http://www.nufc-news.com NUFC News - All the latest news on Newcastle United Football Club Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:12:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Discuss any of our news items in the NUFC FORUM. You will need to REGISTER if you want to post. http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/35/ BBC News are reporting that Mark Viduka could be out of action for a further six months, if he requires further surgery on his injured achilles. He has flown to Australia for a scan (because obviously, we don't do scans on achilles in the UK??!!???). Viduka has not played a game ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/viduka-out-for-6-months/ SkySports are reporting that Tony Jiminez has left Newcastle United. Jiminez was appointed as vice-president (player recruitment) in January, and it is his role, and Dennis Wise's, who reportedly contributed to the departure of Kevin Keegan. Club Statement: "Newcastle United can today confirm that Tony Jimenez has left the club. "Tony, ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/goodbye-jiminez/ BBC Sport are reporting that Joe Kinnear has approached Gerry Francis with a view to employing him on a short term basis in a coaching role. Now, I'm not sure about you, but this doesn't excite me in the least. But it'll only be short term. Quotes from Joe: "I have known ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/gerry-francis/ Michael Owen will not be representing England in the forthcoming world cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus. Although he has hit the back of the net 5 times in 7 outings, this seemingly isn't enough for Capello. "Is he in good form now? He's scoring but it's not enough ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/owen-overlooked/ A much improved performance from the boys. Maybe Joe's verbal tirade against the journalists has had some effect on the players? Everton drew first blood, when Nicky Butt hacked down Leighton Baines needlessly to concede a penalty, which was duly converted by Mikel Arteta. Everton then went 2-0 up on 35 ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/everton-2-2-newcastle-united/ NUFC.com are reporting that Joe Kinnear has hinted at potential new faces coming in to Newcastle over the coming days, to help with coaching. “I have got someone in mind to come in and help us with our coaching work, probably two or three days a week. “He has been ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/new-faces-at-sjp/ Sportinglife.com are reporting that Johnathan Cleland, head of the South African consortium bidding for Newcastle United, has had talks with Kevin Keegan regarding a return to the club as manager. Mr Cleland told the Evening Chronicle: "My meeting with Kevin went very well. I am hugely impressed with him and I ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/return-of-the-messiah/ Reported in The Mirror, Joe Kinnear swore an astonishing 52 times in a five minute rant to the mirror, followed by a further 53 uses of the F word in the first 42 minutes of a press conference. Joe has publicly stated that he wants his players to follow his ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/joe-fg-kinnear/ It is being reported that King Kev is to be offered a 5% stake in Newcastle United if he returns as manager. The offer is said to have been made by a South African consortium vying for control of the club, as reported by BBC Sport. The South Africans are ... http://www.nufc-news.com/2008/10/king-kev-to-be-offered-5-of-nufc/