Shearergol Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 "I'm obviously very disappointed with today's decision. I appreciate any frustrations relating to the team's recent results and the club subsequently finding itself in a battle to avoid relegation, and I remain confident however that we would have stayed in the Premier league with a view to building for next season if I had remained in charge. Whilst there has been a lot of intense speculation surrounding my position over recent days, my sole priority has been to maintain my professionalism and carry on my work to best prepare the team for upcoming matches. I would like to place on record what a privilege it has been to manage Newcastle United football club, it's a great club, the embodiment of the city with great supporters. I'd also like to thank the owner, Mike Ashley and the board for giving me the opportunity to manage this club, and the staff and the players for their loyalty and their effort. For every supporter of Newcastle united I genuinely hope that the club produces results I believe they are capable of between now and the end of the season to maintain their premier league status. Newcastle United is a club that must build for the long term to deliver what the supporters deserve, and that's success and silverware" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sacked via a phone call according to SSN Only because he refused to come in and have a face to face mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Very classy statement from McClaren and I do not doubt that he means all of it. Likeable person but it did not work out for him here, I hope he is successful in his next job and have no doubt that a Championship team will be in for him in no time. Miles apart from Pardew like, wish him well. If anything, he has made LC and MA see that this model categorically does not work, which is a huge bonus. IF we survive this season, it could be a huge turning point for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Nice statement. Would love to hear what he really thinks of the players that have let him down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 was crap bye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hold no ill will towards the bloke whatsoever. Good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmoset Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Wish him all the best, wasn't good enough but that's the fault of those who hired him. Didn't even bitch about this week in the statement. Glad he's gone but good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Nice but crap at his job. Close the thread and move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Mark Douglas on the Chronicle blog: McClaren - no bitterness Dignity and no hint of bitterness from Steve McClaren in his statement. Always felt he was a good man. Not the right one, but a step up in class from the previous full-time incumbent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hold no ill will towards the bloke whatsoever. Good luck to him. This exactly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMagpie Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Classy statement. Says a lot about the man. Best of luck to him for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulivye Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 here here lol Where where rofl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaron Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thats brilliant(sorry if already posted) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hold no ill will towards the bloke whatsoever. Good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrightstuff83 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 First class statement. Still a shocking gaffer, and don't buy all this great coach bs, if it was the case we wouldve shown some sort of development, shape, style etc. practised on the training ground during these high quality sessions, we simply did not! Nice bloke not very good at his profession, thankfully as his inabilities have brought us Rafa! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sacked by phone? Disgusting treatment of a very decent bloke, for the umpteenth time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 The way the club have handled his sacking is a disgrace. I know they wanted everything to be final RE Rafa, but to keep him hanging there is piss poor and typical of the way this club does things. Yes he was the wrong appointment and he is indeed a shit manager (for a club like ours anyway), but he went into work every day giving it his all to try and make this club better. If half the players did the same and the owner and his minions, we wouldn't be where we are, fighting relegation. the players are a fucking disgrace as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Just seen Slaven Bilic's comments on McClaren's sacking. Basically saying he's not sure why we've sacked him because its not like we've had a terrible season and this kind of thing is normal for us looking at the last 4 or 5 seasons, what a cretin. I mean not only is that patently wrong, but even if it was true he's basically saying that because we haven't done great in recent years we should be happy to sleep walk into relegation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Just seen Slaven Bilic's comments on McClaren's sacking. Basically saying he's not sure why we've sacked him because its not like we've had a terrible season and this kind of thing is normal for us looking at the last 4 or 5 seasons, what a cretin. I mean not only is that patently wrong, but even if it was true he's basically saying that because we haven't done great in recent years we should be happy to sleep walk into relegation Managers are gan to defend other managers though, it could be him next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Has Roberto Martinez done his usual 'I just cant understand it' yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I was totally wrong about him. Thought he'd be at least decent, but he was terrible. The football he had us playing at the start of the season looked very promising I thought, but then he seemed to lose his courage and it snowballed from there. He's clearly not a leader. He made some shocking selection decisions as well, not least the ridiculous Colback situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 The way the club have handled his sacking is a disgrace. I know they wanted everything to be final RE Rafa, but to keep him hanging there is p*ss poor and typical of the way this club does things. Yes he was the wrong appointment and he is indeed a s*** manager (for a club like ours anyway), but he went into work every day giving it his all to try and make this club better. If half the players did the same and the owner and his minions, we wouldn't be where we are, fighting relegation. the players are a f***ing disgrace as well. I subscribe to the general view that McClaren was a very decent guy but I'm not going along with the "he was treated badly" line. Here's a bloke who had no right to expect to land a PL job, based on his recent CV, which included getting sacked from a championship club at the top of it. He's been handsomely rewarded financially during his time here, and because he didn't walk, will be going away with a tidy compensation. These figures are likely to be well beyond what most of us here will make in 20 years or more of our working careers. The club were being selfless and looking out for itself in making sure the replacement and all his assistants were signed up prior to sacking the man in charge, fearing being in a situation like last year where they had a kit man running the first team. No problem with that at all. If that hurts poor Steve's feeling a little, well to be honest I really don't give a shit. Go work in the media and earn more in a couple of hours than most of will in a month ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sacked by phone? Disgusting treatment of a very decent bloke, for the umpteenth time. He refused a face to face meeting apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 It's a classy statement. He's a decent man unlike Pardew so I wish him well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Went to the Gateshead friendly just after he took over and we were shocking our North American tour was shocking the whole season has been shocking the man got paid a hefty wage for changing absolutely NOTHING... good riddance to rubbish I say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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