Howe to be asked about Saudi owners’ commitmentpublished at 10:28 BST
Newcastle v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 BST)
Ciaran Kelly
BBC Sport reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is rare golf and football cross over at a head coach’s news conference.
But Eddie Howe is likely to face questions today about the ongoing commitment of Newcastle United’s majority owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)
This comes amid mounting speculation that the PIF is set to pull financial support for LIV Golf.
It is a huge story in the world of sport, but there is a reason why Howe’s thoughts will have been dominated by the visit of former club Bournemouth on Saturday.
This may be a game between two sides in the bottom half in the
final weeks of the campaign, but it feels like a significant afternoon for Newcastle, who are languishing in 14th place.
Newcastle are certainly going to have to offer so much
more than they did in 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace last week.
If that was meant to be a response to a bruising Tyne-Wear
derby defeat, well, it ended up being an all too familiar story as yet more
points were thrown away from a winning position.
Expect Howe to be asked about the need to rally and the uncertainty surrounding the futures of a number of key players,
including Anthony Gordon.
