Newcastle tipped to brutally ‘sack’ Eddie Howe by Simon Jordan despite Carabao Cup heroics

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has been branded a ‘gatekeeper’ manager by Simon Jordan, who believes he could be sacked despite his team’s success this term.

The Magpies have the chance to end a 70-year major trophy drought on Sunday when they face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final – their second in three seasons.

They are also firmly in the race for Champions League qualification, sitting just two points outside the top four in sixth place as things stand.

However, talkSPORT presenter Jordan does not believe that Howe is the right man to turn Newcastle from European football chasers to Premier League title contenders and expects a change of manager.

“I’ve always said, and I don’t make any apologies for this, I said this to him when I spoke to him, is that I’ve always felt [Howe] is the gatekeeper.

“You had such luminaries like (Alan) Pardew who took exception to that. He didn’t understand what I meant. Ultimately, it’s very unlikely that the lofty ambitions of the Saudis, who didn’t buy Newcastle so they can win the League Cup, they want to win the Premier League and Champions League.

“They will take the League Cup in the meantime because it will mean so much to the fans. My perception was that Eddie might be very valuable and deservingly rewarded for achieving something at Newcastle, which is getting a good side, a team that is really competitive in the Premier League and who people actually like to watch.

“But is he going to win something for Newcastle? Maybe he will win the League Cup on the weekend but I don’t see Newcastle, not because of Howe but because of the restrictions put upon their ability to spend… That might well mean that Eddie becomes a casualty in 18 months, knocking on the door of the FA’s building to take over from Thomas Tuchel.”