Just when you thought we were running low on messiahs

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Lee Clark will manage Newcastle United one day, claims Huddersefield chairman

 

Huddersfield chairman Dean Hoyle thinks so much of manager Lee Clark that he has already offered to give him a lift to Newcastle United should he ever take the helm at his troubled hometown club.

 

Hoyle, speaking ahead of Huddersfield's Carling Cup second round tie at St James' Park on Wednesday, believes it is only a matter of time before the former Newcastle midfielder returns to the strife-torn Tyneside club on a long-term basis although he has insisted he should give it a wide berth for the time being at least.

"In managerial terms, I think Lee regards the Newcastle job as his Holy Grail because it's a fantastic club that pulls on the heart-strings of the supporters and Lee's one of them," Hoyle told Telegraph Sport.

 

"I would love Lee to become the Newcastle manager and I would love to drive him to Newcastle for that job because it will mean he has been successful for me, although I don't want it to happen too early I can assure you.

"If he walked in there now it would be completely wrong because there's so much instability. He needs to prove his credentials with us, take us where we would like to be - the Championship - do things the right way along the way and then move on to the job on the right terms.

 

"But let's be fair - it won' t be just Newcastle who will be after him - there'll be a whole host of clubs. Lee will go to the very top. At 37, he's one of the youngest managers in the league and he's got years in front of him. If he took it too early it could set him back years."

Hoyle, 42, handed Clark the chance to launch his managerial career at the League One club last season when he was Glenn Roeder's No2 at Norwich, following the dismissal of Stan Ternant.

 

"I wanted a young manager and, no disrespect, I didn't want to employ someone old enough to be my dad," said Hoyle, a Terriers fan since childhood who made his fortune through the Card Factory company he founded.

 

"At the interview stage, I personally wanted someone who left me feeling that I would want to play for them. Lee might have been a rookie but he ticked all the boxes, with enthusiasm, passion and technical nous, leaving me certain I'd want to play for him. That swung it.

 

"Lee likes to play fast, attacking football and for me that's reminiscent of the Newcastle days when he played under Kevin Keegan. They'd always do well at home but were a bag of spanners away. I'd put it all down to experience. I'm sure Lee will learn along the way.

 

"Above all, we want integrity and we want to do things the right way with honesty and open debate between us. Lee wants good, honest players. We want young players, not [those at] 29 or 30 for whom it's their last club on the gravy train. We want hungry players with something to prove."

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I'll not hold me breath!!

[Sir Bob Almighty! 0]

Walking in a Clarky wonderland!!!

[Asprilla 96]

you never know....

[Tom 14021]

He's been coaching since he wasn't 19 to some extent - according to the man himself.

 

So if anything - even though he may come across as daft - he's probably the most qualified of ex players.

 

He comes across very well in interviews too and his Huddersfield side are looking good to fight for automatic promotion or to seal a play off place.