There were high-fives and hugs all round last month as Newcastle’s players celebrated securing a first Wembley final since 1999 when Callum Wilson smuggled Jonjo Shelvey, doing his best to keep a low profile having signed for Nottingham Forest that day, into the home dressing room for one last hurrah. Before kick-off against Southampton, Shelvey bid farewell to a sold-out St James’ Park and afterwards he addressed his former teammates and staff, some of whom he had shared the previous seven years with. “I’m not really an emotional person but the kids were a bit upset and the missus…
