Kevin for the Magpies

[Gerry]

News breaking that Kevin Keegan is return to manage Newcastle United

[Ged]

Keegan in shock Newcastle return

Newcastle have confirmed that Kevin Keegan will make a dramatic return to manage the club.
The 56-year-old former Manchester City boss managed the Magpies from 1992 to 1997 and will return to St James' Park as Sam Allardyce's successor.

Gerard Houllier and Didier Deschamps were strongly linked with the position in the last two days but the club unexpectedly turned to Keegan.

He was initially linked only with a partnership role with Alan Shearer.

The ex-England coach was running his "Soccer Circus" in Glasgow after quitting his job at City in March 2005.

He was also linked with a return to the club last summer as director of football following Mike Ashley's takeover.

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Give your reaction to Keegan's return

Keegan told BBC Sport in October that he was unlikely to manage a team again.

But he returns to Newcastle, having said on Monday: "I'm not ruling myself out or in. It's a club I love, everyone knows that."

Keegan took Newcastle to promotion back to the top flight in 1993 and came close to winning the league title in the 1995-96 season when they led Manchester United by 12 points before finishing as runners up.

He went on to manage Fulham, England and Manchester City but has not managed again since leaving City.

A sign of how highly regarded Keegan is on Tyneside was reflected in a statement on the Newcastle website: "Geordie messiah to be unveiled as new United manager."

Harry Redknapp had been first choice for Ashley and chairman Chris Mort but he last week opted to stay at Portsmouth.

[Gerry]

I think very very highly of Kevin Keegan and I think the Magpies are very lucky to have his services.

[Kev]

I think very very highly of Kevin Keegan and I think the Magpies are very lucky to have his services.

Why-thank you Gerry but I've just phoned them and told them they'd have to pay me a ridiculous amount to leave Yo! Liverpool and I still wouldn't leave:PDT10:PDT11

[A.D.W]

Why-thank you Gerry but I've just phoned them and told them they'd have to pay me a ridiculous amount to leave Yo! Liverpool and I still wouldn't leave:PDT10:PDT11

Hope you still have time to admin this forum AND help the Magpies, Kev!!

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[shoney]

Hope you still have time to admin this forum AND help the Magpies, Kev!!

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after 300 managers and 400 years without a trophy i'm sure he'll have loads of time, thats not even accounting for the free private jet

[Ged]

There will be the usual honeymoon period, then he'll fall out with Joey Barton and sell him, demand 50M then will walk out again when the going gets tough like he did the last 4 times with Newcastle, Fulham, England and Man City. :rolleyes:

[shoney]

There will be the usual honeymoon period, then he'll fall out with Joey Barton and sell him, demand 50M then will walk out again when the going gets tough like he did the last 4 times with Newcastle, Fulham, England and Man City. :rolleyes:

me and my mate were talking about this today, give it 3 months when a few results go against them, a media representative will publish a personal attack on him, then the toys will be tossed out of the cot and the dummy will have been spat on the floor, he's a great guy and footballer .................... not saying anymore cos if you can't say nothing nice about someone it's best to say nothing at all.