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EDDIE HOWE reflected on Newcastle being a united club this week and said he was relieved that, in January, “everyone kept their heads”.

A relief indeed when owned by the Saudi state whose operatives were accused by the CIA of dismembering journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Newcastle made the front page of a Saudi newspaper this week, with smiling PIF chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan having a kickabout on the pitch at St James’ Park, as the club was used to gain some good publicity for the owners.