Rafa Benitez defends Sam Allardyce over Everton fans' ratings

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has come out to defence of Sam Allardyce after Everton fans were asked to rate their manager's performance this season.
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Benitez is in agreement with the former England boss over a recent survey which asked season ticket holders, among other things, to rate his performance from 0 to 10.

Allardyce had said the survey was a mistake from the club's marketing department describing it as a 'marketing slip-up'. 

"The survey passed out by the director of marketing was a slip-up," he told reporters on Thursday (April 19).

"His knowledge is about marketing and not football. He got things wrong.

"I'm planning for the future, until someone tells me otherwise."

When asked if he had received an apology from the club, Allardyce added: "Off the chairman, yes."

In agreement with Allardyce, Benitez said: "Yes, it was a massive mistake. I don't agree with him on a lot of things, but on this one it is obvious it was a mistake. You cannot be talking about that, especially when things are not going so well. It makes no sense."