Let’s be honest, most people like me thought Eddie Howe would be a temporary appointment at Newcastle United.
That’s until the new owners, with all their riches and the potential new power that brings, were able to attract a managerial big hitter. Well, this week, he celebrates his first year in charge having transformed them – there is no way now he can be considered a stop-gap acquisition.
Whether it was too big a club for him after moving from Bournemouth wasn’t the real issue – it was would he be given enough time? I would be amazed too that deep down the owners weren’t thinking that he was just keeping the seat warm for an eventual eye-catching arrival.
