Newcastle United have a 'huge period' of commercial growth coming if the Magpies build on a remarkable campaign.
That is according to Ian Flanagan, the CEO of Munster Rugby, who previously served as Leicester City's commercial director. Flanagan is well-placed to comment given how the Irishman was at Leicester when the Foxes qualified for the Champions League, themselves, in 2016. Newcastle are the only other side who have managed to upset the elite and finish in the top four in the last 17 years.
To say that Newcastle are ahead of schedule is an understatement and the club's off the field operations are still catching up in a bid to boost revenues to enable Eddie Howe to spend more in line with Financial Fair Play regulations. Peter Silverstone has vowed that Newcastle will be in a 'better place' next year, but the club's chief commercial officer acknowledged his 'tiny' team have 'a lot' of work to do yet.
