Simon Jordan admits he was wrong about Amanda Staveley, Eddie Howe and Newcastle United

Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has hailed the terrific job both Eddie Howe and Amanda Staveley have done in re-shaping Newcastle United this season. The Magpies have performed superbly since the turn of the calendar year, recording an impressive 11th-place finish in the Premier League.

With just one win domestically heading into the festive period, Howe's appointment was greeted with some scrutiny, despite his pedigree with Bournemouth. Last relegated with the Cherries back in 2020, the 44-year-old has since silenced said critics, including TalkSport panelist Jordan, who dissected the job both he and Staveley have done thus far at St James Park.

On Eddie Howe's appointment, Jordan first began by saying: "I was very hesitant about him taking the job and not taking the Celtic job. However, you cannot look back at this body of work and say it's nothing other than a tremendous job."

"From everybody at the club, from the recruitment processes that have been brought into place, to the management of that team, they have finished above [Crystal] Palace and they have been considered to have a successful season.

"He has done in managerial terms, an outstanding job. He has galvanised the fanbase, the whole lot of them, [Jason] Tindall, I didn't think they would do it but I have been proven wrong. Now whether this leads him into a bigger picture we will have to wait and see.

"I don't think Newcastle need to do a thing about his contract now, I think he has another year on this very exciting merry-go-round with some significant investment, whether that be £60million or £100million in the summer and we see how he grows into the big expectations of this job."