Lee Clark talked to the Chronicle: “I know people who have worked with him and everyone holds him in high regard.
“I hope he does what he did at Middlesbrough and wins a trophy. I certainly think he can.
“The next man who does it will get that statue built for them outside St James’s Park or in the city centre.
“The manager who brings the next bit of silverware will be revered around the football club.
“Whether it’s the League Cup or the FA Cup, it wouldn’t matter.
“Newcastle should go for all cup competitions and with the right resources get into the top 10, and then who knows after that.
“I had a few discussions with him coming up against him in the Championship.
“He produced a really exciting Derby County team.
“They had a couple of key players missing at the end of the season and just missed out.
“Derby were one of the best teams all season. They had excellent players, played at a high tempo and played good football but losing two or three players when they did meant they just missed out on the play-offs and automatic promotion.”
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