Steve McClaren Quotations

One of our strengths over the last four years is that we have had bad performances but we have responded and made sure the next game is far better than that.

There is no-one more than me wants to see Mick do well at Sunderland , and I want to see Sunderland do well,

We have got to wait to hear from the Nigerian FA, so there's still a long way to go before we can actually say he's with us for January.

We have got a great team in the treatment room, a fantastic team.

That, for us, was as good as signing on the dotted line. There was a taxation issue, not a football issue, that needed sorting out.

He'll need a specialist in the next few days before we decide if he needs an op. But either way he's going to be out for six to eight weeks.

I can't say I'll be here for the next 20 or 25 years, that isn't possible,

It is concussion so we will have to assess it and see how bad it is.

On Saturday we have a game in which there should be no pressure on us, one we are not expected to win, but who knows?

I don't need to spell out how important Gareth is to the team. Now we feel it's best for the club and for Ugo that he moves on to pastures new.