Mature.
The kid has been taking a load of stick from all angles, thread title tops it off. You're not allowed to have a bad period as a Newcastle player.
Smidge of exaggeration, no? When players have bad periods, they get called crap, it's pretty much par for the course. If you play poorly for an extended period of time, people will lose faith, it's inevitable. What exactly do you expect? He's not the only one being criticised right now.
Either way, it's not a death sentence. People ended up appreciating Nicky f***ing Butt. So I think the "You're not allowed to have a bad period as a Newcastle player" statement is a tad hyperbolic.
I don't think it is, it happens time and time again. Think back to Christmas when Richie wasn't in great form, loads of shite written about him. He had one bad game the other day and stifler was straight on his back - that was stifler though to be fair.
Jesus, look at some of the stuff that's been written about benitez the last couple of weeks.
Maybe it happens at all clubs but always tend to feel we jump on people pretty quickly.