Rafa Benitez has thanked Newcastle's supporters after a planned boycott of Sunday's game against Wolves was called off.
The Magpie Group - who are spearheading protests against owner Mike Ashley - scrapped the plan amid renewed hope of a takeover in the coming weeks.
Benitez has always insisted he does not want events off the pitch affecting his team on it, and he said: 'I have to say thank you to the fans because my message has been very clear all this time - this group of players, they deserve support because they work so hard until the last minute in every game, so I think it's fair for them.