Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew steamed into his players for the first day of preseason.
The players who flirted with relegation last season were ordered by manager Alan Pardew to shape up or ship out.
A Toon insider told the People: "The boss took his players, his No.2 John Carver and coach Steve Stone and gave them the toughest team talk we have heard since he became manager.
"He laid down the law. He told them they had let everybody down last season and warned he would not stand a repeat this season."