42 Quotes by Steve McClaren

This was the biggest game of the season for us and it was the most important victory of our campaign. Hopefully, this is a stepping stone. I would like to think we can go on a run after this result.

A week is a long time in politics and even longer in football at times. We have had an eventful couple of months. But credit the players for this win. Through all the criticism, all the performances and the results, we have always stuck together. There has always been a great spirit and it rewarded us today.

This is a big lesson, a big experience for them. This will make them better players in the future but at the moment it hurts. We took a beating today.

You can't lose people like that, they are the lifeblood of the club and we're very pleased.

It's been a while, we don't quite remember how to celebrate. It was important to score first.

That, for us, was as good as signing on the dotted line. There was a taxation issue, not a football issue, that needed sorting out.

I've just told the players in the dressing room to enjoy it because moments like this don't come along too often in your career.

I don't need to spell out how important Gareth is to the team. Now we feel it's best for the club and for Ugo that he moves on to pastures new.

Andrew has done well on loan at Bradford. We've had some positive reports on his performances and the experience should stand him in good stead.