Eddie Howe, much like his controversial employers, has his sights set skyward.
“I want my players to be remembered forever,” Newcastle United’s ambitious manager declared at the start of the season, “to become club legends.” If Howe’s side can somehow find a way to qualify from their desperately competitive Champions League group, they will have taken one giant leap towards the lofty status their coach craves.
Newcastle may be in an unfavourable position in this year’s so-called ‘Group of Death‘, bottom of the standings with two games to go, but they have recovered from an even more…
