As the old saying goes, there is none so blind as those who will not see.
If the witch hunt for Eddie Howe was not so serious it would be quite amusing.
I fail to see how so many who claim to be Newcastle United fans are happy to jump on the bandwagon of what they see as the teams failings this season.
A situation that pre Eddie Howe would have been looked upon as a highly successful season.
Just to recap on the current situation.
We have just lost a two-legged semi-final to the best team in England over the last ten years. While not something to be happy about, it is certainly not the claimed disaster that shows we are supposedly a club that is falling apart.
Newcastle United fans have an upcoming two-legged Champions League tie to look forward to, with an opportunity to reach the last sixteen of Europe’s premier competition.
Eddie Howe and his players are still in the FA Cup, albeit with a very difficult fourth round tie.
All this in a season which could not have had a more difficult start with the backdrop of the Alexander Isak saga and the late arrival of new players, giving no time for a full pre-season and a planning nightmare for the coaching team.
In addition, we have the worst injury record of all 20 Premier League clubs so far this season, with key players missing for long periods.
Despite this, United are still see ourselves in a league position where Champions League qualification is still possible, currently seven points adrift of the top five ahead of the Brentford game.
So let’s forget trying to hound out one of the best managers we have ever had.
One city, one club, can hopefully can again become Newcastle UNITED.