John Anderson says that Mike Ashley has to give Rafa Benitez honest ‘guarantees’ this time, that there will be ‘decent money’ to spend.

Following his article on Thursday, author Brian Standen went on Radio Newcastle to debate Newcastle United with John Anderson

John Burn is a massive fan of BBC Radio Newcastle’s coverage of United but is worried they could be heading down the wrong path…

‘Moussa Sissoko came in and did brilliantly, made Cisse’s goal against Villa and then what a home debut against Chelsea with two goals and a great performance. At times he was looking unplayable and when he ran Ashley Cole, you thought ‘wow, we’ve got a real player on our hands’

You can do all the homework possible on any player but if you have never seen him when the chips are down and you require hard work and determination and a bit of scrap – you might end up with what we have now, a bunch of players who individually seem like excellent players and good buys.