Don't look now!

Well it's fair to say that yesterday should be the final nail in Steve McClaren's coffin. I think that has to be the single worst performance for a must win game I have ever seen. The day we got relegated we played with more heart than that and that's saying something.

From the moment the team selection came out it had defeat and surrender written all over it. Quite why he started with Emmanuel Riviere - who has shown nothing to warrant a start - I will never understand. With him there was no chance. With the inconsistent Ayoze Perez (as Steve put it) there was at least that chance - and score he did. It was a beauty, set up with a class pass from Jon Jo Shelvey.

Apparently there is a meeting between Charnley and Ashley set for today. We can only hope common sense prevails and the nice but lost Grin Reaper that is Steve Mcclaren is hooked because quite simply, this cannot go on.

I was never Alan Pardew's fan but he suffered the hate mob long before Steve McClaren has and whilst in a far better position too. Like Pardew and John Carver before him McClaren seems unable to get a decent tune out of the team. Even more worrying is a lot of the players didn't even look interested yesterday with the exception of Shelvey, Steven Taylor, and Rob Elliot.

Credit though to Perez and Aleksander Mitrovic who tried to rescue us when they came on. That we are relying on two youngsters to pull us out the mire when we have experienced internationals not pulling their weight tells you how bad the malaise at the club is.

Shearer was spot on with his summary on last nights match of the day; 'we are a shambles from top to bottom'. Mike Ashley simply must act and right now or we are down for sure. Don't look now Mr Ashley, but relegation is staring you right in the face. Again.

Kimtoon

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