Newcastle United Football Club release statement
Newcastle United Football Club have announced the sacking of Steve McClaren.
The former-England manager was appointed ahead of this season, but just several months down the line, he has been sacked, leaving them 19th in the Premier League.
It’s heavily reported that Rafa Benitez will be the man to replace McClaren, who was sacked earlier this season by La Liga giants Real Madrid.
McClaren’s departure comes a week after their shocking home defeat to AFC Bournemouth, and with 10-games left to go, the club felt a change was needed in order to survive.
Statement
Newcastle released the following statement onto their official website:
“After the defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday the Club has spent some time considering its position and has today concluded that Steve McClaren’s employment with the Club will end with immediate effect.
“We acknowledge that reaching this decision has taken a number of days and that this has caused uncertainty for everyone involved, in particular for Steve and the players, for which we apologise. However we felt that this time was necessary to ensure the right decisions were reached with the best interests of the Club at heart.
Lee Charnley said: “I would like to thank Steve personally for his services to Newcastle United. He is a man of integrity and class and he has conducted himself with great dignity during this difficult time.
“Steve worked tirelessly to try and bring success to Newcastle United. He has the utmost respect of all the players, staff and management and he leaves with our very best wishes and sincere thanks.
“We feel that a change is now needed in order to give the Club the best possible chance of securing its Premier League future.
“A further announcement on a successor to Steve will be made in due course.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
