Newcastle: 5 Ways Mike Ashley Can Restore The Faith This Summer

3. Sign Loic Remy At All Costs

Newcastle would be languishing 16th in the Premier League, a place and three points above Sunderland with a goal difference of -31 without the contributions of Remy this season. Five of his 13 strikes this term attribute for 11 of the 46 points we've nailed to the Premier League tree and, in no uncertain terms, spared the club from another bare-fisted scrap to stay in England's top division. Priceless? You bet your bottom dollar! In the nine matches the French international has missed since making his debut as a substitute at home to Fulham in August we've failed to a register a goal in eight of them, further illustrating his value to the club. It's expected that Remy will pursue a transfer to a Champions League club when he returns to QPR at the end of the season and he won't be short on suitors after Harry Redknapp hinted at the existence of a release clause that would make him available for £10 million. A relative bargain for a forward of his supreme calibre, although where he ends up next season will ultimately depend on who is prepared to play a ball with his salary demands. Surely, however, he has proven to Ashley that he is worth that extra outlay.