Sunday news round-up.

The recent Wear-Tyne derby has kind of dominated proceedings so far this weekend, which is understandable, but now it has gone it gives us a chance to catch up on what else has been going on in the news.

With it being Sunday there has been a fair bit of news about today, although as I said above, a lot of it has been centred around the derby match, so I thought it was perhaps best to wrap it all up into handy article for you all to peruse at your leisure.

First off, there is some speculation from the Sunday Express suggesting that Joey Barton will be prepared to take a pay cut to sign a new contract, but only if said contract is of a sufficient length to enable Barton to see out his career at Newcastle.

Some more Joey Barton news is featured in The Telegraph as Joey Barton bemoans the fact that he is not getting a look-in for England. To be fair, he has a point. I can't think of many English midfielders who are outperforming him at the minute. Can you?

Next up, Alan Pardew has revealed that Newcastle have already turned down some serious bids for their star players. The Sunday Sun is speculating that those players are Andy Carroll and Joey Barton, although Pardew stops short of naming the players concerned. He also claims that keeping hold of our better players shows the ambition of the club.

Perhaps more interestingly, there is a hint in that article that suggests Pardew could be bringing in a new face this week, although again it is only a weak hint. He does admit though that left-sided cover is a priority and cites the absence of Jose Enrique as an example.

There is very little on the transfer front to be honest, which is strange considering it is Sunday. I kind of look forward to reading which players we are linked with to be honest. I know most of it is made up rubbish, but it's still fun, in a weird kind of way.

So there you go. Let us know your thoughts on all of this.