sleepkid wrote:Yep. Good days for both of you. If you can live with yourselves doing it with Manchester United players.

I may not finish first at the end of the season, but at least I'll be able to sleep at night.

All's fair in love, war and fantasy football. And Manchester United are at the very worst my third most hated team in the premier league... I feel worse about having Liverpool players. Can't bring myself to have a Chelsea player though, just can't....

Sunderland now just 6 points behind toon. I've got a £5 bet with my sister that Sunderland'll finish higher than Newcastle. Keegan or no Keegan, I think we'll do it.

Maybe I missed a meeting, but when was it decided that Kevin Keegan is any good at managing football teams? I thought it was generally accepted that he was a spineless clown who has failed in every management job he has had?

I think they should consider either Martin Jol, Sparky Hughes or Steve Coppell.

I'd like to see how Coppell fared with some cash at his disposal.

Unless all the Keegan or Shearer stuff is just press hype (which it probably is) NUFC look like they're looking for "the next chapter in the myth" rather than a decent manager. Then again, given Mike Ashley's "I'm a man of the people/a fan just like you" efforts, maybe one of those two is what they'll end up with.

jongoodwin wrote:Sunderland now just 6 points behind toon. I've got a £5 bet with my sister that Sunderland'll finish higher than Newcastle. Keegan or no Keegan, I think we'll do it.

I'll have a bit of that. I am already up on my bets with Sunderland fans this season.

daniel robert chapman wrote:Maybe I missed a meeting, but when was it decided that Kevin Keegan is any good at managing football teams? I thought it was generally accepted that he was a spineless clown who has failed in every management job he has had?

He's a legend on Tyneside, as you might of guessed. He took Newcastle from the brink of relegation into the old division three and took us four points away from winning the premier league.

He failed at the England job, but so have many others.

Dudley wrote:rather than a decent manager

Personally, there are no other decent managers available who are willing to take on the job. It's really either a Daglish/Souness/Allardyce type appointment, i.e. Mark Hughes, Steve Bruce, or give Shearer and/or Keegan a chance. After all, Shearer could be a really fucking good manager.

Both Keegan and Shearer would receive a good portion of support from the fans and thus would be given the 3 or 4 years stability needed. Also, Shearer, if not appointed, would cast a shadow over whoever got the job until he is given a chance.

chairman_hall wrote:

daniel robert chapman wrote:Maybe I missed a meeting, but when was it decided that Kevin Keegan is any good at managing football teams? I thought it was generally accepted that he was a spineless clown who has failed in every management job he has had?

He's a legend on Tyneside, as you might of guessed. He took Newcastle from the brink of relegation into the old division three and took us four points away from winning the premier league.

He failed at the England job, but so have many others.

That would be like Leeds taking Howard Wilkinson back. He is rightly recognised as a legend for, similarly, taking Leeds from the brink of Division Three to the Football League Championship, and laying the foundations for later success. However it is recognised that the later years of his reign were absolute insanity, and nobody would suggest having him back.

I think there is something to your idea that Keegan and/or Shearer would at least be given the time to stabilise the club; but I wouldn't want to count on Keegan to actually stick it as long as they fans may be willing to let him. He does not cope well with the tough situations, Kev. Shearer on his own may be a better idea, but it's a gamble. Great striker as he was, as a manager it is impossible to say whether he'd be good or utter shit. And after Saturday's debacle, I don't think he has the luxury of being able to learn on the job.

And I'm sorry about the O'Leary thing... that was just cruel.

Re: Newcastle Job:

French World Cup winner and former Juventus manager Didier Deschamps is the bookmakers' favourite for the job after his odds shortened dramatically on Tuesday evening.