NEWCASTLE United are still waiting for their proposed takeover to go ahead, a transaction that will surely herald a new direction for one of the English game’s great underachievers. The sale to the Saudi Arabian Private Investment Fund looks set to go ahead – regardless of misgivings about the Middle Eastern state’s human rights record. As everyone waits for the deal to be rubber-stamped – and supporters must wonder if the club will ever actually change hands – Newcastle United have released their financials for 2018-19 season. There are a number of positives about the way Newcastle run their finances, but very few will ever give owner Mike Ashley credit for that on Tyneside. Turnover, at £ 176.4 million, was just over 2% down…