Eddie Howe sack odds slashed as Newcastle plot manager change
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He duly obliged, plunging Newcastle manager Howe into deeper trouble with three consecutive losses now hanging over his head. 👔 Newcastle Manager News 👔 Get the inside track on the St James’ Park dugout with real-time updates on shortlisted candidates, live betting market shifts, and key PIF boardroom decisions. VISIT THE MANAGER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Bookies slash Eddie Howe oddsFormer Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown exclusively told Football Insider last week that Newcastle would be making a mistake by sacking Howe.The 48-year-old has overseen huge progress in his almost five years at St James’ Park, leading a project that has gone from the brink of relegation to the Champions League.
Eddie HoweNewcastle UnitedWins114Draws42Losses69Scored409Conceded303But there is little denying that this season has been a blow to the Englishman’s reputation.Newcastle now sit 14th in the Premier League, with any prospective chance of European qualification slipping further and further away.The Magpies have suffered massively with the loss of Alexander Isak and last summer’s tumultuous saga, but they may well have to go through it all over again in the coming months. Should Howe fail to lead his team to Europe, Newcastle’s financial situation appears to beg that a big star is sold, and the likes of Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon already appear to be drifting towards the exit door.But the manager himself could be first to go at St James’ Park, with one major bookmaker cutting his odds of being the next Premier League manager to leave down to 11/4 in the last hours.
What Howe said after Crystal Palace blowHowe carries a lot of credit at St James’ Park, and rightly so. “A couple of games ago we beat Chelsea away and beat Manchester United and you sit here off the back of a disappointing run and the outside noise is to change everything,” Howe said on Sunday.“Sometimes you have got to believe in what you do but, of course, we have to execute it better.” Don’t Miss a Beat: Your Newcastle Insider Access Get the full story from St James’ Park and Darsley Park with our dedicated expert hubs: Updated 24/7 with expert analysis from the heart of Tyneside.