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Alan Oliver is a sports journalist and former chief sports writer for the Evening Chronicle, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. He has written reports on Newcastle United since the 1980s.

The Evening Chronicle, now referred to in print as The Chronicle, is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering Tyne and Wear, southern Northumberland and northern County Durham. The Evening Chronicle is published by ncjMedia, a division of Reach plc. It has a circulation of 26,811 as of 2016, down −12.3% year on year.

He wrote an unofficial book about Kevin Keegan's time as manager of the club entitled Geordie Messiah. [1]

On 28 December 2008, Oliver left the Newcastle Evening Chronicle to join The People.

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References

  1. Geordie Messiah, Alan Oliver, Mainstream Publishing 1997