‘Pathetic’ Jonjo Shelvey stamp sees Spurs stroll in Toon

Rather pointedly, Rafa Benitez refused to add to the brickbats being hurled Jonjo Shelvey’s way. 

In contrast, Alan Shearer didn’t hold back, and with some justification. He had, after all, just had his birthday ruined by Newcastle’s serial idiot.

While the Spaniard tiptoed gingerly around Shelvey’s latest moment of madness, Shearer wasn’t so diplomatic, going in with both feet, rather like the stand-in skipper had in his needless assault on Dele Alli which irrevocably turned the tide against his side on a chastening reintroduction to the top flight.