The Toon/Hammers connection has grown in recent times, with West Ham looking like the team Sir Bobby Robson built at St James' Park.Lee Bowyer was joined in the summer by old Magpie team-mates Kieron Dyer, Nobby Solano and Craig Bellamy.
But apparently the £645,000 mentioned today is not the figure West Ham have tabled for a player ... put the figure Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce is suing West Ham defender Lucas Neill and his agent Peter Harrison in a dispute over a land deal.
The facts are a little short on the ground at present, but I'm sure it will be broadcast soon.