Eddie Howe

[HaydnNUFC]

Only Charnley and the SD signs left of the Ashley era. What I'm most excited for is that Howe will actually improve our players and we have players desperate for that level of coaching; Lewis, Willock, the Longstaffs. Individuals will improve along with the team and the football. Both hate and love the fact it's an international break now, 2 bloody weeks until Brentford but plenty of time for Howe to get his ideas across and start the work that is so desperately needed.

 

HTL. 

[Chris_R]

Just now, Rafalove said:

Love the idea of players now actually having to work hard and do some training, but can we stop with this fetishisation of getting them in at 6:30? Let the lads sleep.

 

Nobody's stopping them sleeping, they can just go to bed earlier.

 

You can still get 8 hours kip if you're in bed before 10.

[mouldy_uk]

Just now, Rafalove said:

Love the idea of players now actually having to work hard and do some training, but can we stop with this fetishisation of getting them in at 6:30? Let the lads sleep.

Jonjo likes this 

[MrRaspberryJam]

Let's fuck Brentford up. 

[RodneyCisse]

Pretty sure the 6:30 thing is Howe getting sorting out that days plan. Players either way are going to be in earlier than the apparent 11:30 they seemed to be doing when the press where hanging outside the training ground.

[Whitley mag]

Good article by Phil McNulty.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59172236

[Chicane]

10 minutes ago, mouldy_uk said:

Howe and Shelvey tomorrow 

 

How tall are you Fraser?

 

Five foot four?! I didn't know they stacked shit that high!

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Good news. Happy this is confirmed. Forward we go.

 

Are we having a vote about what we're going to collectively shit our pants over next or we just going to let it materialise naturally? 

[Conjo]

11 minutes ago, Rafalove said:

Love the idea of players now actually having to work hard and do some training, but can we stop with this fetishisation of getting them in at 6:30? Let the lads sleep.

 

As a night owl I agree.   Struggling to get up at the early hours isn't necessarily due to laziness. Give everyone the best chance possible to be on time, and judge them on actually being on time and putting in the effort on the training field.

[Hanshithispantz]

9am is an acceptable time like. Dragging players in at 6:30 would give them a legitimate reason to be fucked off 

 

 

[Chicane]

Don't really give a fuck what time they start as long they're getting the hours in

 

Start at 4pm if you want and go into the night. Time to put some of these layabouts to work

[Gaztoon]

16 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said:

9am is an acceptable time like. Dragging players in at 6:30 would give them a legitimate reason to be fucked off 

 

 

 

Wish you was my boss like ?

[arnonel]

Wow. 

 

I was underwhelmed at first but watching some of those videos has be more optimistic now.

 

From Bruce to this guy is night and day

 

[black_n_white]

Might have been answered previously, is Howe bringing his own coaching team with him?

 

 

Edited November 8, 2021 by black_n_white

[HaydnNUFC]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/12460622/eddie-howe-can-take-newcastle-to-next-level-magpies-new-boss-in-profile

[Ed210]

32 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said:

9am is an acceptable time like. Dragging players in at 6:30 would give them a legitimate reason to be fucked off 

 

 

 

plenty of people who earn less than those players do in a week in a whole year start earlier than 6.30am. They should get in when they are told to be  in. 

[Interpolic]

Pay soldiers footballers' wages and let them have lie-ins as well imho. 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/12460622/eddie-howe-can-take-newcastle-to-next-level-magpies-new-boss-in-profile

Haven’t read the article but that title will work both ways. He now has the sort of funds and wealth to take him to the next level too.

[Hanshithispantz]

1 minute ago, Ed210 said:

 

plenty of people who earn less than those players do in a week in a whole year start earlier than 6.30am. They should get in when they are told to be  in. 

I want the team to be at their best physically and mentally, not punished and 'shown how it is'.

 

 

[midds]

The season starts tomorrow as far as I'm concerned, he's got nearly a fortnight to get the process of sorting this fucking shambles out. I'd expect double sessions most days, if they're not on the training pitch or the gym then they're watching videos and working on the shape of the team and set pieces, it needs a complete F5. Any fuckers not happy in 2 weeks time can fuck clean off and we need to start looking at players for January as of now. Nothing wrong with sounding clubs and agents out, agreeing the deal in December and finalising them in the first week of January. It's a huge task and with the support of every fan we can get enough points to stay up this year then we can really start to get excited this summer. No excuses, no bullshit, it starts tomorrow. 

[HaydnNUFC]

Just now, Optimistic Nut said:

Haven’t read the article but that title will work both ways. He now has the sort of funds and wealth to take him to the next level too.

 

Massive opportunity for him as well as us. Praying it goes as well as Rodgers did at Leicester in the games he had in 18-19 this year and in 19-20 in the future. Main quotes for me from that article are these from Simon Francis;

 

"I think the fans want something to get behind a team that's going to create chances, and I can almost guarantee that that will happen."

"I think the Newcastle fans will see a difference almost in the first game. They want something to get behind, a team that's going to create chances, and I can almost guarantee that that will happen."

[Chicane]

I don't wanna see the players treated like they're at boot camp but I do want to see every one get the most out of their individual ability.

 

And the only way that happens is if they apply their maximum effort. Just put in 100% every training session, every game. Take care of yourself off the pitch. That's really not too much to ask at this level. But how many players do you think do that in our team? Almost none I'd wager.

 

 

[nbthree3]

 

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Just now, nbthree3 said:

 

Can someone do a copy pasta?

[Rich]

'Best interview by far': Inside the meeting that secured Eddie Howe the Newcastle job

Howe was of interest to the consortium and their advisors, but until a critical Zoom meeting he was seen as a peripheral candidate

 

Eddie Howe did not just interview for the Newcastle United manager’s job, he explained why he wanted it, what needed to be done to keep the club in the Premier League and what he would do to improve the team in both the short and medium term.

 

It was not a sales pitch, it was a comprehensive and detailed plan, addressing the immediate needs of a team that has not won a game since May, the type of players he would want in January to strengthen the squad and what his vision was for the summer and beyond.

 

Nobody else who was given the chance to impress Newcastle United’s new owners were able to match it.

 

Howe was already of interest to several members of the consortium and their advisors, but until that meeting over Zoom he was seen as a peripheral candidate. Bigger names, along with some boasting a few more varied and trophy winning CVs were seen as the front runners.

 

All of that changed on that video conference call just over a week ago. Every single member of the consortium including and, most tellingly of all, chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, were won over. Howe was, in the words of one witness, “superb.”

 

“It was the best interview by far,” a senior source told Telegraph Sport. “He had prepared meticulously, he knew the Newcastle players, what they were good at and where they needed to improve.

 

“He has studied the squad and done his research. He was fully prepared for every question and answered everything thrown at him. He also knew about the club, the fans and what is expected of a Newcastle manager if they are going to succeed here.

 

“Where other candidates talked in general about their principles, methods and philosophies, Eddie Howe was specific and tailored everything to what he would inherit at Newcastle. He had already identified where the strengths and weaknesses were, what the squad would need in January, as well as the type of players the club needed to improve.

 

“But he also talked about his training methods, the tactics that would work best with the players we have now. There was a vision for progress. How he wanted to play and why. It was just a really, really strong and persuasive presentation. We all agreed how good he could be.”

 

For Howe, time is of the essence. The plan is in place and now the 43-year-old is keen to implement it. “This is a wonderful opportunity, but there is also a lot of work ahead of us and I am eager to get onto the training ground to start working with the players,” he said as he was unveiled as Steve Bruce’s successor on Monday.

 

“I would like to thank the club's owners for this opportunity and thank the club's supporters for the incredible welcome they have already given me. I am very excited to begin our journey together.”

 

So why did Newcastle move for Villareal manager Unai Emery before offering it to Howe? It came down to profile, according to another source: “Emery was better known outside of England,” they said. “He is a big name manager in Europe and he was likened a lot to Rafa Benitez. That swung it in his favour initially but it was a split decision.”

 

As a result, although there was embarrassment when Emery turned an offer down last week, after there had been briefing from within the club that he had told them he was coming, there was not too much disappointment.

 

Howe had been the first choice of two of the five people who had voted. Even those who had preferred Emery had been conflicted. It was genuinely a close call. So when the Spaniard turned them down, Newcastle turned immediately to Howe.

 

“He is a great fit for what we are trying to build here,” part-owner Amanda Staveley said when confirming Howe’s appointment. “We are delighted to welcome Eddie and his staff to St James’ Park and very much look forward to working together towards our collective ambitions.”

 

It is worth noting that the reservations about Howe largely stemmed from two concerns. The first was that he had not managed a club of Newcastle’s size before, under the same media scrutiny and public expectation. The second, was the doubt caused by the fact Howe had suffered relegation with Bournenmouth in his final season as manager and his first priority would be to ensure the Magpies stayed up.

 

The Saudi Arabians who run the club and effectively own it too through the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) do not want their first notable act to be relegation to the Championship. It would be a humiliation.

 

There is no escaping the fact that Howe will be under more pressure than ever before at Newcastle. It is a demanding club to manage and the list of names who have failed and or been hounded out, is a long and illustrious one.

 

Every decision, from team selection, to tactics, to substitutions, what he says in press conferences, even what he does in his social life around the city will be examined, debated and, in time, criticised. It comes with the territory and is on a completely different level to what he experienced and handled before at both Bournemouth and Burnley.

 

The consortium who run the club, though, feel he can thrive in this environment rather than wilt. They believe the time was right for Howe to move to a bigger club, mainly because he stressed that was the case. He sounded ideal, as well as ready.

 

He served his time in the lower leagues, winning promotions. He has kept a small, unfashionable club in the top flight for several years, now he is ready to show the manager people thought he could be at Bournemouth has arrived at Newcastle.

 

Howe also brought vast knowledge of English football, the players, the personalities and top flight rivals. The one thing the new owners so obviously lack - and which has already been evident in a blundering start - is football knowledge and expertise.

 

Howe will immediately add that. It is a huge boost, particularly ahead of the January transfer window with the Magpies yet to appoint a sporting director or a chief executive. Newcastle will have around £50m to spend in the winter window, and will also utilise the loan market, but they will not be making superstar signings. They need pragmatic ones; good players and good characters too.

 

Howe made it clear he had the expertise in this field to make an immediate impact. He knows what is needed to grow as a football club, not just as a team, because he was so much part of the decision making process as Bournemouth rose from League Two to the Premier League. He already has an idea about who should be their main transfer targets.

All this was given to his new employers during his interview. Every manager appointment is a risk, but Newcastle appear to have minimised theirs in choosing Eddie Howe. The time was right for him to return to football after more than 18 months out of the game.