Today is not just about rugby. Oh no. There is football and much of it. There are no less (and no more) than five Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm, with Manchester City vs Newcastle at the top of the bill. Darren Richman will be here from around 2pm-ish (public transport-dependent) to bring you all the action from the Etihad Stadium as well as everywhere else in the top flight. Do join him. In the meantime here are some words from Steve McClaren, the man with the strange hair who will be hoping to upset the odds and guide Newcastle to an unlikely victory after drawing 2-2 against Chelsea last weekend. "The pressure will always be there. There is pressure to perform at the standard we want. "You should have that pressure and fear. That makes you concentrated. We will need that to get anything at the Etihad. "Consistency is now what we are after from that level of performance against Chelsea. That is how we want to play, the first half. We fought all the way and defended well in the second half. "We have been inconsistent from the start of the season, some good, some bad. Seven games in we are getting closer to our style and level of play. "We have always said it can happen quickly, sometimes it is smooth. But this has not been a smooth one. It has been up and down. We are getting closer." And more words: "I hate losing, I hate losing... I hate losing and not playing well even more, and we've had a couple of them. "But It's not been anything I didn't expect. We're not where I want to be, but I expected that and you've got to go through these times, and I'm trying not to be grumpy every day!"