The truth about Eddie Howe's Newcastle future: A 'grenade' set off by owners, why he had to do four jobs amid Saudi power vacuum, how Paul Mitchell is STILL causing problems and the squad's telling response to questions over his job

In June, Eddie Howe hiked around Johnston Canyon in Canada with his wife and three sons. Not long back from pneumonia, it was a restorative escape. Little did he know then, the true slog lay ahead.