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Pick Up A Retro Programme Against Palace
Written by Newcastle Utd
The 21st issue of United's award-winning matchday programme will be available to purchase on Saturday
By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Managing Editor
The Newcastle United matchday programme has gone retro for the 2015/16 campaign, and the 21st issue will be on sale for Saturday's Barclays Premier League fixture against Swansea (3pm kick-off).
Each week, a previous issue from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s will be given a modern twist, with this weekend's award-winning publication taking its inspiration from October 1964 and a Division Two clash between United and the Eagles.
The original cover features an action image set onto a white background with black borders and text. And so on Saturday, the cover is identical apart from the image, which is last weekend's goalscorers Papiss Cisse and Jack Colback celebrating at Anfield.
Inside, we speak to Colback about his equaliser on Merseyside, returning to midfield and getting set to face the boss who signed him for Newcastle.
Goalkeeper Karl Darlow spills the beans from inside the dressing room in Teammates, while we also hear from ex-Magpie Mirandinha, striker Cisse, captain Fabricio Coloccini and manager Rafa Benitez
That is a just a snippet of what is inside this week's issue, with an extensive look at Saturday's opponents Crystal Palace and four pages of quizzes and puzzles for our younger fans also included.
The official matchday programme will be available to purchase around St. James' Park and in the club store at the stadium on Saturday, priced at just £3 for 100 pages.