The story did outline when that might change, for example, if Newcastle were to enter the bottom three and remain there for a significant period of time. But right now, the PIF decision-makers are backing Jaissle going forward.

There has been some chatter surrounding Kieran McKenna. It’s said that the Northern Irishman was explored as an option when Newcastle were looking to replace Eddie Howe following the Englishman’s abrupt exit in the summer.

McKenna, much like Howe, left Ipswich in the off-season, and was said to be fancied by the Newcastle board. He could be an option for the North East outfit, should they decide to part ways with Jaissle.

The former Al-Ahli boss was quizzed about Newcastle’s slump following the weekend defeat to Villa, with Jaissle continuing to put on a brave face. He said: "It was, in fact, a game where we were dominating, overseeing a team giving a response, we made many situations where you saw we were about to win that game until we conceded the goal.

“We need to threaten the opposition much more when we have the ball in the final third. We had occasions but in the end, the lucky punch was missing."

The fixture list does let up a little bit of Newcastle, given they travel to fellow strugglers Crystal Palace at the weekend. After that, it’s back-to-back matches against Everton, firstly away in the Carabao Cup, before welcoming the Toffees to St. James’ Park in the league just days later.