The position has been vacant since July after Ben Dawson left to join Steve Cooper’s backroom team at Leicester City, leaving Jack Ross and Neil Winskill to take charge on a interim basis.
Newcastle’s second string are next in Premier League 2 action on Friday evening against Blackburn Rovers at Whitley Park – and a new man could be in the dugout.
As per sources north of the border, the Magpies are set to confirm the arrival of St Mirren assistant manager Diarmuid O’Carroll after agreeing a compensation package over the weekend. O’Carroll was absent for St Mirren’s 2-1 win over Hearts on Saturday.
“He is speaking to someone else at an Under-21 position,” said manager Stephen Robinson. “Obviously, we’ve shown today that we’ve got that staff in place to step up if that should happen
“(First-team coach) Brian (Kerr) has come in and done great for me. Him and Jamie Langfield were a big part of the set-play. Credit to both of them, they’ve worked on the set-plays all week.”
