From Siem de Jong to Yoshinori Muto – The worst Newcastle transfers under Mike Ashley with club on brink of takeover

In 2007, Newcastle fans rejoiced as Mike Ashley completed his takeover of the club and vowed to kickstart an era of success on Tyneside. The retail tycoon promised to bring the glory days back to St James’ Park and immediately struck gold with the fans by handing club legend Kevin Keegan the reins as manager. […]