Newcastle fans have been expressing their anger and sheer disbelief after the club seemingly messed up the appointment of Unai Emery as the leader of a fresh era under the Saudi Arabian owners.
On Tuesday it emerged that Emery had been identified as the prime candidate to succeed Steve Bruce and become the first manager under the new Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund ownership, yet just 24 hours later a deal was off.
Emery had been contacted by Newcastle representatives and spoke openly about considering the offer and ruling nothing out. Yet things would soon change.