Mort slams Sam rumours
07 Nov 2007 - 13:50:57
Newcastle United chairman Chris Mort has vehemently denied stories suggesting that manager Sam Allardyce's job could come under threat in the near future.
Defeats in the Magpies' last two games have heightened talk of summer appointee Allardyce needing to deliver success sooner rather than later, but Mort is in no mood to make a change just yet.
He told The Journal: "We are like any supporter, we lurch from one result to the next and we are affected by each game and how well we do.
"But from our perspective we have to take a more long-term to medium-term view. We are not going to leap to any rash decisions.
"We are not going to entertain stories like the one we had on Sunday saying that we were going to get rid of Sam because we have lost two games on the trot. We're not going to get into that type of mindset.
"We have a much more long-term view about building the club over a prolonged period of time, so that the club can compete at a higher level.
"That is going to take time, but on and off the field we feel the club is moving in the right direction.
"There seems to be a real short-term thinking in the football business, which we want to resist. We will not be swayed by two defeats on the trot, no matter how disappointing they may be.
"Chopping and changing managers here hasn't worked and the success stories at other clubs are usually connected with longevity."
