Miles Starforth

1 week ago | milesstarforth.com | Miles Starforth

Maybe Newcastle United got what they deserved against Everton for an underwhelming and anxious performance. But a 1-0 defeat was not in the script. Thankfully, though, the club still got what it deserved after a long and challenging season. Not that most fans inside St James’ Park, without a mobile signal or WiFi network, knew the club’s Premier League fate when referee Tony Harrington called time on the contest.

3 weeks ago | milesstarforth.com | Miles Starforth

Everyone knew. Ten minutes before kick-off time, St James’ Park was all but full. Seemingly the only empty seats were high up on Level 7 in the Chelsea end. Newcastle United’s fans had known the importance of yesterday’s game – and they had turned up early for an early kick-off. And the players, of course, also knew the importance of the fixture.

3 weeks ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Miles Starforth

Elliot Anderson’s transfer from Newcastle United to Nottingham Forest last summer was one of the most talked-about moves of the window, as the Magpies were forced to sell one of their most promising youngsters. Anderson was something of a sacrificial Profitability and Sustainability Regulations (PSR) lamb, with his reported £35million move going down as ‘pure profit’ from an accounting perspective, allowing the Magpies to meet their financial commitments last summer.

1 month ago | milesstarforth.com | Miles Starforth

The replies to a recent social media post from Atletico Madrid were revealing. More than 60,000 fans had liked an Instagram post of two assists from Kieran Trippier against Real Valladolid. There were also many replies to the clips. One said: “How did we give this guy away.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Emma Parry |Miles Starforth

BRITISH Gen Z gamers are becoming drone pilots in Ukraine to fight against Russian forces - with the help of a former Royal Marine. The Navy veteran, in his 60s, is helping to select and train volunteers from around the world - including many young Brits - who have flown out to join the fight against Vladimir Putin's forces, following the Russian invasion three years ago. Battle tanks worth millions of pounds can be destroyed by kamikaze drones costing less than £400 each.