What a difference a week can make in football.
Well, in Newcastle United’s case, a mere 96 hours. On Saturday, Sheffield Wednesday served up the Magpies’ customary FA Cup third-round exit.
Losing 2-1 to Darren Moore’s side landed a brutal reality check at the doorstep of every football fan living in the NE postcode. Like Cambridge United, Stevenage and Hereford before them, the Owls added their name to the list of giant-killers who have claimed Newcastle’s scalp.