Newcastle cannot afford for transfer history to repeat itself

[Getty Images]Aston Villa's 2024-25 end-of-season awards dinner was in full swing when Damian Vidagany took to the stage."There is no big six anymore," he declared to loud cheers 12 months ago - and such a sentiment will have plenty of support on Tyneside.Just as Aston Villa disrupted the established order to qualify for the Champions League in 2024 and 2026, so too did Newcastle United in 2023 and 2025.Yet the league's highest-earning clubs have hardly withered in the face of the challenge from