‘This is fantastic’: Some Newcastle fans love what Amanda Staveley said today

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A number of Newcastle United fans have waxed lyrical about Amanda Staveley following her interview on the Magpies website.

With the international break under way, the new Newcastle co-owner took the opportunity to discuss some of the changes at the club so far and their plans for the future.

A Saudi-led consortium took over Newcastle from Mike Ashley in early October, effectively making the Magpies the richest club in world football.

Newcastle also parted company with Steve Bruce and have appointed Eddie Howe as their new manager.

The Magpies are currently 19th in the Premier League table and remain the only side in the top flight yet to win a game this season.

Howe’s immediate priority will be steering his new side away from the Premier League relegation zone.

And Staveley is excited to welcome the 43-year-old to Newcastle, deeming him the “perfect fit” for the club.

“We are so excited by Eddie joining up with us and heading the first team,” she said, as transcribed by The Mirror. “He is an incredible coach.

“We did a very robust managerial search and we were very proud to appoint such an incredible manager.

“We and PIF are a very process driven organisation, and one thing we have learned in football is that things move incredibly quickly.

“Sometimes when we have an eye on the right manager, we met and spoke with Eddie some time ago, and discussed his appointment back when Mike was running the club.

“We have to do a full search of the marketplace and find the perfect fit. Eddie is the perfect fit. We could not have imagined bringing in a better manager.

“He is so dynamic. And one of the things when we do analysis on managers on data and analytics, he scored so highly across all mediums.

“He has grown Bournemouth from league Two to the Premier League, an incredible achievement. We were impressed he did that on quite limited resources.

“It is very easy to win trophies if you have a lot of money and infrastructure or people.

“But when you are limited by those factors, his success really shone out. Not just him but Jason and his team.”

And Newcastle fans were delighted with what Staveley said, praising her clear communication and enthusiasm: