When Newcastle United last lined up to face Tottenham, the Magpies were a different football club entirely. Bursting with expectation and anticipation, St. James' Park was the loudest it had been in years as the new owners were unveiled to the masses for the first time.
The £300m Saudi takeover had been confirmed just a few days earlier to huge fanfare, with supporters lining the streets with their cans of choice celebrating the beginning of a new era.
Fast forward six months and on the whole it has been a relatively smooth start for the new regime. The ethical dilemmas of the takeover still rear their head regularly but in footballing terms, it has been a positive start for the new ownership.
