Cheers for Rafa takes away the boos for the Fat Man.
Joey Barton has given an insight into life at Newcastle under controversial owner Mike Ashley.
The midfielder was locked up after a street brawl in 2008 - and he had to serve bail on strict conditions.
Barton had to live with close ally and mentor Peter Kay, was banned from drinking booze and was only allowed out between 7am and 7pm.
They were conditions he likened to "being under house arrest".
But mega-rich Sports Direct owner Ashley appeared to be offering a helping hand by lending his private helicopter.
It was an offer Barton took up and he ended up using the chopper - only for Ashley to serve him with a pricey bill.
Writing in his new book No Nonsense, Barton said: "Newcastle owner Mike Ashley offered me his helicopter, since my curfew meant that Pete and I had to fly to and from training.
"It seemed a generous gesture until I received an eye-boggling invoice which confirmed it was business as usual."
Barton also hit out at Ashley and his 'Cockney Mafia' for his running of the club.
He added: "Here was a football club being run contrary not just to convention but to common decency and common sense.
"Human beings were regarded as blots on the balance sheets, inanimate objects to be shifted like cheap tee-shirts."