Normally it’s the manager fearing the push after 1 point from 21 but Garth Crooks wonders how much longer Rafa will put up with Mike Ashley.

Newcastle United have signed striker Yasin Ben El-Mhanni, a player who has been dubbed the ‘non-league Riyad Mahrez’.

Hatem Ben Arfa is set to follow Claude Puel to England according to claims in France this morning.

Step forward Moussa Sissoko with 56 chances created so far this season for his Newcastle team-mates.