He added: “It looks very bleak now and the worry is, if they do go down, would they have enough characters to get back up?
“There are so many big clubs now in the Championship that promotion would not be the stroll it was in 2010.
“That is a terrifying thought for Newcastle and their fans.
“I’m just like everyone else in the city. I am desperate for them to stay in the division. I want them to play Premier League football.
“So this has been on the cards for some time now. The writing has been on the wall.
“But their worst nightmare now finally looks like becoming a reality. It is heartbreaking to see.”
“There are so many big clubs now in the Championship that promotion would not be the stroll it was in 2010.
“That is a terrifying thought for Newcastle and their fans.
“I’m just like everyone else in the city. I am desperate for them to stay in the division. I want them to play Premier League football.
“So this has been on the cards for some time now. The writing has been on the wall.
“But their worst nightmare now finally looks like becoming a reality. It is heartbreaking to see.”