'Criticism' has made way for 'credit' as the buzz word around Newcastle United. Who deserves it? Who wants it? Who is dispensing with it?
On the back of their 12th-placed finish, Steve Bruce is in the market for some, calling on those who flagged concern amid a run of two wins in 21 to 'eat humble pie'.
Such comments needlessly rile supporters, 95 per cent of whom used a local newspaper survey to call for him to go in March. What they see now is an attempt to render previous criticism null and void on the back of improvement.