Relit my fire

The Bolton match report is now up on nufc.com and Niall appears to have hit the nail square on the head as far as this Geordie is concerned. All of a sudden I have found myself reinvigorated as far as Newcastle United are concerned.

Do I expect us to win things?

Put bluntly: no.

The bitter experiences of the mid/late-nineties put paid to that, but I once again have my hope back, which is more than I had under Allardyce, Roeder and Souness.

As a fellow Geordie in work said: "We still won't win anything, but at least it'll be more entertaining".

I can't wait.