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• Manager:Sir Alex Ferguson

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Magpies blasted by Fergie

13 Jan 2008 - 11:42:49

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed Newcastle United for not allowing their last few managers enough time to try and bring success to St James' Park.

Sam Allardyce was the latest man to be shown the door by the Magpies, who were torn apart 6-0 at Old Trafford by Ferguson's rampant United side.

The veteran Scot commented after the game: "I would say Newcastle are the most difficult club to manage in the game, gobbling up managers and spitting them out again with hardly a pause.

"Their list of sacked bosses reads like a who's who of football, with some of the greatest managers taking on the challenge, though not for very long.

"Sadly, it seems that at St James' Park if things don't go right straight away, the manager quickly finds himself operating against a background of criticism and questioning that inevitably leaves him operating on a match-by-match basis.

"It is hardly the platform for being able to introduce a long-term strategy and build the right foundations.

"If they regarded their managers as something more than ships that pass in the night, they might achieve the stability and consistency that is the basis of success at any club."