The Newcastle United chairman made a rare appearance on Tyneside on Sunday to watch the team’s 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest.

Newcastle are heading for a huge summer as they bid to get their project back on track, with Eddie Howe having held high-level meetings with club bosses over recent days

"Ultimately we've won the game so I have to be very pleased. That was a tough game - we knew it was going to be - but the players were magnificent in their response to conceding, so loads of good stuff to take away and of course some stuff to improve.