Last night’s defeat at Man City saw Newcastle United not only crash out of the Carabao Cup by an aggregate score of 5-1, but make it one win in our last seven games.
Newcastle are still in the Champions League, and will be in the last 16 should we beat Qarabag over two legs, but our constant woes away from home have left us 11th in the Premier League, seven points behind the top five pace.
After last night’s defeat, social media was filled with frustration, with a growing number of accounts questioning if Eddie Howe’s four-and-a-half year stint at St James’ Park will come to an end soon.
In response to last night’s noise online, The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards has released an update on the boss’ position at the club, insisting Toon chiefs retain ‘unwavering support’ in Howe.
While accepting that our upcoming run may test PIF’s patience, he is considered ‘one of the most secure managers in the Premier League’, with sporting director Ross Wilson and CEO David Hopkinson having complete faith in the 48-year-old.
Edwards states that Howe is not even close to the sack, claiming this season would ‘have to turn into a complete and utter disaster’ for his departure to ‘even be a topic of conversation at boardroom level’, with Newcastle’s hierarchy taking the view that our most successful manager in the club’s modern history will NOT be sent packing at the first sign of trouble.
The report also highlights that Newcastle’s owners were aware that this season ‘was going to be difficult’ after an unsettling summer saw us start the 2025/26 campaign on the back foot, with us transitioning from Alexander Isak’s exit, managing four competitions with limited depth and experience and suffering our fair share of injuries.
Newcastle ‘want stability and unity’, while PIF and our new executive spine appear keen to avoid a ‘hire and fire’ culture that exists across many other clubs in modern day football.
Instead, Edwards claims that Newcastle will ignore the outside noise and back Howe, with transfer plans already taking shape to help us build together over the medium to long term.
Eddie Howe is not under pressure despite what some ‘armchair experts’ say #nufc https://t.co/6wwLC129C7
— Luke Edwards (@LukeEdwardsTele) February 4, 2026