James

To be fair to the club, the last manager to be appointed in the summer, Sam Allardyce, just splurged a load of money on players he wanted to buy for Bolton. Remember David Rozehnal? I would hope McClaren is studying our last few seasons trying to figure out what players we can bring in to make best use of the talents we already have.

Imagine the players shock when they come back for pre season to find themselves being coached by a professional unit.

I hope he gets some sort of responsibility for the academy in addition to being the ass man

They might be our scouts, except they are a player management service with multiple clients at the tournament. Also they are not our scouts. Probably why I recognised the name then...Well perhaps I've identified the wrong agency, but we definitely outsource so our name was never going to be on the list.

New Breed Sports Management are our scouts, so we are there.

In talks with Ladislav Krejci - if Pavel Srnicek is to be believed...

The media are still allowed in the newsroom. The just have not paid for the privilege

Is Woodman jr. really any good? Honest question. He's the No.1 for whatever England youth teams he is at. So for his age you would have to say so.

Bobby Robson rejected the job twice. After Keegan left, and before we came back with an improved offer when he was actually appointed. Bobby Robson was at Barcelona. Steve McClaren was at Derby County. Just let that sink in. He was unemployed for the second rejection. It's in his book.

Bobby Robson rejected the job twice. After Keegan left, and before we came back with an improved offer when he was actually appointed.

I really wish I hadn't used my real name on here, everything is so much more hurtful. I know the feeling. Let's call each other Dave from now on!

We don't need someone who has had a good track record We need someone who is going to have a good track record.

Although I doubt very much he would do that in the senior team, sounds like he is focused on improvement rather than winning with the youth teams which is positive.

Well we can't have more than 25 players, so if we need 10 we will have to sell a few first. we'd have to sell a few, thats for sure, we wouldnt have to do it first though. Agree, however from what we have seen with this club, they won't do it. Only vacancies will be filled.

It wasn't, because Swansea sacked him ASAP and replaced him with unproven Garry Monk.

Well we can't have more than 25 players, so if we need 10 we will have to sell a few first.

Laudrup is a sexy name but if you see the reasons he was sacked at Swansea he isn't worth it.

I don't really understand why some would not touch an unproven manager. We could go proven and get proven mediocrity. Proven quality is probably hard to attain. There are a few names left but you could argue even Garde is unproven. The good proven managers were at some point unproven and we aren't a successful or stable enough club for an unproven manager to be beneath us. Every good manager ever to exist was at some stage unproven. Keegan, the best NUFC manager in our lifetimes was unproven.

There are always options but are they attainable? Of those that are I'm not sure they are going to achieve much more than mid table and more apathy. Newcastle and Vieira might not have much affinity yet, but I see him as someone with the pedigree to wake the club up.

Keegan would have told him that Newcastle is closer to the Louvre than London or something. I doubt it was a defining issue I'm sure if the board were desperate to bag him they could have done an HTT style dossier on golf courses and culture in Newcastle and the surrounding area.

No idea what he would be like in a tactical or coaching sense but he is undoubtedly a great leader of men who would get the very best motivation out of the British and French players.

Goodbye Jonas G, Though I never knew you at all. You had the grace to hold yourself, While those around you crawled.

Leaves the club a hero.

We can't replace everyone this summer. Happy for him to get a new deal as long as it is not a long term commitment. Give him a year, maybe he will improve under new management