Lewis Ritson has heaped praise on Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe - and still dreams of fighting at St James' Park.
The Geordie star is a season-ticket holder at Newcastle and has shown support for his boyhood club throughout his boxing career. Howe has the Magpies on the rise currently sitting in 14th position with a nine-point cushion from the drop.
Despite slumping to defeat against Everton before the international break, Ritson believes Howe should be backed with significant funds in the summer and allowed a chance to build an ambitious squad. "Eddie Howe’s doing an unbelievable job," he told Mirror Fighting . "People don’t realise how close we were to getting Unai Emery as a manager. When Howe first came in not many people were very happy about it but look at the job he is doing.
