the mainstream media really does not like to discuss<\/a> any pressure on Eddie Howe.<\/p>\n\u201cDIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND!\u201d Guardiola confirms Man City will demand Guehi rule change for Carabao Cup final vs Arsenal at Wembley<\/p>\n
Demand?! We know this leans into the \u2018isn\u2019t Pep Guardiola really awkward and entitled?\u2019 narrative but the Mirror bombast their way to this headline and then quickly admit it is a \u2018request\u2019 and quote the Manchester City boss using the word \u201chopefully\u201d an astonishing total of NINE times. It doesn\u2019t sound like a demand.<\/p>\n
Over to the Daily Mail, where the headlines qualify as long reads\u2026<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola fumes at little-known rule that BANS Marc Guehi from playing in Carabao Cup final against Arsenal as Man City boss reveals plans to lobby for star to feature at Wembley<\/p>\n
BANS is objectively funny. He\u2019s not banned; he\u2019s just not eligible to play. Neither is Mediawatch. And yes, we\u2019re fuming.<\/p>\n
News just in: \u2018The EFL will not change its rules to allow Marc Guehi to play for Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, Sky Sports News understands, despite appeals from Pep Guardiola.\u2019<\/p>\n
SSN are a little slow on the uptake because we \u2018understood\u2019 that last night. Because it was so very clearly a \u2018hopeful\u2019 punt designed to change the rules in time for City\u2019s next January splurge ahead of their next February League Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n
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Eddie Howe sack decision made twice a week<\/p>\n
Back to Eddie Howe though and we have eagle eyes on Luke Edwards in the Daily Telegraph, who tells us that \u2018Howe is arguably one of the most secure managers in the Premier League\u2019.<\/p>\n
As Edwards spent the whole summer biting the face off anybody who suggested Alexander Isak might leave Newcastle, we are holding a massive pinch of salt in our sweaty mitt.<\/p>\n
But for now we concentrate on headlines like this one \u2013 \u2018Newcastle \u2018Make Decision\u2019 On Eddie Howe Sacking After Carabao Cup Defeat\u2019 \u2013 from SPORTbible.<\/p>\n
First, those quote marks.<\/p>\n
a) They are not quoting anybody, which used to be integral to the use of quote marks.<\/p>\n
b) What an absolute load of shite.<\/p>\n
Does every club \u2018make a decision\u2019 about whether to sack a manager after every single football match? Is there a poll on the senior leadership WhatsApp?<\/p>\n
According to this particular website then yes; West Ham have \u2018made a decision\u2019 on Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s sacking several times (still no?) while Liverpool made Arne Slot sack decisions in October and November, so they are surely due another.<\/p>\n
And now Newcastle, who also made a \u2018sack decision\u2019 in November and December. And the evidence for this latest \u2018decision\u2019? A lengthy interview with Newcastle CEO David Hopkinson on talkSPORT a few hours before the Carabao Cup defeat.<\/p>\n
Now we\u2019re not saying that Howe is about to be sacked on the strength of a pretty inevitable defeat and cup exit, but can we please not pretend that said defeat prompted a \u2018decision\u2019.<\/p>\n
And as for this in the Evening Chronicle\u2026<\/p>\n
Newcastle United chief hits back after pundit\u2019s Eddie Howe sack comment \u2013 \u2018Don\u2019t know football\u2019<\/p>\n
Question: Can you \u2018hit back\u2019 24 hours before a pundit\u2019s comments have been made public? After four seconds of consideration we are plumping for \u2018no\u2019.<\/p>\n
Also\u2026we\u2019re not the greatest fans of Sherwood but he literally said, \u201cI think Eddie has done a brilliant job since he\u2019s come in and I\u2019m not sure anyone could have done any better.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also said \u201csome of the people making decisions at these football clubs don\u2019t know football\u201d, so it\u2019s little wonder that Hopkinson \u2018hit back\u2019 24 hours before. He obviously saw it coming as clearly as Newcastle\u2019s first Premier League title by 2030.<\/p>\n
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(Most) read it and weep<\/p>\n
It is a quiet day so we almost have to admire this from the Express, whose MOST READ article this morning is this doozy:<\/p>\n
Arsenal news: Ethan Nwaneri\u2019s early Marseille exit as teenager called out<\/p>\n
The \u2018early exit\u2019 was a half-time substitution. And the teenager who was \u2018called out\u2019 was James Wilson, formerly of Hearts and now of Tottenham. \u2018Arsenal news\u2019, folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Once we get past \u2018isn\u2019t it a popular footballer birthday?\u2019, we reach some bombastic nonsense after Man City…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283358,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13249,914,42,1100,8579,15510,3005,43,16909,3106,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-283357","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-eddie-howe","9":"tag-front-page","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-home-page","12":"tag-manchester-city","13":"tag-mediawatch","14":"tag-newcastle-united","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-pep-guardiola","17":"tag-popular","18":"tag-top-news","19":"tag-top-stories","20":"tag-topnews","21":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}