11 Most Intriguing Revelations From Newcastle Fans' Forum

4. Lascelles Can't Come To His New Home Early

Reports have emerged that Jamaal Lascelles could return to the club early as per the terms of his loan to Nottingham Forest. The club confirmed that this simply is not true, and while the players are big future assets, that won't start until the end of the 2014/15 season. They were also asked why Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa was let go ("in the interest of all parties" - not the fans though), and confirmed that they had agreed verbally to sign a replacement, but that the deal took so long that it fell through. Translation You can't say fairer than that on Lascelles - but it still begs the question of why he was included in the squad when Shane Ferguson wasn't. And the Yanga story is unverifiable - they did have an established model for buying replacements this summer, BUT the decision to still let him go despite that seems strangely at odds with that.