Newcastle United are on the hunt for a new sporting director. Dan Ashworth is no longer involved at Newcastle of course, although his move to Manchester United is yet to be ratified. Still, what’s done is done on the Ashworth front. No matter how long it takes for him to officially link up with the Old Trafford giants, his story at St James’ Park is over. As you might imagine, plenty of names have been touted as potential successors. Though both Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards are seemingly set to move to Liverpool, the likes of former Tottenham and Monaco chief Paul Mithcell have also been…