Author Profile - Notts Toon ( 82 Posts )

It has been a long time since I felt the compulsion to write for The Mag. Like most of you I have felt a creeping sense of apathy towards all…

The narrative is changing with regards to the new season for Newcastle fans and their club.. In the aftermath of Rafa’s very public leaving, which was announced without his knowledge,…

As Newcastle United fans, I feel that we are sometimes too close to our own team to really see the deficiencies in what is on the field.

‘…you might bend the spoon because it is cheap. This is how Newcastle go about buying players under Mike Ashley…and Joselu is a spoon.’

Summarising this Summer at Newcastle United – separating fact from Mike Ashley’s version of events….otherwise known as fiction.

The Newcastle fans love for the club, your hatred of Mike Ashley, all completely irrelevant, Mike Ashley is Newcastle United and vice versa.

With no sign of any £20m striker and 3 in 6 out, did Mike Ashley actually turn a profit in January?

They will remember that someone with the stature of Rafa Benitez in world football, took time to make them feel that Newcastle United cares.

Sorry, I might be missing the accent but I’m not missing the hope that with Rafa Benitez things can get better.

Bottom line is who could Mike Ashley sell to fund a third Newcastle United relegation….?