Eight Mangers Snub Newcastle!
"The bosses - from home and abroad - believe succeeding Kevin Keegan is mission impossible. They will be tainted in the eyes of Geordie fans as Ashley's stooge appointment.
"Put up for sale by controversial owner Mike Ashley, the Toon subsided meekly to a West Ham side led into action for the first time by Gianfranco Zola.
"And the travelling Toon Army had to endure home fans' chants of: 'There's only one Mike Ashley' from the West Ham fans."