Newcastle’s solid start can’t mask Eddie Howe’s uneasy truce with hierarchy

Summer insecurity and England job speculation have not gone away, but things are settling down at St James’ Park.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

Eddie and Paul are at war. Eddie may leave for England. But hold on a minute, Paul is close to walking out. No, scrub that, seems like they’ve called a truce and it will be all smiles at Wolves on Sunday.

Events at Newcastle have been nothing if not confusing lately but the latest twist, a rapprochement between the manager, Eddie Howe and the sporting director, Paul Mitchell, appears genuine. For the moment at least everyone is on their best behaviour and fathoming out the best way of signing Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace in January.