Save yourself some time. The answer is no, they're treated with kid gloves by the media and also football officials.
They're very needy though and if every single thing doesn't go their way they claim the world is against them.
Aye nice to stick with players, show some faith rather than just talk about it. Build a team that know and trust each other.
Same goes for the manager, he'll lose games but he needs a wee bit of slack to continue to improve the team.