Newcastle supervisor Steve McClaren has cautioned that “change is painful” in the wake of getting the support of overseeing executive Lee Charnley.
The Magpies were defeated by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup in midweek. They have not won a single Premier League match this term.
McClaren said, “We are changing a lot – philosophy, culture, standards, training and style.”
There will be no “panic” over the club’s poor shape, declared Charnley.
McClaren says wholesale changes have been essential since he assumed control from John Carver in the late spring.
The former England manager added, “We are going through change, and change is painful, tough and hard,” added the former England manager.
“Why are we wanting change? Because we’ve won five games in 32.
“When we get it right, it’ll be good.”
Charnley was designated overseeing executive in April 2014. He said that the club was united behind McClaren.
He wrote in an email to his fans, “We are not in the business of apportioning blame.”
“We are a team, from the boardroom to the boot room, and will respond like one.”
Newcastle is of now second-base of the class table, above the north-east adversaries Sunderland on objective contrast.
McClaren – who has won just three matches in his previous 21 accountable for Newcastle and Derby County – conceded after the thrashing by Wednesday that the club was “very close to a crisis” and his side face champions Chelsea on Saturday, commencement 17:30 BST.
A fans’ gathering guaranteed that the club will dependably battle while proprietor Mike Ashley is in control, while the previous midfielder Jermaine Jenas faulted an absence of administration for their poor begin in his BBC Sports segment.
Charnley added: “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.
“We don’t have the time nor the inclination to feel sorry for ourselves. That would not serve us well.”
