With eight games to go, it’s safe to say that several Newcastle players will already be pondering a summer move, should United suffer the drop to the Championship.
Nowadays, players merely see Newcastle as a stepping stone in their career, and dropping down a division would only further their ambitions to leave the club.
When the Magpies went down back in 2009, players like Damien Duff, Sebastien Bassong and Obafemi Martins all left the club before their season in the Championship had even begun.
What would hurt the Geordie faithful most if their club went down would be losing Rafa Benitez, as well as some of their favourite players.
In reality, big clubs across Europe will be rubbing their hands at the prospect of snatching some of the Toon’s better players at a cheaper price this summer, presuming they get relegated.
Here, we take a look at what players would leave Tyneside if the worst was to occur.