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George Caulkin

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Senior Writer at The Athletic

Senior Writer @TheAthleticFC, nonsense-spouter for @PodontheTyne, hapless runner and a Patron of @SBRFoundation. These are my views.

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Articles

  • Champions League quality is needed. Who makes way and who stays?

    22 hours ago | nytimes.com | Chris Waugh |George Caulkin

  • Burn and Tonali led their team to history

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

    A first domestic trophy in 70 years and a spot in the Champions League for 2025-26 are wrapped up but, obviously, the prize truly craved at Newcastle United is The Athletic 's player-of-the-season award. Anthony Gordon ran away with the accolade across 2023-24, but there are many candidates for it a year on. Chris Waugh and George Caulkin debate the merits of five contenders from a historic season (and reach differing verdicts)...

  • Eddie Howe isn't celebrating Paul Mitchell's exit. Uncertainty is a team-killer

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | George Caulkin

    "My job is to get us in five years' time to our ambition," Paul Mitchell said, not long after his appointment as Newcastle United's sporting director. "We have to be smarter, more intelligent." By the time he leaves his post, at the end of June, Mitchell will have lasted barely one of those years.

  • Newcastle United review of 2024-25: A PSR scramble, Howe's pneumonia and

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | George Caulkin

    What a season it has been for Newcastle United. And what an end to the campaign, with qualification for the Champions League secured on the final day, despite a 1-0 home defeat against Liverpool. Remarkably, returning to Europe's premier club competition is not even the best thing that happened to the club in 2024-25. This campaign will forever be remembered as the one when Newcastle ended a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.

  • Joy, misery and gallows humour

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | George Caulkin

    "Are you taking the p***?"This is David L. And David L is asking an entirely reasonable question. Because David L is a Manchester United fan and, as a Manchester United fan, David L is not entirely happy about a request from The Athletic to offer some feedback on the season just gone.

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George Caulkin
George Caulkin @GeorgeCaulkin
12 May 25

Newcastle are tuned in, focused, strong – this is an elite team at work and they’re closing in on the Champions League. #NUFC https://t.co/uky00hhVPj https://t.co/yTDbMboq7E

George Caulkin
George Caulkin @GeorgeCaulkin
11 May 25

RT @ChrisDHWaugh: ⚫ #NUFC's big-game stats 🤯 ⚪ Another huge step towards Champions League qualification ✈️ ⚫ Jackson's brainless red card 🟥…

George Caulkin
George Caulkin @GeorgeCaulkin
11 May 25

RT @ChrisDHWaugh: GOAL! TONALI! #NUFC #CFC #NEWCHE