Feel like you have to easily give it to Gayle up until end of January, at which point Ritchie took the mantle and literally dragged us through some games. Can see why it's such a close call on here tbh.
I bet if Coleman leaves he'll reverse it.
Two or three caps in as many years, constantly going off to train with them but never getting on the pitch even in shitty friendlies? I'd probably jack it in too tbh.
Not sure Monk's stock has fallen low enough for him to be that desperate and take the mackem job.
Guarantee it'll be a rookie (Giggs, Sewper Kev, Bally) or a naff, uninspiring has-been (Lambert, Curbishley, Pards etc)
I'd love to see them go back for Brewce, would be fantastic.
Our team away to West Ham a week or so after KK quit:
Newcastle: Given, Edgar (Bassong 59), Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Geremi, Cacapa (Gonzalez 81), Butt, Duff, Owen, Xisco. Subs Not Used: Harper, Ameobi, Tozer, Doninger, Donaldson.
Smith was by far the worst. Amdy Faye and Geremi are the only other two worse than Colback.
Butt was a victim of the club's flawed transfer policy, in that he was never good enough (bar his season under Roeder) but was wheeled out for 90 minutes every week despite not being fit for purpose. (See also: Williamson, Mike and Gouffran, Yoan)
I'd be very, very pleased with Andre Gray and Demairi Gray like. They'd be bloody good signings and anyone who'd be "underwhelmed" by them was probably underwhelmed by Ritchie and Gayle last summer.