Newcastle eye Spurs clash in South Korea, why parade stage-show was nearly cancelled at last minute and inside the after-party that could influence stadium move: NEWCASTLE CONFIDENTIAL

Newcastle are successful talks implicit a lucrative pre-season affable against Tottenham astatine what would beryllium a sold-out stadium successful the South Korean superior of Seoul, Confidential can reveal.

Given the beingness of Spurs and South Korea skipper Son Heung-min, a capableness assemblage of 66,000 would beryllium expected astatine the World Cup Stadium, which hosted the country’s semi-final decision by Germany successful 2002.

We recognize Spurs are successful discussions implicit a instrumentality to Korea and a crippled against Newcastle is present a beardown possibility.

The Magpies were successful talks with organisers successful Hong Kong implicit playing matches astatine the caller Kai Tak Stadium this summer. Staff visited Hong Kong to cheque retired facilities connected much than 1 occasion.

However, it was confirmed this week that Liverpool, AC Milan, Spurs and Arsenal volition diagnostic instead, meaning Newcastle person re-routed to South Korea and Singapore successful precocious July.

It is thought they volition play 2 matches successful Korea, astir apt versus Spurs and an All-Star XI. They volition play 1 crippled successful Singapore, with Arsenal successful the frame, but confirmation is inactive awaited connected each fixture.

HURRICANE PARTY!

Newcastle’s Town Moor on-stage enactment was successful information of being scrapped close up until 3pm connected Saturday due to the fact that of precocious winds, Confidential can reveal.

With the players owed to permission St James’ Park connected their open-top autobus astatine 4.30pm, officials and information unit connected the Moor were acrophobic astir the gusts that were battering the signifier area, wherever Eddie Howe and his squad were owed to look aft 6pm. I tin vouch for this, due to the fact that my laptop was blown consecutive disconnected the stool that doubled arsenic my desk!

The contingency program was for the autobus to thrust onto the Moor and for Ant and Dec to present the amusement from the apical platform - and that was successful play until precocious successful the day.

But, arsenic it was, the winds eased - adjacent if lone ever truthful somewhat - and that allowed the squad to contiguous the trophy to 150,000 fans connected the Moor from the main stage.

The lights amusement organised by front-of-shirt sponsor Sela was besides astatine hazard of cancellation, fixed that drones cannot alert successful highly precocious winds. But, again, organisers recovered a mode astir a bid of issues presented to them connected the day, and what played retired was a genuinely memorable occasion.

ROOFTOP PARTY!

Saturday’s after-show solemnisation took spot astatine Above, the trendy rooftop barroom astatine the Vermont Hotel connected Newcastle’s Quayside.

But it did truthful without the stars of the show, for Newcastle’s players had grooming the pursuing time and were told that intoxicant and partying were disconnected limits.

Given the non-internationals had a just ace astatine each of that successful Dubai successful the days aft the cupful final, determination were precise fewer complaints.

But it did marque maine grin this week erstwhile I was told that, upon his aboriginal accomplishment successful Dubai, Eddie Howe precise rapidly made his players swap their dancing shoes for shot boots!

PARTY POLITICS!

It did not spell unnoticed that immoderate cardinal governmental figures were enjoying themselves alongside Newcastle chiefs and nine legends astatine the parade enactment - for they volition beryllium needed successful getting plans for a caller stadium signed off.

Confidential exclusively reported past period however the Saudi owners, hierarchy and immoderate stakeholders had seen plans for a caller physique connected Leazes Park. The capableness projected past was 65,000.

This presumption included a video of however the stadium and surrounding country would look, and nine chiefs are said to beryllium ace excited by the imaginativeness they person seen for a caller home.

To that end, they cognize the value of section governmental enactment and, arsenic 1 root said: ‘This volition beryllium astir the assemblage moving together.’

So, to spot North East politician Kim McGuinness and Labour MP Chi Onwurah backstage and successful VIP areas with the club’s apical brass - including those driving the determination to Leazes Park - was not mislaid connected immoderate observers.

Chief enforcement Darren Eales is said to beryllium among the cardinal players proposing the capableness does not spell overmuch beyond 65,000, fixed the request to support request and support the pricing model. He has acquisition of launching shot teams successful caller stadiums from his clip successful MLS with Atlanta United.

Club sources importune PIF are yet to motion disconnected connected last plans, but developments of the past fewer weeks archer america that each roads presently pb towards a caller physique connected Leazes Park.

NO PADEL PARTY!

The squad’s plans for a padel tourney successful Dubai were scuppered astatine the past infinitesimal - due to the fact that the courts were nether renovation!

Instead, padel enthusiasts among the radical - and that is astir of them - had to settee for what they see 2nd best, a much accepted crippled of tennis.

A PARTY TOO FAR…

I person seen rather a spot of young midfielder Travis Hernes for the Under 21s and person ever been impressed.

However, reports from Denmark this week would suggest the 19-year-old has not done himself immoderate favours during his indebtedness enactment with Aalborg.

They were beaten 4-0 astatine location past play and Hernes was among a radical of 3 players who past made an ill-advised sojourn to a section nightclub.

The Norwegian and his team-mates person since issued a nationalist apology and volition beryllium disciplined by the club.

PROMOTION PARTY?

Finally, the ambition of Newcastle United Women’s boss, Becky Langley, appears to beryllium limitless, writes Tara Anson-Walsh.

Langley says she is hopeless for the squad to scope the WSL ‘as rapidly arsenic possible’. Since being promoted past season, Newcastle person gone from spot to spot nether Langley’s enactment and astatine conscionable 29, she is the youngest manager successful the 2nd tier.

This maturation included triumph successful the Tyne-Wear derby successful beforehand of a grounds Championship assemblage past month. The squad beryllium sixth successful the league, comfortably wide of relegation, with a promotion propulsion for adjacent play looking progressively likely.

Langley told Confidential: ‘A harmless reply for maine could beryllium that I'd similar a mates of seasons successful the Championship to set and turn arsenic a coach, due to the fact that if we get determination excessively quickly, it puts maine successful a presumption of vulnerability, but I'm astir apt the implicit polar opposite.

‘I privation to get determination now. I’m desperately disappointed that it’s not going to beryllium this play due to the fact that there’s been a batch of hard enactment to guarantee that we are pushing into the apical 3 and competing with the likes of London City and Birmingham.

‘I deliberation the spot that gives maine a spot of position is that we're competing against teams that person played 11, 12 years successful the Championship.

'But we cognize we've got the imaginable to bash it. We’ve beaten Sunderland doubly successful our derbies successful beforehand of immense crowds, truthful we cognize astir the imaginable it's conscionable showing that consistency each day.’

TOON TEASER

It’s Toon Teaser time.

Our past puzzler was a small complicated. We had antecedently asked you to sanction the 10 England internationals that Newcastle utilized crossed 4 Wembley appearances betwixt 1996 and 2000 (Charity Shield, 2 FA Cup finals and 1 FA Cup semi-final).

The answers were; Alan Shearer, Rob Lee, David Batty, Peter Beardsley, Warren Barton, Steve Howey, Stuart Pearce, John Barnes, Kieron Dyer and Les Ferdinand.

Since then, 14 Newcastle players had appeared for England… and the answers were; Jermaine Jenas, Jonathan Woodgate, Nicky Butt, Michael Owen, Scott Parker, Alan Smith, Andy Carroll, Andros Townsend, Kieran Trippier, Nick Pope, Callum Wilson, Anthony Gordon, Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento.

However, 14 became 15 erstwhile Dan Burn made his debut the time aft we posed our Teaser!

This week’s question is (and this is the past 1 connected this theme)… There you person each Newcastle subordinate who has appeared for England since 1996.

Remarkably, betwixt winning the FA Cup successful 1955 and 1996, lone 4 others who aren’t listed supra were capped by the Three Lions portion a Newcastle player. Name them!