A roundup of media reaction to Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Levadia in the UEFA Cup on Thursday night that saw United make the group stages.

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A statement from the official website about Tommy Craig’s departure:

Newcastle United has reached an agreement with Tommy Craig over his future which will see the coach leave his post in the next few days.

The club wishes to make it clear that his departure is purely down to further re-structuring of the coaching staff following several changes that have taken place during the period covering the departure of Graeme Souness and Glenn Roeder’s full time managerial appointment.

Tommy, a past captain of the club, has served the club for over eight and a half years as Reserve Team Coach. He leaves with the best wishes of the club.

Tommy wishes the club and the fans with whom he has a wonderful rapport every success in the future.

People usually leave their job for one of the followng reasons:

1: Better job offer
2: Illness
3: Work dispute
4: Sacked

My guess with Tommy Craig is a combination of 3 & 4.

A strange thing happened the other day - I found myself agreeing with Sepp Blatter. The occasion was his proposal to find an alternative to penalty shoot-outs, and although he did not seem to come up with a better idea, it was very encouraging that he’s prepared to at least try and find something new.

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I would not normally be sufficiently enthusiastic to put pen to paper - or should that be finger to keyboard - for the UEFA games, but in all fairness to the team, Thursday’s match merits a mention. Though a very brief one.

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As a Toon fan, nothing compares to standing amongst 52000 fellow fans in SJP (not at the moment though arguably), but sometimes it takes a new environment, a new stadium and watching another team live to appreciate what we don’t have and no doubt the game left me with quite a few questions? Enter Real Madrid V Dynamo Kiev in the Bernabẽu.

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The contrast between our previous game and the next one could not be greater. From the home comfort of SJP against minnows Levadia Talinn, we step into Old Trafford against Manchester. It’s a good test to see if the team has made any progress as last season we were soundly even if not adequately reflected in the 2-0 scoreline.

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Mike Dean, from Heswall in The Wirrall, Cheshire, is 38 years old, and takes charge of his 1st Newcastle match of the 2006/07 season as we travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on October 1st in the Premiership.

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