Eddie Howe has insisted Newcastle United players do not have sights set on the beach for their summer holidays - despite a strong-worded interview from ex-manager Sam Allardyce.
Big Sam was one of a number of pundits who steamed in on Newcastle after they were beaten 5-1 at Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend. But Howe says his players care too much about their jobs to switch off. Newcastle have 31 points in the bag, three more than was needed to stay up last season, and Allardyce insisted Toon stars think they're safe.
Howe told Chronicle Live: "I am not going to criticise Sam's comments - he is welcome to his opinion. But absolutely not. Absolutely, categorically not. "If you see how we train and the detail given to the training sessions and the care we have to the players.
