Newcastle Director Apologises To Fans For Poor Season Startup

NEWCASTLE managing director Lee Charnley apologised for the club's poor start to the season as they are second bottom in the Premier League after six games, having failed to win a match, and were bombed out of the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. Newcastle were heavy spenders over the transfer market, they spent £52million over the summer in a bid to turn around their fortunes after a difficult season under Alan Pardew and John Carver last term.

In an e-mail to the club's supporters, Charnley wrote: "There is no hiding from the fact that this has been a very disappointing start to our Premier League campaign, and a painful early exit from a cup competition that we were determined to give everything in this year. We apologise to you for this. "After six league games, the truth is we have not achieved the points that any of us had hoped and expected we would do. None of us can, or will, shirk the responsibility for this situation. Now is the time for collective action, and for us to find solutions to the problems rather than allow ourselves to be consumed by them."

"It is important to state that we bear collective responsibility for our position in the table. Identifying the problems in order to find the solutions is crucial, but we are not in the business of apportioning blame. We are a team, from the boardroom to the boot room, and we will respond like one. "So we have sat down as a collective - myself with Steve and his coaching team, and Steve with his players - to discuss the concerns and to look for the solutions together."

The start has piled the pressure on coach of the side, Steve McClaren, whose side have lost their last four games in all competitions and face champions Chelsea and current leaders Manchester City in the next two.

But Charnley said: "While we are all unhappy, we must not panic or make rash decisions. We should not forget we are still relatively early into the season with lots of games to go and points to play for.

Newcastle next match is against Chelsea in the Premier League, they play at home in the St. James' Park, on Saturday 26th September with kick-off. Set for 5.30pm. Bidding for an improbable fourth successive home win over the team from Stamford Bridge, United will host Jose Mourinho who has been trading words with Arsenal's Arsene Wenger labelling him a cry cry baby and the one who talks to referees anyhow.

This is Newcastle United's worst start to a Premier League season since the 1999/2000 campaign.

Other matches set to be played for this weekend include;

Sat 26.09.2015:

Spurs v Manchester City (12.45pm)

Leicester City v Arsenal (3pm)

Liverpool v Aston Villa (3pm)

Manchester United v Sunderland (3pm)

Southampton v Swansea City (3pm)

Stoke City v Bournemouth (3pm)

West Ham v Norwich City (3pm)

Sun 27.09.2015:

Watford v Crystal Palace (4pm)

Mon 28.09.2015:

West Brom v Everton (8pm)