McClaren joins Newcastle: fans unimpressed, journalists angry

Former England boss tasked with getting Magpies into the top eight and winning a trophy

Steve McClaren
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Steve McClaren has been unveiled as the new manager of Newcastle United, but his reign has already encountered turbulence with fans underwhelmed by his appointment and some media organisations upset by the way the club handled the announcement.

The former England, Middlesbrough and Derby boss, whose CV is best described as "mixed", has been given a three-year contract at St James' Park and "ordered to rebuild the side into a top eight outfit and challenge for trophies", according to the Daily Mirror.

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