Feels like a massive weight has been lifted off St James Park,but I've just got a horrible feeling fatmans going to screw us over again with a shit appointment.
It definitely played a significant part. It can't have been a nice experience for him.
This is a myth tbh. The fans were divided and the vast majority at the ground seemed to back him. He also got massive support from the boardroom to an unprecedented level. He left because he is basically a coward and realised he was going to get rumbled in the second half of the season.
Those fickle geordies driving out poor old Alan. Its all about cockney pals looking out for each other. Arseholes.