Eddie Howe targets Carabao Cup in bid to end silverware drought

TARGET: Eddie Howe knows Newcastle fans are growing tired of waiting for their team to win a trophy. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Patience may be a virtue but Eddie Howe knows Newcastle fans are growing tired of waiting for their team to win a trophy.

The last manager at St James’ Park to to get his hands on major silverware was Joe Harvey in 1969 when the Fairs Cup was paraded through the city’s streets on an open-top bus.