Fans' favourite Beye rocks Newcastle by vowing to quit crisis club

14 July 2009 09:09
Newcastle have been dealt yet another blow after fans' favourite Habib Beye vowed to quit the club. The Senegal defender is dismayed at the turmoil rumbling on behind the scenes at St James' Park. Owner Mike Ashley is still trying to sell the club, leaving potential boss Alan Shearer waiting to hear whether he has landed the job. Newcastle are gearing up for life in the Championship after their humiliating relegation in May. And they have suffered another setback after Beye, 31, revealed he wants to go - despite initially pledging his loyalty to the club. 'I'm really upset by what has, or rather has not, been going on this summer,' he told The Sun. 'It was hard enough dealing with the disappointment of being relegated but things just seem to be going from bad to worse. 'I've spoken to Alan Shearer and I know how much he wanted to get Newcastle back to the Premier League. 'He is a top man and someone the players believe in. He had told us about what he expected when we returned to pre-season training and I left for my holiday fully expecting him to be in charge when I got back. 'But it hasn't happened and he doesn't seem to know what's going on much more than anyone else. When I joined from Marseille two years ago, I was so excited to be joining such a big club. It was a dream move. 'I'd like nothing more than to stay and help the team get back to where it belongs but there is no chance of us being promoted the way things are going. Training has been good and no one is slacking or taking it easy. But there is a sense that everything is just drifting. 'This cannot go on, it really can't. I feel for the good of my career I have to get away because it is dragging me down.' Beye has been one of the few bright spots for Newcastle in recent times and fans even set up a website - Beyewatch - in his honour. His agent Gary Smith said: 'It's sad things have come to this. No one can question Habib's commitment to Newcastle. He was prepared to ignore medical advice and play in the last game against Aston Villa but Alan Shearer stopped him. 'He feels bitter that the club cannot make a long-term commitment to him as he was prepared to put his career on the line for them.'

Source: Daily_Mail