McClaren

[Toddo]

He won't be sacked by Christmas, if nothing else, Mike Ashley shows his managers plenty of loyalty. I actually think SM will do well at Newcastle, he fits them like a glove. He doesn't want to manage, he just wants to coach and their apparent structure of giving the coach minimal say in who they sign will probably work in his favour. I think he will have them playing some attractive attacking football and they have the means to have some decent squad depth which for one reason or another he didn't have at Derby.
I think they'll be comfortably mid table at least, maybe more. Wether the toon army will accept him or not is another matter.

Remember those faces of hate and anguish that saw off Allardyce? Then the same fans forced out Pardew, their most successful manager since Robson. Not sure McClaren has the bottle to stand up to that. When the going gets tough he doesn't often hang around, s

[swaledale]

He won't be sacked by Christmas, if nothing else, Mike Ashley shows his managers plenty of loyalty. I actually think SM will do well at Newcastle, he fits them like a glove. He doesn't want to manage, he just wants to coach and their apparent structure of giving the coach minimal say in who they sign will probably work in his favour. I think he will have them playing some attractive attacking football and they have the means to have some decent squad depth which for one reason or another he didn't have at Derby.
I think they'll be comfortably mid table at least, maybe more. Wether the toon army will accept him or not is another matter.

Remember those faces of hate and anguish that saw off Allardyce? Then the same fans forced out Pardew, their most successful manager since Robson. Not sure McClaren has the bottle to stand up to that. When the going

[Toddo]

He stayed at Derby 22 months or so. Of those i firmly believe he was engineering a move away for several months, or at very least 'keeping his options open'. I am not knocking him for that, but lets not kid ourselves, he has no loyalty.

[swaledale]

He stayed at Derby 22 months or so. Of those i firmly believe he was engineering a move away for several months, or at very least 'keeping his options open'. I am not knocking him for that, but lets not kid ourselves, he has no loyalty.

Who has in football these days? Loyalty works both ways! However, IMO he did not engineer a move, he may have been keeping his options open but in such a precarious occupation who can blame him?

In the end it was his failure to stop the slump that finished him off, not that I'm bothered, but ti will be interesting to see how the "Toon Army" respond, this must be his last chance at the "big time"!

[AnagRam]

He stayed at Derby 22 months or so. Of those i firmly believe he was engineering a move away for several months, or at very least 'keeping his options open'. I am not knocking him for that, but lets not kid ourselves, he has no loyalty.

Who has in football these days? Loyalty works both ways! However, IMO he did not engineer a move, he may have been keeping his options open but in such a precarious occupation who can blame him?


In the end it was his failure to stop the slump that finished him off, not that I'm bothered, but ti will be interesting to see how the "Toon Army" respond, this must be his last chance at the "big time"![/quote]

Agree with you about loyalty in football and 'his last chance at the big time'. Can't see how you don't think he probably 'engineered' the move though.

He ends up at a club he's linked with for almost half a season and promptly announces this is the j

[UpTheRams1884]

Alright folks? Have a question about Steve McClaren

What formation does he prefer?

His favourite formation is 4-3-3.

[swaledale]

He stayed at Derby 22 months or so. Of those i firmly believe he was engineering a move away for several months, or at very least 'keeping his options open'. I am not knocking him for that, but lets not kid ourselves, he has no loyalty.

Who has in football these days? Loyalty works both ways! However, IMO he did not engineer a move, he may have been keeping his options open but in such a precarious occupation who can blame him?


In the end it was his failure to stop the slump that finished him off, not that I'm bothered, but ti will be interesting to see how the "Toon Army" respond, this must be his last chance at the "big time"![/quote]

Agree with you about loyalty in football and 'his last chance at the big time'. Can't see how you don't think he probably 'engineered' the move though.

He ends up at a club he's linked with for almost half

[woolwhacker]

You really are the most vacuous poster ever, read back your inane nonsense, you contradict yourself over and over.

But at least your ITK

[swaledale]

You really are the most vacuous poster ever, read back your inane nonsense, you contradict yourself over and over.

But at least your ITK

Pot calling the kettle black! How am I contradicting myself?? Events change views so any intelligent person will alter their views over time based on facts.


I'm having a debate with a poster and in you come with your petty insults, have you nothing better to do?

Its posters like you that drive people away from this board.

As for being ITK, you seem obsessed as if it bothers you.As it happens I do know someone who works at the club who is in a position to know, however they are quite circumspect about what they do say for obvious reasons.

IF I'm told something and IF its OK to do so I post what I'm told, most of the time its merely confirmation, but occasionally as you'd know if you'd been around long enough its unknown.

Personally I'm not bothered if you or anyone else believes that

[AnagRam]

You really are the most vacuous poster ever, read back your inane nonsense, you contradict yourself over and over.

But at least your ITK

Bit harsh woolwhacker. I don't always agree with swale, that's the point isn't it, but I've certainly never found him to be 'vacuous' or 'inane' and he has got more predictions right than some.

Anyway, back to the question. I think the answer is 4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1 depending on the way the game is going but he was never very good at that bit :-S