Eddie Howe

[The Prophet]

Good stuff, he's earned it.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

36 minutes ago, Nobody said:

Give him the keys to the city while we're at it. 

 

Should bring back Long Bar and have him win Free Round every time he orders at the bar.

[huss9]

Newcastle United will open talks with Eddie Howe over a new contract this summer as reward for rescuing their Premier League season.

Sportsmail understands that, while all parties are relaxed about the situation, there is a realisation that the head coach has only two years to run on the deal he signed when replacing Steve Bruce in November. That is thought to be worth around the £4million per year he previously earned at Bournemouth.

The club’s Saudi-backed owners are delighted with the job Howe has done in taking the team from 19th to the safety of mid-table, reuniting the dressing-room and re-engaging supporters in the process. He has also been shortlisted for Manager of the Year.

 

Newcastle are set to open talks over a new deal with head coach Eddie Howe in the summer

 

Howe sees his long-term future at the club and his family plan to move to Newcastle soon

 

The 44-year-old has forged a good relationship with co-owners Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi, and they will be conscious of other clubs admiring his work.

 

Howe’s wife and three children will relocate to Newcastle from the south coast in the coming months and he sees his long-term future at St James' Park.

Negotiations are set to commence over the summer and the hope is that Howe will have agreed a new contact by the time next season kicks off in early August.

By then, he will likely have spent the close-season acting as the club’s de facto director of football, with Dan Ashworth’s arrival delayed amid a demand for £5m in compensation from Brighton.

Howe, Staveley, Ghodoussi and chief scout Steve Nickson will take the lead on transfers, although it is expected that the bulk of a limited budget will be reserved for a new striker.

[Mountain]

19 hours ago, gbandit said:

I tell you what, I thought I’d never love a manager again like I did with Keegan and Bobby. Hughton was a class act and Rafa incredibly special. Reading those Howe quotes though, knowing who he is as a person, how much he cares and wants it, how he’s clearly a genuinely decent person as well. If we can rise as a club together he’s going to be right up there for me with Keegan and Bobby. Feel proud to have him as a manager. Fuck me, maybe it was worth it after all to suffer for 14 years for what we have now 

 

The 14 years was our sacrifice, an offering to the football gods, and they have delivered us unto greatness.

[huss9]

[Stottie]

Confirmed 7th at worst in the Eddie table which starts November 20th if you count the Brentford game with Tindall on the sidelines.

 

Half the goals conceded were in five heavy defeats City 4 and 5, Liverpool 3, Leicester 4 and Spurs 5. We conceded 16 in the other 21 games.

[Disco]

1 hour ago, Mountain said:

Rio energy

Almost ban worthy posting that no nowt, Ashley loving, insincere prick.

[Kanj]

42 minutes ago, Stottie said:

Confirmed 7th at worst in the Eddie table which starts November 20th if you count the Brentford game with Tindall on the sidelines.

 

Half the goals conceded were in five heavy defeats City 4 and 5, Liverpool 3, Leicester 4 and Spurs 5. We conceded 16 in the other 21 games.

 

We should have beaten Brentford, Man United, Norwich and Watford at home too. +8 lol…ffs. 

[et tu brute]

20 minutes ago, Kanji said:

 

We should have beaten Brentford, Man United, Norwich and Watford at home too. +8 lol…ffs. 

And got draws off Chelsea and Everton.

[Stottie]

Yest, there are the missed opportunities in there, Everton away too of course, and I would say they cancel out the concerns you could have from us getting so many not-exactly-convincing single goal wins.

 

Anyway, since that's 2/3 of a season starting with zero confidence and poor fitness, continuing with Wilson out, and then ending on a roll with a very different lineup, I would say that level of points return is sustainable. With further strengthening, I would be very confident of seventh or better next season. The current lot even look capable of it. We've been playing 4-3-3 and tallking about evolution, so if there is no big change in tactics, I can't foresee us upgrading our attack in a way that would threat our newfound defensive stability. 

[Likelylad]

I just think we might surprise a few people next year. No Europe initially will be massive. Just look at Arsenal this season. 

[Colos Short and Curlies]

I'll be sticking a tenner on Howe getting us top 4 next year.

 

Needs some stars to align - Conte flouncing off, Chelsea starting a rebuild, Ten Hag flopping but there isn't much between 10/11 and 5/6 this season. If you are challenging 5/6 then we need to be ready to take advantage of a slip up. Pardew almost did it ffs. The no Europe is a major plus for anyone trying to hit the top 6

 

Having said that, top 6 and a good go at the cups will be a success, 7/8 is solid progress but would feel slightly disappointing

[Lazarus]

Cant wait to see the presser

[Crayola Kid]

The number of players each side has going to the world cup mid season will surely be a factor too.  Next season is set to be a funny one

[Miggys First Goal]

Currently 6/1 to finish top 4 for next season on Sky Bet.

[Miggys First Goal]

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Eddie Howe has revealed that he had a 'really good conversation' with Kevin Keegan after getting the Newcastle United job and the Magpies' head coach plans to tap into the club legend's 'knowledge' again in the future.

 

Howe, like Keegan, in 1992, took over a side in serious danger but the 44-year-old has since overseen a remarkable turnaround. Just as Keegan kept Newcastle up against the odds in the old Second Division, Howe has become the first manager ever to lead a team who had failed to win any of their opening 14 top-flight fixtures to Premier League safety.

 

January may have been a game changer for Newcastle, but Howe, like Keegan, has united the fan base and dressing room, and that togetherness has been crucial to the club's transformation. The electric atmosphere at St James' Park during the 2-0 win against Arsenal on Monday night even brought back memories of the Entertainers' era, which left its mark on Howe in his late teens.

 

All these years later, you can be sure that Keegan was watching on from afar earlier this week. Keegan has not been spotted back at St James' since Mike Ashley sold the club last October, but the former Newcastle boss was in attendance for the Magpies' game against Man City at the Etihad earlier this month with friend Sir Brendan Foster after making the relatively short trip from his home in Hale.

 

Although Keegan has been linked with a return to the club, as an ambassador, the 71-year-old is simply enjoying spending time with his grandchildren. That has not stopped Keegan passing on some valuable advice to Howe, though.

 

"I spoke to Kevin when I first got the job," Howe told reporters. "He was one of my first calls. We had a really good conversation.

 

"He's someone I'll be speaking to again. He's someone I respect. With his association with the club, it would be foolish of me not to tap into his knowledge."

 

Keegan used to liken managing Newcastle to riding a 'black and white tiger' and you suspect it did not take Howe long to realise what he meant. However, rather than being daunted by that prospect, Howe has embraced it and not only kept Newcastle up but, also, achieved the Magpies' best points total in eight years.

 

A host of players that Howe inherited have played their part in that turnaround and Martin Dubravka, Emil Krafth, Fabian Schar, Joelinton, Jonjo Shelvey, Joe Willock and Ryan Fraser have been among those who have improved under the head coach. Howe, like Keegan, has also made use of the transfer market and spent £93m in his first window in charge to bring in Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood, Bruno Guimaraes and Dan Burn, and sign Matt Targett on loan.

 

Further changes will be made in the coming months, but evolution rather than revolution has been the message coming from the club as the owners look to comply with the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. So will the summer be as intense as that manic 31-day mid-season window was earlier this year?

 

"Better off asking that after in retrospect because it's very difficult to predict," Howe added. "January was very difficult for a whole host of reasons. It was very intense and I think linked to our league position to be honest.

 

"It created a necessity to act and to do things and, thankfully, it was very successful but this is a different window. Now we start again, we start afresh, but we have work to do so it will be interesting to see how it pans out."

 

 

[Paullow]

1 hour ago, Miggys First Goal said:

Currently 6/1 to finish top 4 for next season on Sky Bet.

https://m.skybet.com/football/competitions

 

They're obviously just numbers, and much will depend on what happens over the next 2 months, but it's glorious looking at some of the odds.

 

Along with the 'big 6' not included in the relegation odds, 1/4 to finish in the top half - we've not seen stuff like this for around 20 years, but so much better than being the 5th or 6th favourite for relegation like we have for the past 10 years or so.

[SUPERTOON]

 

[Numbers]

[PauloGeordio]

10 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

[toon25]

50 minutes ago, Numbers said:

Should have hooked that fat cunt and put us out of our misery

[Lazarus]

5 minutes ago, toon25 said:

Should have hooked that fat cunt and put us out of our misery

 

Manatees have too much padding in their faces for it to hurt.

 

Ever seen them hit a glass wall?

 

 

 

 

Edited May 20, 2022 by Lazarus

[joeyt]

 

 

 

 

 

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[jack j]

Only counts towards 5% of the vote

Seems pointless to me