posted Sep 7, 2008

Hmm... a wee bit off the pace, newswise, are we not?

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posted Sep 8, 2008

To be fair, Viduka, Owen, Smith, Duff, barton were all there before KK arrived.We have Allardyce to thank for that. Before his untimely demise at Newcastle, Keegan did want to bring good young players through, and in his previous stint, who could forget Ginola, Albert,Lee et al?

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posted Sep 8, 2008

KK in the 90's was at the Premierships second richest club. Times have changed - Newcastle no longer have financial clout. A millionaire owner is no longer enough - and Ashley doesn't want to invest in players.
If the rumours of Henry, Ronaldinho, Lampard, Beckham etc were true then there's cause for concern. Not one of these players would have considered NUFC at present. Now I remember Ashley first taking over and making some ridiculous gesture of signing Ronaldinho - and that was before KK arrived. I think his bubble burst pretty quickly and now he's had enough. He wont sell up though until he's got the price he wants. That way he leaves sticking another two fingers up to the poor fans.
Keegans departure was a shocker and will surely send Utd into a downward spiral like last season. However, KK was always an uneasy appointment. You always got the feeling he'd go sooner rather than later. Ashley won the fans over with his appointment of KK but it proved to be a false dawn. They say bad news comes in three's, so what next for NUFC?

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