Newcastle evening headlines amid Ginola meeting, Bruno's apology and Longstaff future latest

Newcastle United legend David Ginola has met with co-owners Mehrdad Ghodoussi and Amanda Staveley following the Magpies' heavy defeat at Tottenham. Elsewhere, Bruno Guimaraes has apologised to supporters following the performance in the capital.

Here are your Newcastle United headlines for April 4.

Newcastle United co-owners Mehrdad Ghodoussi and Amanda Staveley met with Magpies legend David Ginola following the heavy defeat at Tottenham. The pair were in the stands at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday as Eddie Howe's side suffered a third straight defeat in a 5-1 thrashing.

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The former Newcastle and Tottenham winger urged the head coach to reshape the team 'from scratch' in the upcoming windows, believing the former Bournemouth boss is trying to 'copycat' other sides without the required 'quality'. Beyond the expected flurry of transfer activity in the coming seasons, the Sky Sports pundit also believes Howe needs to instil a greater 'spirit' in his players.

Newcastle United's shell-shocked players almost looked relieved when referee Martin Atkinson finally put them out of their misery at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following Sunday's 5-1 defeat against Spurs. Some of these individuals had fond memories of smash-and-grab results in this very arena in years gone by, but they won't be in a rush to watch this mauling back in the analysis room.

'Bad day' was the succinct verdict of watching part-owner Mehrdad Ghodoussi after a result and second-half performance no one saw coming. Even substitute Bruno Guimaraes felt the need to apologise.

Ahead of this game, Eddie Howe warned that his side were still in a