Anything has felt possible in recent weeks as Alexander Isak has become the hottest striker on the globe but Bournemouth’s brutal dismantling restores reality at St James’ Park.
Four players Newcastle should target with £10m Almiron cash
Read MoreOf course one defeat, however paltry Saturday’s performance was, should not prompt an overreaction.
They have a week before Saturday’s trip to Southampton, which feels like the perfect place to relaunch the season.
But there were a few things here that should set alarm bells ringing from a black and a white perspective.
Newcastle’s need for a more athletic, pacey centre-back hasn’t gone anywhere and their interest in Abdukodir Khusanov, who is now bound for Manchester City, illustrates that they recognised it as a potential Achilles heel.
Four players Newcastle should target with £10m Almiron cash
Read MoreThe Magpies are also missing a right wing option to rival Jacob Murphy, a situation soon to be exacerbated by Miguel Almiron’s return to Atlanta United for a fee of around £10m. This has been an issue for two years.
But the Almiron money will help and Mitchell is there precisely because of his recruitment savvy and contacts.
As a club they have failed if a third transfer window passes without adding a first-team player and Mitchell should be the one to explain it (again).
Banter merchants Paddy Power wasted no time with a screenshot of a social media post on Wednesday night promoting my match analysis that carried that narrative.
Newcastle have work to do – on and off the pitch – but the bigger picture remains that they are still in a good place.
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