Coloccini calls for Newcastle unity

LONDON: Newcastle United captain Fabricio Coloccini has written an open letter to supporters calling for unity as the club face up to the threat of relegation from the Premier League.
Newcastle have lost their last eight league matches — their worst run since 1977 — and are just two points above the relegation zone with three games of the season remaining.
The club held crisis talks with manager John Carver earlier this week and Coloccini says that everyone linked with Newcastle must now pull together.
“Today we are in a delicate situation, one that we have been through before, and it is one of the most uncomfortable situations in the world of football,” the Argentine centre-back said in a message released via the club’s media channels.
“Uncomfortable because this club doesn’t deserve to be in this position, a position that puts its status at risk.”