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Steve McClaren will learn his fate in the next 24 hours after Newcastle United chiefs opted against making an immediate decision on his future after the 3-1 loss to AFC Bournemouth.

McClaren told United’s Football Board that he wanted to carry on as head coach and would not resign despite the club’s precarious position.

United were scheduled to return to training on Tuesday with their next game with Leicester City taking place next Monday night.

The former England manager still feels he can stave off the threat of relegation with 10 games left.

The Toon boss was angered by the performance of his team and during the aftermath of the damaging loss to the Cherries he asked his players if they were up for the fight to stay in the Premier League.

McClaren is hoping to get the nod to prepare the team for the trip to Leicester.

United did not have a replacement lined up for McClaren despite the team losing the last three games.

It is believed that United’s managing director Lee Charnley had been keen to give him more time to get things right as Newcastle boss – and that Charnley had approved the recent trip to La Manga in the hope that it would revive Newcastle’s ailing season.

McClaren may yet get handed a stay of execution as Newcastle head coach, but fans have made it clear they want to see a change in the dugout.

Traditionally, Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has not been swayed by the opinions of supporters or the media.

He stuck with Alan Pardew through some dark periods and also handed John Carver six months to win the job in 2015.

But the fact that Newcastle would miss out on millions due to next year’s TV deal could prove to be the tipping point for Ashley.

Ashley is advised by London PR guru Keith Bishop who attended the 3-1 loss to the Cherries at St James’ Park before McClaren was told to speak to the media after the game.

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#When asked about the crowd chants asking for him to be removed, McClaren told the Chronicle after the game: “For the next 10 days they are fully entitled and the Press are entitled to say what they want and criticise what they want because you would be absolutely right.

“But I know enough about this team.

“It can produce performances on its day, against Bournemouth when it wasn’t their day, you need to fight harder, want the ball more and show more courage, when you don’t you lose games.”

McClaren went on: “I said to the players that nobody else is going to help us, nobody else is going to come in.

“We have a fight on our hands and all we can do is find the fighters.”

McClaren, who was confronted by an angry journalist on Friday ahead of the Bournemouth game, also gave another message to the media at the end of his Press conference.

He said: “We accept the criticism, it’s right, we are losing.

“The one thing we have always said is we don’t accept lies that are put in the paper.

“If things come out they have to be truthful and have to be checked, that’s the key thing.”

When asked on what he expected to unfold at the start of the week, McClaren responded: “It’s business as usual.

“We have been in the bottom three all season and got out.

“We have tried this, that and everything.

“I believe there are enough performances in that team in the last 10 games to get us out of trouble.”

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