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Mark Douglas

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✍️ Northern Football Correspondent, i paper

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Inside Everton's Friedkin revolution - and their bold new transfer plans The Toffees are close to agreeing record sponsorship deals with major recognised brands thanks to business savvy owners and a transformative new stadium

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Inside the #efc off-the-field Friedkin revolution

🤝 Club close on 'major' front of shirt deal
🏟 'Every penny earned' to fund summer transfer drive
🏆 Ambition to bring European club final to HD stadium

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27.02.2026 07:04 — 👍 16    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 3
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Newcastle target two goalkeepers in summer overhaul - with three exits likely The Magpies are working hard to find a long-term successor for Nick Pope

🚨 #nufc ready to invest BIG on long-term goalkeeper plan - what's next

⚪️ Truth about reviving Trafford interest
⚫️ Verbruggen among those considered - along w/ European market
⚪️ Odysseas Vlachodimos starring on loan - could he return?

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26.02.2026 15:22 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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Newcastle's plan to exploit new spending rules - and what it means for transfers Revealed: The four positions the Magpies are looking to strengthen this summer

🚨 "We worked hard for SCR, we fought for it..."

🧮 How new rules 'help' #nufc ambitious Project 2030
🏟 Fanbase can fill 'enhanced' St James' Park
🤝 What it means for summer transfers

How #nufc plan to cash in on new @premierleague spending rules 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

20.02.2026 07:30 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 1
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Where Newcastle's owners stand on Eddie Howe after Brentford defeat Plus: why it could get worse before it gets better for the Magpies

🚨 Why #nufc retain faith in Eddie Howe - despite run that could get worse before it gets better...

😠 What board made of booing & results
🔢 Metrics taken into account but some stats troubling
📈 European qualification target

What next? Read 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

08.02.2026 17:01 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 3

As I say in the piece: player trading is now key. So its not simply a case of signing 8 unless there's escape route for some of the players they'd replace

06.02.2026 11:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Hey! This is Bluesky, you're meant to be nice 😂

This piece is communicating the logic and thought process of what happened in the summer. IMO they should have held off buying at least one striker in the summer and saved money

06.02.2026 11:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Newcastle's £55m 'imperfect solution' has taught them a valuable lesson Eddie Howe finds himself in a strange situation at St James' Park

🚨 Will #nufc 'big call' on Yoane Wissa pay off?

⚫️ 'No panic' mantra a response to deadline day panic
⚪️ Brentford's Royal Flush.. & call to PIF on £55m deal
⚫️ Refusing to play & no pre-season means we may not see 'real Wissa' til next season

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06.02.2026 08:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Newcastle target four summer transfers - and want to sign 'next Pogba' Plus: The latest on Tino Livramento, Sandro Tonali, and Kieran Trippier's futures

🚨 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...

03.02.2026 16:25 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 7    📌 5
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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

🤔 '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...

01.02.2026 18:29 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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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

⚫️⚪️ 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...

29.01.2026 09:02 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 0
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Newcastle spent £260m and got worse - four ways they're fixing it Plus: why Newcastle are convinced transfers are not the answer

🚨 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...

28.01.2026 07:54 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 7    📌 1
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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

🚨 '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...

24.01.2026 07:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The £18m game deciding Newcastle's transfer business Magpies have added a highly-rated Club Brugge left-back to their wish list

🚨 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...

22.01.2026 08:19 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0
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Everton plot £70m summer transfer spree after frustrating January A big summer is planned, with five January targets falling through

🔵 #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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20.01.2026 19:20 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1
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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

⚫️⚪️ 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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19.01.2026 15:16 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 6    📌 1
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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

🚨 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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14.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 1
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Newcastle hold inquest into struggling loans - with three fixes planned How Newcastle plan to become 'top of the class' by revamping their loan system

🚨 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...

09.01.2026 17:10 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 1
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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

🚨 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...

08.01.2026 17:12 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0
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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

✍️ 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...

06.01.2026 13:08 — 👍 31    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 2
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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

🚨 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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01.01.2026 12:19 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Four ways Newcastle can save their miserable season Radical changes are needed to pull the Magpies out of their slump

🚨 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...

29.12.2025 16:23 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 1
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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

🤔 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...

29.12.2025 09:15 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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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

🚨 #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...

19.12.2025 09:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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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

🤔 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...

18.12.2025 12:07 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0

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...

17.12.2025 14:36 — 👍 65    🔁 3    💬 9    📌 1
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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

🚨 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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15.12.2025 13:58 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 6    📌 1
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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

🗣️ 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...

14.12.2025 17:47 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 0
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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

😯 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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13.12.2025 08:11 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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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

'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'

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05.12.2025 12:12 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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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

🚨 '#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 👇
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

04.12.2025 11:03 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1