Person: John Carver

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Colin Sheridan: Handle with care: Do’s and don’ts of interim manager

It’s been said that if your romantic relationship can survive race week in Galway, well, it’s a union worth pursuing, such are the potential pitfalls on the track and in the snugs of those hallowed, cobbled streets.

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Alan Pardew accused over Gutierrez evidence

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McClaren: Newcastle United should be winning cups

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Newcastle joy as Steve McClaren named new boss

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John Carver sacking paves way for Steve McClaren entry

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Newcastle part with Carver

Your Tuesday evening news catch-up

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of staying "silent" on the IBRC deals controversy, Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a 25-year-old man died in west Dublin, a 58-year-old Irish nun visiting Rome was trapped in an elevator for three days and John Delaney is urged to take a voluntary 50% pay cut. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2015

Emotional finale on Tyneside for Newcastle

Newcastle United 2 West Ham United 0: As a survivor of testicular cancer, Jonas Gutierrez is used to winning battles far more important than those against mere relegation.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Ashley: No sale until we win silverware

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has said he will not sell the club until they win a trophy or qualify for the Champions League.

Sun, 24 May, 2015

Finding meaning on Premier League Survival Sunday

We have missed the pageantry badly this last three years. The classic imagery: a small boy’s little face creasing in a flood of tears; an obese, topless man convulsing in triumph.

Sat, 23 May, 2015

John Carver expects no favours from Sam Allardyce

John Carver is expecting no favours from Sam Allardyce as he attempts to keep Newcastle in the Barclays Premier League.

Fri, 22 May, 2015

Newcastle United require radical surgery

QPR 2 Newcastle 1: There were times, in the not too distant past, when a big end-of-season match for Newcastle meant an FA Cup final, a Champions League qualifier, or even a title tilt.

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Hull City suspend Jake Livermore after failed drug test

Hull midfielder Jake Livermore has been suspended by his club and the FA after reportedly failing a drugs test.

Sat, 16 May, 2015

Miracle worker Tony Pulis shuns saviour tag John Carver craves

Newcastle 1 West Brom 1: Not only does Tony Pulis perform miracles, he also predicts them. How else to explain his assertion that John Carver will still be in charge at Newcastle when the new season starts in August?

Mon, 11 May, 2015

Burnley relegated despite win over Hull; Newcastle get draw

Burnley are relegated after just one season in the Barclays Premier League - and they may just drag Hull down with them after a 1-0 win at the KC Stadium.

Sat, 09 May, 2015

I’m the best in the league, claims John Carver

John Carver has insisted he is the best coach in the Premier League despite leading the club to eight successive defeats and into the thick of a relegation fight.

Fri, 08 May, 2015

Newcastle's Carver: I'm the best coach in the Premier League

John Carver has insisted he is the best coach in the Barclays Premier League despite leading the club to eight successive defeats and into the thick of a relegation fight.

Thu, 07 May, 2015

Your Thursday evening news catch-up

An Irish woman and her two-year-old daughter were killed in a car crash in Poland, President Michael D Higgins has lead a commemoration ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, Joan Burton has defended plans to deduct Irish Water bills from wages and Irish sporting personality Arthur Spring has died. Catch up with this evening’s top and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Thu, 07 May, 2015

Shay Given breaks Damien Duff's unusual Premier League record

Though we’re not sure what this says about the choices of Ireland’s finest footballers.

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Which club's cruel run-in will see them slip through trapdoor with Burnley and QPR?

The race for Barclays Premier League survival looks set to go to the wire with seven clubs involved in the scrap. We analyse the run-in...

Wed, 06 May, 2015

Newcastle decide to stick with John Carver

John Carver will continue to lead Newcastle into the final three games of an increasingly calamitous campaign after surviving crisis talks at the club’s training ground yesterday.

Tue, 05 May, 2015

Mike Williamson: Red card not deliberate

LEICESTER CITY 3 NEWCASTLE  0: Mike Williamson has apologised for his sending-off for Newcastle at Leicester on Saturday but denied his manager John Carver’s claim that his dismissal was deliberate.

Mon, 04 May, 2015

Sunderland and Villa wins move Magpies closer to relegation

Newcastle boss John Carver suspected defender Mike Williamson of deliberately getting himself sent off as the Magpies’ 3-0 loss at Leicester left them in the thick of a Barclays Premier League relegation battle.

Sat, 02 May, 2015

VIDEO: Newcastle boss launches astonishing attack on his players

Newcastle boss John Carver accused defender Mike Williamson of getting sent off deliberately in a blistering attack on his players after their 3-0 loss at Leicester.

Sat, 02 May, 2015

30 for Harry Kane as Magpies flop again

Newcastle United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3: Newcastle United supporters who refused to join a boycott of the game only witnessed further evidence of the decline of a team head coach John Carver accepts is now involved in a fight against relegation.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015

Super Raheem Sterling on a high for Liverpool

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 0: If it’s legal highs Raheem Sterling is searching for, then he is better off sticking to the intoxicating feeling he gives Liverpool fans at Anfield on a weekly basis.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2015

Daniel Sturridge backs Liverpool to mount title challenge

Striker Daniel Sturridge believes a Champions League place is not beyond Liverpool but however the season finishes, the striker is convinced his side can challenge for the title next season.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2015

Daniel Sturridge: Raheem Sterling so valuable

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge believes Raheem Sterling will only be happy if he plays regularly and hopes he will remain at the club to do that.

Sat, 11 Apr, 2015

Pro12 badly needs a lift as rugby’s sleepy season kicks in

John Carver, the latest in a long line of men to be handed the ticking time bomb that is the job of manager at Newcastle United, has been fielding questions about his players’ choice of footwear for some weeks now.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2015

Newcastle boss Carver embarrassed by derby defeat

Head coach John Carver admitted he was "embarrassed" by Newcastle's capitulation at Sunderland after seeing his side slip to a fifth successive derby defeat.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Jermain Defoe rolls back the years

Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 0: Jermain Defoe is a quick learner. Sunderland’s recent acquisition has spent the last fortnight taking a crash-course in Wear-Tyne derby history, and it took him less than 45 minutes to write his name indelibly into its latest chapter.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

John Carver haunted by Magpies’ past soccer derby failures

The sight of Paolo di Canio sliding across the St James’ Park turf on his knees in celebration is one which will always haunt John Carver.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

TERRACE TALK: Arsenal - I couldn’t wait for those long minutes to tick away

Thankfully, unlike the farcical officiating at the Etihad, the ref at St James’ Park on Saturday didn’t thoroughly spoil the spectacle for the watching millions, by sending the wrong player off in the opening seconds.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

Arsenal play down talk of late Premier League title bid

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

Arsene Wenger calls for focus in run-in

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Sat, 21 Mar, 2015

Everton toast in-form James McCarthy

Home is where the heart is, and James McCarthy helped domestic bliss finally return to Goodison Park for Evertonians.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

FA to launch 'spitting' probe

The Football Association is to launch an investigation into the alleged spitting incident between Manchester United defender Jonny Evans and Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2015

Man United stay on Euro trail thanks to Ashley Young’s late goal

Newcastle United 0 Manchester United 1: Louis Van Gaal’s side moved a small step closer to Champions League qualification as Ashley Young’s 89th minute smash and grab goal secured three vital points for Manchester United.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2015

Vincent Kompany: Bring on Barcelona

Manchester City 5 Newcastle United 0: THE prospect of facing mighty Barcelona - Messi, Neymar, Suarez et al - will presumably offer Manchester City more concern than this perfunctory five-goal thrashing of Newcastle but so schizophrenic are the mood swings at the Etihad Stadium these days that captain Vincent Kompany is relishing the prospect.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

A tense night with no winners on or off the pitch

Crystal Palace 1 Newcastle United 1

Thu, 12 Feb, 2015

Cuadrado starts, no Courtois for Blues; City start with Milner

The team news for tonight's Premier League games.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

Newcastle and Stoke finish level

Newcastle 1 Stoke 1: By Mark Hughes’s usual abrasive standards, his criticism of referee Kevin Friend was calm and measured, but that was only because the Stoke City manager had seen substitute Peter Crouch earn his team a deserved point with a 90th-minute header.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015