Newcastle stand by boss Hughton

[Win2Win Racing]

Newcastle issue a statement after the 4-0 Carling Cup defeat by Arsenal, backing manager Chris Hughton amid speculation over his future.

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[scoobydoo]

They want to remember where they are in the league ffs. Get real Newcastle! :crazy:

[Win2Win]

They usually go through 3 a season don't they?? So timings about right :doh1:

[scoobydoo]

9th in the league, 4 points behind Spurs in 5th place! They should be happy with 4th or 5th from bottom given their squad.Truth is the fans never fancied him even though he got them promoted.

[MattR]

Absolutely ridiculous

[samantha1303]

It's a mickey mouse cup, and he wanted to save his players for the Sunderland game ( carroll) for instance.
To me a cup is a cup, they are never gonna win the premiership, but I guess the managers are under so much pressure to perform in the premiership they keep their best players for this and sacrifice the other games