7 Newcastle Managers The Fans Didn't Want
Steve McClaren isn't one of them on this occasion...
It's signed sealed and delivered, isn't it? Steve McClaren is set to be named the Newcastle United head coach any time now. It is an appointment that has already been lambasted by the overwhelming majority of Magpies' fans. An uninspiring appointment that indicates that what Mike Ashley said before the West Ham game on the final day of the Premier League season was a pack of lies. Coupled with the fact there has been quite literally no movements in the transfer window, aside from the cost cutting measures of releasing Jonas Gutierrez and Ryan Taylor, it seems to be a case of business as usual at the club. Dreams and aspirations lay dead along with any thought of ambition... This wouldn't be the first time that a large section of the Newcastle support were unhappy with a managerial appointment. Doubts that have proven to be well placed considering the sheer amount of gaffers that have turned up at St James' Park over the years. While of course there are those that label the job at St James' Park the proverbial poisoned chalice. A job that is almost too big for anyone within Newcastle's catchment area of the managerial merry-go round. Here's 10 managerial appointments Newcastle made that the fans didn't want..