As if Keegan didn’t have enough to worry about, his shower of a squad are robbing Newcastle blind

Just to add to Newcastle fans’ sense of indignation at the ritual suicide their team seems intent on committing, figures published today show that they are subsidising their “players” to the tune of an eye-watering £62.5 million annually.

That wage bill was an increase of 10% on 2006, due to the signing of Damien Duff, Obafemi Martins, Joey Barton and David Rozenhal. The figures, which appear in today’s Newcastle Chronicle (for full story, click here) paint a picture of an off-field performance that nicely parallels the current on-field fiasco.