Newcastle Morning Round-Up, Monday 9th November 2026: Jaissle Plays Down Tactics Row as Hornicek and Steur Reflect on Fulham Draw
There's plenty to digest from Saturday's 1-1 draw at Fulham, with the main talking point being fallout from a reported tactics row following the Everton game. Matthias Jaissle has moved to calm things down, explaining that the dressing room storm was essentially "lost in translation" (Chronicle Live). Jacob Murphy backed up his manager's version of events, insisting the players "executed the game-plan brilliantly" against Fulham and wanted to stress that point after Jaissle's earlier criticism (Northern Echo).
Goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek has been open about the tougher sides of life between the posts, admitting there's a "not nice part" to his job after a difficult night against Everton, though he bounced back with a positive response at Craven Cottage (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette).
In midfield news, Sean Steur's withdrawal against Fulham has been explained after he gave Newcastle United a scare, with the midfielder managing 75 minutes before being replaced (Shields Gazette). Steur, who started alongside Nico Gonzalez in midfield for the first time this season, gave an honest assessment afterwards, suggesting his side "deserved more" from the game, while Jaissle has also made a U-turn of his own on the matter (Newcastle World).
Away from the pitch, there's a lighter story doing the rounds locally as Greggs prepares to open a luxury suite at Newcastle's five-star Hotel Gotham, complete with sausage roll room service and bespoke merchandise (Northern Echo).
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