Steve McClaren

[AyeDubbleYoo]

All fair points, I guess I still don't fully understand how keeping Newcastle up is sufficient for anyone but Mike Ashley.

[Unbelievable]

I'm a little bit surprised McClaren is so willing to take our s*** coaching staff TBH. I know he'll want a PL job but he also doesn't want to ruin his career by failing here. 

 

His career is already ruined man. What other Premier League aiming for top of the table would even consider having him?

 

Not a top club, but he could work for someone like West Ham.

 

West Ham and Sunderland are currently looking and are totally ignoring him. In the past year or so Palace(twice), WBA, Villa, Swansea etc all changed managers without ever considering him. Thats quite telling for all the wonderful reviews we get from Debry fans.

 

Exactly.

[Wallace]

I'm a little bit surprised McClaren is so willing to take our s*** coaching staff TBH. I know he'll want a PL job but he also doesn't want to ruin his career by failing here. 

 

His career is already ruined man. What other Premier League aiming for top of the table would even consider having him?

 

Not a top club, but he could work for someone like West Ham.

 

West Ham and Sunderland are currently looking and are totally ignoring him. In the past year or so Palace(twice), WBA, Villa, Swansea etc all changed managers without ever considering him. Thats quite telling for all the wonderful reviews we get from Debry fans.

 

Exactly.

 

Managing a "successful" Championship club does not mean you can manage a Premier League club.

 

I just can't see us achieving the glory of a top 10 finish when every other club is being more ambitious with their managerial appointments and player recruitment.

 

 

 

 

[Guest Roger Kint]

All fair points, I guess I still don't fully understand how keeping Newcastle up is sufficient for anyone but Mike Ashley.

 

Ashley has done wonders battering down fans expectations to the point they still accept average managers, there will be a few pennys dropped when September comes and we have grossly fucked up the window too. Baffles me how fans can still put money into this club under these conditions, if enough had of quit they would at least have been forced to try harder. The blokes only had to speak for 1 minute on TV and many have fallen for it again.

[Guest Roger Kint]

I'm a little bit surprised McClaren is so willing to take our s*** coaching staff TBH. I know he'll want a PL job but he also doesn't want to ruin his career by failing here. 

 

His career is already ruined man. What other Premier League aiming for top of the table would even consider having him?

 

Not a top club, but he could work for someone like West Ham.

 

West Ham and Sunderland are currently looking and are totally ignoring him. In the past year or so Palace(twice), WBA, Villa, Swansea etc all changed managers without ever considering him. Thats quite telling for all the wonderful reviews we get from Debry fans.

 

Exactly.

 

Managing a "successful" Championship club does not mean you can manage a Premier League club.

 

I just can't see us achieving the glory of a top 10 finish when every other club is being more ambitious with their managerial appointments and player recruitment.

 

 

 

 

 

Thats another important point. While our 'rivals' are spending big we will be flicking through the football equivelent of Autotrader searching for bargains. Ironically while ignoring the number of free transfers we have already missed out on

 

Just improving our squad isnt enough while every single team does the same, bare minimum from MA/LC wont cut it now.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

All fair points, I guess I still don't fully understand how keeping Newcastle up is sufficient for anyone but Mike Ashley.

 

Ashley has done wonders battering down fans expectations to the point they still accept average managers, there will be a few pennys dropped when September comes and we have grossly fucked up the window too. Baffles me how fans can still put money into this club under these conditions, if enough had of quit they would at least have been forced to try harder. The blokes only had to speak for 1 minute on TV and many have fallen for it again.

 

Yeah, but I also mean even pundits and commentators etc. The way they all think Pardew did a great job etc is just baffling.

[Klaus]

Is NUFCfans a wind up or parody site?

 

@nufcfans: The #McClarenOut brigade has piped down it would seem ? ??#NUFC

[TRon]

Could kind of accept McClaren if he brought in his own staff. However, McClaren with Carver, Woodman and Stone. Eurgh. This is the second worst case scenario, obviously Carver full time was worst.

 

Surely the three musketeers can't be on that much? The money we saved not paying compensation for McClaren should be used to terminate their poxy 8 year deals.

 

I think he's got to bring at least a couple of key men with him. possibly demote the three stooges to some minor role. I'm pretty sure we've slashed our coaching staff considerably down the years so there should be plenty of room for a couple more.

[nemtizz]

Is NUFCfans a wind up or parody site?

 

@nufcfans: The #McClarenOut brigade has piped down it would seem ? ??#NUFC

 

A mixture of trolls and just plain retards.

[Interpolic]

Doesn't make any fucking sense.

[Guest antz1uk]

Pardew Mark II then eh?

 

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/13310602.McClaren_s_appointment_set_to_hurt_Newcastle_s_hopes_of_a_Bamford_deal/

 

NEWCASTLE’S impending appointment of Steve McClaren is set to scupper the club’s hopes of signing Chelsea starlet Patrick Bamford.

McClaren is expected to be formally confirmed as Newcastle’s new head coach at the start of next week after a series of discussions with sporting director Lee Charnley resulted in a verbal agreement over the role.

 

The former Middlesbrough and England boss has received staunch support from chief scout Graham Carr, whose strong endorsement of his qualities persuaded Charnley and Mike Ashley to first approach McClaren to take over from Alan Pardew in January.

 

Once McClaren is confirmed in his post, the remaining members of Newcastle’s recruitment team will seek his input into transfer discussions before pressing ahead with their plans to remodel the Magpies squad this summer.

 

A new attacking line-up is regarded as a priority, with Bamford having been identified as a leading target if, as expected, Chelsea opt to send him on loan to a Premier League club.

 

The England Under-21 international, who has been forced to pull out of this summer’s European Championships in the Czech Republic because of injury, scored 17 Championship goals for Middlesbrough last term, but is unlikely to return to the Riverside.

 

Newcastle had hoped to lure him to Tyneside with a view to a permanent transfer in 12 months time, but McClaren’s appointment would make their task considerably more difficult as Bamford became disillusioned with the 54-year-old when the pair worked together at Derby County.

 

Bamford spent the second half of the 2013-14 season playing under McClaren at the Ipro Stadium, and while he scored eight goals during his time with the Rams, he was frustrated at regularly appearing in a wide midfield position rather than as a central striker.

 

Despite urging McClaren to play him up front, his pleas fell on deaf ears, and after he scored the winner in Boro’s 1-0 victory at the Ipro Stadium last season, it was telling that he pointedly said, “That’s what happens when you play me in the right position”.

 

McClaren tried to re-sign Bamford ahead of the start of last season, but the memories of his previous spell with the then Rams boss resulted in him turning down the offer in order to join Middlesbrough instead.

[Mole_Toonfan]

Anything to excuse signing players

[Wullie]

Pardew Mark II then eh?

 

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/13310602.McClaren_s_appointment_set_to_hurt_Newcastle_s_hopes_of_a_Bamford_deal/

 

NEWCASTLE’S impending appointment of Steve McClaren is set to scupper the club’s hopes of signing Chelsea starlet Patrick Bamford.

McClaren is expected to be formally confirmed as Newcastle’s new head coach at the start of next week after a series of discussions with sporting director Lee Charnley resulted in a verbal agreement over the role.

 

The former Middlesbrough and England boss has received staunch support from chief scout Graham Carr, whose strong endorsement of his qualities persuaded Charnley and Mike Ashley to first approach McClaren to take over from Alan Pardew in January.

 

Once McClaren is confirmed in his post, the remaining members of Newcastle’s recruitment team will seek his input into transfer discussions before pressing ahead with their plans to remodel the Magpies squad this summer.

 

A new attacking line-up is regarded as a priority, with Bamford having been identified as a leading target if, as expected, Chelsea opt to send him on loan to a Premier League club.

 

The England Under-21 international, who has been forced to pull out of this summer’s European Championships in the Czech Republic because of injury, scored 17 Championship goals for Middlesbrough last term, but is unlikely to return to the Riverside.

 

Newcastle had hoped to lure him to Tyneside with a view to a permanent transfer in 12 months time, but McClaren’s appointment would make their task considerably more difficult as Bamford became disillusioned with the 54-year-old when the pair worked together at Derby County.

 

Bamford spent the second half of the 2013-14 season playing under McClaren at the Ipro Stadium, and while he scored eight goals during his time with the Rams, he was frustrated at regularly appearing in a wide midfield position rather than as a central striker.

 

Despite urging McClaren to play him up front, his pleas fell on deaf ears, and after he scored the winner in Boro’s 1-0 victory at the Ipro Stadium last season, it was telling that he pointedly said, “That’s what happens when you play me in the right position”.

 

McClaren tried to re-sign Bamford ahead of the start of last season, but the memories of his previous spell with the then Rams boss resulted in him turning down the offer in order to join Middlesbrough instead.

 

[Teasy]

[Dinho lad]

fucking hell.

[SUPERTOON]

Could maybe accept his appointment a bit more if the club was appointing him because they genuinely believed he was the best for the job. However we all know he is being appointed for all the wrong reason and they couldn't care less about results.

[Wallace]

Well that is not good when he is supposed to be developing players.

 

Can see a club like Villa getting Bamford.

 

[Teasy]

They can have him on loan like, not interested in developing Chelsea's players for them.

[Pilko]

Could it be that McClaren merely decided to play his strongest central striker (Chris Martin) in that position, rather than shoehorning him out wide for the sake of developing one of Chelsea's players who he never had a chance of signing permanently?

[TRon]

Could it be that McClaren merely decided to play his strongest central striker (Chris Martin) in that position, rather than shoehorning him out wide for the sake of developing one of Chelsea's players who he never had a chance of signing permanently?

 

Maybe. In any case if he starts farting about moving players out of position on a regular basis my patience would sharp run out.

[joeyt]

Could it be that McClaren merely decided to play his strongest central striker (Chris Martin) in that position, rather than shoehorning him out wide for the sake of developing one of Chelsea's players who he never had a chance of signing permanently?

 

Yeah I thought that too. Him playing on the wing coincided with Derby's best form since dropping from the top division too so must have done something right

[Mick]

Free flowing attacking football, blimey.

 

His only Premier League job saw him play exclusively turgid negative stuff. People seem to be forgetting that you can't get out of the Championship trying not to get beat every week.

 

His remit here will be to finish in mid-table, no better, no worse. The idea of him taking that remit and not going back to what did the same job for him in the past is, imo, a fantasy.

 

Are you still pretending he was crap for boro? Because your "friends" told you this.

 

I work with a boro fan and he is the greatest manager in their history.

 

Doesn't mean I want him but don't change history.

I worked with a lass whose brother ran on the pitch and threw his season ticket at McClaren and I can only guess that he didn't do that as a sign of appreciation.

[Shak]

This cunt have a preferred formation then or what kind of players does he tend to try and build around?

[colinmk]

If he's given the job I'll reserve judgement on him. He's a mediocre manager who happens to be of better pedigree than the last 5 we've appointed.

You'll do the usual Ronaldo cycle, i.e. I'm not impressed but it's not as bad as you plebs are making out - it's actually great having a proper manager, unlike the last one that you all loved - he's a god amongst men and far more handsome than I ever realised actually, can't believe you lot thought the last guy would be better - OK it's gone a bit shit but he's not half as shit as your hero Coloccini - Right, I'm turning up outside his house to have a word unlike you cowards.

 

 

[mozy]

I don't particularly want McClaren, but he is the best British coach around. Some of the childish hate on here is frightening. His CV is excellent.