If Newcastle United are to be successful they have to follow the examples of the two Premiership clubs they visit this month.
One look at the home dugout at Old Trafford this evening, and at the Emirates Stadium on January 29, should remind Newcastle owner Mike Ashley that continuity is the key to success.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been Manchester United manager for 21 years and Arsene Wenger took over at Arsenal back in 1996.
But Newcastle, like Southampton prior to George Burley's arrival, are currently experiencing the highest turnover of managers in their history.
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