Kell Watts has expressed his delight at playing a full 90 minutes for Newcastle United in their opening pre-season fixture with National League side Gateshead. Eddie Howe named two strong sides to face Mike Williamson's outfit, with Watts the only player to feature for the full game.
"Yeah it was brilliant," he told nufc.co.uk.. "Obviously, I got told before the game I'd be playing 90 minutes and I was happy to get more minutes on the pitch and to show the lads how much I've improved from my loan spell last year, to show the manager and staff who I've just started working with just what I've got.
"I'm feeling good. I've been looking after myself during the off-season ready to hit the ground running, as all the lads have been to be fair. It was good, I thought we controlled the ball really well. Second-half it was a new team out and we hit them on the break from a compact shape which we've worked on in training, being compact, sliding across the pitch and the distances.
