Mike Ashley has personally seen what Newcastle United’s new signings are against West Ham

Mike Ashley got a glimpse of what they could do a few days after Newcastle United’s first signing for the first time.

Ashley was one of the lucky few to meet at the London Stadium as the Magpies recorded a rare win on the opening day of the season against West Ham.

The billionaire would be surprised to learn that he still owns the club – a takeover that has never been close in the last 13 years – but his helicopter returned to Tyneside earlier this week.

After meeting with Penn Wilson, Ryan Fraser, Jamal Lewis, Jeff Hendrick and Mark Gillespie at the training ground, Richard Masters and the Premier League were accused of saying ‘no’ before the bombing in a statement on the Ashley Club website. Proper performance ‘.

Surprisingly, Steve Bruce’s pre-match press conference was dominated by questions about the Newcastle owner’s visit and his future intentions.

But all Bruce will care is that the season gets off to the best possible start and how he could argue that fans weren’t in the capital to watch a 2-0 win over West Ham.

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