Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has spoken out on Eddie Howe's future after a difficult start to the season for the Magpies manager.
Howe celebrated three years at St James' Park last month and has turned the club around from relegation candidates to European contenders during this period.
However, Newcastle have struggled to kick on this term and currently find themselves down in 12th after suffering their fifth defeat of the campaign at Brentford on Saturday.
The 4-2 loss was littered with errors that left Shearer questioning the attitude of the players and branding the team 'dreadful defensively'.