The bookies understand the man appointed to be the "puppet" is "odds on" to be a mate of Dennis Wise.
That suggests either Gus Poyet or Paul Ince, with owner Mike Ashley apparently intent on alienating all of the club's fans.
The only qualification for the job is "being Wise's mate", and as he doesn't have that many mates ... the list can be made on bus ticket.
As the Sun said today: "Like with most things at Newcastle, Ashley doesn't appear to have thought this through".