在一片骂声中,又到了平衡报导的时间了...... Peter Beardsley 周五的专栏提到的是,请给 Sam Allardyce一个完整的球季. 嘘声没有帮助,没人爱,但那仍旧是球迷的权利. 今天的比赛会有6000个球迷跟去客场,球员是该回馈些什麽给这些毫无疑问支持 他们的球迷...振作点,别再丢人现眼了......~__~ http://tinyurl.com/2933qa MY duties at St James’s Park involve going around the lounges after home games, talking to the supporters and the sponsors and attempting to answer their questions. John Beresford does it with me. We both love it, although after last weekend’s 3-0 defeat against Liverpool, Bez said to me ‘I could do without this, Pedro’. I’m pleased to report it wasn’t as bad as he expected. The supporters were frustrated and disappointed, but there were still smiles on their faces. Someone said ‘At least Sunderland are losing’. It was 2-1 to Everton at the time. It ended 7-1. Once that scoreline came in, people were laughing and joking again and saying ‘It could be worse’. Humour is so important to football supporters. The game at Goodison gave Newcastle’s fans something else to think about, although it didn’t last. I understand their feelings. You never want to see your team lose, but Newcastle have gone down 4-1 to Portsmouth and 3-0 to Liverpool in successive home games. That just isn’t good enough at a club like this. It is perhaps inevitable that Sam Allardyce has shouldered the blame, although the criticism that he has taken has been disproportionate. The buck stops with the manager and Sam understands that. But he has come in for some harsh treatment. To be discussing Sam’s future after just 15 games in charge is ludicrous, but that’s football these days. I have no doubts Sam is the right man for the job and I’m sure he’ll get it right. But he’ll need time in order to succeed. He’s said that all along. Sam’s a good manager, he has proved that, but he isn’t a miracle worker. I remember Chris Mort, the chairman, saying that there could be no quick fix during the summer. I agreed then and I still do because the disruption has been huge. (这大概就是球迷们都必须要学会接受的,虽然很难) This ought to be a free season for Sam, a time for him to assess and to evaluate, and to determine what needs to be done. It’s much too soon for people to be judging him. I’d rather be patient and look at things this time next year. It’s sad, but patience and the Premier League don’t go together. It’s not even December yet six top-flight managers have lost their jobs. I find that quite frightening. It isn’t always the answer. Changing your manager doesn’t guarantee success. I hope the trend can be bucked at Newcastle. It has to be. Managers here haven’t been given time in recent years – look at Glenn (Roeder), Graeme Souness, Ruud Gullit and (Kenny) Dalglish. It can’t be a coincidence this club has been at its most successful in recent years when the manager has had a decent crack at it. Sir Bobby (Robson) and Kevin (Keegan) both had decent spells, and both did great jobs. When you change your manager on a regular basis, it can cause problems. Time is so important, but it’s becoming rare in the modern game. Sir Alex Ferguson is perhaps the best example. He came close to losing his job. Had he done so, Manchester United might not be the club it is nowadays. Sir Alex had time. Sam needs the same. I hope he gets it. I’m sure that he will because Chris appears to be an astute chairman. He should listen to people in football. They’ll tell him that Sam’s the man. I’ve got no doubts about that. Sam’s popular in footballing circles, people in the game understand his qualities, people in the game rate him. That goes for Newcastle’s players, despite Saturday’s result. Those players love working under Sam because he has such great enthusiasm. Those players have let Sam down, but I’m sure they’ll make it up to him. I love Sam’s character and I think that could be an important factor in recovering from this. He can be aggressive, but he can also have a laugh and a joke at the appropriate times. Glenn (Roeder) lost that in the end, he no longer had a laugh and I think perhaps he became too serious. That can happen to people under pressure but Sam is different. I don’t think that it’s all doom and gloom at the training ground and that’s important. Sam is great at handling people and he’ll do what it takes. That said, the players will be under no illusions. I spoke to Kevin Keegan about it this week. I said to him ‘In the main, it’s about the players’. He said ‘It’s not in the main, Pedro. It’s about the players. Full stop’. It’s unfortunate for Sam but the players didn’t perform against Liverpool. The players have to stand up and be counted. Against Liverpool eight or nine didn’t perform. That’s unacceptable. The supporters thought the same, although Sam bore the brunt. He has got broad shoulders, he’ll take it. But no one likes to be booed. No one. Believe me, he’ll be as frustrated as anyone. I’d never criticise anyone for booing. The supporters are entitled to boo, it’s their right and I’d never question it. But it doesn’t help anyone. I remember one time at Everton when we were struggling. The Goodison supporters gave us patience, time and understanding and that was what we needed. We weren’t the greatest team, but our spirit was great and people could see that we’d given everything in all the games. That’s what Newcastle’s players have to do. I thought Alan Smith deserved to win the man-of-the-match award at the weekend because his attitude was fantastic. He knows he can play better but his determination, his courage, his ceaseless running and his willingness to put his foot in impressed me. Not enough players did that and that’s the first thing that has to change. Do that and people will be more understanding. It isn’t their fault, but the overseas players perhaps don’t realise what football means to people in the North-East. Football is their life, people get into debt to go to the games, it’s no surprise the frustration is so great. I’m sure that will have been pointed out to them in recent days. I’m sure we’ll see that at Blackburn this weekend. The thing that gives me hope is the clamour for tickets for Ewood Park. More than 5,000 supporters are planning to travel. Considering all that has happened, it’s an amazing response. Opinion is divided, some people like Sam, others don’t and in pubs across Tyneside all week, it will have been a major talking point. Yet whatever people think, they’ll still support Newcastle United. That’s what makes it such a great club and I’m sure it will inspire Sam and make him even more determined to get it right. I have no doubt that he’ll succeed. --

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