Obafemi Martins fired the home side in front on the stroke of half-time after embarrassing Michael Dawson, and the unmarked Claudio Cacapa made it 2-0 six minutes after the break with a powerful header.Robbie Keane's seventh goal in as many games briefly gave the visitors hope with a 57th-minute strike, but substitute James Milner made sure with a 73rd-minute volley to cement his side's top-half position in the Premier League.
What must be worring for Spurs supporters was how the travelling fans knew (as well as we did) that the Magpies looked very precarious down the right wing with Geremi looking like a fish out of water playing out of position. But not once did he put pressure on that wing.
A lack of preparation and vision from Jol. Something that could never be said of Sven Goran Eriksson when we played Man City. City won the three points because of a manager who "nailed" every positional weakness we had in the team.
The Spurs board must decide if the time is right to replace him, and the fact the North Londoners have three home games in a week could delay the sacking.
But we hear his replacement is already in the pipeline.
Spurs play Getafe in the UEFA Cup on Thursday, Blackburn in the Premiership this Sunday and that banana skin against Blackpool in the Carling Cup midweek.