10 Things That Have Happened Since NUFC Last Picked Up A Point
8. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Davide Santon, Haris Vuckic And Sylvain Marveaux Have Helped Their Sides Pick Up A Combined 63 Points While On Loan
Newcastle currently have 10 players out on loan - and that does not include Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, whose deal became permanent in January - and the four most likely to be near the Magpies first team were they still on Tyneside have picked up a barrel-load of points since February 28th. At Inter Milan, left-back Davide Santon's side have picked up 14 points in that time, while at Guingamp in France Sylvain Marveaux has helped his team accumulate 11. Meanwhile, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa has helped Roma to pick up an impressive 16 points since Newcastle last added to their tally of 35. Finally, at Rangers Haris Vuckic - and, in theory, Remie Streete, Gael Bigirimana, Shane Ferguson and Kevin Mbabu - has helped his side to claim 22 points since February 28th. None of these players were deemed good enough for the Newcastle United first team, yet they have helped their sides accumulate a total of 63 points since the Magpies last picked up a solitary one...
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