Disgruntled fans can be ignored, though - disgruntled players and (especially) chairmen
are a whole different ball game.
Personally I think they should probably have given Allardyce longer, but if he'd lost the dressing room and Ashley didn't have the confidence to give him any money for transfers, then his position was probably as untenable as Peter Grant's ended up being with us.
If any other individual or entity has been Sam's downfall, I reckon it's Joey Barton - Allardyce took a gamble on being able to reform him and failed in spectacular embarrassing public fashion.
Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on January 9th 2008 at 23:53:01
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- Newcastle fans on sky sports... whinge whinge whine whine... (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Jan 9, 23:19:37
- Back in those heady days in the Prem (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Jan 9, 23:25:24
- half a season and they are mid table (Other Football) - phrankin, Jan 9, 23:27:41
- Reasons why Sam Allardyce has lost his job, in order of their influence upon it happening: (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 9, 23:22:04
- If Newcastle keep performing in a strange way... (Other Football) - PK_Canary, Jan 9, 23:31:59
- I dunno, most of their fickle lot wanted him gone (Other Football) - phrankin, Jan 9, 23:29:13
- The cliche about the Newcastle fans dragging the team down doesn't even begin to cover it: (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 9, 23:37:43
- I have read some of what you mention (Other Football) - phrankin, Jan 9, 23:49:18
- Disgruntled fans can be ignored, though - disgruntled players and (especially) chairmen (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 9, 23:53:01
- I have read some of what you mention (Other Football) - phrankin, Jan 9, 23:49:18
- The cliche about the Newcastle fans dragging the team down doesn't even begin to cover it: (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 9, 23:37:43
- Back in those heady days in the Prem (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Jan 9, 23:25:24
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