Can Newcastle United afford NOT to spend £20m on Ben Gibson, if Rafa thinks it is the right thing to do?

Could you possibly have a greater clash of philosophies with how Mike Ashley and Steve McClaren see a Premier League football club being run?

Middlesbrough owner Steve Gibson has lectured Newcastle fans, saying people forget ‘he’s done a lot of good things for Newcastle’.

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson started this year off on a very positive note by receiving a cheque for £14,500 for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.