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Newcastle United, having restructured their seat of power following the departure of chief executive David Stonehouse, are also to overhaul their medical staff, writes JOHN GIBSON.

United have advertised nationally for a club doctor "to take control of the overall direction of the Sport Medicine Department and its future development."

The advert also emphasises that "organisational and management skills are essential" and "the successful candidate will be medically qualified with extensive knowledge and experience in sports injuries."

However, the present club doctor, John Mackay, will be at the club next season and insisted today: "This is all part of continuing the development of the medical side at Newcastle United which is essential to the club to help make us the best medically in the Premier League."

Dr Mackay, a practising GP, went on: "I've been involved with United for seven years and been club doctor for the last two.

"During that time I've appointed two doctors to the schoolboy academy, one to the club academy, and four more to help crowd control on match days.

"The board have been very supportive in this."

The medical side of any top football club is crucial, of course, with superstars worth millions of pounds under their care.

United are stressing that "a background in sports medicine or sports physiology would be advantageous" in any applicants who could be full-time

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Answers

"COULD" be full time?!?!?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

I think I'll apply. Can't be any worse than the last lot - who failed to spot Dyer's broken leg. I have got a St John's ambulance first aid certificate as well.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Mate, GPs simply don't work full-time as you and I might understand it. Typically, in a mid-sized practice (4 partners) a doctor may do 8 sessions (i.e. a surgery from 9.30am-11.00am or 4.00pm-6.00pm) in a week. They may well do other specialist clinics in between.

The quality of full-time physios and the treatment room(s) is probably more pressing.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001


Not bothered with their usual hours, this is supposed to be a high profile job showing our commitment to sort the injury problems out. I don't think that saying it could be done on a part time basis really supports that message, do you? One look at our treatment list and they'll be running for that golf-course.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

>>During that time I've appointed two doctors .......and four more to help crowd control on match days.<<

Wouldn't police horses be cheaper and more effective?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001



Hopefully whoever comes in won't need to be doing full time work by Xmas, after he's set up the fitness regimes, the diets and the recovery programmes.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

What about a dedicated Medic for Marcelino. Can I propose that Shipman bloke?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

When is Shipman due for release?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

This doctor is not supposed to be there to put sticking plaster on knees. They need to set up a full team to look after every level of the club, including travelling around finding all the academy players since we still haven't bothered to provide them with a place to stay together. If this is done properly and they actually start testing every player for fitness levels every week and keep a proper track of diet, alcohol intake, percentage of body fat, amount of training and playing undertaken then this will definitely be a full time operation and deserves to be. These players cost us millions. Their maintenance is of paramount importance to us. They could quite easily fund a sport science department at one of our Universities to collect and work with all the data and get ourselves some decent PR and a continuous source of expertise with access to the most modern information at a fraction of the cost we currently incur through unfit players, wages to injured players, losses on the transfer market having to cover these shortfalls etc. Got to be full time.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Howay Kiwi....get your application in ;))

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001


We have to start somewhere, and this move, especially the emphasis on organisational/management skills of the successful applicant, suggests to me that the Board are starting to act on the recommendations of Bobby Robson at long last.

Rome wasn't built in a day and if the right person comes in, the medical system at the club will be overhauled.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001


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