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Why Eddie Howe welcoming Rayo Vallecano to challenge Newcastle United is no coincidence
Eddie Howe knows better than anyone the challenge Rayo Vallecano - and Andoni Iraola - will bring to St James' Park tomorrow. Little over a year ago, critics ripped into
Newcastle United
for making the former Bournemouth boss their first managerial appointment.
Eddie who? The man who got relegated? But he cannot organise a defence? It is safe to…