“Ryan training with U21s. I made a decision to concentrate on players who are committed to Newcastle, & for the benefit of the group.”

Does he have a future at the club?

“Life & football can change quickly, but at the moment he hasn’t."

Strong stuff from our gaffer and he chooses his words very carefully so Fraser must have stepped way out of line.

Clearly he wasn't going to feature much but look at the way Ritchie and Murphy have handled themselves-there are ways of going about things the right way even when you'd rather circumstances are different.

Anyone know how he's stepped out of line?