Newcastle United are in confident mood after a strong start to life in the Championship.
Newcastle United’s Jack Colback applauds fans after the match
Newcastle United midfielder Jack Colback has told BBC Sport that the team spirit at the club is the best it has been for a number of years.
Spirits were low at the club come the end of last season as they were relegated from the Premier League.
However keeping Rafa Benitez proved to be a major positive and things have only been on the up, with the Magpies enjoying a strong start to life in the Championship.
Newcastle United players huddle before the game
They currently sit third in the table, just three points behind surprise league leaders Huddersfield Town.
The atmosphere at the club is far more positive than it was several months ago and Colback says team spirit is also riding high.
“Sometimes you get that group which have the right mentality,” he told BBC Sport.
“All the lads are good lads, we all get on and we fight for each other. It’s the best it has been by a mile, I think it’s what the club was missing.”
Dwight Gayle celebrates scoring the fourth goal for Newcastle United
The Magpies were very busy in the summer transfer window as a number of players both arrived and departed the club.
12 new players turned up at the club as Rafa Benitez sought to overhaul the squad he had inherited.
Big names such as Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie among those to arrive as they walked away from Premier League football to move to the North East.
That is a decision that shocked many but Colback says the potential of the club is what attracts such players.
“It’s the size of the club, the potential which brings players like that here. Everyone wants to do well for each other, which is important,” he added.
Newcastle United Manager Rafael Benitez
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