Hughton Not As Placid As We Think?

Steve Harper: “He’s done it (lost his temper) a few times.

“Colin Calderwood and Paul Barron can be pretty feisty too if need be.

“And that can only be good. Chris comes across as diplomatic, but you have to be in this job, as manager of Newcastle United – you can’t help but be diplomatic.

“Chris has come through it with flying colours.

“He’s concentrated on the job on the pitch when it’s needed to be done. But he can also rattle cages when that’s needed.

“And we have seen a few examples of it already this season.

“After the last period we started badly with a little blip which included a couple of poor results. But we’ve bounced back to finish with three wins and everybody has a good feeling.”