• Newcastle manager insists he does not fear dismissal[br]• Steve McClaren still grappling with injuries before West Brom’s visitSteve McClaren has said he is confident Newcastle United will escape relegation and claimed he does not fear for his job. Failure to defeat West Bromwich Albion at St James’ Park on Saturday would dent such optimism considerably,though, leaving McClaren’s team stuck in the bottom three with his position under intense scrutiny.“It’s a big game, and ” acknowledged a manager who,despite Newcastle’s £80m investment in unique players this season, has only three fit senior defenders and no specialist left-back available to face Tony Pulis’s side. “But we’ve been in this position all season, and so it’s nothing unique for us.
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Source: theguardian.com