Pete Graves of Sky Sports has been making public what Newcastle United have told him is/was going to happen.

Hope the local media know more than they are telling us because their headlines are giving me a sinking feeling if this is really how little is happening…

With no new signings, it is difficult not to feel that we are in for yet another car crash season of flirting with the bottom end of the table BUT…

In terms of Newcastle signings, logical for McClaren and Carr to pinpoint the need for two centre backs and two strikers and make that a starting point.

Newcastle United v Hull City is a great comparison of how two clubs are ran very differently in the Premier League, especially when it comes to transfers.

Writer Sam Hepworth believes that four more signings could make the Newcastle United first team picture complete, if the right players are brought in.

Dean Wilkins asks ‘What happened to Alan Pardew’s 22 signings?’ in his three and a half years at Newcastle United.

Sissoko; “I have heard lots about how fantastic the Newcastle supporters are and cannot wait to get started. I am rising to a new challenge by coming here and want to firstly help the team improve this season and then progress after that.”

While Big Sam is patting himself on the back I wonder if he’d like to rack his brains and think if he has ever made a bad signing?