Calling it “a bad season” ignores the context completely.
Newcastle went into the season without a CEO or Director of Football during a critical transfer window.
The club missed key targets and ended up bringing players in late with little integration time.
A packed schedule meant Eddie Howe barely had time on the training ground to properly work with the squad.
Isak carried a huge goalscoring burden while constant transfer speculation around key players created negativity around the club all season.
Despite that, this “disaster season” still included:
a League Cup semi-final
FA Cup 5th Round
Champions League last 16
competing against Barcelona, who were breaking home records.
This is also one poor season in four years under Howe — after transforming Newcastle from a relegation-level side into a Champions League club.
Football fans always think the next manager automatically means “next level”.
West Ham fans thought that after Moyes. Newcastle fans thought that after Robson.
Sometimes instability sets clubs back far more than supporters realise.
Calling it “a bad season” ignores the context completely.
Newcastle went into the season without a CEO or Director of Football during a critical transfer window.
The club missed key targets and ended up bringing players in late with little integration time.
A packed schedule meant Eddie Howe barely had time on the training ground to properly work with the squad.
Isak carried a huge goalscoring burden while constant transfer speculation around key players created negativity around the club all season.
Despite that, this “disaster season” still included:
a League Cup semi-final
FA Cup 5th Round
Champions League last 16
competing against Barcelona, who were breaking home records.
This is also one poor season in four years under Howe — after transforming Newcastle from a relegation-level side into a Champions League club.
Football fans always think the next manager automatically means “next level”.
West Ham fans thought that after Moyes. Newcastle fans thought that after Robson.
Sometimes instability sets clubs back far more than supporters realise.
@FedEx@FedExHelp are useless supposed to get a parcel Tuesday, then delayed to Wednesday then delayed to tomorrow. Tracking and contact details are ridiculous. Mrs even had day off work to wait for it Tuesday. If it comes tomorrow she’s at work so I still won’t have it FML