Craig Hope

Woltemade looked like the missing piece in the jigsaw for someone else's puzzle. A talented player with bags of charisma, but one who did not have the tools to survive and thrive in the Premier League.

CRAIG HOPE: Ripping off the sticking plaster. That is how insiders have described the decision to sell Guimaraes, Tonali and Gordon. With hindsight, the strategy makes sense.

The pictures, obtained by Daily Mail Sport, are part of a brochure produced by architects Populous, who are set to lead the ambitious project on a 260-acre site near Newcastle Airport.

It was tea-time but Matthias Jaissle was burning calories in the gym. Without the Newcastle boss knowing, some journalists stood and watched him bench press a pair of 25kg dumbbells.

It was tea-time but Matthias Jaissle was burning calories in the gym. Without the Newcastle boss knowing, some journalists stood and watched him bench press a pair of 25kg dumbbells.

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: There remains more chaos than cohesion with Newcastle 2.0, but spirit has survived the reboot.

There remains a little more chaos than cohesion with Newcastle 2.0, but character has survived the reboot.

In a revealing sit-down with Ross Wilson, David Hopkinson and Simon Capper, they lift the lid on how the club emerged from the summer in a stronger position than many had anticipated.

If at first you don't succeed. At the 21st attempt, Joe Willock finally did, scoring the goal to put Newcastle into the fourth round of a competition in which they have become the country's specialists.

NEWCASTLE CONFIDENTIAL: Hall, 22, was Man United's top target at left back this summer but he was a player Newcastle had no intention of selling.