THE PLAN
ot a day since October’s takeover has passed without people (non-Newcastle supporters) throwing around words like “Mbappe”, “Neymar” or “250,000-seat-Greggs-Arena”. If the club is to become a genuine world football force then it’s going to be gradual, not ‘Eddie’s Samba Mags Premier League Title 22-23’. Last season’s improbable 11th place – they are the first top-flight side since 1990-91 to fail to win any of their opening 14 league matches and avoid the drop – suggests the top eight is possible. That may sound boring, but the season Manchester City signed Robinho, they were 18th at Christmas. Being backed by the sovereign wealth fund of an
