From fighting against relegation to challenging for a place in Europe, the last 12 months have provided plenty of emotion for Newcastle United supporters.
At the turn of the year, with Eddie Howe’s methods starting to make an impact, the Magpies were beginning to haul themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone and were on their way to a mid-table finish after a record-breaking second half to the season.
The momentum has continued into the current campaign and Howe’s men sit in a Champions League place and are into the last 16 of the Carabao Cup after losing just one game in all competitions ahead of the break for the World Cup Finals. The Magpies progress, their spending power and the improvement under Howe have sparked many a conversation from managers around the Premier League over the last year.
We had a look at some of the kind - and not-so-kind - comments made about events at St James Park.
1. Eddie Howe
What other managers have said about Newcastle United so far this season Photo: George Wood
2. Gary O’Neil - AFC Bournemouth
Speaking after a 1-1 draw at St James Park, the Cherries interim manager said: “Newcastle are a good side, they’re very aggressive and play forward a lot. We suffered in moments but the boys stood up to it and we knew it was going to look like that. “Early in the game we were trying to be a tad more aggressive, but as the game goes on and they gain control we have to drop off and we need to be sensible and defend our box.”
![In footage shown on Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing, Arteta said after Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat on Tyneside: “They were 10,000 times better than us today, in everything. We didn’t earn the right to play, we didn’t win a duel, we didn’t win a second ball, we were horrible with the ball, we had no organisation, we had nothing guys. Nothing!
‘So now [zips mouth shut], shut your mouth and eat it. We could have conceded eight goals, and when you see the chances you will cry. You will cry the way we have competed. It’s not the way we have competed, it’s that we didn’t compete at all in the game.”](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgzOTUxNWE0LWE0MzMtNDRkZS04MTNmLTBhN2M5NmQzZWY0YjpjN2M2Y2MwMy0xMjVkLTQ2OTEtYTAxZS1jMmJiNjA4ZWY5OGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Mikel Arteta - Arsenal
In footage shown on Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing, Arteta said after Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat on Tyneside: “They were 10,000 times better than us today, in everything. We didn’t earn the right to play, we didn’t win a duel, we didn’t win a second ball, we were horrible with the ball, we had no organisation, we had nothing guys. Nothing! ‘So now [zips mouth shut], shut your mouth and eat it. We could have conceded eight goals, and when you see the chances you will cry. You will cry the way we have competed. It’s not the way we have competed, it’s that we didn’t compete at all in the game.” Photo: Ian MacNicol
4. Aaron Danks - Aston Villa
After a 4-0 defeat against the Magpies, the former Villa caretaker manager said: “Newcastle were intelligent in the way they positioned their players. There were little tactical moments that hurt us. Of course, there’s things we could’ve done better - but you come to a place like St James’ Park, a team that’s flying, you know some of the game they’ll have momentum and you just have to find a way to stay in the game, but unfortunately it got away from us.” Photo: Getty Images