NUFC Statement

NEWCASTLE United Football Club confirms that it has extended its deadline to Barry Moat to table an offer for the Club. The extension has been granted in order to allow Barry Moat and his advisors to conclude funding arrangements with Barclays, current bankers, for the continuation of last season's £39m facility. This would allow a formal offer to be tabled.

No Castle Moat Yet

Another seven days before we know if it is Mike Ashley + manager to be named or Barry Moat and Alan Shearer as manager to be. Either way whom ever owns the club come September the 1st they will have missed the transfer window and the owner will be short of cash.

Spiderman on "top of the world"

Jonas Gutierrez said to The Chronicle

“It was great to get two assists but I am happier that we have won the game. I always say that this is more important and I feel top of the world at the moment. We started very strongly and the win keeps us high in the table, so I’m obviously very happy.

It’s great to see the midfielders get some goals. It helps us as a team when we can all contribute and it’s also very, very good for confidence. Everybody suddenly wants the ball and when that happens, opponents will fear us going forward. Kevin and Ryan have scored which is very good for us. They were delighted after the game. After the way we finished last season to get clean sheets is great as well.“We are building up in confidence from the back. “We know we have a lot of matches to play this season and some hard games but teams know that we’ll be a tough side to play against"

on the Cup Joans said

“We just aim to keep this run going. Everybody just can’t wait for the next match now. There’s no reason why we can’t continue this for a long run.”

Three Clean Sheet and 270 Minutes Danny Simpson

talking to The Chronicle

“If we continue to defend like that we won’t concede many goals. It’s not just the back four, the midfielders and the strikers have played their part. It’s another great win for us, we’ve come out of the last three games with three wins which is fantastic. We just want to keep the winning mentality going. Palace were buzzing with confidence after their last result when they beat Ipwsich. “But we got the early goals and hung on to it.

We said before the game how important the start was and it was a good start by us. We knew it was important to do that because their fans are always on top of you and right behind them. Playing Newcastle is a big game for them. So we knew we had to be better than them right from the off.

It was a fantastic finish by Kev. We wanted him and Danny Guthrie to get forward like that and it was the perfect run by Kev – it was also a great finish. Ryan’s got in with a great strike too. It was great for him because he wanted a birthday goal against Sheff Wed and he was unlucky. Now he’s got one and what a goal it was too.”

Chris Hughton Palace Defence

talking to The Chronicle

“We knew we were going to be tested physically. I thought over the 90 minutes we defended well enough. We knew they would have some chances. It was never going to be the case where we could keep them quiet for 90 minutes, but we defended very, very well, and scored the goals at very good times.

We’re aware that Kevin can do that. “At times he can also play deep and compete in the air. He's got that versatility. Kevin's a good finisher in those positions. He's a good, adaptable player and i’m certainly delighted to have him.

Ryan's got a hell of a shot on him. We know how good he is on set plays, and he's certainly playing with some confidence, and covering a lot of ground. I see him as a player who can play in numerous positions. We have also used him in central midfield, and with the amount of games we'll play, it's invaluable to have two or three players that can do that."

on the Fans (3,599)

They were outstanding. There was sunshine there, and we scored the early goal, and that set them off straight away. We just hope we can give them something to cheer about.”

Kevin Nolan Fantastic Start - 99 Seconds

talking to The Chronicle

“We’ll just continue to play our football and let that do the talking. It’s 10 points out of 12, and it’s a fantastic start to the campaign. We needed a good start, and we’ve got one to build on now. : “We always knew it was going to be tough as they’re a well-drilled side. They get the ball in the box, and don’t stop putting the ball in the box. Maybe at times we could have kept the ball better, but I thought we handled them really well.

There was a bit of a play down the left, and Jonas (Gutierrez) cut inside. He never normally crosses it, but I shouted to him, and I just put it back across the keeper. It worked, and I’m delighted to get my first goal for the club – hopefully the first of many. I always know I’m going to get myself in situations to score, so I’ve just got to keep believing. With the quality we’ve got in the team, we’re always going to make chances. I’ve just got to keep getting in Championship and at least two cup games,"