Eddie Howe was tasked with one big aim when he was appointed as Newcastle United manager last November with the club's owners asking him to pull off something close to Mission Impossible on Tyneside.
It was an assignment that Howe knew he could not - in his own words - "guarantee" but as another summer on Tyneside starts in earnest, and fans look forward to next season, Howe has delivered survival and more in his short tenure at United so far. The bigger picture presents different challenges for the football club.
Never mind what some of the answers are, until technical director Dan Ashworth gets behind his desk we may not even know some of the questions. But one thing is for sure, and that is Newcastle will need to improve their recent record of giving young players a chance if they are to build for the long-term future.
