Now wasn't that painless! After months of speculation the rumour linking him with the Tyneside club has finally been put to bed.
Why he couldn't have been as clear as this earlier heaven knows. Of course there are still many fans who still gave a suspicion that he was tempted to move north.
Ever since he was answering the questions or in fact not giving a definitive answer, speculation has been rife that he would be making his way through the exit door.
His inability to kill the rumours earlier has seen many Rams supporters lose trust in the gaffer. It's now up to him to regain that trust. Obviously he will be linked to vacant positions following his success up to March, but greater clarification sooner on his position should any other club show interest.
What McClaren has to do now is to carefully strengthen the team in various position with defence being a priority.
He brought in Ryan Shotton, Cyrus Chrustie, Raul Albentosa and Stephen Warnock during the season and none have proven to be up to the job thus far.
Grant has looked awful in goal recently and we either need Eric Steele to work some magic or look elsewhere.
There is a big job ahead! So many gaps to fill and players to offload baring in mind that financial fair play has to be complied with yet again.
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