Joselu “Yes, Stephen Ireland told me, because he played here, that the supporters are very nice and the stadium amazing.”

Newcastle are desperate for central midfield players but if Stephen Ireland is the answer, I would struggle to know what the question was.

If your current aspirations are to finish in the top six of the Premier League, then I will take the current squad of strong backboned players before those petulant Twittering clowns; Barton, N’Zogbia and Ireland, any day of the week.