Eddie’s start so fine by the Tyne

NEWCASTLE 2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0

- Simon BIRD

THERE is a new Newcastle United emerging, and on this powerful form they’ll be moving towards the Premier League elite.

Boss Eddie Howe labelled his players “brilliant” after crushing new boys Forest.

Howe was beaming and said: “It was a brilliant performance from us from start to finish. We needed to be patient. We didn’t lose our discipline and we got rewarded.

“We looked really, really good. It was a great day but it is one day and we can’t rest for a second. That is the foundation for the rest of the season. We wanted to carry a feelgood factor from last season through.”

Levels of optimism on Tyneside have reached heights unseen for a couple of decades. And the players lived up to the expectation and hype in the stands with one of the most dominant and forceful shows for a decade.