Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren
Stephen "Steve" McClarenis an English professional football manager and former player who most recently was the head coach of Newcastle United. McClaren served as manager of England from August 2006 to November 2007. He was sacked when England failed to qualify for the 2008 European Championship...
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I can't say I'll be here for the next 20 or 25 years, that isn't possible,
accepted football happy known mark move players shocked wants
I was very surprised, very shocked and very disappointed. Really, it was accepted reluctantly on our behalf. But as always, you only want players who are happy here, who want to play for your football club, and Mark has made it known he wants to move on, so we have reluctantly accepted that.
expected game pressure saturday
On Saturday we have a game in which there should be no pressure on us, one we are not expected to win, but who knows?
quite remember score
It's been a while, we don't quite remember how to celebrate. It was important to score first.
doubt james rest season
James is a big doubt for the rest of the season and he's going to see a specialist.
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A week is a long time in politics and even longer in football at times. We have had an eventful couple of months. But credit the players for this win. Through all the criticism, all the performances and the results, we have always stuck together. There has always been a great spirit and it rewarded us today.
along dressing enjoy moments players room
I've just told the players in the dressing room to enjoy it because moments like this don't come along too often in your career.
decision wrong
My decision is final. It may be wrong but it's final!
bad far four game last next strengths sure
One of our strengths over the last four years is that we have had bad performances but we have responded and made sure the next game is far better than that.
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He'll need a specialist in the next few days before we decide if he needs an op. But either way he's going to be out for six to eight weeks.
andrew experience good loan positive reports stand
Andrew has done well on loan at Bradford. We've had some positive reports on his performances and the experience should stand him in good stead.
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It is concussion so we will have to assess it and see how bad it is.
biggest game run season stepping victory
This was the biggest game of the season for us and it was the most important victory of our campaign. Hopefully, this is a stepping stone. I would like to think we can go on a run after this result.
wants
There is no-one more than me wants to see Mick do well at Sunderland , and I want to see Sunderland do well,