10 Problems Steve McClaren Must Address At Newcastle

9. McClaren Must Deal With Transfers - Outgoing

While recruiting is a priority, deadwood must also be shifted by McClaren because there are too many players in that Newcastle squad who are failing to contribute enough to the first-team cause. Players such as Yoan Gouffran, Gabriel Obertan and Mike Williamson must either be retained as squad players - and that status made clear to them - or told to move on. Newcastle found themselves in a perilous position last season because they were fielding some players on a regular basis who simply weren't offering enough in Premier League matches - and that cannot be allowed to happen again in 2015-16.