So we now have the published report and it shows us that Newcastle United are at the centre of many of the issues - or are we? Rumours are abound from FA 'insiders' that we will face a 3 point deduction next season, but there is barely and link to the club. For once, when you look at the detail, we are clean.
It has been positioned that our links could see us in trouble, but actually the only problem the club has is what role Kenneth Shepherd had when dealing with Willie Mackay. But this has clearly been positioned as a non issue for the club, so lets not worry about this.
What we should worry about is the fact that we are still dealing with a man who brought in Faye, Boumsong and Luque, and has some worryingly close links to Souness. Although we rate Barton it is still an odd choice of transfer for a club with the turbulent history of Newcstle - but Mackay was instrumental in this. I am not doubting the legal status of Mackay, as he has not faced any charge, but the players he has helped bring to this club are dubious, and seeing his name in this envionment brings further question marks over why the club deals with him so frequently.
I'm confident that Big Sam will be cleared of any wrong doing, apart from bad advice when directly dealing with his own son as an agent. What the club needs to do s be very careful who else they deal with. Even if this means missing out on some signings, it is increasingly important that the club makes itself clean at the start of the new era, and the first step is not getting involved with any situations, or people, we may bring question marks over the club.
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