Mark McAdam, who was on the club's staff at the time and has gotten to know Howe well in the years since. But within 18 months, the club had retained their league status before then winning promotion the following season, the start of a decade-long journey which would, eventually, lead him to St James' Park. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerDuring a play-off draw onNovember 26 2021 "I know the score looked fairly comfortable but there were a lot of tough games in there. I felt I played a pretty complete match and really enjoyed my tennis again. It was far from easy but I was happy with my performance," the 26-year-old toldPrime Video "I like the Rams because they look at things and say, 'if we want to get to where we want to go, we need this to be able to beat these teams'.