McClaren is the new boss at st james park

Newcastle have confirmed former England boss Steve McClaren as their new head coach on a three-year deal.

McClaren, 54, was sacked by Derby on May 25 having overseen the Rams sliding from the top of the Championship to an eighth-place finish with just two wins in their last 13 games of the season.
But the Magpies, who only escaped relegation to the second tier courtesy of a final-day victory over West Ham, have put their faith in McClaren following the decision to part ways with caretaker-manager John Carver and his assistant Steve Stone.
McClaren, who has turned down the Newcastle job three times in recent years, has signed a three-year deal with the option of a further five.
McClaren revealed thar owner Mike Ashley's interview with Sky Sports before Newcastle's final game of the season against West Ham persuaded him that he wanted to take the job.
McClaren told Sky Sports News HQ: "The key was the statement he made before the West Ham game, where he actually came out and with drive and determination and focus, and talked about the objectives and what he wanted to achieve. He did it with such verve and vigour. Everyone was convinced - everyone was rejuvenated."
And McClaren says he is delighted to finally arrive at St James' Park.
“I moved into this area 15 years ago and became manager of Middlesbrough - and then I realised how big a club Newcastle was," he said.
“I always wanted to have this job - always. I’ve had two or three opportunities, as far back as 2004 when I was at Middlesbrough, meeting (former Newcastle chairman) Freddie Shepherd.
“But everything is about timing in football and it wasn’t the right time in 2004. Then I was at Twente, they got relegated, there was an interest, but unfortunately I was at FC Twente and I’d only been there for a year. So again, timing, and loyalty to FC Twente to stay on.
“And then obviously the well-documented (offer) of January just gone, where again, the timing wasn’t right. I had a job to do at Derby.
“We were on course doing that. I’d only been there just over a year and I felt that the timing wasn’t right: we were top of the league, going to achieve what we wanted to achieve – getting into the Premier League – and the job...I wanted to finish it.
“It wasn’t a case of turning Newcastle down at all. It was a case of staying loyal to Derby and that’s what I wanted to do.”