It is a fact the Wally With The Brolly is Mike Ashley's No 1 target, and the NUFC owner will pay compensation money to buy out McClaren's contract at Derby at the end of the season, rumoured to be around £2 million.
The fact that Derby don't look like gaining promotion to the Premier League means that Derby's failure would be Newcastle's gain.
Is McClaren a "Yes Man"?
He is so desperate to get back to Premier League management I think he would do ANYTHING for the job.