His accent specifically??
I have said I think that he would run people up the wrong way and his pre and post match press conferences would annoy fans. I said this in December. Maybe December 18th. And guess what it is. Massively. Massive bluffer who speaks corporate and makes excuses. North East folk see right through lads like that. And they are. Hence the backlash.
All so predictable after the rangers stint - speakman can't have bothered doing any background research on this bloke. Either poor judgement or dereliction of his duties as a d.o.f imo.