The turmoil at Newcastle took another twist today when they announced that Tony Jimenez has left the club. The vice-president (player recruitment) was appointed by Mike Ashley back in January and was part of the set-up including Dennis Wise, that so upset Kevin Keegan and most of the Newcastle fans.

Of course, as we all know, Keegan left the club in a dispute over his lack of input on transfers and Ashley has since decided to sell the club.

A Newcastle statement said that Jimenez would "pursue other interests".

It continued: "Newcastle United thanks Tony for all of his hard work and efforts and wishes him every success in the future."

Whether he goes with the good wishes of the Toon Army is less certain.

The whole situation at St James' is farcical at the moment and the sooner a buyer is found, the better it will be for all concerned.

Isn't Dennis Wise remaining very quiet at the moment?