Without Newcastle United, neutral fans will now have to look elsewhere for their chortle supply at mismanagement, abject performances, lame excuses and wildly optimistic predictions.

Steve McClaren has been told ‘to go’ by Newcastle cult hero Tino Asprilla.

Mike Ashley giving money to a Newcastle United managerial failure is like giving £1,000 to a drug addict and asking not to spend it on crack

Steve McClaren’s room for manoeuvre has just about ran out. Either he starts to get tactics and team selections right or the ship goes down.

McClaren “Siem de Jong sustained eye injury on Wednesday. It looked very serious, he was in hospital and will be out for 1 or 2 weeks.”