Amanda Staveley has praised both head of recruitment Steve Nickson and Eddie Howe for their work in the January transfer window. The duo stepped in as makeshift recruitment duo in the absence of no director of football or managing director.
After a £91million spend, Newcastle now look on course for survival and the club's new owners are delighted with their business so far. Speaking about the club's work off the field so far, Staveley said at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit: "We took over the club, we were in position 20, we had no manager. "Mehrdad and I and our PIF colleagues went up to the club and it was a lonely place.
"Fortunately, we have an amazing head of recruitment in Steve Nickson, who has been with the club for a long time and has a really deep knowledge of the player markets. "So we were able to quickly put together a transfer committee.
