I'm not buying that.
Ashley has backed Rafa.
He knew he could hide behind Ashley's general shitehouseary.
He's acutely aware of the club and how it's run, and he's still there picking up his large pay cheque.
If the Toon Army weren't so myopic they might realise Rafa isn't the manager they...
I see this one as the same free hit we have v City only in reverse.
Assume we'll win, take the draw, be amazed if we lose.
Even a narrow defeat isn't the end of the world what with it being away to Newcastle, a team capable of winning a fair few games this season.