A surprise or not?
To most the answer will be yes, the sacking of Newcastle Manager Chris Hughton would be seen as a shock to many with the club currently sitting 11th in the Premier League after impressive victories against Arsenal, Sunderland and Everton and a creditible draw against Chelsea.
The majority that say yes to the above question are more than likely to not be Toon fans. The Geordies though have dealt with drama and Ashley now for the past few years, so nothing comes as a shock now to the Toon Army.
Ashley has took the club to its darkest days since taking control, cumiliating in relegation two years ago. Hughton brought stability last year as he guided the club back to the summit of English football.
An impressive start to this campaign had also raised expectation that Hughton would sign a longer contract, it never happened, and now you can only ask where this will leave the Magpies come May?
Ashley has to pull a top name out the hat this time to restore any of the fans belief in him, time will tell though if thats likely to happen. Mike Ashley has not run Newcastle FC not in a football way, more like a business model. Unluckily for him though, the Toon fans want stability- something the chairman refuses to give them.
I wish Newcastle all the best for the remainder of the year, however you can only see the club being put back into the reverse gear all the while Mr Ashley remains in the driving seat.
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