Next Newcastle Manager: 10 Favourites To Replace Alan Pardew

4. Steve McClaren (8/1)

Status: Derby County boss Former England manager Steve McClaren regularly finds himself linked with any job in the North East and probably for good reason - he was the last manager to bring silverware to a North East side, delivering Middlesbrough's first ever trophy in 2004 with a League Cup final win over Bolton Wanderers. Yorkshire man McClaren earned the England job after his successful time on Teesside, although his shameful spell as national coach ended when England didn't even qualify for Euro 2004. McClaren's reputation was so low after his dismal England spell that he had to move overseas to carry on his career, ending up in the Dutch league with FC Twente where he enjoyed a surprisingly successful spell, delivering the Eredivisie over rivals Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven. A certain Cheick Tiote was his lynchpin in midfield and he could be seen as the manager to get the best out of him once again, however his more recent spells back in English football and his failure to replicate his Twente success at Wolfsburg and a second spell at Twente might hamper his chances. His European football knowledge will be of interest to owner Mike Ashley whose chief scout Graham Carr is responsible for finding cheaper bargains on the continent than English players. He would be an unglamorous signing in the eyes of Newcastle fans having struggled to regain his reputation in England to gain a Premier League job, but the same can be said of Alan Pardew when he was hired and he lasted way longer than anyone expected.