So, should I stay... or should I go?

FUTURE OF HOWE TOPS TOON TO-DO LIST

- Simon Bird

EDDIE HOWE has gathered his Newcastle players and staff for a week-long training camp in Germany at the Adidas HQ. He will tell his troops that it is a big season ahead, fraught with potential early pitfalls that cannot be allowed to fester. But there are doubts over the future of Howe, who is being courted by the FA to succeed Gareth Southgate as England manager.

There are ownership changes with Amanda Staveley gone, but the club have promised to invest. The opportunities are huge and these are the missions for Newcastle this pre-season.

KEEP EDDIE HOWE

Howe is the perfect man for England. So can the Toon keep him? Can Howe turn England down if they come calling? A job offer like that may come only once. It is the pinnacle. But Howe loves the dayto-day coaching and is still young, plus he has unfinished business at Newcastle. He may conclude he is better off with his long-term deal on Tyneside, with the chance to build a legacy.