Buoyed by this latest from the Newcastle United owners | OneFootball

I have been buoyed by the latest and most recent stories being relayed from St James’ Park.

I was pleased with the confirmation from Companies House that the Newcastle United owners had invested another £35m in the club, bringing their total outlay (including initially purchasing Newcastle United) to well over £640m.

It was also refreshing to hear what CEO Darren Eales and Chief Operating Officer Brad Miller had to say, with regards the possibility of building a new bigger and better stadium within a stone’s throw of the Gallowgate’s hallowed turf.

By the many accounts I have read and heard, the event involving club staff and supporters at the Stack was a success all round.

Everything was conducted with respect and in a civil manner. Eales, Miller and Paul Mitchell should be commended for their friendly and informative interaction with the thousands who turned out on such a hostile night weather-wise.

We didn’t get these kind of occasions under the selfish and insincere Kind Mike and his toadying minions, did we?

Paul Mitchell was forthright about how he and Eddie Howe will combine their differing roles to work in the best interests of United, and to bring in the best players available within our current resources.

I agreed with Mitchell when he stated that he had come into the club at a difficult period, with little more than a month of the summer transfer window remaining.

In my opinion, we are better off now with Paul Mitchell than the defector Dan Ashworth.

The international break has seen three of our young stars all start together for the senior England side – Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall and Anthony Gordon.

Congratulations to Flash on scoring his first international goal and you could see how much it meant to him.

Alexander Isak and Miguel Almiron have also been doing the business with Sweden and Paraguay respectively.

Eighteen year old Lewis Miley continues his rapid progress and is now part of the England Under 21 set-up.

It’s one of my least dislikeable Premier League teams, West Ham United, up next at home on Monday night.

Well, they’re alright if you try to forget that the awful Karren Brady is their vice-chair.

The Hammers aren’t playing well and their manager Julen Lopetegui is under a lot of pressure coming into the game on Tyneside.

The Toon on the other hand go into this match on the back of two fine performances and victories against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.

I hope that this latest international break doesn’t hinder us in gaining even more momentum, as it was looking like we had definitely turned a corner before the recess.

As some of the regular Mag readers will be aware, I have been writing a book on my Newcastle United memoirs and experiences.

This has been a hard year for me on a personal level but I eventually completed the book two days ago.

It covers 1971 to the present day and is to be titled ‘From Supermac to Saudi Arabia’.

I must stress that it certainly isn’t one of those hooligan journals that have all been done before, however, it is an adult read nonetheless.

There is an editing process already underway, with the aim of the publication being available in the first few months of 2025.