{"id":300344,"date":"2023-11-24T13:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T13:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300344"},"modified":"2023-11-24T13:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T13:23:54","slug":"howe-strange-we-are-labelled-as-sole-beneficiaries-of-loans-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/howe-strange-we-are-labelled-as-sole-beneficiaries-of-loans-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Howe – 'Strange' we are labelled as 'sole' beneficiaries of loans vote"},"content":{"rendered":"
Eddie Howe finds it \u2018strange\u2019 that Newcastle are being cast as the only beneficiaries of the Premier League vote that went against a ban on loans between clubs with the same owners.<\/p>\n
The fast-tracked motion would have prevented Newcastle from loaning players from PIF-owned Saudi Pro League teams in January.<\/p>\n
However, during Tuesday\u2019s Premier League shareholders\u2019 meeting in London, the proposal failed to get the support of the 14 clubs necessary, falling short by two.<\/p>\n
It means injury-hit Newcastle are free to trade with Saudi clubs in the New Year, but Howe said: \u2018There is no advantage in my eyes, we are the same as every other Premier League club. It is the same for everyone. I understand the focus being on us, but it is not solely on us. We can recruit from a league.<\/p>\n
\u2018You say (the vote went) in Newcastle\u2019s \u201cfavour\u201d, it was a Premier League vote, we\u2019re not the only club involved in that vote. I think the majority of clubs in the Premier League own other clubs around the world, so it\u2019s not solely on us, I don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n
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Eddie Howe finds it \u2018strange\u2019 that Newcastle are being cast as the only beneficiaries of the Premier League vote that went against a ban on loans between clubs with the same owners<\/p>\n
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A vote on the measure\u00a0failed to get the support of the 14 clubs necessary (above – Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley leaves The Churchill Hotel in central London on Tuesday)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Newcastle as a club had a view. We voted our way, in the way we\u2019re allowed to, and the vote came out on the side that it did. I found it a bit strange that the focus has been solely on us. Every club has a right to vote how they want to vote, and it hasn\u2019t gone through, so it\u2019s not just about us.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, will Newcastle \u2013\u00a0who have also lost Sandro Tonali until August because of a ban for illegal gambling – look to the Saudi market?<\/p>\n
\u2018Just from my dealings with it, we\u2019re very relaxed on it,\u2019 said Howe. \u2018It\u2019s not the be-all and end-all for us. We\u2019ve got a squad we really like. If we can get players fit before January, the need to recruit will become much less intense for us.<\/p>\n
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Howe’s side have several injuries and reports say they may recruit from Saudi Arabia in January<\/p>\n
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\u2019It\u2019s not even in our thoughts at this moment in time. At the start of the season, January was not a window that we were looking to invest in. It would only be a reaction to the injuries that we have and whether we need to recruit, because the majority of our players would be back in January. If you rewind a few months, there wouldn’t have been any desire to invest in January.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s hard to make any kind of decision as I sit here now because the squad could look very different by January 1. The squad could look a lot stronger. I say \u201ccould\u201d because we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n
\u2018In general, I\u2019m against making short-term decisions unless we absolutely have to. Last January, we invested in Anthony Gordon, who we really believed could be a top talent here for many, many years. He was the right personality at that time to improve the squad. I think they\u2019re the types of signings that we want to be making. Sat here now, though, I\u2019ve no idea whether we\u2019ll be in a position to do that.\u2019<\/p>\n
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