Hughton appointed

NEWS : NEWCASTLE ARE no longer for sale after owner Mike Ashley took the club off the market and confirmed Chris Hughton will…

NEWS: NEWCASTLE ARE no longer for sale after owner Mike Ashley took the club off the market and confirmed Chris Hughton will become permanent manager.

Hughton has been given a contract until the end of the 2010/11 season.

But perhaps more significantly, Newcastle owner Ashley has been unable to sell and has vowed to plough another £20 million into the club this week.

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