KEEPING THE MAED MAN IS CRUCIAL BUT OTHERS ARE DEVELOPING NICELY

THERE was a warm welcome for new Bhoy Shin Yamada before kickoff.

- BY MICHAEL GANNON

The striker might become the latest hero from Japan but it's a current one who stole the show against Newcastle.

The talk behind the scenes is Yamada is even QUICKER than Daizen Maeda but if he can make half the impact of his countryman he'll be a star.

Hoops fans are obsessed about players coming in but the most important task this time is making sure Maeda stays. He was a nightmare for Newcastle here. In fact, he was maybe TOO much of a threat. It was the kind of display that doesn't go unnoticed.