Kevin Keegan is back at Toon!

Mr Alan wrote: »

Why does everyone go on about how amazing his motivation is? He blew the league, remember?! absolutely lost it, it was theirs for the taking and he/they imploded, where was his man management then?! Also he has walked out of pretty much every job he has ever had when the going got tough-how does that possibly inspire confidence in a manager?!

Plus Newcastles best player, and about the only near world class player they have (when he is fit) doesnt like or really rate him as a manager.

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

following Newcastle over the 17 years has been like marrying the prom queen..watching her turn into a fat slag over the years and thinking wtf did I marry her for?..but now she's joined a gym and ur hoping that things will go back to the way they were supposed to be.:D

Raekwon wrote: »

More like marrying the fat pretentious slag who always though she should be a prom queen......watching her go to the gym for a few years, lose weight, get in great shape but then bottles it, piles on the pounds again and buys lots of expensive jewellery and clothes that she will never wear.............then suddenly one day she texts you from the gym and you think back to happier times and hope that she will get her act together. Remember though, she is one 'all you can eat buffet' away from disaster

Kevin Keegan wrote:

"They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different."

"Despite his white boots, he has real pace... "

"You can't do better than go away from home and get a draw... "

"He can't speak Turkey, but you can tell he's delighted. "

"There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight. "

"...using his strength. And that is his strength, his strength. "

"Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice. "

"I'm not disappointed - just disappointed. "

"The tide is very much in our court now. "

"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose. "

"That would have been a goal if it wasn't saved. "

"I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's totally different. "

"A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off. "

"The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game."

"The substitute is about to come on - he's a player who was left out of the starting line-up today. "

"That decision, for me, was almost certainly definitely wrong. "

"I know what is around the corner - I just don't know where the corner is.

But the onus is on us to perform and we must control the bandwagon. "

"Hungary is very similar to Bulgaria. I know they're different countries...

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"In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg. "

"The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful. "

"England have the best fans in the world and Scotland's fans are second-to-none. "

"It's understandable that people are keeping one eye on the pot and another up the chimney. "

"I'd love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half-time. "

"It could be far worse for me if it was easy for me. "

"Discipline is not only very important, it's crucial. "

"Young Gareth Barry - he's young. "

"Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America. "

"They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that."

"You don't get two chances at this level, or at any other level for that matter."

"You're not just getting international football, you're getting world football."

"Kanu, a guy with a heart as big as he is."

"Luis Figo is totally different to David Beckham, and vice versa."

"Football's always easier when you've got the ball."

"They don't come every three days, like they come after this one."

"I want more from David Beckham. I want him to improve on perfection."

"The tide is very much in our court now."

"There's a slight doubt about only one player, and that's Tony Adams, who definitely won't be playing tomorrow."

"We have spent three matches chasing a football."

"It's no longer an 11 man game."

"The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23."

"For some it's the ultimate job, for the others it's the last job."

"I've had an interest in racing all my life, or longer really."

"We managed to wrong a few rights."

"We are three games without defeat is another way of looking at it. But if we are honest we have taken two points from nine."

"He'll also be very dangerous from set-pieces. That means he'll be a threat from free-kicks and corners in the final third of the field."

"Danny Tiatto is not going to make a mistake on purpose."

"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."

"You need 88 points for the title and we've got 61 at present with 16 games to go, but if you set targets you limit yourself."

"We deserved to win this game after hammering them 0-0 in the first half."

"He's got a heart as big as his size, which isn't big, but his heart's bigger than that'

"Well, if that's true then it would be a big surprise, but then nothing surprises me in football these days."

"You get bunches of players like you do bananas, though that is a bad comparison."

"Not many teams will come to Arsenal and get anything, home or away."

"Nicolas Anelka left Arsenal for £23million and they built a training ground on him."

"As far as I'm concerned, Danny Tiatto doesn't exist."

"One team with destiny already decided..."

"Maine Road was a great football stadium but as time moved on it stayed where it is...."

Xavi6 wrote: »

Was just reading that myself on F365. Some gems.

My favourite was during ITV's coverage of England's penalty shoot out in France '98 against Argentina. Batty steps up.

Brian Moore "Will Batty score?"

King Kev, "Yes!".

We all know what happened next.

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

oh god..nearly as bad

charlie mchugh wrote: »

As a good as Owen has been in the past, he has done sweet FA for us. Admittedly that's as a result of injuries, but I have said it to my mates for the last year or so that I think he's crocked for good.

Also, I imagine that Owen still sees himself in a Liverpool Jersey, I know I do. He just doesn't seem fully right at Newcastle. So, if there are ill feelings between him and Keegan, and it resulted in him moving, I certainly wouldn't be too gutted.

Plus, I don't buy into all this never go back lark. Look at Redknapp, Walter Smith, Lippi with Juve.

As a Newcastle fan, i'm not deluded enough to think that upon King Kevs return were going to be back where we were when he left, but I think he can potentially turn us into a top 7 team in the next 18 months, and then after that, bring the club back to where t was under Robson's tenure, with a cup run or two in there. For me, that would be more than enough.

Sure, it could all go tits up, but unless we got a Mourinho or Lippi, which we never would have, any potential candidate we could have hoped to attract (Hughes, Houllier, Deschamps etc.) could have made a balls of it.

I was bulling when Sam was sacked, really thought he needed more time. But if i'm being honest, I didn't think the club would be where it is now or playing the brand of football that we were, when Sam was first appointed, and I imagine neither did Sam. My point is that, if highly regarded managers such as Allardyce can't fair too well at Newcastle, than what's the risk in giving someone like Keegan who has a great relationship with the fans, club and most importantly, seems to know what is required of a Newcastle manager.

Corben Dallas wrote: »

'Good for football, love to see Keegan do it,'
.......eh manage a succesfull Football Club?.
No wait.... that would be too obvious.

Not a bitter ManC fan?