Newcastle United have banned the Telegraph from attending the club's matches and press conferences over the revelation of a split in the dressing room.
Newcastle United bans Telegraph from attending matches following dressing room 'split' revelations
By Telegraph Sport
3:55PM BST 01 May 2013
Telegraph Sport's north-east football reporter Luke Edwards disclosed on Tuesday that the club's struggle for Premier League survival has been undermined by acrimony between different sets of players at the club.
One group believes that another, mainly French, group of players have not been committed enough to Newcastle in recent weeks, spending too much time complaining about manager Alan Pardew and pursuing their own personal agendas.
They also believe one player has allowed his fitness levels to decline dramatically and that several players did not understand the importance of keeping Newcastle in the Premier League.
The story was written on the basis of verbal and written accounts of the split provided by several sources, including individuals employed by the club.
But Newcastle have reacted by sending the Telegraph a solicitor's letter demanding the story be withdrawn from our website and a public apology be issued.
The letter, from London-based solicitors Russell-Cooke, said: "Having carefully considered the content of the article Newcastle United have asked for it to be made clear that unless a full apology is received from the Daily Telegraph and the article is immediately withdrawn from the Telegraph online edition, then both Luke Edwards and any representative of the Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph will be banned from attending St James' Park and from attending any Newcastle United pre-match press conferences and all Newcastle United player interviews at the training facilities with immediate effect."
We regret the club's decision to ban the Telegraph from attending matches and press conferences, but will not allow it to prevent us providing the most incisive, trustworthy Newcastle coverage, rather than pandering to what the club want you to read.
Newcastle United bans Telegraph from attending matches following dressing room 'split' revelations
By Telegraph Sport
3:55PM BST 01 May 2013
Telegraph Sport's north-east football reporter Luke Edwards disclosed on Tuesday that the club's struggle for Premier League survival has been undermined by acrimony between different sets of players at the club.
One group believes that another, mainly French, group of players have not been committed enough to Newcastle in recent weeks, spending too much time complaining about manager Alan Pardew and pursuing their own personal agendas.
They also believe one player has allowed his fitness levels to decline dramatically and that several players did not understand the importance of keeping Newcastle in the Premier League.
The story was written on the basis of verbal and written accounts of the split provided by several sources, including individuals employed by the club.
But Newcastle have reacted by sending the Telegraph a solicitor's letter demanding the story be withdrawn from our website and a public apology be issued.
The letter, from London-based solicitors Russell-Cooke, said: "Having carefully considered the content of the article Newcastle United have asked for it to be made clear that unless a full apology is received from the Daily Telegraph and the article is immediately withdrawn from the Telegraph online edition, then both Luke Edwards and any representative of the Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph will be banned from attending St James' Park and from attending any Newcastle United pre-match press conferences and all Newcastle United player interviews at the training facilities with immediate effect."
We regret the club's decision to ban the Telegraph from attending matches and press conferences, but will not allow it to prevent us providing the most incisive, trustworthy Newcastle coverage, rather than pandering to what the club want you to read.
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