Eddie Howe takes watching brief as Newcastle slug it out with Brighton

06-Nov-2021 21:43:53 | The Guardian

Seat in the stands with Amanda Staveley gave manager-in-waiting the chance to take stock of his new charges

It was hardly the grandest of entrances but Eddie Howe probably preferred that. Just as Newcastle’s players were attempting to win a first Premier League match of the season at the 11th time of asking, the man tasked with reviving their fortunes emerged from an executive box at Brighton’s Amex Stadium and stepped into the unknown.

Clasping an overcoat in one hand and with the other shoved nervously in his pocket as he descended the stairs behind Amanda Staveley, Newcastle’s director and minority stakeholder, the 43-year-old quickly took his seat in the front row next to former assistant Jason Tindall, who is expected to join him at St James’ Park.