Appointing Lee Clark as Newcastle U23 coach would be great move and keep his son at the club

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Neil Redfearn quit as Newcastle’s Under-23 head coach earlier this month, after an alleged falling out with his assistant Liam Bramley, which leaves the club with a role to fill.

Despite not being a role with the senior side, it is still a highly-coveted job at a Premier League club, which is why there is sure to be no shortage of applicants.

But Newcastle should approach someone close to home over the position, who could be available for very little compensation, and whose appointment would be both popular with fans and beneficial in more ways than one to the football club.

Lee Clark took over as Blyth Spartans manager in the summer, and was a high-profile appointment for the Northumbrian National League North side.

But it has been a tough start for the former Huddersfield Town boss, and Blyth currently find themselves second bottom of the table with just 13 points from 17 games.

He may be struggling there, but he would be a fantastic mentor for Newcastle’s youngsters to learn from, if he got the job, and it is a role at his boyhood team that he could excel at.

Clark has been linked with the job before

Newcastle reportedly considered him for the role prior to appointing Redfearn, with Clark very interested, and wanting to “buy into a long-term project” at Newcastle.

Another approach would surely be met with similar enthusiasm from the Geordie, who lives and breathes Newcastle United.

Other than just helping the crop of Under-23 and academy prospects, it would be certain to ensure a stay at the club for his son Bobby, who Bruce described as “the club’s best schoolboy prospect”.

There has been a huge amount of interest in the youngster, with claims that Tottenham have joined Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Bayern Munich in monitoring him recently, with the hope of luring him away from Tyneside.

But Clark is said to prefer to stay at Newcastle, and having his dad in charge of the under-23 side would almost certainly see him remain here to continue his development.

So bringing in Clark to fill the vacant post would be a win-win-win scenario, with it being the perfect outcome for the  under-23 squad, both Lee and Bobby Clark, and Newcastle.