Today’s the day we’ve all been waiting for.
At 9am, the Football League released a full set of fixtures for the new season and we learned that the Magpies will get their Championship campaign underway with a tricky trip to Fulham on August the 5th.
Rafa Benitez’s will then play their maiden home game against Huddersfield the following weekend.
Newcastle’s final game of the season is at home to promoted Barnsley on Sunday the 7th of May with Toon fans hoping the formalities of promotion back to the top flight will be done and dusted by then.
August 2016
Fulham v Newcastle Fri 5 Aug 19:45
Newcastle v Huddersfield Sat 13 Aug 15:00
Newcastle v Reading Wed 17 Aug 19:45
Bristol City v Newcastle Sat 20 Aug 15:00
Newcastle v Brighton Sat 27 Aug 15:00
September 2016
Derby v Newcastle Sat 10 Sep 15:00
QPR v Newcastle Tue 13 Sep 19:45
Newcastle v Wolves Sat 17 Sep 15:00
Aston Villa v Newcastle Sat 24 Sep 15:00
Newcastle v Norwich Wed 28 Sep 19:45
October 2016
Rotherham v Newcastle Sat 1 Oct 15:00
Newcastle v Brentford Sat 15 Oct 15:00
Barnsley v Newcastle Tue 18 Oct 19:45
Newcastle v Ipswich Sat 22 Oct 15:00
Preston v Newcastle Sat 29 Oct 15:00
November 2016
Newcastle v Cardiff Sat 5 Nov 15:00
Leeds v Newcastle Sat 19 Nov 15:00
Newcastle v Blackburn Sat 26 Nov 15:00
December 2016
Nottm Forest v Newcastle Sat 3 Dec 15:00
Newcastle v Birmingham Sat 10 Dec 15:00
Wigan v Newcastle Tue 13 Dec 19:45
Burton v Newcastle Sat 17 Dec 15:00
Newcastle v Sheff Wed Mon 26 Dec 15:00
Newcastle v Nottm Forest Sat 31 Dec 15:00
January 2017
Blackburn v Newcastle Mon 2 Jan 15:00
Brentford v Newcastle Sat 14 Jan 15:00
Newcastle v Rotherham Sat 21 Jan 15:00
Brighton v Newcastle Sat 28 Jan 15:00
February 2017
Newcastle v QPR Wed 1 Feb 19:45
Newcastle v Derby Sat 4 Feb 15:00
Wolves v Newcastle Sat 11 Feb 15:00
Norwich v Newcastle Tue 14 Feb 19:45
Newcastle v Aston Villa Sat 18 Feb 15:00
Newcastle v Bristol City Sat 25 Feb 15:00
March 2017
Huddersfield v Newcastle Sat 4 Mar 15:00
Reading v Newcastle Tue 7 Mar 20:00
Newcastle v Fulham Sat 11 Mar 15:00
Birmingham v Newcastle Sat 18 Mar 15:00
April 2017
Newcastle v Wigan Sat 1 Apr 15:00
Newcastle v Burton Wed 5 Apr 19:45
Sheff Wed v Newcastle Sat 8 Apr 15:00
Newcastle v Leeds Sat 15 Apr 15:00
Ipswich v Newcastle Mon 17 Apr 15:00
Newcastle v Preston Sat 22 Apr 15:00
Cardiff v Newcastle Sat 29 Apr 15:00
May 2017
Newcastle v Barnsley Sun 7 May 12:00
Well at least home games over xmas time,are London games going to be kind to us this year
Icedog(Quote)
Would like to think Rafa could beat Chris record of 102 points but I doubt it that was some going
Icedog(Quote)
Ice – that should be the aim mate. Better manager & arguably better players. That said, I’d settle for promotion regardless of point tally.
Just looking at that first month and its welcome to the Championship alright like isn’t it!!.
Sharpy17(Quote)
September’s a bit tasty too.
Georgio(Quote)
Well I just hope Colocini is gone next season or you can kiss promotion goodbye. Rafa can find someone much better than that.
Terry(Quote)
Georgio I think August will be a good month providing we don’t have Colocini as captain or playing CB. Get rid of him.
Terry(Quote)
TERRY Colo has two hopes of being c/b,Bob hope and nee hope
Icedog(Quote)
Bristol city 4th game then
Kimtoon(Quote)
That first Fulham game will likely be televised
Kimtoon(Quote)
AYe KIM it’s on sky sports
Icedog(Quote)
Ice, Jolly good
Kimtoon(Quote)
Icedog I still haven’t forgiven Colocini for last season mate. I thought he was the worst player by a country mile.
Terry(Quote)
I think it’s a big ask beating Hokts’ points haul. It’s a more competitive league these days. I’d just be happy with automatic promotion regardless of how many points are picked up.
Shamrock(Quote)
it has to be 2 draws for England to face Portugal.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Almost on course Eric.
Shamrock(Quote)
Portugal having a nightmare tournament
Kimtoon(Quote)
**** off Ronnie
Kimtoon(Quote)
Blimey nice goal Ronaldo.
Shamrock(Quote)
What a game, boy are Portugal leaky
Kimtoon(Quote)
Kwoar look at Hungary go.
Shamrock(Quote)
Could be game of the tournament this. Don’t think they are done yet.
Shamrock(Quote)
ffs
Kimtoon(Quote)
Boring tournament this. ?
Shamrock(Quote)
Stay as it is and my prediction becomes reality. Portugal V England in next round.
This is a great game.
Shamrock(Quote)
Now they are just farting around.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Any goal will see England avoid Portugal. This game or the other game.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Of course, Portugal had to have a higher score draw to face England. YCMIU
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Iceland just scored in dying seconds 😀
Kimtoon(Quote)
England – Iceland !!!!!!
Eric Sykes(Quote)
WTF
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Get in, Iceland it is then, would rather knock out Portugal than Iceland who’s fairy tale I’m enjoying tbh but you would have to say it’s a better game for us.
Kimtoon(Quote)
Well I will take that. What a couple of games they were!
Shamrock(Quote)
An interesting matchup. That Iceland defense is tremendous and we don’t score much. Hmmmm.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Are Portugal out then?
GeordieTwo(Quote)
G2, no I think 3 is enough
Kimtoon(Quote)
I don’t think so G2. They will have to play group winners. Germany or Croatia.
Shamrock(Quote)
Here’s a prospect for the last 16; Wales V Northern Ireland.
Shamrock(Quote)
So it’s interesting that only France, Germany and likely Italy top their groups, Portugal 3rd, Spain 2nd, England 2nd. France and Germany had relatively easy groups too.
Kimtoon(Quote)
That would be a cracker Sham
Kimtoon(Quote)
3 points and you’re through to the second round. That’s what happens when you have 24 teams. Are there really 24 good teams in Europe? After watching this tournament I would say no.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
I have to say it’s clear as mud G2. I prefer the old format. You should alienate fans but having to make algorithms to work out who plays who.
Shamrock(Quote)
Still, it gets us a game against a fairly weak opponent so I shouldn’t complain. 😀
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Are you lot sure we play Iceland?
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Some say on here they haven’t enjoyed the euros,I think it’d great to have footy in the off-season,better than nothing imo.
I see Keane hasn’t changed foul them get a yellow or red it doesn’t matter it’s for the team,still a sporting bloke ffs
Icedog(Quote)
Yup, provided we turn up. Otherwise it will be Iceland playing us… off the park.
Shamrock(Quote)
I’ve enjoyed tremendously ice mate. I just think there are some poor sides playing for draws out there quite often.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Being sporting did not help Ireland when Thierry Henry hand balled them out of a competition a few years back mate. Do what you got to do to survive. I don’t disagree with what he has said, provided it professional fouls we are talking about and not illegal assaults.
Shamrock(Quote)
Would love to see the Irish beat Italy. Unlikely, but you never know. Italy has re-built their squad fairly quickly and look like a powerful side again. Why can’t we do that?
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Shouldn’t we be showing the Championship table, not the Prem on here now?
GeordieTwo(Quote)
I just hate looking at that Sunderland name on there….
GeordieTwo(Quote)
SHAM when has Keane ever played a fair game he should have been banned from footy for life,he said in his book he went out in a game to hurt a player and finish him from footy,and he did,he’s no sportsman hate him look to get the man not the ball,he’s a animal
Icedog(Quote)
Who did he do that to ice mate? Over here in the MSL he isn’t any dirtier than any of the others. Surely he’s past if for international football anyway. He’s lost a lot of pace.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
G2 it’s Roy Keane mate O’Neil partner in crime
Icedog(Quote)
G2 Ireland sis in USA 94 mate. Ray Houghton scored a stunner in a 1 Nil win. No reason they can’t do it again ?
I spent a few years living in Ireland so will be keen for them to do well, fouling or not haha.
Shamrock(Quote)
Come on Eire!I’m as big an Ireland fan as an England fan. Follow Irish rugby team before the English one because that’s where I learnt the game. We all follow Martin’s Army! We’re all off to win the league. And well really shake them up when we win the Euro cup because Ireland is the greatest football team!!!
Shamrock(Quote)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PT65I2ny8
How is this not the best footy song ever?
Shamrock(Quote)
SHAM I know the best girls come from the west side of Ireland 😉
Icedog(Quote)
Indeed Ice. I lived in Galway. Is your lass from that neck of the woods?
Shamrock(Quote)
Aye that was Alf Ing Haaland wasn’t it? excuse spelling. Ended his Career if I’m right
Kimtoon(Quote)
Big Al had the measure of Keane, didn’t rise to his **** and watched him boil over 😆
Kimtoon(Quote)
It’s a ‘kin penalty ref!
Shamrock(Quote)
Here we are, from the horses mouth.
Writing in his first autobiography Keane admitted he set out to injure the Manchester City man on that day in 2001 and the former Manchester United midfielder has now spoken in a similar vein in his new autobiography The Second Half.
“There are things I regret in my life and he’s not one of them,” says Keane.
The feud between the two players began in 1997 when Keane ruptured his cruciate ligament while attempting to foul Haaland, who claimed his opponent was faking injury.
Keane then got his revenge four years later in vicious style, landing his studs on Haaland right knee during a Manchester derby
“I’d waited long enough. I f—— hit him hard. The ball was there (I think). Take that you c—,” Keane wrote in his first autobiography.
“And don’t ever stand over me sneering about fake injuries. Even in the dressing room afterwards, I had no remorse. My attitude was, f— him.
“What goes around, comes around. He got his just rewards. He f—– me over and my attitude is an eye for an eye.”
Keane, who had been fined £5,000 and given a three-match ban at the time of the tackle, was subject to an FA inquiry after the release of his first autobiography and received an additional five game ban and £150,000 fine.
Kimtoon(Quote)
KIM your spot on there,you spell better than me so don’t fret,I don’t belong to the spelling police mate
Icedog(Quote)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-qpqffofN8k
Keane V Shearer.
Shamrock(Quote)
Ireland doing ok here
Kimtoon(Quote)
Yep. No condoning that. He was Completly out or order…..But by all means Ireland – rough those Italians up!
We are doing a good job so far and have been the better side.
Shamrock(Quote)
Kim aye we had a great laugh that day which made Keane worse everybody laughing at him
Icedog(Quote)
No mate,I’ve got a very Irish name great grandparents came from Cork,for about ten yrs I went every month to Cork,Galway,Mulligar,Dublin ect love it
Icedog(Quote)
I’m sure you will have had many great adventures too mate. Ireland has a habit of creating great memories for those that go there.
Shamrock(Quote)
That’s the one 😀
Kimtoon(Quote)
Here comes Keane to score the winner ?
Shamrock(Quote)
Ffs what was that you utter ***?
Shamrock(Quote)
Come on!!!!!!
Shamrock(Quote)
omfg, can you believe it, yet more late drama
Kimtoon(Quote)
Irish are in dreamland
Kimtoon(Quote)