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Rafa Benitez's Toon transformation is one year old and gathering pace as Prem looms

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez ready to sell striker Aleksandar Mitrovic at the end of the season

HE'S A KNOCKOUT

Newcastle hoping to deal promotion knockout blow after their stars had pep talk by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather

GAYLE STORMS BACK

Huddersfield 1 Newcastle 3: Dwight Gayle back from injury with a goal as Toon go 5 points clear

Brighton 1 Newcastle 2: Mohamed Diame's bizarre leveller and Ayoze Perez winner break Albion hearts to send Toon top of the Championship

Rafa Benitez lined up for incredible £30million-a-year deal in China to become best-paid manager on planet

Lanslide for Toon

Newcastle 2 Aston Villa 0: Yoan Gouffran and Henri Lansbury own-goal move Magpies back to top spot

Newcastle vs Aston Villa: Five classic matches from the two former Premier League powerhouses ahead of Championship clash

RAFA QUELLS ARSENAL TALK

Rafa Benitez is focused on Toon despite talk he'll replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal

Rafa Benitez has called for more protection for Jonjo Shelvey after the midfielder was subject to a torrent of 'abuse' by Wolves fans in their clash

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez demands FA probe after Wolves fans 'abuse' midfielder Jonjo Shelvey

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Rafa the Gaffer

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez candidate to replace Wenger and will ask Thierry Henry to join his staff

Mac, Sack and Crack

Steve McClaren was never respected at Newcastle but now he has the chance for payback with Derby

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez's future at the club is in doubt after their failure to buy in January

'I WILL NOT QUIT'

Rafa Benitez insists he is NOT leaving Newcastle United after his transfer frustrations

Mike Ashley Newcastle Rafa Benitez Twitter

'Serial offender'

Toon fans threaten to abandon club until Mike Ashley goes over lack of transfer cash for Rafa Benitez

Rafa Benitez's future at Newcastle in doubt as he questions club's failure to make any January signings

TOON CIAR CRASH

Newcastle 2 QPR 2: Ciaran Clark's last-minute own goal stops Toon returning top of the table

Townsend has kept his place in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the two World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia

Rafa goes to town

Rafa Benitez demands Newcastle cough up the money to re-sign Andros Townsend from Palace

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Teams who rested players cheated their fans and showed a lack of respect for the FA Cup and their opposition