Coaching
On 16 July 2008 Thompson was appointed new academy coach at Newcastle United. It was his former boss Kevin Keegan that handed him the role of looking after the club's young talents. He was the club's Reserve Team Coach for the 2009-2010 season. On 4 June 2010 Thompson left Newcastle by mutual consent and on 17 June 2010 he was announced as the new First Team Coach at Celtic, working under his former teammate Neil Lennon. Thompson was fired from his role at Celtic on 3 June 2012.
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