The Daily Mail claimed last night that several Newcastle United players want assistant head coach Graeme Jones to take over immediately from manager Steve Bruce until the end of the season, believing he represents their best chance of avoiding the drop.
It was reported that there is growing resentment towards the Magpies’ boss in the dressing room, and that the players no longer trust and like him, with a training ground bust-up between him and Matt Ritchie on Tuesday fuelling the fire.
However, the latest reports coming from The Telegraph have poured cold water on those claims, and Newcastle players are said to have contacted club officials to deny they wanted Bruce to be sacked.