Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe says he is happy to adopt a New Zealand All Blacks style "no d*** heads" policy at the club. Howe has steadied the ship at St James' Park and has made big efforts to bring the group together and he and his staff have made it clear they want to include everybody in the group.
Indeed, this shone through when unregistered players like Ciaran Clark and Isaac Hayden travelled with the squad to Dubai for the recent warm weather training camp. The All Blacks have a rule that no inflated egos will be tolerated in the group and the team and squad must be put first.
When asked about the similar policy he has in place at Newcastle, Howe said: "Yes, absolutely right. "Again, it comes back to the 'respect' word. If you're not in the team, you've got to respect the player that is in the team and you've got to wait for your opportunity, and just how you behave day-to-day around the place.
