Eddie Howe challenges Newcastle owners to end ‘limbo’ over stadium plans

• Manager would like ‘clarity’ on future of facilities

• He wants show of ambition over academy setup

Eddie Howe has challenged Newcastle’s owners to end the club’s “limbo” by declaring whether they intend building a new training ground and stadium and to show their ambition by revamping the academy facilities.

Although Howe is “99.9%” certain he will no longer be Newcastle’s manager by the time any training ground or stadium project is completed, he believes the release of a blueprint could prove “gamechanging”.