I mean you have got to be pleased for Miggy Almiron. You really have. He plays with so much willingness, so much relentless sacrifice that you will him to become the player he was bought to be.
And here was his reward. It was the day he became Newcastle's Smiling Assassin. At long last Almiron added end product to his ready running and team work. Two goals no less at Fulham and only denied a hat-trick following another quality finish by a correctly raised assistant's flag.
That Miggy would do it more often. Produce such a telling impact. I have been critical of much huff and puff but little in the way of clinical impute - goals or assists - and I will continue to push for more consistency because he has been well short but, hey, this was a significant step in the right direction for such an infectious character.
