Howe's future & likely sales - why Newcastle face key summer

Howe's future & likely sales - why Newcastle face key summerImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are the only teams to have picked up more points in the Premier League than Newcastle United since Eddie Howe took charge in November 2021ByCiaran Kelly, Newcastle United reporter and Sami Mokbel, Senior football correspondentPublished18 minutes ago12 CommentsEddie Howe felt a lump in his throat as the open-top bus turned the corner.A giant tifo of the emotional Newcastle United head coach had been unfurled down the front of a city centre hotel to loud cheers and chants of "Eddie Howe's black and white army".It was a mark of how Geordies had taken this one-time outsider to their hearts after ending Newcastle's seven-decade wait to win a major domestic trophy in March 2025.About 150,000 supporters lined the streets to celebrate that EFL Cup win, but it was hard to imagine a more contrasting scene before the one-year anniversary last month.St James' Park had rapidly emptied by the time Howe and his players set off on their lap of appreciation after a damaging derby defeat by Sunderland.There were some on the terraces who stayed behind to clap the team off, but others showed their displeasure by booing after a meek display left Newcastle 12th in the Premier League.The shift in mood was not lost on season ticket holder Adam Stoker, who feels Howe has the rest of the campaign to show he is still the "right man going forward"."I couldn't be happier for what he has been able to provide for us," he said. "Five years ago I never expected to be sitting here having finally won a trophy and seen two more Champions League campaigns."Eddie Howe has been hugely responsible for that and every Newcastle fan should be incredibly grateful for everything he has done."But what he's done in the past doesn't necessarily mean he's the man for the futur...