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Originally Posted by dev
i'm surprised newcastle can get a manager, their fans expect them to win every game and when they lose one they want the manager out. they need to learn they are no where near the top 4 let alone the european places
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You've got it spot on there dev.
Newcastle are different to all other teams in the premiership in that they are the only team in the city. Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool (comparable sized cities) have two major teams each.
As a result, they have a wider local fanbase and a higher expectancy to win.
The longer they go without success, the worse it will get. I don't believe for a team in the rebuilding process (as Newcastle was/is - new chairman, new manager, new players etc), that 11th place at Xmas is necessarily a bad start.
Basically, they should have given him more time.
And going back to what dev said, if they had given him until Christmas 2008 and it still wasn't working then fair enough, but how many managers will want to go through that? Newcastle United is a club that can make/break a managers career. I believe Big Sam will struggle for a premiership club for his next job.