Remember last week when I asked you to give me a bit of leeway to gloat? This is why. Newcastle fans have seen this scoreline coming for a few games now – but bad performances have been masked by good results. The weekend’s game has meant that some fans are asking (albeit, quietly) is it time to ask questions of Eddie Howe?
Howe has an enormous amount of goodwill with our fanbase. He was the first new manager under our new ownership, the manager that took us from nailed on relegation to 11th, then the Champions League. He seems to ‘get’ the region and the fans. Last season we did not have the results we wanted but we put it down to injuries, squad depth, bad luck.
We have had the best start to the season since the mid-nineties, and yet there was a feeling of inevitability around Saturday’s game. It’s hard to point the finger at Eddie Howe for the reasons listed. So then does the buck stop with the players, some of whom are looking disengaged? Does it tie into the alleged tensions between head coach and board? Is it as simple as this team has gone as far as it can in its current iteration? I find that idea hard to believe.
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