Over the course of an exclusive, extensive eight-page interview, the defender chats in-depth about the long road back to his boyhood club, and his aspirations now that he’s here.

Elsewhere, Warren Barton is the latest former Magpie to take part in Q&A Revisited, in which we bring back to light some of the quick-fire interviews undertaken by United players over the years and then see how many of their answers remain the same in the present day.

There’s a Toon Tombola debut for Ryan Fraser, who discusses Andy Murray, Little Mix and zoos, while Toonament History – the brand new feature in which we take a look back at Newcastle’s connections to football’s two biggest major tournaments – continues with a look at World Cup 2014 in Brazil, where a huge number of past (and present) Magpies were involved.

Club Historian Paul Joannou remembers the club’s “ten-minute flag” from back in the day, a curious phenomenon in the years before electronic scoreboards. Further nostalgia comes courtesy of Stan Gate in Programme Matters, which also includes an update for Magpies collectors.

United fan Davy Craig shares his powerful personal story over a two-page guest spot, while Cameron Ferguson – the son of former Magpies forward and current Everton coach Duncan – fittingly provides this week’s Academy Diary.

Furthermore, there’s reaction to Newcastle United Women’s bumper crowd last weekend, all you need to know about our visitors, as well as skipper Jamaal Lascelles’ thoughts ahead of the game and Eddie Howe’s latest set of notes.

If you’re not able to make it on Tuesday, you can still order your programme online – available on Curtis Sport’s website here.