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The writing is on the wall for this Newcastle side if they carry on wasting huge chances... a lack of clinical edge killed the Magpies again against Watford

It is not unusual for Newcastle assistant Graeme Jones to watch a game’s early stages from the stands.

And there he was at Vicarage Road — alongside analysts in the press box, armed with a pen and paper.

Jones tends to head down to the dugout after 20 minutes. On Saturday, he remained in the stand until the closing stages. By then, the damage was done. By then, you wondered what was left for him to jot down.

Newcastle took the lead through Sean Longstaff's long-range strike in the first half

Newcastle took the lead through Sean Longstaff's long-range strike in the first half

A diagram of the goal, perhaps?