Twitter abuse aimed at referee Mark Halsey must be investigated Ba beware: the grass in not always greener The great city of Newcastle has always been obsessed with centre-forwards. The image of the local paper is of splashing any story pertaining to a Milburn, Shearer, Cole or Ba on the front page with a little blurb on the bottom noting "World War Three Breaks Out, Nessie Spotted Holidaying in the Tyne and Elvis Wins X-factor." That is why Demba Ba's unrest is so bemusing. He is at a famous club, playing to packed houses, and is an icon to some of the most passionate fans around. He has some good team-mates and a very good manager in Alan Pardew. Newcastle took a chance on the Senegalese international when other clubs avoided him because of his injury record. Loyalty is a largely forgotten concept in the money-driven professional game but Ba should consider whether he could really find a bigger club than Newcastle. The grass is not always greener. Rodgers has no ego The large portrait of Brendan Rodgers in the Liverpool manager's house was a notable feature in the club's new documentary, "Being: Liverpool." It hinted at an egotistical streak belonging to the owner. Not so. The picture was presented to Rodgers by a grateful group of disabled fans during his time as Swansea City manager after he'd helped out another charity event. The fans had gone to great effort to find a perfect thank you for Rodgers. So it would have been rude for him to have stashed it away in the attic.