Yes he is elite. I personally don't think Pep would have got the squad EH inherited to the point we're at now
Newcastle can't get a big name or elite manager, although I don't think any of today's so called greats are anything they're cracked up to be. Pep for example went straight in a Barca then Bayern and off to City after they were established. I think it's more a case of what the club does. Howes as good as any of them tbh..we're only going to be looking at the likes of Potter and Southgate or maybe some other muppet.