Eddie Howe’s position at Newcastle United has been a hot topic this week after our third straight away defeat last Sunday left us 14th in the Premier League.
It’s been a poor start, our league form must improve, and the boss is under pressure to find results, but any talk of him being even close to the sack seemed incredibly premature to me.
On that subject, [The Telegraph’s](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/11/13/newcastle-united-eddie-howe-full-backing-yoane-wissa/) Luke Edwards has released an in-depth piece on Howe’s standing at the club after last weekend’s 3-1 defeat at Brentford.
Having spoken to sources close to the club, Edwards insists that Howe retains the ‘full support and backing’ of the Newcastle United hierarchy, who ‘strongly believe’ he has the managerial qualities and work ethic to turn our season around, along with the experience of bouncing back from bad runs in the past.
Those same sources have also told The Telegraph that there is a ‘sense of calm determination behind the scenes’, with the board not swayed by ‘outside noise’ and some on Tyneside baffled by growing talk of Howe’s job being at risk.
The piece does state that there is a collective acceptance that our results haven’t been good enough, although ‘senior figures’ did fear this could be a tough season given the nature of a summer that only saw the Alexander Isak saka (and his two replacements) wrapped up on deadline day.
Instead of discussing a potential sacking, the club are looking at backing Howe this winter and supporting him through this rough patch, with January signings one consideration if the right players become available in the New Year.