For my money this is the best Newcastle United defence I’ve seen. We should enjoy it while we can.

Retaining status quo of Taylor, Williamson and Coloccini (Championship defenders of 2009) was admission of failure before a ball was kicked.

John Carver has revealed that the answer to the problems of the Newcastle United defence has been hidden away at the club for over three years.

Papiss Cisse has deflected attention but Newcastle’s defence are leaking at least two goals nearly every match – is this a weakness beyond cure?

Newcastle United defence dilemmas – who will Tim Krul see in front of him this season?