If anyone had suggested that I would be writing this back in the beginning of March I would have laughed in their face too!
Top of the division and five points clear and a squad strengthened by the aditions of Tom Ince, Jesse Lingard and Darren Bent.
Then it all went wrong. The team looked awful on the pitch. A far cry from the football that they had played up to that point which was some of the finest I'd seen in years.
Why did it go wrong? Well, we all have our own theories and it's not a perfect science in coming to a conclusion, but in my own opinion McClaren brought about his own downfall.
Being linked to other jobs is no surprise. In fact most managers would be disappointed not to be head hunted after the way in which he turned our club round. However, not to give a simple and clear yes or no when asked about the Newcstle job to me showed a lack of respect.
It showed a lack of respect to Sam Rush who took the gamble and gave him a chance to be a number one again when other clubs were taking a wide berth.
It showed a lack of respect to the players who had put the graft in and took his team to the top of the championship table.
It showed a lack of respect to the 30,000 fans who were packing out the iPro Stadium.
"Pure speculation" is not a definitive answer to a simple question and for that he has paid the price. His team, our team, went into free fall and he has lost his job.
I agree entirely with the decision to sack him. Once you have people doubting your commitment you are in a no win situation.
I thank Steve for giving us some attractive football to watch, but curse his lack of judgement and respect.
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