Well, some things are as predictable as the sun coming up in the morning. Newcastle United will conspire with themselves to make any game, even against the team that can’t stop conceding, look difficult. Today they managed to make it look as if they were playing 1970 Brazil for periods of the first half. The... The post TF Match Report: Newcastle United 5 Sheffield United 1 appeared first on True Faith ..read more

SCOTT ROBSON is your man with the scores on the doors… Martin Dubravka – 6. Made a couple of decent saves from Brereton Diaz, but didn’t have a lot to do despite us being overrun at times in the first half. I bet he was secretly disappointed he didn’t get the chance to save a... The post TF Player Ratings – Sheff Utd (H) appeared first on True Faith ..read more

November 25, 1989. Football League Division Two NEWCASTLE UNITED 2, SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 Gallacher 7, Quinn 37 Att: 27,170 NEWCASTLE: Burridge, Stimson, Kristensen, Scott, Ranson, Brock, Dillon, Gallacher (Fereday), O’Brien, McGhee, Quinn. SHEFFIELD UNITED: Tracey, Stancliffe, Hill, Morris, Rostron, Booker, Lake (Webster), Gannon, Bryson, Deane, Francis (Duffield). *** It’s probably a knocking bet that this... The post Flashback Friday – Sheffield Utd (h) November 1989 appeared first on True Faith ..read more

Selhurst Park, Premiership, Wednesday 24th April ‘24, 8pm ‘Live’ on Snidey Sticks. *** CPFC 14th, P33 W9 D9 L15, GD -14, 36 Pts NUFC 6th, P32 W15 D5 L12, GD +17, 60 Pts *** Following a free weekend due to FA Cup football, with all its accompanying VAR-drama, United are back on the road again.... The post TF Preview – Palace (a) 2023-24 appeared first on True Faith ..read more

YOUSEF HATEM has fond memories of a trip to Selhurst in October 2021.  YouTube highlights (including Callum Wilson’s equaliser) are here… A shabby 1-1 draw, this, between two sides who ended up finishing eleventh and twelfth that season.  A match unlikely to be remembered by anyone who was not there.  Unlikely, even, to reside within... The post MEMORY MONDAY: Crystal Palace 1 (Benteke 56′), Newcastle United 1 (Wilson 65′) – Saturday 23 October 2021 appeared first on True Faith ..read more

What’s your abiding early FA Cup memory? It might be Shearer smashing the ball in against Spurs at Old Trafford. Or Rob Lee’s bullet header of an equaliser at Wembley against Chelsea. God, if you’re in your early (hundred and) teens, it might even be the last time we won the bloody thing. Mine? Listening... The post In Praise of… Cup replays appeared first on True Faith ..read more

This book review first appeared in Issue 159 of the hard-copy version of the TRUE FAITH fanzine and we thought it was worth republishing for those who might have missed it first time round. Thanks to John for his well crafted review.  ‘Garrincha’, ‘The Angel with Twisted Legs’, ‘Father of the Dribble’. Manuel Francisco dos... The post Reviews: Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil’s Forgotten Footballing Hero (Ruy Castro) appeared first on True Faith ..read more

Despite the fact is doesn’t seem two minutes since the Christmas decorations were put away, it is, as Flight of the Conchords would say, business time for our non league sides as the season reaches its climax. Lets just say, as ever, there is plenty to write about. *** We have to start with GATESHEAD,... The post News From Nowhere – Non League Review, April 2024 appeared first on True Faith ..read more

Another week, another set of obscure financial rules to try and get our heads round. Yes, just when we’d all managed to sound knowledgeable by remembering to refer to PSR not FFP, the Premier League passed a resolution to move away from their current system and adopt a new set of financial regulations. What does... The post New Financial Rules – Same Crooked Game appeared first on True Faith ..read more

Since the FAC exit at Man City we have won three games from four and drawn the other, albeit that draw representing two points lost against a poor Everton with so many chances missed to make it a good win. But concentrating on the positives is back in vogue after a winter of injuries and... The post THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – In The Hunt – 15/Apr/2024 appeared first on True Faith ..read more