When John W Henry bought the club, in October 2010, he started creating a new transfer system fit for the modern age, powered by brains, data and technology.
By 2012 all the pieces were in place, only then they hit a snag. They appointed Brendan Rodgers as manager.
Rodgers was frustrating to work with. He ignored or dismissed advice. There were arguments and heated disagreements about players.
Alexander Isak’s future remains uncertain at St James’ Park (Photo: Getty)They had landed some hits in January 2013: Daniel Sturridge was a £12m signing from Chelsea, Philippe Coutinho arrived from Inter Milan for £8.5m (to be sold for a £121.5m profit five years later). But they signed a series of misses, too.
“Season after season, first-choice targets like Alexis Sanchez and Diego Costa had slipped away while we argued about their merits,” Graham later wrote in his book, How To Win The Premier League.
Edwards, who became one of the finest recruiters in the game, was promoted to sporting director soon after. And the transfer committee hummed.
You can see the fingerprints of that work – albeit with different puzzle pieces but a similar philosophy built on systems refined for over a decade – as they seize this transfer window, acting smartly and decisively and with conviction.
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Two sporting directors leaving in less than 18 months – Dan Ashworth departing for Manchester United last year followed by Paul Mitchell recently – points to power struggles and uncomfortable dynamics.
It is suggested now that Howe has significant control over transfers, as though the club are going back in time, to a bygone era, rather than evolving for the future.
Andy is making strides in the game – he is well thought of in football circles – but is he really ready to be in such a position of influence in a Champions League side?
This has been a summer of key targets slipping away from the club like grains of sand in an hourglass, while time runs out to salvage the window and maximise the opportunity Howe has delivered.
How was it not ascertained before the transfer window opened two months ago that he wanted to leave so much he was prepared to shun the club’s pre-season tour of Singapore? Could things not have gone better had the situation been established well in advance?
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Instead, the process could barely have been handled worse. Liverpool nicked Ekitike from under their noses and then Isak started digging in, so that they may lose him anyway, or, at the very least, start the season with a grumpy star player with eyes elsewhere.
At one stage, Newcastle had been building towards that. This time last year, the club wanted an executive team running things.
Meanwhile, opportunities and chances that could transform the club’s future may already be passing them by.
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