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George Caulkin

England

Senior Writer at The Athletic

Football writer, hapless runner and a Patron of @SBRFoundation. These are my views.

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  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Chris Waugh |George Caulkin

    Andy Howe and Steve Nickson have been placed in interim charge of first-team recruitment as Newcastle United look to appoint their third sporting director inside a year. Howe, Newcastle’s assistant head of recruitment, and nephew of Eddie Howe, the head coach, has been tasked with driving the hunt for new signings alongside Nickson, given Paul Mitchell is leaving his role on June 30.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | George Caulkin |Jessica Hopkins

    Newcastle United are coming off the back of a successful season after they ended their 70-year trophy drought against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final. They will kick off the 2025-26 season with a visit to Aston Villa before hosting the champions at St. James’ Park. The new season will also see Eddie Howe’s side meet Sunderland in the top flight once again after their rivals won promotion via the playoffs in May.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | George Caulkin

    No Premier League club employed more senior goalkeepers than Newcastle United in 2024-25 and, like serial hoarders, they are looking to employ another. It is a peculiar quirk for a position that does not encourage frequent rotation and for a team that has struggled to buy anybody recently. And it is not just anybody they are trying to buy.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chris Waugh |George Caulkin

    After three successive transfer windows without strengthening their first XI, Newcastle United will be active in the market this summer, but nothing has happened yet. High-profile targets already appear to be heading elsewhere, prompting the usual array of fury, froth and frustration on social media. When the 2025 close-season's Club World Cup-enforced first mini-window shut on Tuesday, Newcastle had done little more than announce their retained list, with no senior arrivals.

  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Chris Waugh |George Caulkin

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George Caulkin
George Caulkin @GeorgeCaulkin
9 Jun 25

RT @ChrisDHWaugh: 📣 Later this week, @PodontheTyne will be recording a special summer Q&A episode. 📼 ⚫⚪ Please reply with your questions o…

George Caulkin
George Caulkin @GeorgeCaulkin
6 Jun 25

RT @ChrisDHWaugh: ⚫ 3/4 first-XI players wanted ⬅️ ⚪ Midfield depth 💪 ⚫ Age profile needs reducing 📉 ⚪ Longstaff, Trippier, Wilson? 🤔 ⚫ So…

George Caulkin
George Caulkin @GeorgeCaulkin
5 Jun 25

RT @TaylorandPayne: 🔲 Mitchell exit - & what it really means for Howe 🔮 🔳 Season of 2 halves ⛓️‍💥 🔲 Key moments 👀 🔳 Burn's year 🏆 🔲 Tonali…