The lack of ‘Hollywood’ behaviour since the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United has shocked and surprised me.
I fully expected to see money being thrown about like confetti, I expected glamour, I expected Amanda Staveley on the pitch every few minutes with a scarf around her neck and seeing the Saudis in the stands like some kind of Politburo.
But instead of all that I’m seeing what looks to be a fully-functioning football club and I can’t help but doff my cap at the Toon’s newish owners for that. The team has been waiting for years to have some money injected and to build real forward momentum.
