Newcastle United confirmed on Wednesday interim manager John Carver and his assistant Steve Stone have left the club amid talks of former England boss Steve McClaren taking over the job. "After discussions with John it was mutually agreed that in the best interests of the club moving forward, and to enable the new head coach to build his own coaching team, we would go our separate ways," managing director Lee Charnley said in a statement. "He is a man of great character and dignity and will always be welcome at Newcastle United. We wish him every success in the future," he added. A long-serving coach at St James's Park, Carver was put in charge for the second half of the season after Alan Pardew left for Crystal Palace. The team won only three games under his stewardship, however, and were in danger of relegation from the Premier League until the final day of the campaign. "It has been a privilege to serve as head coach of this great football club," Carver said. "The fans and the region deserve a successful team and both myself and my support staff worked very hard with the squad that was available to us." Stone, a former England international, had been a coach at the club since 2010. (For more sports news andupdates, followAhramOnlineSportson Twitter at@AO_Sportsand onFacebookatAhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/132410.aspx
