Eddie Howe hopes Newcastle can banish travel sickness on mission to Marseille
Magpies’ away record is a worry before Champions League meeting with Roberto De Zerbi, Mason Greenwood and co
Newcastle fans are travelling to Marseille with a soundtrack of uncertainty echoing in their ears. Quite apart from the official warnings about rampant pickpocketing, street crime and potential football-related violence, their phones seem full of concerned messages from families and friends.
Those oft-repeated exhortations to variously “take care”, “watch yourself” and “stay safe” in a city regularly listed among Europe’s “most dangerous” could, in a different context, easily apply to Eddie Howe’s team.
