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It may be the international break, but there is still plenty to discuss at St James' Park with Newcastle's recent run of form putting some pressure on Eddie Howe.
So, do you have any questions about the Magpies boss' future? The tactics or formation? The January transfer window?
Our Newcastle United reporter Ciaran Kelly is here to help and will be answering a selection of your questions next week.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe wanted your suggestions for Newcastle's all-time best Premier League XI.
And you delivered!
Here's a first bunch:
Jay: 4-4-2. Given, Woodgate, Schar, Beresford, Trippier, Tonali, Speed, Ginola, Solano, Shearer, Cole. Has to be a mix of the entertainers and the team that won a cup. Up front, easy, defence more difficult!
Neil: 4-3-3. Given, Trippier, Woodgate, Howey, Enrique, Lee, Tonali, Speed, Solano, Shearer, Cole. Given for his consistency. Our defending was not great during Keegan's era, so Woodgate would support Howey. Trips for his leadership and Enrique for his pace. In midfield I revert to Lee and Speed and include Tonali from the present day. Up front, Shearer supported by two high-class wingers.
Matt: 4-3-3. Given, Barton, Woodgate, Botman, Hall, Tonali, Guimaraes, Lee, Dyer, Shearer, Robert. A modern formation with a blend of past and present in personnel. A few on the bench - Isak, Burn, Ferdinand, Trippier, Pope, Cabaye, Bellamy.
GW: 4-4-2: Given, Trippier, Howey, Woodgate, Livramento, Beardsley, Lee, Tonali, Ginola, Shearer, Ferdinand. Two unplayable centre-forwards with pace and power supplied by Ginola and Beardsley. Then, Lee and Tonali in the engine room. Two modern attacking full-backs and two solid centre halves that read the game well, in front of a top-class keeper.
Keith: 4-3-3. Given, Trippier, Schar, Albert, Burn, Guimaraes, Tiote, Speed, Ben Arfa, Shearer, Robert. Would consider Coloccini, Beardsley, Lee or Cabaye as well. These are the players that have brought me the most joy.
Linz: 4-4-2. Pope, Livramento, Burn, Albert, Bernard, Gillespie, Tonali, Lee, Ginola, Shearer, Ba. The most entertaining Newcastle teams have been all-out attack. This team would probably ship a fair few goals - but we'd always score one more than the opposition. I wish I could have included Nobby Solano!
Image source, Getty ImagesOn Wednesday, Uefa announced five Euro 2028 games will be held at James' Park, including four in the group stages and one in the last 16.
The matches will be played from Monday, 12 June to Sunday, 25 June.
Leader of Newcastle City Council Councillor Karen Kilgour said: "We're a football-mad city, and as Newcastle United has shown, the atmosphere at St James' Park makes it one of the most exciting grounds to play at in the country.
"Visiting fans love coming here, and we can't wait to welcome supporters from across Europe to our wonderful city."
Mayor Kim McGuinness added: "We're going to make sure we offer a true North East welcome so visiting fans can use the region as their base for the tournament.
"I want Euro 2028 to inspire boys and girls all over the North East to get into football with all the joy that brings. We're going to make this the UK's first region of sport, and that's about bringing world-class events to the North East, and the spark that can fire with our children.
"Maybe the Lucy Bronze or Dan Burns of the future will start their journey watching a game at St James's Park in 2028 and pulling on their boots for a kickaround."
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Image source, Getty ImagesFive Premier League stadiums will host fixtures during Euro 2028.
Uefa have selected nine venues across the four host nations - England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland - to stage the 24-team tournament.
Manchester City's Etihad Stadium will host England's opening group game should Thomas Tuchel's side qualify for the competition directly.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park, Hill Dickinson Stadium and St James' Park are the other Premier League grounds that will be used across the 51 matches overall.
The last-16 games will take place at each host stadium except Wembley, with England set to play at Newcastle United's St James' Park if they win their group, or Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium if they finish second.
It's international break so let's have a bit of fun to pass the time.
Now we know football existed before 1992 but for the purposes of this little exercise, keep it Premier League please.
So tell us, who would be in your dream Newcastle United Premier League XI?
The debate starts here.
Image source, Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, Newcastle U21s were knocked out of the EFL Trophy with a 3-1 defeat at League Two side Harrogate Town.
The result left the Magpies in third in their group after picking up two points from their three games.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked you to tell us how you're feeling about Newcastle United's current Premier League form.
Eddie Howe's side have picked up just three wins in their opening 11 league games and are yet to pick up three points away from home in the competition this season.
Here are some of your thoughts:
Steve: It's typical everyone saying Eddie Howe has run his course. The people stirring are the folk who want to see us fail. Eddie improves almost every player he touches, other clubs have to spend a lot more for worse results. The only thing missing is a goalscorer. Nick Woltemade is fantastic and will be a great addition, but he isn't the fox in the box or a focal point for attack. Give us that and we would see a far different table. With the talent and support we have, I'm not worried. Things will come good.
John: It is all down to the bad decision of letting Alexander Isak leave. That's not because he was irreplaceable - he was not - but because the club caved in to blackmail, which has left a bad taste in the rest of the squad. It was a really bad decision by the powers that be.
Douglas: Our away form is a problem yes, but something that will be overcome. We've just got to keep the faith and make no knee-jerk reactions.
Richard: 'Intensity is our identity' is Howe's slogan and it's pretty fair to say we aren't living up to it. My concern is that our plan of being more intense than our opposition has an innate flaw, it's always going to be unsustainable by definition. The atmosphere created at St James' galvanises and inspires the players, in contrast to away fixtures where this support is absent. It leaves the players unable to find the necessary intensity to win.
Paul: I'm a huge fan of Howe but his lack of ability (or stubbornness) to change tactics, formations and key players is his downfall. Pope, Burn and Bruno need to be rotated out - it's simple to see.
Michael: It's the same plan A all the time with the same old Eddie favourites. Why not give Alex Murphy a go at left-back instead of Dan Burn? It's not much wonder youngsters get downhearted if they don't get a look in. Lewis Miley only got in two years ago due to injuries. Elliott Anderson didn't want to move but wouldn't be where he is with Nottingham Forest and England if he was still here.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Newcastle United player John Anderson says online talk about the future of Eddie Howe is premature.
Newcastle currently sit 14th in the table having won just three of their 11 Premier League games.
Speaking on BBC Radio Newcastle about social media chat around Howe's position and him potentially leaving given the form, Anderson said: "You can't be saying things like that, not at this stage.
"We're 10 games in, two points off a relegation spot but six off Champions League. That's how tight it is.
"For people to be calling for Eddie Howe's head, I don't see that. But things do have to change."
The Observer's Rory Smith and former Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam discuss whether Newcastle's recent dip in form is because they have gone "soft" in recent games on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.
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Charlotte Robson
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesAll right, it is getting hard to be positive now.
No league wins away from home this season and only three victories in the competition so far. What is going on?
It seems to be a mix of things. We played Brentford on Sunday and, despite having some options for rotation, we stuck to broadly the same formation we usually see.
Plan A it is. I don't know as much about football as Eddie Howe, so I have to trust that this is for a good reason, but it is getting harder and harder.
My main concerns from this weekend are the lack of rotation coupled with the serious feeling of deja vu. Brentford was not a carbon copy of West Ham the week before, but it was close. It felt like we had no ideas and no ability to change the game.
I am loath to call out Dan Burn (he is from Newcastle and he is lovely!) but he simply should not be starting at left-back if Lewis Hall is available, even if only for part of the match. Burn consistently gets targeted in this position and struggles, particularly away from home. Sunday's match saw him make so many rash decisions that he was sent off. Only then did we see Hall.
It is not Burn's fault. He is, and has been, a brilliant centre-back and is being played out of position. It is so frustrating to be crying out for us to try something different to see if it makes a difference only to see us try the same thing again and again. It isn't working.
Our league form is a serious concern. I just hope this international break brings proper reflection, as Howe acknowledged we needed, and we start again in two weeks with renewed desire to win.
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Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton believes Newcastle's Nick Woltemade lacks "variation in his play".
Woltemade has four goals in eight Premier League games so far this season after joining the club from Stuttgart in the summer.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, Sutton said: "He always comes to the ball.
"He doesn't have variation in his play, so therefore you need to have players in wide areas running behind.
"He doesn't hamper the team, but because he is so predictable, players just follow him in."
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A number of current and former Premier League club sporting directors have featured in the top 10 of a study ranking the value they have added to their club's squad from incoming transfers.
Departed Manchester City executive Txiki Begiristain came out top, while ex-Crystal Palace director Dougie Freedman, Newcastle's Ross Wilson and Brentford's Phil Giles also ranked inside the top 10 in the review carried out by industry advisors Transfer Room.
Freedman, who left Crystal Palace for a position in Saudi Arabia earlier this year, placed third in the study - behind Begiristain and Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Timmo Hardung.
The Scot, who was responsible for the signings of Eberechi Eze, Michael Elise, Marc Guehi, Daniel Munoz, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Adam Wharton among others, added a net value of €374m (£328m) to the Eagles' roster from the €436m (£382m) spent on 29 transfers.
Current Newcastle sporting director Ross Wilson placed in fifth, adding a net value of €319m (£280m) from a €366m (£321m) investment on 36 transfers during spells with Nottingham Forest and Rangers.
Brentford's sporting director Phil Giles, who played a key role in the signings of Ivan Toney, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoann Wissa and Ollie Watkins for the west London club, ranked seventh - adding a net value of €300m (£263m) to their squad following an investment of €114m (£100m) on 20 players.
We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Brentford and Newcastle.
Here are some of your comments:
Steve: This is another Eddie Howe mistake. The midfield has needed a change for a while. Dan Burn struggles at left-back while England's best full-back sits on the bench. Huge pressure on the boss now. Not good enough and he knows it.
Alvin: Sorely lacking. Nick Pope lacking the ability to organise a defence or kick a ball properly. Lacking pace and creativity at full-back, with Kieran Trippier and, unbelievably, Burn. Lacking fluency and control in midfield, Bruno Guimaraes turning in what is becoming a customary anodyne performance. Lacking a cutting edge up front without anyone running beyond an isolated Nick Woltemade. And it seems Howe is lacking ideas to turn it around. It is just lacking.
Jackie: Terrible again. Burn staying on after his booking was an absolutely ludicrous decision by Howe. Truly awful to watch yet again, with Harvey Barnes' goal the only time Caoimhin Kelleher had to get involved. Howe gets a very easy ride from the media but four points from 27 is embarrassing. He has been found out. We keep hearing that this midfield trio is as good as anyone's, but I'm still yet to see it.
Wayne: Another absolutely appalling performance on the road, making our run away from home the worst under Howe. We have serious problems right now. We look lacklustre: going forward, our midfield being opened up with ease and defensively we look all over the place and are conceding a lot of goals. Something needs to change.
John: Once again, Newcastle seemed unable to pass the ball and retain possession, particularly in the first half, when we looked short of confidence and ideas. My guess is that the team was so used to feeding the ball to Alexander Isak that, now he is gone, there is a void up front which hasn't been filled by Woltemade. He tends to play deeper and, although he has scored a few goals, they have all been from inside the box from set-pieces or passes into the area. He is not the type of player to receive the ball 40 or 50 yards out and run with it. I hope Yoane Wissa provides a better outlet when he is fit.
Andrew: Howe's biggest failing was not making his substitutions sooner. Burn was struggling and a second yellow waiting to happen. He left it too late and we paid the price. Sadly, I believe the first penalty shout should have been a penalty!
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Newcastle United reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIssues at the back are just as alarming for Newcastle as their lack of goals.
When they failed to score in each of their opening three away days this season, they could at least back on a resilient backline to keep a clean sheet and secure a point against Aston Villa, Leeds United and Bournemouth.
But Newcastle have since let in eight goals - at Brentford, Brighton and West Ham - and a team of supposed giants ultimately crumbled at Gtech Community Stadium.
After Sven Botman could only flick Michael Kayode's long throw across his own goal, goalkeeper Nick Pope was at sea as Kevin Schade headed his side level.
Bruno Guimaraes may have argued the case with referee Stuart Attwell that Pope was impeded, but the goal rightly stood and Newcastle never recovered.
Dan Burn was then extremely fortunate not to give away a penalty - the first time around - after taking down Dango Ouattara inside the area.
But rather than taking Burn off there and then - at a time when the 6ft 7in defender was on a yellow card - Eddie Howe opted not to.
By the time left-back Lewis Hall finally entered the fray, from the bench, his side were 2-1 down following Igor Thiago's penalty, Burn had been sent off for a second booking after fouling Ouattara, and Pope had gone off with a concussion on an afternoon Joelinton also hobbled off.
Yet Newcastle's defending only got worse.
Malick Thiaw failed to cut out Mathias Jensen's through ball for Brentford's third goal and the casual Botman was far too slow to react as Thiago slotted the ball under substitute Aaron Ramsdale.
It brought back memories of Newcastle's display at the Gtech at a similar stage of last season, when the visitors were beaten 4-2.
That bruising loss ended up proving a turning point, but nothing suggests this Magpies side are about to embark on an almighty nine-game winning run again.
They look a long way away from that.
"We take full accountability for what we are delivering and only we can change it," Howe said.
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Image source, Getty ImagesDan Burn said during the week that this trip to Brentford was where travel-sick Newcastle had to "earn their money". They did anything but.
Just like a week ago, against West Ham, Newcastle took the lead in the capital. Just like a week ago, they capitulated and went on to lose the game 3-1.
Recurring themes are rearing their head away from home - a lack of goals, defensive frailty and a huge mentality issue.
Remarkably, Newcastle only had a single shot on target. They won four fewer aerial duels than Brentford. They covered 3km less than the hosts.
This side have no issues getting up for a game at St James' Park or a Champions League night under the lights.
But they continue to flounder on the road and now sit just two points above the relegation zone.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the 3-1 defeat by Brentford: "Really difficult second half for us. Whatever could go wrong did go wrong. We didn't respond to the first goal well enough and then the second goal and the red card, which cost us the game.
"We showed a good mentality to our defending in the first half and we stood up to that task. Just that one throw-in and it cost us, and it was a big turning point in the match."
On Nick Pope's concussion: "Initially, I wasn't told anything in the sense that he was concussed and then a message came that we wasn't feeling too well and he had to come off. It probably affects (whether he reports for England duty), yeah."
On Newcastle's form: "I thought we were there mentally and trying to give our best to the game, and we were possibly lacking in confidence today. The Champions League, you have to forget about it to a degree but the Premier League is everything. At the moment, we are suffering. We know we will rightly be criticised for our away form, and all we can do is stick together and fight back."
