Notebook Preview: Newcastle United
Looking back at last season Provided decent value at the back with 9 clean sheets, evenly spread between home (4) and away (5).
Failed to score in 10 games, though only 3 of these were at St James' Park where the Magpies are deadly. 2.16 GPG at home was second only to Man Utd
Not a great deal of production from the 'keepers (2.8 PPG ) though they did deliver decent value as Harper and particularly Krul came at a very low price.
The defensive unit provided decent value for money (9th in P$ ) and made useful spot starters. Whoever solidifies there place in the side alongside Coloccini and Jose Enrique should provide decent value again, particular is it's any of the 4.0m options.
The midfield was also fairly average (13th in PPG and P$ ), especially when you take out bonus magnets Barton and Nolan
Amazingly, the front line gave the best value in the league with a P$ of 1.33. The problem was that the points were widely dispersed between 4 or 5 players, without muc...