Rafa Benitez has revealed that the club weathered a storm back in October after the club's win-less start to the season. The Newcastle United manager found himself under a bit of pressure from some quarters in October and did not win a game until their 12th attempt in all competitions. That came in early November against Watford when Ayoze Perez's strike netted the points at St James' Park. But neither Benitez or managing director Lee Charnley hit the panic button and since that point the club have picked up an impressive haul of 40 points. However, as some pundits called for Benitez to be replaced, the Spaniard simply got on with his job. Benitez has spoken about the reasons why Newcastle did not make any hasty decisions. He told the Chronicle: "I don't say there are guarantees. It depends on your team. The big NUFC stories Our big Newcastle United stories for Monday, April 29. Jonjo Shelvey: The truth about rumours of bust-up with Rafa Benitez and what my future holds with … [Read more...] about Rafa Benitez reveals how Newcastle weathered a storm in October when some pundits called for him to be sacked
Weathering a storm
Fish of the Week: Fishing up a storm
I picked up a day ticket and fished a new swim this week on Venachar. A quick tidy around us showed there had been folk fishing here – it doesn’t take much to clean up but sadly there always seems to be some detritus left. I’m always up for an exploratory trip when the weather is a bit ropey, especially when there’s chance of some shelter from the gale. Brollies up and waterproofs on, you can ride out a storm when you're pike fishing but it’s definitely more bearable when you can get a bit of respite from the wind. Setting the alarms and indicators to deal with water pushing through and the high winds, we were out more in hope than expectation. Seeing the mountain rescue helicopter heading out toward a snowy Ben Lui made us grateful for being on solid ground though. There wasn’t much going early on. A hungry Jack broke the duck for the day just after lunch – my mate’s alarm sounded and he struck, putting a decent bend in the rod. His … [Read more...] about Fish of the Week: Fishing up a storm
Weather: Tropical storms brewing north of New Zealand pose threat
Three bursts of tropical weather north of New Zealand could pose a threat to the country, a forecaster has warned. There are lows developing around Fiji which are expected to drift past north eastern New Zealand on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, which may bring heavy rain. These lows are expected to remain offshore however, as Weather Watch reports the lows may briefly become a tropical cyclone in the area they're in. Weather: Summer temperatures soar in the north Cold weather headed for New Zealand next week Weather: Southern Ocean storms disrupt weather patterns A larger low also appears to be moving towards New Zealand from the direction of New Caledonia. It has the potential to become a storm and a cyclone, but Weather Watch says it may stall ahead of reaching New Zealand. The biggest low of them all, a potential severe tropical cyclone, may form east of Fiji next weekend, Weather Watch has warned, and it could then deepen the following week. … [Read more...] about Weather: Tropical storms brewing north of New Zealand pose threat
‘I’ll be brewing up a storm’
Mr Tiernan made the announcement that he will present the two hour live morning news programme Déise Today on the station in a weather-themed video on Twitter. "Déise people love to talk and there's been lots of talk about where I'm off to next," he says against a stormy backdrop. "Well, I can exclusively reveal here now that from Monday February 4th I'll be brewing up a storm on - microphone lads - Déise Today on WLR, so join me every weekday morning from 10am." The journalist and broadcaster, who is originally from Wicklow but has been living in Waterford since the 1990s will take over presenting duties from Maria McCann who had been hosting the show since Eamon Keane's departure last year. “I am absolutely honoured to be following in the footsteps of the legendary Billy McCarthy who presented the show for 25 years, and more recently, Eamon Keane,” he said. “I have always been an admirer of ‘Deise Today’ and have long thought that I … [Read more...] about ‘I’ll be brewing up a storm’
‘Yorkshire bosses must display resilience to weather the storm’
0 Have your say BOSSES at Yorkshire’s leading companies have been urged to display resilience “to weather the storm that is coming” by a leading business figure. Jon Geldart, the regional chairman of the Institute of Directors, told the audience at the IoD North Yorkshire annual dinner that the global economy was going to see enormous change over the next few months.But Mr Geldart told the audience at Rudding Park near Harrogate: “We’re very good at resilience in Yorkshire. We’ve suffered for many years the slings and arrows of adversity that have been thrown at this county. “We’ve also suffered more recently from the rail system.”He stressed that Yorkshire was interconnected with the wider world.Mr Geldart said: “We can’t avoid the fact that investors are looking at this part of the world as much as they are looking elsewhere. The Chinese are still interested in investing in the UK as are … [Read more...] about ‘Yorkshire bosses must display resilience to weather the storm’