3-0 Stoke                     +3 points
Wigan 4-0 Newcastle                    -3 points
Chelsea 0-2 Newcastle                  +2 points
Newcastle 0-2 Man City               +0 points
Everton 3-1 Newcastle                  -3 points
                                                      +21 POINTS DIFFERENCE

Newcastle United - No Press, Is Good Press

Come the 2nd of October Newcastle United have started the season in great form. Unbeaten in the league, lying 4th in the League behind both Manchester clubs and Chelsea and to add to the equation they are still in the  league cup!...what and how is this happening to Newcastle United! 

Well I believe the start is down to the signing of good players  throughout the summer to improve an already good squad. A good man manager in Alan Pardew, a team spirit that is second to none in the Premiership and a kind early set of fixtures cannot be looked over as well. However one of the most important parts, especially after the transfer window and departure of Joey Barton is the lack of press focusing on Newcastle, let that be good press or bad.

The quote of "there is no such form of bad publicity" is often stated in the world of business and showbiz, but in football and most sports I really do not think the same can be said. As a Newcastle fan myself I have had to sit through a lot of bad publicity and not much good press over recent years. We have had everything Joey Barton has said or done, Mike Ashley's shenanigans from selling the club, to drinking beer in the stands... the list could go on and on!  Even the start of this season began in a traditional manner of Joey Barton Twitter-gate, the sale of key players and what looks to be not much of the 35million pounds spent  of the Andy Carroll sale.

Since the close of the transfer window Newcastle have gone about their business on and off the field quietly not shouting how we are doing in the league or getting in any controversy off the field. This could be down to a team with no big egos anymore and the fact that other clubs such as Manchester City, Arsenal and Blackburn have taken the media limelight away because of  the individual problems they are facing.

Newcastle fans are expecting stories on Newcastle in the papers,  but these are usually  for negative reasons, and because of this we expect stories on how well we are doing especially as Manchester clubs are getting such plaudits for how they play and go about their business. Newcastle fans need there fix of stories in the daily papers!

However  for the next couple of years silence would be the perfect tonic for Newcastle. In  Mike Ashley they have an owner who does not speak publicly. Newcastle as a club only communicate with a few rare press releases on the official website. The only mouth piece for Newcastle United is  Alan Pardew through the press conferences.  Pardew is not a manager from the same mold as Jose Mourinho, Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp...ect who blew their own trumpet of what they do, or have done in the past. Nor is he a manager like Steve Kean who makes outrageous and bold predictions about the club's future.

Without a headline grabbing manager, a club owner who does not seek publicity in his life or plans for the club, players  who you would say are attention grabbers on or off the field. All this makes boring news for newspapers and is not good USP/Exclusives for their papers. So Newcastle United fans will have to accept if the clubs is to do well or is doing well the club is not going to get the mention it deserves or fans desire, and when the press is discussing Newcastle then we just have to hope it is for less high profile bad press than for what Newcastle have received in recent years.

Are we right to praise Newcastle United's start?

Newcastle United fans want praise, rival fans are quick to jump out with "well you haven't played anyone good yet"...so which set of fans is correct?

Seven games gone and as we head into another international break  Newcastle United are placed 4th in the table and have yet to lose a game, even after home games against Arsenal, Fulham and Blackburn, and away games against Sunderland, QPR, Aston Villa and Wolves. Their wins have also included   2 away games in the Carling Cup against Scunthorpe and Nottingham Forest. On a couple of occasions they have rode their luck but on the whole they have deserved their wins.


The fixture list has been kind to Newcastle  compared to a team like Boltan, but you can only beat what is  put in front of you, and in the long run after 38 games the league does not lie, you end up where you deserve to be.

I look at Newcastle United fixtures and recent results this way.....

Look how they did against these teams last year, look for progression if any in the team.

Premiership 2010/2011 Results

Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal
Sunderland 1-1 Newcastle
Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
QPR (N/A)
Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn
Wolves 1-1 Newcastle

Premiership 2011/2012 Results

Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal                  +0 points
Sunderland 0-1 Newcastle            +2 points
Newcastle 2-1 Fulham                  +2 points
QPR (N/A)
Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle            +1 point
Newcastle 3-1 Blackburn             +3 points
Wolves 1-2 Newcastle                 +2 points
                                                     +10 POINTS DIFFERENCE

A 10 point difference in the 6 games is a massive plus for Newcastle, and as some pundits would say Newcastle was in a relegation fight at the start of the season, only the Arsenal game would or could not be classed as a '6 pointer'. So 14 points from the 6 games is a massive plus for Newcastle and they do deserve praise, but fans should just be happy with steady progression in the league and taking points from their so called 'rivals'

*coming soon a follow up on this article 'Newcastle United - No Press, Is Good Press'*

New Blogs Coming Soon.........

Due to other work commitments and my opinion columns being used on other sites and restrictions on what and when I can post on this my own blog recent updates have been minimal. Fowever in the coming days and week there will be new columns posted....

• Newcastle United - No press, is good press!
• The League Cup...who wants to sponsor a cup, who know body cares about?
• Was a new striker really that high up the Newcastle United wish list?

Plus many more...