'It affects the whole city': Eddie Howe opens up on 'long and painful' fallout from Tyne-Wear derby loss and urges Newcastle stars to put things right against Sunderland on Sunday
Eddie Howe says the ‘long and painful’ fallout from December’s Wear-Tyne derby has to serve as motivation ahead of Sunday’s return fixture. ‘The fallout of it was long and painful,’ said Howe. It affects future performances and affects the emotion and feeling of the whole city. It’s nothing that anybody wouldn’t be aware of - we have to raise standards all across the board at the football club. It’s about elevating standards of behaviour, elevating standards of my work, the coaching staff’s work and passing that on to the players.’
Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2026 13:47 UTC
