And therein lies the secret to his success, as assistant/confidant/guard dog of Eddie Howe: It is ... veneer is in the best interest of Newcastle United. Not, as many assume, himself.

Welcome to Chronicle Live's coverage of Eddie Howe's pre-match press conference from Newcastle United's Benton base. The club's injury list appears to be lengthening by the day, with no guesses as ...

Newcastle United find themselves down to the bare bones ... it's on to Wembley for the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool with Eddie Howe treading carefully with his preparations.

Or that Saudi attention has been diverted elsewhere: Jhon Duran was bought at vast expense in January, Kaoru Mitoma the subject of huge bids, but not from Newcastle. Meanwhile, United belatedly ...