Chris Hughton firing by Newcastle is racist, period.

Newcastle United fired Manager, Chris Hughton, for racist reasons. He is not white enough. Earlier this year, I had queried the absence of black managers in the Barclays Premier League. As much as it sounds odd and awkward to discuss gays, especially if you do not understand their act, we beat by the bush, hiding behind a finger. There was always going to be a politically correct way to justify his dismissal.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias found the correct phraseology, "show business enough''. It may not have been them with a racist attitude, but the Sky News that they claim did not visit St James' Park often enough as each visit from the television station pockets the club £500,000. Maybe Sky TV have a valid point. Their viewers may be racist enough to switch off their sets every time Theo Walcott, Jermaine Defoe, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Micah Richards, Darren Bent or indeed, Chris Hughton appeared on their channel.

So many black players turn up for Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and many others. Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Salomon Kalou, Michael Essien and Alex Song are the cream of the Premiership. There is a long list of fantastic black footballers who drive the clubs, literally.

Hughton was expected to submit predictions for future games which he then had to discuss and compare with the Newcastle chiefs' own set of tips. Ashley and Llambias expected Hughton to listen to the bosses valuable input before matches. They considered themselves fundis of the game.

The accusation that he was 'milking the crowd' after a 5-1 Newcastle beating of Sunderland, in the Tyne-Wear derby when the fans chanted his name is just as ridiculous. These issues are familiar to many of us if the team is doing well and the management have an eye on someone. I was once accused of winning matches by goals from wingers, defenders, or by 1-0 margins.

Hughton suffered further crazy inputs from his bosses. His treatment of players like adults was perceived as 'weakness' by the men in charge. The man was managing his team his own way and it was effective. I was very much surprised how pedestrian they were in the last few matches. I guess the goons paid players to lose.

As of now, Martin Jol and Alan Pardew are rumoured to take the post. Former Liverpool ace, Peter Beardsley is in charge in the interim. Jol quit his Ajax jobs hours ago. There is a claim of Andy Carroll leaving as a result of his closeness to the former manager. It is a player many teams will try to land at their training grounds.

Newcastle football experts claimed the club needed someone with experience. If Hughton took the team from the Championship to the Premiership, achieved two club records in the process; 102 points to secure promotion and the longest sequence of unbeaten 17 league matches, they will need a man of Messianic powers to do much better. Maybe the Magpies will be in the top 4 this season and eventually champions the next.

If you ask me, it may be the other way round. Those players are a fragile lot with volatile characters. Above all, why should racist mentalities and ideologies rank high and file above good? It is a big shame for the team and indeed the Barclays Premier League. All the best Chris.