Betting advice... 2pts Swindon to beat Notts County at 13/8 Magpies aren't creating much and Robins tend to bounce back from setbacks in fine style.
Newcastle will hope that Steve McClaren will bring a new dawn at St James' Park following the Alan Pardew years and John Carver's short and disappointing stint at the Magpies.
The forward also played alongside Hammers skipper Kevin Nolan when they were at the Magpies.
Ives, 21, is a former Cambridge United trainee and joined the Steelmen last summer, while 19-year-old Fox came through the ranks at the Magpies.
The arrival of four French players at the Magpies this transfer window takes the quota to 10, enough to field a full non-British outfield side.
Before his untimely exit, Gervinho had made a lively debut, running at the Magpies defence and causing them plenty of problems, although he did fluff his lines when presented with an early shooting chance.
BBC Radio 5 live's 606 newsletter reports how Newcastle United's contingent of French players have been made to feel welcome with a French flavour to the decorations at the Magpies' training ground. .
That's what the Daily Express are reporting at least, although Magpies fans might not want to count their chickens considering Berahino is being linked with a host of clubs - the latest of which is Chelsea and Spurs are holding out for £14m for Townsend, arguably an over-valuation.
But the 15 songs hint at her magpie sensibility.
I came home, sat down in my little sitting room, looked round at the magpie's nest of beloved things accumulated in a long lifetime, and felt: "But this is me".
