McClaren unfazed by Newcastle task

Thankfully, gymnastics’ loss has been the Magpies’ gain.

“I know the club want me to stay, and this year they will bring in some players”, The Shields Gazette quotes Sissoko as saying.

Yet unlike Newcastle, all those above have also seen significant money come into the club as it has gone out. That was from about six to 12. “I am not from this city or this country, and so to be given the responsibility of wearing the armband every week is a very special thing”.

Their most recent was against Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, 2-0, in the third round of the Europa League qualifiers, as per BBC Sport.

The North East giants’ new signing one day wants to wear the fabled number nine shirt, which was adorned by Shearer for a decade. “You never really know before a season begins, no matter how you prepare you never feel quite ready”.

And the 24-year-old has revealed that stories he heard of McClaren’s coaching and preferred playing style in the Netherlands was the deciding factor in him moving to St James’ Park.

McClaren stressed caution, that Mitrovic is “one for now, but definitely for the future”. You must do everything to get trophies.

Good to see the Newcastle Head Coach giving a measured response, I can’t imagine in the same circumstances somebody like Alan Pardew doing the same.

It’s easy to forget how close Newcastle came to slipping back through the trapdoor into the Football League after a shocking second half to the campaign, which included a run of eight defeats on the spin under caretaker boss John Carver.

Newcastle United have stepped up their interest in Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard, according to ESPN.

Wijnaldum’s pre-season displays suggest he is capable of living up to his promise, with his goals in successive games against Portland Timbers and Sheffield United confirming he possesses a keen eye for goal to go along with his creative talents.

Newcastle manager Steve McClaren looks dejected during the Newcastle United and Borussia Monchengladbach Pre Season Friendly match at St James’ Park, August 1, 2015.

Then in his mid-40s, McClaren said that experience had made him stronger – as had stints overseas in charge of Twente and Wolfsburg.

“We just want to give the supporters and you people [the media] something positive to watch and something positive to write, if that is possible”. We lost quality players but the replacements were the same quality.