Eddie Howe has warned Newcastle United fans it will be 'an incredibly difficult' January transfer window.
Elsewhere, the Magpies head coach has responded to Gabby Agbonlahor's claim that the club will struggle to attract new signings.
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Howe's transfer concern
Eddie Howe has admitted he can't make any promises on the amount of business Newcastle United will do in what will be 'an incredibly difficult' January transfer window.
Bottom of the table Newcastle may be the richest club in the world, but the Magpies have seven crucial games to play before the mid-season window even opens on New Year's Day.
Newcastle are six points from safety at the moment and getting that first victory, and closing the gap, feels important to not only stay up but, also, to attract players in the New Year as Howe alluded to himself.
Howe's Agbonlahor response
Eddie Howe has dismissed Gabby Agbonlahor's claim that Newcastle United will struggle to attract players because the club is based "too far north".
The talkSPORT pundit and former Aston Villa star stated that players would prefer to play closer to London and Newcastle would have to pay more in wages to attract them over southern sides.
But Howe, who is putting together his shortlist for January, said: "I don't think that's accurate.
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New selection process
Eddie Howe has challenged his players to impress in "the window" that is available to his whole squad before the January sales begin.
Players are now being filmed in each training session before Howe and his coaches go back to the video room and hotel to assess each squad member's chances of selection in the next game.
Nobody walks into the team, and nobody is dropped based on something trivial.
The Newcastle United boss was almost at pains to play down the winter window in terms of recruitment as he looks to get a tune from his current crop of stars but wanted to make his selection process clear.
So far the season hasn't been kind to Newcastle and the week ahead is pivotal in terms of climbing off the bottom of the Premier League table or becoming cut adrift at the foot of the table.
This week players like Jamal Lewis, Federico Fernandez and Javier Manquillo could get a chance to impress Howe with both Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie banned for the game against Norwich.
Smith's transfer warning
Norwich City boss Dean Smith believes it will be hard for Newcastle United to 'buy' their way out of trouble this January.
With the winter window to open in just over a month's time, there's a lot of speculation on how United will strengthen - even though Toon boss Eddie Howe has played down the level of expectation.
That hasn't stopped the countless rumours that has seen big-name players linked with a move but Smith, whose Norwich side face the Magpies on Tuesday in a relegation six-pointer, says January is a difficult month to buy reinforcements.
Mills on 'massive week'
Newcastle United have been told this week 'can kickstart their season' as they gear up to face Norwich City and Burnley at St. James' Park.
Eddie Howe's side are still on the hunt for their first win of the Premier League campaign and became only the sixth team in history to be without a win after 13 games.
Only Derby County in 2000/01 were able to stave off relegation to the Championship - with the immediate future looking bleak on Tyneside.
However, that could all change with wins against the Canaries and the Clarets this week.
Newcastle are currently six points adrift of safety behind Leeds United in 17th and just three points behind the two sides they're set to play this week.
If results go their way elsewhere, the Magpies could miraculously leapfrog out of the relegation zone if they win by a considerable margin in both games on Tyneside.
The Canaries have been buoyed in recent weeks picking up seven points out of a possible nine and are unbeaten in three games, while Sean Dyche's Burnley are unbeaten in four games.
Speaking to Football Insider, Danny Mills warned Newcastle they'll be left worrying about relegation if they're unable to win both games this week.
Huckerby's Magpies move
Darren Huckerby pulled off one of the surprise transfer moves of the 1995 season, signing for Newcastle United from Division Three basement side Lincoln City.
Kevin Keegan's entertainers would part with £400,000 for the young teenage sensation who was attracting suitors from across the nation.
Speaking to Undr the Cosh podcast, Huckerby has revealed how he went from staying in a "condemned" club house with the Imps to staying overnight in Kevin Keegan's house.
Manchester United were also keen on a move for the pacey forward, but Keegan's powers of persuasion saw the Magpies beat their rivals to his signature.
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