6 Quotes From John Carver's Interview That Show Newcastle Were Right To Sack Him

6. Carver Still Maintains Publicly Accusing Mike Williamson Of Getting "Deliberately" Sent Off Was Done "For The Right Reasons"

In one of the most bizarre incidents in the history of a football club where the extraordinary is more than often the norm, Carver infamously accused centre-back Mike Williamson of getting himself "deliberately" sent off during the Magpies' 3-0 defeat at Leicester City in May. An on-air accusation on that scale is practically unheard of - and for a head coach to publicly accuse one of his own players of purposefully picking up a second booking is extremely unprofessional. Speaking about the Williamson accusation, Carver told The Telegraph:

€œI thought he meant it. I don't know why he would do it. It was just my thought: 'He's meant that'. "I've told him that. I've said it to his face. I don't want to go into what he said. "Do you know what? Ninety-nine per cent of managers would love to do it. "I embarrassed Mike Williamson and I embarrassed myself, but I still believe I did it for the right reasons and I embarrassed him into performing the next time he played. "I apologised to Mike for going public. I had to go and find him to go through it."

Although Carver accepts he was wrong for accusing Williamson publicly and that he apologised to the centre-back, the fact he believes his comments were made "for the right reasons" shows exactly why Newcastle were right to sack him. Regardless of whether or not Carver's comments were made with the best intentions, the fact he thought that it was acceptable as a head coach of a Premier League football club to make such remarks proves he does not have the temperament to be a top-flight manager. There is a difference between attempting to get a reaction from a player and unjustifiably tarnishing his character - and that's what Carver did to Williamson, even if the defender's two bookings were ludicrous at the King Power Stadium.