Progress on the pitch is one thing but everyone needs to be pulling in the same direction behind the scenes if they are to achieve their goals
continue to be felt behind the scenes while performances – to put it generously – have not matched the excellent return of 10 points from a possible 12 this season.said on Friday. And he is right: Newcastle’s form is fragile and performances have been sketchy. Key players like Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton and Anthony Gordon are far away from their best and Fulham will draw hope from the lack of fluency on show in wins against Wolves and Tottenham Hotspur.
The bigger picture, of course, remains the elephant in the room. A recalibration of the club’s structure in the summer has brought tension, with the relationship between Howe and director of footballunderstands there have been some reassurances in recent days around the terms of engagement on recruitment moving forward. Howe also retains the total support of everyone at the club. But the lack of communication between the pair is unusual.asked if he had spoken to Mitchell this week.
With the January transfer window still a long way off, one of his next priorities is to deliver progress on contract renewals. There have been initial conversations with Gordon’s camp about improving and extending his contract,whose situation is more pressing, with a contract that expires in the summer. Howe, who is a huge fan of the academy graduate but pointedly said he wasn’t involved in negotiations, argued it was in the club’s best interests to resolve the situation.
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