McClaren was sacked as Newcastle United manager on Friday, March , 11with the club facing relegation from the Premier League 10 matches from the end of the season.

After the sacking, the English coach flew to the Caribbean with his wife to spend some time together.

The coach looked very relaxed in sunglasses and a cap back-to-front as he rode on a jet ski.

His replacement at Newcastle, off to a bad start as Newcastle United were beaten at .

Newcastle have just nine games to avoid relegation. They face fellow relegation battlers Sunderland on Sunday, March 20.

The Magpies are 19th on the table with just 24 points, eight more than bottom side, Aston Villa. The Toons were last relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season, the first time the club had left the Premier League since joining it in 1993.

They returned to the top-flight in 2010, winning the Football League Championship.