Monday, March 7, 2016

Disconsolate McClaren can't wake sleeping giant Newcastle (The Associated Press)

Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Stoke at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

The withering verdict from Newcastle fans bellowed out from the Gallowgate End, the giant stand at St. James' Park that's a stone's throw from where public executions were held centuries ago. ''Steve McClaren, he's taking us down,'' was one of the politer chants from the disgruntled locals as Newcastle slumped to yet another loss at the weekend. One of the last images of McClaren before he was fired by England in 2007 was him standing on the touchline at Wembley Stadium, huddled under an umbrella as rain lashed down during his team's loss to Croatia.


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