| basically, the owner, Brooks Mileson, is dying in a hospital in Newcastle. his money is the only reason they've done so well over the past few seasons, and now that he's incapacitated, the money is drying up. they haven't been able to build a squad to cope with the SPL, so they've been sitting bottom for most of this season. more recently, the club hasn't been able to pay the players' wages, and they're struggling to field a squad. |