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If Howe accepts the Newcastle job on whatever job description ,plan for going forward ,transfer involvement and whatever else he's happy with when he signs does this mean that any future Director of Football will have to be appointed working under the same conditions .That may be correct. Hopefully it's not and they've just basically watched everything unfold.
Because you have to assume they've been scrutinising the club and the fans every second of the day to gauge the feeling of what's in store when they take over.
Newcastle United football club will not be an easy transition for many reasons as it stands due to everything involved with it.
If I had to stick my neck out I'd say the Howe decision is a bit of good sense because it covers all angles as it stands.
It saves a big name from potentially getting destroyed if the big name didn't hit the ground running and potentially shying away any other potentials in future.
It offers the fans a realistic acceptance of where we are as a club, at this point in time.
It also offers a cheap managerial position compared to the big names which means it also offers a simple bread and butter mindset to fighting relegation and even a potential same mindset in the event of being relegated to getting back up immediately.
If relegation is avoided by the seasons end then the owners could sack Howe and pay him off with a small compensation package and get in a big name with cash on the hip.
You could look at it two ways/
Is it bad ownership or it it a bit of clever management of the situation.
We're soon going to find that out.