Steve McClaren asked Newcastle fans to judge him after 12 games. Well, he’s had more than that and the Magpies are still in the bottom three.
The former England boss has struggled to turn things around after a slow start, and a 5-1 humbling at Crystal Palace was the final straw for many fans.
There had already been criticism of McClaren for leaving out striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, who stayed on the bench the whole game, but the main problems were clearly in defence.
https://twitter.com/cathgibs/status/670634955697975296
Can't really see McClaren serving this tbh. Get Moyes in.
— lewis (@lewinick) November 28, 2015
It's not even December and we're already staring the Championship in the face. McClaren has to go. #NUFC
— Chris Shipman (@ChrisShipman) November 28, 2015
And to be fair, he’s not the only Newcastle manager in recent years to earn the wrath of the St James’ Park faithful.
https://twitter.com/Nuovocastrian/status/670629412149321730
But the writing was on the wall already for the 54-year-old, and even supporters of other clubs believe his time is up.
After they walloped Norwich a few weeks ago, McLaren was at a total loss to explain what they'd done and how they'd done it.
— Tim Stillman (@Stillmanator) November 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/Debaser92/status/670628570545434625
Even a former player had his say – when that happens you know things aren’t looking great.
Maybe it's time to change🎶 #crynew
— Luuk de Jong (@LuukdeJong9) November 28, 2015
Newcastle are two points adrift of Premier League safety after neighbours Sunderland won 2-0 against Stoke.
Many fans will hope the club makes a change before it’s too late.
