• New manager says title-chasing and avoiding the drop are much the same
• ‘I believe they’re profitable enough to stay up,’ says BenítezIt was the sort of moment when Newcastle United supporters needed to pinch themselves and confirm they really were properly awake. Rafa Benítez was sitting on stage at St James’ Park and informing a rapt audience he had “a lot in common” with Lee Charnley, the club’s managing director.There was talk of “ambition”, and of wanting “to buy profitable players” and the well-known distinction between being a head coach and a manager. A week earlier Steve McClaren had sat in the same chair behind the same table,mired in misery, but now anything seemed possible.
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Source: theguardian.com