John Carver Gets Advice On How To Manage NUFC... From Sam Allardyce

John Carver has been decimated this week in the press, on social media, and in the pubs across Tyneside after steering Newcastle United to their eighth-successive defeat and then declaring he believed he was still the "best coach in the Premier League". But none of that compares to the latest low blow the Newcastle interim head coach has recived. He has had the ultimate insult added to his injury - with Sam Allardyce trying to provide advice on how to mange NUFC. West Ham United boss Allardyce's tenure at St James' Park ended in January 2008 after just nine months in charge and his playing style was widely disliked in the North East. When Mike Ashley took the decision to sack a manager he had not appointed in the first place, there was widespread approval across the Toon faithful.

Yet, despite Allardyce's time in charge of Newcastle being an unpopular spell - he was booed ferociously during the 4-1 home defeat to Portsmouth, for example - the former Bolton Wanderers boss never felt he was given a fair crack of the whip at St James'. And now Allardyce - whose West Ham side face Newcastle in a potentially-crucial final-day Premier League fixture at St James' Park - does not think Magpies interim head coach should have aired his dirty linen in public. In post-match TV interviews, Carver accused defender Mike Williamson of getting himself deliberately sent off during Newcastle's 3-0 humbling at Leicester City last weekend.

When discussing Carver and Newcastle in his weekly column in the London Evening Standard, Allardyce said:

"It looks like our final game of the season at Newcastle could have some added significance following their spiral. I watched John Carver's outburst after last week's defeat at Leicester with some dismay as he accused Mike Williamson of getting sent off on purpose. "I like John enormously, I've known him for many years and I have nothing but respect for him and particularly the great success he enjoyed with Bobby Robson at the club he loves. It was an over-passionate reaction from him, though, as he searched for answers - and it was totally down to pressure. "It's an awful shame it hasn't gone well for John because he's a football man through and through, he loves the club and it's hurtful when you are as attached as he is. It could destroy him for a while but if you are going to say what he said about one of his players, then do it behind closed doors."

Although Allardyce's comments will not be welcomed and he was extremely unpopular as Newcastle boss, there is no doubt the Magpies would not find themselves in this position were the ex-Sunderland defender at the helm. For all the latest NUFC News, Views and Transfers make sure to follow WhatCultureNUFC on Twitter and Facebook.