10 WTF Moments From Newcastle's Magpies 24/7 - Episode One

2. Simpson Doesn't Seem All That Keen To Be Here...

"I'm delighted. I mean it's a great opportunity for us all to come to a football club like this and once it was made clear that there was no position for me at Derby County, and I spoke with Steve about coming in, I'm delighted to join him."

How far have Newcastle fallen under Mike Ashley? Once upon a time, the chance to leave a Championship club to join one of Untied's size in the Premier League would have been a no brainer. But today it seems that for someone like Paul, who wanted to stay at a lower level even though he was told he would be needing to head to the job centre, that wasn't enough. The former Preston manager even needed convincing by Steve McClaren himself that a move to the north east would be a good one... We're all aware that as a club we aren't the proposition we once were, but c'mon!