It's been a long time since Newcastle United's name has been put in the same sentence as the Premier League title.
And given their current on-field situation has them scrapping for survival, it wouldn’t too much sense to link them closely with the division's top prize.
But after their astonishing £300 million takeover in October, followed by the appointment of Eddie Howe as manager and an exciting January transfer window, fortunes have quickly changed around St. James’ Park.
