Yeah too late they’re almost definitely going down.
Karanka was way too shook in how he set up the team, they rarely played two up the top when they were drawing late in games or chasing. Just wasn’t willing to be adventurous enough.
I’d liken them to how Burnley were the last time they came up, specialists at getting draws but low scoring so they can’t get wins to save their lives.
They have Man United this weekend then there is an international break, after which they play Hull and Swansea. They have time to get a decent manager in and get organised before those two important games, so you never know. I’d go for Pardew if I was them – he loves an initial bounce before inevitably dragging the team back down again.