FAMILY AFFAIR

Howe must make Newcastle a club in mould of Sir Bobby again

- RICHARD EDWARDS

NOBBY SOLANO was blown away by Newcastle's second half comeback in the Premier League.

But the Peruvian has warned the Geordie faithful that the winds of change at St James' Park will take time to deliver the success that the club's Saudi owners crave.

Only Liverpool and Manchester City picked up more points than Eddie Howe's side in the final 19 matches of the season.

And while survival was the name of the game when the former Bournemouth boss arrived, those priorities have changed dramatically since January.

The mood on the Tyne is buoyant.

Solano, though, is calling for patience as Howe looks to bring in reinforcements this summer.

"Eddie has come in and given the Newcastle fans what they have been waiting for for so long," he says. "Under Mike Ashley, there was no ambition.

"Now the new owners have come in and they want to go for it. But it will take time.