I'm always weary of people who appear to be on some sort of crusade against these things. It reminds me of all those anti-gay people you get who are then found sucking off some John in a service station toilet.
He hasn't really though, has he?
Gini, Mitro, Mbemba etc were all clearly lined up for whoever they appointed.
I'd say Townsend and Shelvey were his signings.
Well no, but it is money that has been spent on the squad during his tenure.
From the BBC:
'Steve McClaren has spent £85m at Newcastle so far with a win rate of 21% - narrowly better than short-term bosses John Carver and Joe Kinnear.'
EDIT: Steve Kean had a 22% win percentage at Blackburn.