Wow. I am bemused by how so many of you manage to blame me, Cliff Ginetta* and any random fan that shouts anything for this incident. Anyone in fact, except the person that was out of order.
The video I saw today showed a fan clearly shouting "lazy twat" about one of the players. NP turned and shouted "**** off and die" in the general direction of the shout. He followed this up with further verbals that were unintelligible. This isn't excusable. To say it is makes you look ridiculous. He's the manager of the football club and this is him in the most public expression of this role, with all sorts of people and camera's around.
NP should have come out today and apologised for losing in in the heat of the moment. That would be it for me. We've all done something we regret at times. But he hasn't and, if he remains true to his character, he will believe that it is his right to say what he likes to who he likes.
That's pretty poor for him and equally as poor from those that seek to defend him. And I'd say this about any club official doing this. How can you condone it?
*I do genuinely dislike being on the same side of any argument as CG. I can't stand the loon.