Cisse already a Newcastle hero
10:16pm Sunday 5th February 2012
IT can take some players months, if not years to make a real impact at a new club, but for Papiss Cisse it took less than 90 minutes to become an instant hero on Tyneside.
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North-East Sport
Cisse's dream debut at St James'
3:45pm Sunday 5th February 2012
Newcastle United 2 Aston Villa 1
Ba and Perch start for Magpies
12:57pm Sunday 5th February 2012
DEMBA BA goes straight into Newcastle’s starting line-up for this afternoon’s game with Aston Villa at St James’ Park, while new signing Papiss Cisse starts on the bench.
Black Cats win in snowy Stoke
4:52pm Saturday 4th February 2012
JAMES MCCLEAN scored the winner as Sunderland prevailed amid snowy conditions at Stoke City.
Boro fail to warm the hearts with a red-hot display
5:01pm Saturday 4th February 2012
MIDDLESBROUGH'S hopes of increasing the heat on their promotion rivals were frozen at the ice-cold Riverside Stadium this afternoon.
Meyler handed Black Cats start
2:29pm Saturday 4th February 2012
DAVID MEYLER is handed his first Premier League start of the season as Sunderland face Stoke at a snowy Britannia Stadium.
Boro forced in to further changes
2:30pm Saturday 4th February 2012
TONY MOWBRAY has been forced to make further alterations to his Middlesbrough team for this afternoon's visit of Crystal Palace in the Championship.
Darlington match postponed
12:15pm Saturday 4th February 2012
Darlington's match at Mansfield Town today has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Search starts for Boro's Mr Versatile
8:00am Saturday 4th February 2012
MIDDLESBROUGH are on the look-out for a Mr Versatile to boost their promotion charge after accepting their recruitment plans for the rest of the season have had to change.
Steele wary of Palace threat
8:00am Saturday 4th February 2012
THEY have already met Crystal Palace twice this season, but Jason Steele has warned Middlesbrough today's game at the Riverside won't be a foregone conclusion.