What emerged from Newcastle's 'long and painful' Sunderland inquest in December

Dominic Shaw Fri, 20 March 2026 at 12:00 pm UTC·4 min read ON two separate occasions in his press conference on Friday morning, Eddie Howe told of how the fallout to Newcastle United's defeat at Sunderland back in December was "long and painful". Howe was honest. Newcastle let their fans down with their no-show at the Stadium of Light, he said, and felt the wrath of the anger that followed.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement But now comes the chance to put things right, and Howe has challenged his players to be motivated by the prospect of victory and what that would mean rather than the fear of another defeat. ”I’d much prefer to inspire the players than put fear into...