Football managers celebrate goals in very different ways; there are the Rafa Benítez’s of this world that barely a muster a smile at even the greatest of goals; there are the José Mourinho’s who sprint down the touchline, sliding on knees purely to wind up the opposition. Then there is Alan Pardew, a manager so immersed in the game that for just a small moment forgets he is a football manager and becomes one of [...]

It looked like Newcastle’s strongest starting line up was on show at the Ibrox today in front of a decent 30,000 fans. A very good turnout. Sadly, the home fans went home happy and confident with a 2-1 win. But this display against the SPL champions certainly wasn’t a bad one by Newcastle. Newcastle dominated the possession the whole match and looked very threatening in the opening 15 mines. Routledge and Gutierrez looked very lively [...]