Quote of the day

"I think I'll start with people from Newcastle, not in some cave in Afghanistan."

Mike Ashley, conceding he'd be interested in hearing from potential partners prepared to invest in the club, has a pop at recent media rumour-mongering.

Though if you're honest, Mike, Bin Laden's managed to hide himself away without trace for years now - is he really likely to be tempted out of hiding by the prospect of involving himself in the affairs of a football club that continually shuttles back and forth between crisis and disaster? If we were Arsenal, things might be different...