The jeers rang down towards Eddie Howe from the Gallowgate End, where public hangings used to take place. A wounded manager, perhaps fatally damaged by a week of humiliation and a season collapsing, held a fixed grimace and kept applauding politely.
Another manager finished off by Sunderland’s unlikely, spirited knack of stealing wins against Newcastle in this bitterly-fought fixture that defines moods and reputations?
