Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer says the Toon Army is growing tired of the club's underachieving.
More than 50,000 fans turned up for the final home game of the season against Cardiff City.
Shearer told the BBC: "Newcastle supporters don't expect to win trophies, but they want to go to a game to see 11 guys out there on the pitch giving their all for the team.
"They turn up, year-in-year out, 52,000 of them, and they've been starved this season. They just want to know where they're going, and if the owner will spend some money to bring some players in.
"I played golf with a few friends of mine, and because I was working on Match of the Day for the Cardiff game, I took my ticket, chucked it down amongst nine mates to see who wanted it. Normally there would be a fight to get it, but they all said they didn't want to go. It's a sign of the times."
