What a bunch of ingrates!

I am still reeling about the news of the sacking of Chris Hughton.  I don't mean to bore non-footballing fans.  But I just have to write about this, and you should see my point, even if you have not been following the 'beautiful game'.

I cannot say that I'm an ardent fan of the team.  Not when I have never been to the much touted St. James' Park and met a Geordie (that's what they call people native to Newcastle).  Not when I have cancelled Football Channel on SCV due to economic sense (I'm the only person watching the channel in the family and it should be the first to go to cut costs).  Not when I refused to subscribe to SingTel's Mio for the same reason.  And surely not when I am unable to follow them on the Internet even with free 'live' screening due to fatigue.

But surely I am free to pour my heart out about how unfair it is to have dismissed someone who has brought them back to the premier league on the first try?  Chris must be insane for keeping his cool.  It is absolutely unfair for such an experienced man who have lived and breathed football for so many years, to be sent to the door, for no good reason!

He has, in the previous season, pulled the team together to play sensibly.  The men were downcast for having brought the club to a lower division and he guided everyone in the same direction.  He was to produce results within the shoestring budget he has had.  He could not have attracted huge signings for the club, not on his credibility nor the club's position the last year.  What happens?  The man is fired before he has a chance to prove what he can do.  This is how you reward the man??

It is absurd!  What reason do we have?  Chris is relieved of his duties because he guided the club up?  Because he managed to get the careers of the crazy Joey Barton and Sol 'Over-the-Hill' Campbell back on track?  Because he managed to produce winning results of 6-0 (vs Aston Villa), 5-1 (vs Sunderlanf), 1-0 against Arsenal in a match I feared decapitation of the club and holding Chelsea (last season's champions)to a 1-1 draw?

Sure, we lost 1-5 against Bolton recently and lost games against Blackpool and Stoke.  But we are not even at the halfway point of the season.  Surely a mid-table finish isn't too bad?  It must be acceptable, given our past years finishes at the end of the campaigns.

Whoever in control of the club's affairs must have gone bonkers, I tell you.  They bought the equally ungrateful Michael Owen, who earned a crazy sum of money sitting out most times at the sidelines, only to let him go for free to Manchester United (of all clubs!), for nothing.

The reason they gave (a big fat lie!  It's a baseless excuse!) was that Chris is inexperienced and they want to bring someone more experienced in.  Shouldn't they have done that in the first place?  When we were fighting to avoid the drop two seasons ago?  They brought in Alan Shearer, a man with no qualification to manage!  And they appointed Chris when no one wanted to take the helm of the sunken ship!  Now they let him go when they think they have turned the tide?  They even had the cheek to let the late Sir Bobby Robson and Kevin Keegan, people men with the fans, go!

Chris is one of the more well-liked and well-received men in football nowadays.  Experienced coach, humble footballer with no bad press, even at this moment - no bitching!  The players at the club are working for him!

I cannot bear to look on.  Who will they bring in now?  Martin Jol - the man who failed at Tottenham?  Gasp.  I think I will quit watching footie soon.  Maybe American Football has more logical beings.