Source: Eurosport
Hughton wants Newcastle focus
Chris Hughton has told Newcastle's players to put the ongoing turmoil behind the scenes to one side as he prepares to put them through their pre-season paces.
The former Tottenham and Republic of Ireland defender on Monday confirmed he will, as expected, take charge of the managerless Magpies once again as the squad heads back to the club's Darsley Park training headquarters on Wednesday with the start of the new Coca-Cola Championship season less than six weeks away.
Hughton will guide the squad through the opening days of their vital pre-season programme with the assistance of Colin Calderwood and Paul Barron.
"Everything will be done properly with the group of players that is there," he said. "Everything going on outside of that has to stay outside of it.
"Whatever the situation will be, when it comes to the first day of pre-season training, the players will go through a good and correct programme for however long it is until someone takes over.
"The most important thing is that the players get a pre-season under their belts. Everything has to be done properly by the staff and players."
