At the end of the conversation, we stood up, shook each others hand, and Mike has been fantastic in training this week."
Carver lost the slither of credibility he had left when this came out of his mouth. If Willo has ever been good in training why hasn't he been able to transfer that form onto the pitch on a Saturday afternoon? Fair enough, he had five or six games during the 2013/14 season where he looked solid, but he has looked way out of his depth for the other sizeable chunk of his five years on Tyneside. Maybe this is the most demeaning thing that has ever been said about the current Newcastle squad, proving that a footballer as basic as Williamson is capable of being a shining light.
