Joey Barton knows life will go on at Newcastle United following Kevin Nolan's departure.

Toon fans are in shock over their captain's move to West Ham United.

But as Barton remarked in a tweet, accompanied by a photograph of himself and Nolan, life at St James', as chaotic as it may be, will go on.

Barton said: "The king is dead, long live the king! Sure I've said that once or twice before."

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