Every first team debut is an emotional moment for the player involved but Tommy Doyle’s bow proved an unusually evocative milestone. To Manchester City fans…

Peter Beardsley’s downfall, and ultimate disgrace, is arguably as much about a systemic failure at Newcastle United as the shortcomings of one painfully…

Some years ago Steve Bruce wrote a trilogy of football-based thrillers. Their hero was Steve Barnes, the all-action macho manager of Leddersford Town who…

When Sunderland AFC take on Portsmouth in the promotion playoff semi-finals this weekend, it won’t just be diehard fans cheering them on. Local businesses also…

Anyone who has watched Sean Longstaff play will understand why his name appears in sentences also featuring the words balance, poise, vision, and assurance. …

It is a very long way from Ghana’s Ada Foah to Hillsong church on Newcastle’s Westgate Road – and not merely in miles. Christian Atsu has made that…

The question was clever and testing but Jack Ross’s answer proved unequivocal. “Do you love football or are you actually in love with it?” asked a fellow…

Steve McClaren was attending a funeral and his phone had remained switched off for some time. When Newcastle United’s then manager turned the device back on, a…