https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/05/18/eddie-howe-interview-passionate-newcastle-fans-hard-work-avoiding/?utm_content=football&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1652909541-1
“The best thing about managing Newcastle United is the impact it has on people,” said Howe, in his first in-depth interview with reporters since he replaced Steve Bruce last November.
“When we get a positive result, seeing the impact on matchday and around the city. Every interaction I’ve had with people has been amazing.
“I wouldn’t say it has surprised me, because coming here, I had a vision of what it was going to be like and that has been upheld. I would have wanted this job under the older owner [Mike Ashley] too. It has always been about the club for me, it has always been special.”
“I think I was a good student when I was young,” Howe explained. “I always wanted to please my mum, be a good lad, do well and show that I had a good attitude.
“I always worked hard at everything I did and tried to give my best. I don't think I was necessarily gifted, I wasn't a gifted student, I wasn't a gifted sportsman, really.
“Everything I've achieved has been through a lot of practice, a lot of repetition, so nothing has ever come easy
“I know the processes I've had to go through to get success and I know the sacrifices I've made. I love the process as well, I will say that. I love working and I love the thought of trying to improve myself. If I think there's something that I think will make me better, I'll do it. I'm fully invested in every step, there are no short-cuts to it, you have to do the work.”
“Everyone is so passionate about the football club in this city,” said Howe, who has eaten out just twice in local restaurants since he moved to Newcastle.
“I’m very selective about what I do and where I go. I’m not throwing myself into situations. I use my brain in quite a discreet way as to what I can and can’t do. That’s my personality.
“I love seeing the positive reaction football can bring, but I’m very shy away from football. My personality is introverted. I don’t seek attention. I’ve always been that way. I do keep a low profile - I don’t need adulation in my life. The joy for me comes from coaching and trying to win matches.”
“Saying goodbye, I've always found that very, very difficult,” said Howe. “You know that you're not going to see them for a period of time and I want to be in their lives every day and I want to shape their lives as best I can.
“But I know it's for a short period of time and I know for me, I'm going on to something amazing, I'm managing Newcastle United and it's an incredible experience for me. They love Newcastle as much as anybody, so they know why I'm leaving them.
“My family side of things is Zoom calls in the evening, once they’ve finished school or the various clubs they do. I will make a point of phoning and seeing them visually every day… I’m intently listening to what they say. From their side, it’s one-word answers and they run off.
“I get another one of the boys come on, he gives a one word-answer and then runs off. It’s like a conveyor belt, me trying to keep their attention.
"I miss them greatly. We have made it work and we knew it was only for a short period… This will sound awful if my wife is reading it, but as soon as I've left, and as hard as that is, as soon as I’m out of the gates I’m thinking solely about football again.”
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