The Newcastle United Blog

Written by Neil Harrison

3:52pm Friday, March 10th, 2023

Commented 402 times

Eddie Howe is confident Newcastle can put their struggles behind them against Wolves on Sunday. The head coach revealed during his press conference that he is satisfied with this week’s work ahead of the critical fixture saying:

“It’s been a good week in terms of delivery and intensity.
“We’ve been unlucky. I don’t believe in luck, because you create it yourself, but we’ve had an unlucky period when things have gone against us.
“Lots of things are tested behind the scenes on these runs. What is the culture of your group like? What is the culture around the training ground like? It’s a good test of that. So far, the players have come up with the right answers.”

Newcastle’s excellent first half of the campaign, in which they lost just once, has kept them in the Champions League discussion. They are currently sixth with some matches in hand on the clubs immediately above them.

A couple of wins before the international break could put Newcastle into stronger contention ahead of the final 12 fixtures of this match. Howe admitted that the turn around in results needs to happen quickly as he stated:

“Two big games (against Wolves and Nottingham Forest) because of where they are situated.
“We have the international break afterwards and we want to go into that break really in a good moment.
“We’re also running out of games. They are going to go so quickly, 14 left. We need points and we are determined to end this run of games we have had in a confident way.
“And we need to try and maximize every single one of those games and it’s still in our hands.”

Howe has also confirmed that the club plans to head back to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp during the break. These excursions have helped in the past and could again spur a late-season revival.

Howe said the following about the planned trip:

“That’s the plan. We’ll have quite a few players away so I think we’ll have quite a small group, but that is the plan as we currently stand.”

Howe’s full press conference can be watched in the YouTube video below.

Loading ...

402 comments so far

Ap
Mar 11, 2023 at 11:48 AM
Comment #401
Technically other clubs don’t like us. We only deal with Forest. Tory helped get our takeover through so dont see pif rebelling
1
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 11, 2023 at 11:57 AM
Comment #402
Oh Dog, just looked up England vs France (Rugby Union)
What TV channel is England v France on?
The match will be broadcast live on ITV1. The radio coverage is on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Who is the referee?
Kiwi Ben O’Keeffe will take charge of England v France – his first and only appointment as referee of the Six Nations.
If it is the referee’s 1st 6 Nations game, of course it will his only one. Talk about quality reporting!
0

« Previous 1 … 9 10 11

You must log in to post a comment.

The following policies should be taken into consideration before commenting:

Personal insults and continually provoking other posters should be avoided
Comments on politics, religion, or controversial topics should be avoided. Political disputes will result in both participants being moderated.
Do not post streaming links to pirated matches or links to content on controversial topics
Physical threats will lead to a suspension or a ban
Revealing personal information about another poster without permission will result in a ban
Creating alternate accounts will result in an immediate ban of all accounts

17 February, 2023

I have an update on what's happening with my treatment for prostate cancer.

Last week, my oncologist called me late in the day and said he thought it was best to terminate my treatment with radium 223 dichloride because it was having such a negative effect on my health - specifically my digestive system.

I had completed 3 of the planned 6 infusions.

They had looked at the bone scans and three CAT scans I had early last week, and they showed no signs of the cancer spread being slowed or stopped: in fact, it was continuing to spread and my PSA account continued to rise.

The only treatment left now is to go back and have another bout of chemotherapy with docetaxel being the medication used.

I understand this will be a 7-month job with 10 sessions 3 weeks apart - almost double my first chemo treatment in Apil 2017, when I has 6 treatmnts.

The problem I have is that I'm in a very poor physical state right now, due to my digestive system being basically torn apart by the radium 223.

The radium 223 has leaked into my digestive system and caused me to have severe diarrhea, nausea, and heartburn, and it was (is) very serious.

They said it was too dangerous to proceed with the radium 223 treatment, with little benefit being shown.

I am also suffering from severe exhaustion, basically, because I have zero testosterone, and all the treatments I've had for the cancer, have further lessened the energy available to me.

It reminds me of the saying that if cancer doesn’t kill you - the treatment will (laugh).

It will probably take up to 8 weeks to get back to a physical state where I can start chemotherapy, and that's where I am now, but the cancer continues to spread in the bones.

I've also been put in touch with the dietitian from UNC Healthcare, who will help me get back my health - she is very helpful.

So that's where it stands it's been quite a journey over 12 years and I think I've had almost every treatment available.

It has really taken a toll on my body and on my energy, but that's where it stands and obviously, I'll do the best I can in the upcoming months with chemo and hope I can get through it.

It is as it is - and another challenge in life.

Ed Harrison