posted Jan 15, 2008

Bring back Keegan ! With "The Special One" out of our game now, we could do with another character.
Big Sam was kicked out way too early....should have given him time, most of the managers who have done ok in the prem have been there for a decent spell ?

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posted Jan 15, 2008

How doe the Geordies feel about Keegan AND Shearer together ?
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A very romantic idea for them, I'm sure but it would be doomed.

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posted Jan 15, 2008

INTERESTING FACT:

Sam Allardyce was manage for only 24 games, well no-other Newcastle Manager has been in charge for such an low amount of games!

KEEGAN KEEGAN KEEGAN KEEGAN!!!!!!!

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posted Jan 15, 2008

bolton fan here in peace
i think that kevin keegen is the right man for the job he got you in the top 4 and he will do it again appoint him

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posted Jan 15, 2008

Keegan?, Shearer? are you all stark raving mad? or Sunderlans fans in disguise? lol

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posted Jan 15, 2008

Keegan?, Shearer? are you all stark raving mad? or Sunderlans fans in disguise? lol
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It's like the twilight zone isn't it?

A new world were Keegan is a good manager and Shearer actually has a clue beyond his little book of cliches.

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posted Jan 15, 2008

"There are some clubs in the country where it is essential that the team generally tries to play football with some flair, and this is one of them".

- Newcastle chairman Chris Mort

Am I missing something. Why arent Newcastle talking to John Toshack about taking charge with Keegan as number 2. Perhaps Tosh needs to send some DVD's to St James Park to show how his teams play football. Wales have never passed the ball better than under Tosh, just a shame they dont have 11 Premiership players in the team.

People keep talking about Keegan and Shearer, but neither really want the pressure of being number 1 and its an untried combo. Toshack and Keegan have an understanding and chemistry that worked in the glory days of Bill Shankly. Keegan is the most successful manager in recent years at Newcastle and Toshack has managed the best in Spain and won.

If Newcastle want to see good football, then they have a great opportunity now to try an exciting combo that would go down a storm with the fans.

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posted Jan 16, 2008

toondon4life:

I take your point. Thing is, it should have been obvious right from the start what kind of football Allardyce would have Newcastle playing - Bolton type football. Isn't it a fact that every manager bring his own signature or hallmark to any club he takes over at? If the NU board didn't like the type of football Bolton were playing (which I presume they didn't) they why appoint Allardyce in the first place? Sorry, I may be missing something here, but I don't get it. Big Sam is a good manager within his limitations, but he's not a Ferguson or a Wenger, at least not yet, if he ever will be. What made them think that he'd get them playing from the word go like Arsenal or Man Utd? The most that could have been expected of him would have been to get NU playing like Everton under Moyes or better, Chelsea under Mourinho: not always pretty but effective.

I'm not sure of the financial situation at the club, but if they've got as much money available as Chelsea had, then there's no reason why, with the appointment of the right manager, they shouldn't have already developed into an established and regular top 4-6 club. But, for me, they rarely appoint the right manager (with the possible exception of Robson). If they do appoint Keegan, I hope it works out, I really do, but I have my doubts.

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posted Jan 16, 2008

eternalballwatcher,

I agree completely. Allardyce should never have been appointed, just as roeder before him, and then souness....

All of these managers were appointed by freddie shephard who pretty much ran us into the ground. I'm not sure if you remember some of the storys that have came out about him, like calling alan shearer, mary poppins, all newcastle woman dogs, and laughing about ripping the fans off by how much they charge per shirt when it costs nothing as they are made in thailand or somewhere like that....

The Newcastle fans have rallied against the board under freddie shephard for ages now, which i think is why we currently have this reputation as viscious fans.

Basically our club was a joke under shephard, and his shocking apointments since sir bobby have dropped us further and further down the league and slowly removing any flair our team once had.

Mike Ashley didn't appoint Big Sam, but has since came out and said he wanted to give him a chance, but soon realised this was a mistake, and he was tempted to get his own man in from the start.

As far as i'm concerned fair play to the guy for holding his hands up. The board have came out and said what the criteria for the new manager is and i am in full support of this, and just hope they make the right choice as manager.

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posted Jan 16, 2008

Keegans coming home........ He's coming home, he's coming home...... he's coming home...................

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