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Not since Geordie midfielder Lee Clark swapped St James’ Park for the newly-built Stadium of Light in 1997 has a player dared to cross the Tyne-Wear divide.
Knowing that he’s in good company should come as a small crumb of comfort to Jack Colback as he prepares to throw himself into the lions den by completing a dream move to Newcastle from old enemies Sunderland.
The 24-year-old will follow a similarly hostile path once trodden by Paul Bracewell and Barry Venison in swapping Wearside for Tyneside with both enjoying huge success at St James’ Park as they did their talking on the pitch.
Colback is a dyed in the wool Geordie, brought up in Killingworth, and turned down a reported £50,000-a-week deal at West Ham to join his boyhood club on a free transfer this summer so it’s clear he’s joining Newcastle for the right reasons.
Not since Geordie midfielder Lee Clark swapped St James’ Park for the newly-built Stadium of Light in 1997 has a player dared to cross the Tyne-Wear divide.
Knowing that he’s in good company should come as a small crumb of comfort to Jack Colback as he prepares to throw himself into the lions den by completing a dream move to Newcastle from old enemies Sunderland.
The 24-year-old will follow a similarly hostile path once trodden by Paul Bracewell and Barry Venison in swapping Wearside for Tyneside with both enjoying huge success at St James’ Park as they did their talking on the pitch.
Colback is a dyed in the wool Geordie, brought up in Killingworth, and turned down a reported £50,000-a-week deal at West Ham to join his boyhood club on a free transfer this summer so it’s clear he’s joining Newcastle for the right reasons.
- 6/5/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
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Newcastle are poised to make their first signing of what will hopefully be a busy summer in the transfer market after beating off stiff competition for the signature of Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback.
That is the understanding of the Chronicle, who report that the Killingworth-born midfielder will complete a move to St James’ Park when he returns from holiday and follow in the footsteps of Toon legends Paul Bracewell and Barry Venison in swapping Wearside for Tyneside.
It’s even believed Colback turned down an eye-watering £10 million deal from West Ham in favour of joining the club he supported as a kid, also spurning interest from Aston Villa and a new contract at Sunderland despite talks with manager Gus Poyet.
But after giving the cold shoulder to the Hammers we should be encouraged that the 24-year-old is hungry to become a Newcastle player for reasons that transcend financial gain,...
Newcastle are poised to make their first signing of what will hopefully be a busy summer in the transfer market after beating off stiff competition for the signature of Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback.
That is the understanding of the Chronicle, who report that the Killingworth-born midfielder will complete a move to St James’ Park when he returns from holiday and follow in the footsteps of Toon legends Paul Bracewell and Barry Venison in swapping Wearside for Tyneside.
It’s even believed Colback turned down an eye-watering £10 million deal from West Ham in favour of joining the club he supported as a kid, also spurning interest from Aston Villa and a new contract at Sunderland despite talks with manager Gus Poyet.
But after giving the cold shoulder to the Hammers we should be encouraged that the 24-year-old is hungry to become a Newcastle player for reasons that transcend financial gain,...
- 6/4/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
A sequel to 2001's Mike Bassett: England Manager will begin shooting later this year.
Titled Mike Bassett: Interim Manager, the comedy will see Ricky Tomlinson reprise his role as the fictional football coach as he's brought back into the national team setup to assist German coach Jorgen Mannstein.
Steve Barron, who directed the first film, will return to oversee the sequel alongside screenwriters Rob Sprackling and John R Smith.
"Bassett was the last England manager to take the national team to Brazil. We reached the semis then, who knows what we could achieve this time?" Barron said.
Footballer and actor Andy Ansah, who starred in Dream Team and coined Soccer Am's "unbelievable tekkers" segment, is so far the only other cast member confirmed to return from the previous film.
"As the years have gone by, Bassett seems to have dug deeper into football folklore," Barron added of the hapless fictional coach.
Titled Mike Bassett: Interim Manager, the comedy will see Ricky Tomlinson reprise his role as the fictional football coach as he's brought back into the national team setup to assist German coach Jorgen Mannstein.
Steve Barron, who directed the first film, will return to oversee the sequel alongside screenwriters Rob Sprackling and John R Smith.
"Bassett was the last England manager to take the national team to Brazil. We reached the semis then, who knows what we could achieve this time?" Barron said.
Footballer and actor Andy Ansah, who starred in Dream Team and coined Soccer Am's "unbelievable tekkers" segment, is so far the only other cast member confirmed to return from the previous film.
"As the years have gone by, Bassett seems to have dug deeper into football folklore," Barron added of the hapless fictional coach.
- 3/17/2014
- Digital Spy
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