![]() And yet he succeeded in the most glorious fashion," said McAdam. Everything was against Eddie Howe when he first became the manager. But within 18 months the club had retained their league status before then winning promotion the following season, the start of a decade-long journey which would, eventually, lead him to St James' Park. "You'd have to have been a mad man to take that job," says Sky Sports News' Mark McAdam, who was on the club's staff at the time and has got to know Howe well in the years since. When he took his first managerial role, at then League Two Bournemouth, Howe was warned by the owner the club would likely fall into liquidation if he did not keep them in the division, despite contending with a 17-point deduction awarded for serious financial issues. ![]() Speaking to those who know him best, pressure is something Howe is unusually comfortable - and certainly familiar - in dealing with. He did not ask for Newcastle to be linked with Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane before settling on a man who has managed only Bournemouth and Burnley, or for the news that he was second or third choice, perhaps lower, to become so publicly apparent. His doomed final season as Bournemouth manager lingers as the prevailing memory for much of a fanbase for whom relegation, despite their current predicament, is unthinkable. Howe's arrival, following breakdowns in talks with Villarreal boss Unai Emery and ex-Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca, has not been met with universal acclaim on Tyneside. We do expect Eddie Howe to fly up to the North East later today and meet the players for the first time tomorrow, then take training with them later in the day." Why Howe could be perfect man for Newcastleīack in 2015, Howe joined Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher to talk about how he set his Bournemouth side up to compete in the Premier League "That deal was agreed in principle with him on Thursday and there was one or two slight issues with his backroom staff over the weekend, I believe they've been ironed out. Newcastle then turned their attention to the former Bournemouth manager, who has been out of work for 15 months. "It's the deal we've been waiting for since last Wednesday or Thursday when the deal for Unai Emery broke down. He will have the best part of two weeks to work in players before that first match in charge, which will be at St James' Park against Brentford. ![]() Now it is some 48 hours on, but the Newcastle supporters have got what they wanted - a new man in the dugout. "There were one or two worries about whether it was going to go through and when it was going to go through. "It was the worst-kept secret over the last couple of days due to the fact that we saw Eddie Howe on Saturday night at the Amex Stadium, taking in Brighton vs Newcastle, sat alongside Amanda Staveley. Jamie Redknapp recently claimed that Howe is as good as any Premier League manager and deserves a job at a top-six club.Sky Sports News' Keith Downie at St James' Park: Howe has managed to keep Bournemouth in the Premier League since their promotion, winning many fans for their expansion and attacking football. ![]() He earns £ 750,000 per year on his contract. The manager of AFC Bournemouth is Englishman Eddie Howe. He received the letter “R” on his wrist in honor of Ronnie, a black Labrador who owned him while playing in Bournemouth. Eddie Howe was born in Amersham, Birmingham with a net worth of $1 Million – $5 Million and made his debut for Bournemouth in a match against Hull City in 1994.
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