Newcastle United are using Paul Dummett as someone who should be a role model for academy players.

Dummett has not always experienced the easiest time at Newcastle. There were criticisms about his attitude a few years ago.

But now he is nearing 150 games for the Magpies.

And academy coach Ben Dawson believes he is the perfect role model for young players who want to make it at Newcastle.

The coach told The Chronicle: "We said that to the players on Monday, we told them we were striving for performances.

"The first thing people look for in the newspaper though is the result. It is a difficult situation for us as coach.

"We're trying to teach them the importance of results. But ultimately we need to get these lads to 7 out of 10 every week.

"Paul Dummett is a great example of that from a professional coaching point of view.

"He gets a 7/10 and the jumps up to 8/10 or 9/10. He never falls below that consistent level of 7/10.

"Sometimes we have players in the reserves at 8/10 or 9/10 but then slip to 4/10 or 5/10.

"So we are trying to raise the standards. We want a level of consistency from this group."