13 Steps To Salvation For Mike Ashley At Newcastle

13. Spend, Spend, Spend

Newcastle fans need to be seeing a lot more promotional images like this, but obviously with a lot better players than the likes of Franck Dumas and Marcelino. The Magpies went two transfer windows and around 18 months without adding a permanent player to their ranks. That simply isn't how to run a football club. When you don't spend, you go backwards. Simple as that. So Newcastle NEED to be splashing out over at least £40 million just to jump from relegation strugglers to mid table no hopers. The Magpies' following aren't asking for the reckless spending of a Leeds United, just a couple of marquee names, and a plethora of lesser know but equally exciting talents each season that send a jolt of hope pulsating through their bodies as the season draws near. The club, on the field at least, should be looking to get better each and every season. That £34 million surplus should come in hand over the next couple of months.