🎧 Hopkinson's 'open answer' on Howe 'gives people opportunity to speculate'
[PA Media] BBC Radio Newcastle's Matthew Raisbeck and former Newcastle defender John Anderson have run through the club's latest financial results and comments made by chief executive David Hopkinson earlier this week about the future of manager Eddie Howe. "He [Hopkinson] didn't give a great deal away," said Anderson. "He didn't back him but he didn't say that he wasn't backing him either - it was a very measured type of answer he gave.
"I think an awful lot rides on these last seven [Premier League] games. He had a meeting with Eddie Howe, they went through an awful lot of things and we'll see what the summer brings. "The derby defeat, losing home and away [to Sunderland ], hasn't sat well with supporters either.
"People will read what he's said in different ways. Some will say 'he's definitely not backing Howe and he's away in the summer' - but he hasn't said that, has he? "You've got to be very careful and speculation will be rife.
The answer he gave to that question gives people the opportunity to speculate. It was a very open answer. "All I would say is wait until the end of the season, see where we are at the end of the season and see what happens.
" Listen to the full discussion by clicking the play button below or via BBC Sounds. [BBC]