13 Steps To Salvation For Mike Ashley At Newcastle

10. Hire A Big Name Head Coach

Names like John Carver and Steve McClaren just won't do... It says something about the expectations of a fanbase when the only redeeming quality of a potential new Head Coach is that "I'd rather have him than Carver." That's simply not good enough. As we mentioned before, Newcastle have quite literally everything in place to kick on to the next level, besides from an ambitious owner, quality Head Coach and strong playing squad of course. If West Ham think they can land either Jurgen Klopp or Carlo Ancelotti, why can't Newcastle? After all, if you don't buy a ticket, you aren't going to win any raffles... This all comes down to Ashley again. If he loosens his belt and makes the working conditions for the new coach more attractive then bigger names will be interested. Also, he needs to be willing to pay the new boss the wages his reputation deserves. Not the reported basement terms Alan Pardew was on. The ball is well and truly in Ashley, and his football board's court...