Hall Lashes 'Useless' Toon!
"It's been desperately poor all season and the worst thing is they didn't even appear to try on Sunday.
"I'm not going to pull any punches. This current side is rubbish. Useless.
"I'm as baffled as anyone with the signings of players like Joey Barton. Then again, (former manager) Sam Allardyce said he could put him right.
"As for Michael Owen, he's had too many injuries and he's never seemed to be on the ball.
"Now we are saddled with a huge wage bill. The lesson here is obvious: you can't take on yesterday's men and hope to survive. That's for a club with no ambition.
"Shearer must stay.
"He doesn't have experience but then neither did Kevin Keegan the first time round. But, like Keegan, the fans have faith in him. The club is in his blood and he is a rallying point for all the supporters."