By Tyne-Talk
January 12 2008

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has rubbished Newcastle United FC and expressed great "concern" over the situation they find themselves in, he is the latest in a string of managers both past and present to comment on the troubles on Tyneside. "I am worried about the situation. If you want quality people in a job you need to give them a chance.

Instability gives a chance to people who talk well and they can convince you quickly. But it is not necessarily for people who have real quality and work deeply inside the club.

"I am really concerned about that and the instability of the ownership. The consequence of that causes instability on the technical side.

"These people want to come in and buy and have quick success. They have negative results, but don't understand how difficult football is.

"I don't believe it is linked with nationality. Sam Allardyce has been sacked this week, but it could have happened to a foreign manager. A new owner comes in and wants new people, but it is all a factor of instability."

Yesterday Alex Ferguson who has been in his job 21 years and seen 10 Newcastle managers come and go said the following:

"The expectation levels at Newcastle are too great, a lot of people are saying that now,

When you analyse the situation up there, it is beyond belief.

They have had two managers who have won World Cups - Jack Charlton and Ossie Ardiles - as players, four who have won the European Cups as players - Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit and Graeme Souness - and Sir Bobby Robson, who took England to the World Cup semi-finals.

You would think one of them would have won something given the right time.

I don't know what you can say about the situation up there but it is a strange club."

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