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My Point of Toon (Tom Power)
@mypointoftoon.bsky.social
Newcastle United fan and writer covering Portuguese football, including its history and culture, matchday experiences and book reviews.

For more, visit Beyond the Bifana on Substack. Link below:

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Going forward, I’ll remain active on matters regarding our club, Newcastle United, but will be posting less as my attention turns to a new venture.

I’m now writing about Portuguese football for the Beyond the Bifana on Substack.

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September 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
So there we have it...

Gordon 🔄 Fernandez-Pardo
Tonali 🔄 Gonzalez
Guimaraes 🔄 Steur
Trippier 🔄 Dedic
Ramsdale 🔄 Hornicek

Plus Traore, Bamba and Jaouen as young prospects who can make an impact now.

Not perfect, but a promising summer of business from #NUFC

Plenty to be optimistic about ⚫️⚪️
September 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Couldn't have put it better myself if I tried #NUFC
"It's been an exciting summer for Newcastle, but if it also made you give up on football, I'd understand."

Get your 2026/27 Premier League Preview here 👉 lnk.to/Ramble
August 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Full disclosure, I didn't watch this evening due to marathon training🏃

However I'm not daft enough to not know the outside noise will be loud after this.

Playing catchup as early as preseason, results like this will occur.

Patience is needed as much as any other time - Circle the wagons #NUFC
Full-time at Murrayfield. ⏱️
August 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Good run out for the lads, and lots of positives to take away in testing conditions🥵

Got my first look at Steur this preseason and he looks very impressive🤩 I can definitely see him being a first-team starter by season's end #NUFC
Victory in Valencia 😄

Good shift, lads! 👏
August 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Whatever I feel about his departure 💔 I also feel an immense pride in having had Eddie as our leader for the past 5 years 😊

To see this manager, and this team, represent #NUFC gave me so much joy and many memories which will stay with me forever.

Thank you, Eddie 🥹 🙏🏻

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Memories to last a lifetime. Thank you, Eddie Howe 🖤🤍
YouTube video by Newcastle United
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August 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
As much as I dislike it, I agree expectations will be a problem this season 👥️

However context should matter. If we're seeing positive performances 📈 from a newly rebuilt squad, then time should be afforded ⏳️

However, we all know that's not how it works 🙄 #NUFC

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
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July 23, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Although I will attempt to soon ✍🏻, no amount of words can begin to describe what KK meant to me growing up.

Such a charismatic and inspiring man who radiated passion for football ⚽️ and #NUFC

I will forever be proud to have met a true hero who left an indelible mark on my life.

RIP, Kevin. 🕊️
July 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Many may start catastrophising 😱 that Bruno will now rock up in Manchester, but let's remember they're also interested 📰 in Santos from Chelsea.

Anything is possible of course in modern football, especially with these parasitical agents and influencers.

But let's take a deep breath first #NUFC
🚨⚠️ EXCL: Éderson to Manchester United, deal OFF and considered as collapsed as Man Utd informed Atalanta.

Atalanta believe Éderson is 100% fit and will welcome the midfielder back as part of their squad, as Man United changed their plans.

Éderson won’t join #MUFC
July 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
More magic 🪄 from Manzambi. I'd be astonished if #NUFC were to acquire him now.

Every match is a new audition with the world 🌎 watching and admiring the brilliance on display.

I have no doubt other clubs are maneuvering 🤝🏻 to sign him as well.

Perhaps it's just muscle memory, I don't know😕
MANZAMBI ➡️ EMBOLO FOR THE 🇨🇭 OPENER!
July 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Given the situation with UEFA/SCR penalties 💸, this sale felt necessary for the expected rebuild 🧱

Whatever we think of Sandro, and his desire to be at #NUFC, he was a model professional on the pitch and gave us some wonderful memories.

Arrivederci, Sandro 👋🏻

www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...
Tonali travelling to London for Tottenham medical, to sign six-year deal
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July 2, 2026 at 10:54 AM
I'm not going to pretend I know much about this one ❌️ even Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 managed to avade me during this World Cup.

However he has been touted many times lately as a transfer possibility 🗣

It would be great to see #NUFC land one 🤝🏻 they've done their homework on.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...
Newcastle agree to sign Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim (Gift Article)
Toure was at the World Cup with Ivory Coast, before they were knocked out by Norway on Tuesday.
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The issue isn't the loss of quality, or the stature of the buying club. It's the uncertainty over how we replace them with.

I've rarely seen a clear succession plan, dating back to the sales of Ferdinand and Ginola in 1997.

I'll reserve judgement, but it doesn't feel good right now.

#NUFC
🚨 EXCL: Tottenham Hotspur open talks with Newcastle United over deal for Sandro Tonali. Man City pursuit ongoing; #MCFC & #THFC talking to 26yo’s reps in bid to agree personal terms. But contacting #NUFC shows Spurs intent to get deal done 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...
Tottenham open Sandro Tonali talks with Newcastle
Newcastle will seek about £100million ($133m) to consider selling the Italy international.
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Guéhi saga taught me that modern transfer deals are best discussed once they're done.

We won't be the only club to get stalked this summer, but after last year's circus, the noise around us will be louder than most.

Let's not go overboard so early in the window 🙏🏻 Let's judge in September #NUFC
🚨💣 EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool are set to sign Víctor Muñoz with HIJACK done, HERE WE GO! 🔴🇪🇸

Newcastle in advanced talks for days but #LFC enter the deal, verbally agree terms with Muñoz and activate €40m release clause.

All set to be signed and another big surpise. 🧨
June 18, 2026 at 8:22 AM
If Madrid are holding up the Muñoz deal 🇪🇸 in the hope of a bidding war, either there are unnamed clubs circulating in the background 🦈 or they're hoping for a good showing in the WC 🌍

In the event of the latter, a goaless draw with Cape Verde and no appearance off the bench can't hurt #NUFC
#NUFC TRANSFER DAILY! ⚫️⚪️🎙️

🧤James Trafford back on the radar!
🤔 My concerns re Ewen Jaouen.
🤝 Victor Muñoz progress!
👀 Real Madrid buy-back clause?
🤩 Wonderkid Ayyoub Bouaddi scouted!

YT: youtu.be/6uAkGV0vUcA?...

Ad-free: www.patreon.com/posts/161131...
NUFC TRANSFER DAILY: Victor Muñoz movement THIS WEEK? Trafford MOVE? €60m WONDERKID on radar!
YouTube video by Harry De Cosemo
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June 16, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I'm surprised how quickly this has moved since season's end with a World Cup coming soon.

It puts Eddie's stance on team selections, and AG's sheepish behaviour during laps of honour into context.

AG must have also got some reassurances on Barca's ability to register him for next season #NUFC
🔵🔴✈️ Understand Anthony Gordon will land in Barcelona right after lunch today. 👋🏼

Medical tests to follow in the afternoon.
May 28, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Good profit, both in cash and amortisation, for a player who has shown a good mix of speed, ingenuity and versatility.

He's given us some wonderful moments in black and white, but unlike some of his team-mates, he won’t leave having truly captured the hearts of supporters.

All the best, AG 🤝🏻 #NUFC
🚨 Barcelona reach agreement with Newcastle United to sign Anthony Gordon. #FCBarcelona deal for 25yo winger €80m + future sale % to #NUFC - personal terms fine. Bayern Munich pursed England int’l but #FCBayern unwilling to hit asking price 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
Barcelona agree €80m deal with Newcastle for Anthony Gordon
Barcelona have also agreed personal terms with the 25-year-old.
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I hate ending the season feeling this way, but thank heavens it’s over.

Far from the season we all hoped for this time last year.

Still, with an ambitious CEO and boardroom team in place, perhaps this is a close-season where things go right for #NUFC

Now let’s wait and see what magic happens 👀
Shaynna Blaze Says 'Thank Goodness'
ALT: Shaynna Blaze Says 'Thank Goodness'
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May 24, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The curtain finally comes down on the club football season. One which has felt incredibly long and exhausting as a supporter of our great club.

Irrespective of success or failure, I’ve never felt more convinced of the correlation between the number of matches played and supporter fatigue #NUFC
May 24, 2026 at 1:57 PM
With European places up for grabs in Serie A today, few final-day dramas compare to the 1988 Scudetto race between Maradona’s Napoli and Milan.

To read about that, and Italian football’s golden era, check out 'Veni Vidi Vici - When Italian Football Ruled Europe'.

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May 24, 2026 at 7:30 AM
While Serie A concludes this weekend, I've read and reviewed 'Veni Vidi Vici - When Italian Football Ruled Europe' by @dominichougham.bsky.social

A book full of history and nostagia for football fans everywhere.

Please click below to read, comment, and subscribe👇

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Book Review: Veni Vidi Vici - When Italian Football Ruled Europe, by Dominic Hougham
Saturday mornings… my twelve-year-old self huddled in front of the small television in my bedroom, waiting with anticipation for that iconic intro, those iconic colours, and those instantly recognisab...
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May 22, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Many congratulations to #AVFC on a thoroughly deserved triumph this evening.

As a fellow ambitious #EPL club who have gone through their own drought without silverware, I’m delighted for all the fans.

Watching those joyeous scenes brings back the memories of our day at Wembley last season #NUFC
May 20, 2026 at 9:38 PM
It was such a lovely moment 🥹 watching Tripps receive the standing ovation he so richly deserves.

His value to #NUFC goes far beyond his footballing ability, and he will be sorely missed going forward.

Thank you for everything, Kieran 🙏🏻

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Kieran Trippier: A Transformational Player for a Transformational Era
While Newcastle United’s 2025/26 season has hit choppy waters of late, the team and club’s growth has been nothing but linear since the current ownership group arrived in October 2021.
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May 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Ahead of the final home match of the season, I couldn’t let it pass without writing a tribute to our outgoing leader, culture builder, and one of greatest players in black and white: Kieran Trippier.

Please click below to read, comment and subscribe 👇 #NUFC

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Kieran Trippier: A Transformational Player for a Transformational Era
While Newcastle United’s 2025/26 season has hit choppy waters of late, the team and club’s growth has been nothing but linear since the current ownership group arrived in October 2021.
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May 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
With two games left and uncertainty ahead of the summer, many of you know how I feel about Eddie Howe and his future.

This article will hopefully be a timely reminder of the good he has brought - and can still bring - to #NUFC

Please read, comment and subscribe.

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Eddie Howe: From the Ashes, NUFC’s Greatest Manager of This Generation
With the clock ticking away on an afternoon yet to burst into life, players from both sides focused on their assignments in the penalty area while Kieran Trippier prepared to deliver the corner.
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May 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM