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Post by Wolvensam on Jan 10, 2008 11:06:46 GMT
One word:
Idiots.
Sam asked for 5 years and they gave him 8 months! Bloody pathetic.
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 10, 2008 19:43:14 GMT
Kenwright said he had spoken to Newcastle owner Mike Ashley who assured him they were not chasing Toffees manager Moyes.
"Mike came on the phone and I said: 'Listen, do you know there's rumours sweeping round Newcastle and Liverpool that you are after David?'," Kenwright told Sky Sports News.
"He said: 'Even if David was the greatest manager in the world - and I know you think he is - there's no way on God's earth we would ever, ever do that kind of thing to Everton'.
"There is no truth in it whatsoever."
Kenwright added that he understood the pressure chairmen are under, but believes that managers do need an amount of time at a club in order to make changes.
"At the end of the day, it's all about loyalty," said Kenwright, adding: "David Moyes is the man that we are privileged to call our manager."
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 11, 2008 5:13:58 GMT
Club owner Mike Ashley did not trust Sam Allardyce to bring in the players who could turn around Newcastle's flagging season, according to close friend Paul Kemsley.
Iframes/JavaScript Tags: Allardyce left the club by mutual consent last night after just 24 games and eight months in charge on Tyneside.
Reports have suggested his departure came just hours after a meeting with club's hierarchy to discuss possible transfer activity in the current window.
The former Bolton boss enjoyed little success with the new faces he brought in last summer, with the likes of Joey Barton, Alan Smith, Claudio Cacapa and Jose Enrique struggling to make an impact.
Ashley backed Allardyce with cash despite the fact he had been appointed before the billionaire's takeover last July.
But Kemsley, the former Tottenham vice-chairman, believes Ashley was unwilling to do so again.
'People have got realise that Sam Allardyce was not Mike's choice, Mike bought the club with him already employed,' he told BBC Radio Five Live.
'Mike took the view that he is in the job, let's see if he can deliver what I want, which is good-quality, attacking football and to win games. I'll give him time to see if he can deliver that.
'Mike has put £250million into the club and is about to invest more, no doubt, in the window, and I suspect he wants to invest that in his own man and his own team.'
Ashley has been widely criticised for the timing of Allardyce's exit, with some suggesting he might have been swayed into premature action by the disenchanted Toon Army, with whom he famously sits to watch matches.
But Kemsley insists there is no way he would have rushed a decision purely because of supporter unrest.
'Mike's a very considered guy,' he added. 'It (running Newcastle) is certainly costing a lot more initially than he thought it would.
'He, along with everybody else at Newcastle, wants to see good-quality football, they want to win, and he's a winner.
'It's a difficult decision whenever you get rid of a manager and there are always a thousand opinions. But he thought about it and decided it was in the best interests of the football club.
'I know Mike well enough to know that he doesn't make decisions rashly.
'He will know where he's going, he will stick to his plans and deliver what he believes will please the Newcastle fans.
'If you give him time, he will deliver exactly what the Newcastle fans want. I'm sure he's got a plan.'
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Post by thefullback on Jan 11, 2008 10:49:20 GMT
On Talksport this morning "Redknapp may be able to stay down south and fly to Newcastle" apparently it is quicker than driving to the East End of London. spoken by Alan Brazil
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Post by Wolvensam on Jan 11, 2008 10:52:48 GMT
On Talksport this morning "Redknapp may be able to stay down south and fly to Newcastle" apparently it is quicker than driving to the East End of London. spoken by Alan Brazil I wouldn't fancy flying to Newcastle every morning to host a training session, don't know about 'Arry!
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 11, 2008 11:40:59 GMT
Kenny Dalglish has urged the next manager of Newcastle to forget the so-called poisoned chalice because it is a 'privilege' to take charge of the Magpies.
Writing in the Daily Mail, the former Newcastle boss said: 'Every time the vacancy at Newcastle United has been discussed the words `poisoned chalice' are mentioned.
'Well, you can forget that.
'Managing the Magpies was a privilege for me and it should be for any manger who is given the chance to take charge of a football club where the password is passion.'
Dalglish said the yearning for success on Tyneside was 'endless' and that the supporters will take to any manager who wins trophies.
But he warned that the new boss will need time and pointed out that Sam Allardyce was not appointed by the current owners.
'The new people came in after Sam had been appointed and perhaps they wanted their own man to buy players in the transfer window,' said Dalglish.
'I just hope the next manager is given time because there clearly needs to be an overhaul.'
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Post by arover on Jan 11, 2008 12:25:32 GMT
Low life.
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 11, 2008 19:39:35 GMT
Hughes is the bookies' second-favourite behind Harry Redknapp to take over at St James' Park but he said there had been no contact with Newcastle - and nor did he expect any.
"There's always speculation when any big job comes up. I seem to be talked about in good terms and I'm appreciative of that but it's just recognition of the work myself and my staff do here," said the Rovers boss.
"I have not spoken to anyone from Newcastle, I spoke to my chairman last night and he has had no contact, and I don't think there will be any contact.
"I am in a very strong position here, I have a great relationship with the chairman and the board and that is really important.
"When managers have that relationship it's a big decision to forego that as the relationship is the key to whether we can be successful."
Hughes said Sam Allardyce's departure from Newcastle on Wednesday had come as a shock to him.
He added: "I think it surprised everyone given the length of tenure of Sam's appointment.
"It was not anywhere near long enough in my view to enable him to be successful.
"There is a lot of pressure and expectation with a number of Premier League jobs and certainly Sam paid the price but he's a proven Premier League manager and I am sure a lot of chairmen will be keeping an eye on what will happen to him in the future."
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 12, 2008 13:18:20 GMT
The Manchester United manager was expecting to meet up with Sam Allardyce at Old Trafford on Saturday, only for his old friend to get the sack on Wednesday, just 24 games into his St James' Park reign.
Ferguson has already spoken to Allardyce, who was as surprised as most of the football fraternity beyond Tyneside, unable to comprehend the need for such a knee-jerk reaction.
It means Newcastle have now got rid of 10 managers during Ferguson's 21 years with the Red Devils, including some of the biggest names in the game, none of whom have achieved any tangible success.
And the Scot - who took almost four years to win his first trophy at United - feels the Magpies' misery will only continue until they learn to stand by their men.
"The expectation levels at Newcastle are too great, a lot of people are saying that now," said Ferguson.
"When you analyse the situation up there, it is beyond belief.
"They have had two managers who have won World Cups - Jack Charlton and Ossie Ardiles - as players, four who have won the European Cups as players - Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit and Graeme Souness - and Sir Bobby Robson, who took England to the World Cup semi-finals.
"You would think one of them would have won something given the right time.
"I don't know what you can say about the situation up there but it is a strange club."
Ferguson was at Stoke on Sunday to see Newcastle battle to an FA Cup third round draw which seemed to have kept Allardyce in a job but ultimately proved to be his last match in charge.
Although the United boss had heard all the speculation over Allardyce's position, he did not see a team at the Britannia Stadium that had given up on their manager. And he still cannot quite believe a man who was so successful in his previous job at Bolton was given so little time to have an impact in the north-east.
"I heard all the rumours but I still could not see it happening," he reflected.
"Sometimes, when a manager is under pressure it filters through to the team. You can see signs in players trying to do their best for their manager but they just cannot find it.
"I didn't see that on Sunday. I thought the spirit and response from Newcastle was good. You could not look at that and say those players are not playing for the manager, far from it.
"The unfortunate thing for Sam was that (owner) Mike Ashley did not appoint him. That was probably the most dangerous situation Sam found himself in.
"I still find it amazing though. The people who picked him did so on the back of an outstanding CV given the work he did at Bolton, plus the experience and presence he had.
"And yet, after 24 games, he has gone. That tells you everything about the modern-day game."
The latest managerial upheaval has not helped Ferguson's planning for tomorrow's encounter, when United will be looking for their 11th straight home win since the opening-day draw with Reading.
Ferguson admitted he had "no idea" whether interim manager Nigel Pearson, whose team have not won at Old Trafford since 1972, was planning any changes, although he does expect old boys Nicky Butt and Alan Smith to be patrolling the visitors' midfield.
Owen Hargreaves is a major doubt after suffering a rib injury in training, while Danny Simpson or, more likely, John O'Shea will replace suspended defender Wes Brown.
With Paul Scholes now due back "in two or three weeks" after returning from a long-standing knee problem and Park Ji-sung earning high praise from his manager for his performance at Aston Villa last weekend just three games into a comeback from cruciate surgery, United's squad strength is starting to show through.
"Our form has been decent and after the Christmas period, I felt we were starting to look strong again in the last 20 minutes at Aston Villa," said Ferguson.
"Our record against Newcastle is outstanding but I can't carry that into the game. We have to produce the same performance level as we have done in the past and the same energy and hopefully get the job done."
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Post by thefullback on Jan 12, 2008 13:23:43 GMT
Redknapp rejects Newcastle offer Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has turned down an offer to succeed Sam Allardyce as Newcastle manager. Redknapp was Newcastle's number one choice but after reflecting on it overnight he decided to stay put.
"It was a terrific opportunity but I had no intentions of wanting to leave," he said.
Newcastle have revealed that while Redknapp was a potential target he was just one of a number of candidates that the club have spoken to.
"In the process of appointing a new manager at Newcastle manager we have identified and spoken to a number of candidates," said chairman Chris Mort.
"This is a very important appointment - our first since taking contol of the Club - and we will take as long as required to make sure we bring the right person."
Redknapp, 60, was immediately installed as favourite to take over at St James' Park after Allardyce was dismissed on Wednesday just eight months into his rein as manager. Despite public denials from Portsmouth that any contact had been made by Newcastle, the club reportedly gave Redknapp until lunchtime on Saturday to make a decision.
But the former Bournemouth, West Ham and Southampton manager felt he just couldn't walk away from Fratton Park.
"I have a job to do to take this club forward and to walk away would not have been the right thing to do," said Redknapp
"I'm happy here, people treat me well and I felt a loyalty to the club and the fans."
Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie admitted he was "very worried" Redknapp would leave.
"It has been 50/50 for a few days," Storrie told BBC 5 Live.
"Last night I thought it might be going slightly the other way but we met up this morning and with a bit of verbal persuasion he has decided to stay."
Storrie indicated Redknapp felt he still had unfinished business at Fratton Park. "This wasn't about finance, this was about ambition," he said.
"We have come such a long way over the past two years and if we can repeat that over the next two years then there is still a long way to go.
"He is loved by the fans and has put this squad together and he wants to take them to another level." Redknapp will now take his side to Sunderland on Sunday while Newcastle are left to assess other managerial suitors. Blackburn boss Mark Hughes was one of those linked with the job but he has distanced himself from the post, despite being installed as the new bookmakers favourite.
Other names include former Magpies striker Alan Shearer, Martin Jol, Jose Mourinho, Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi and former England boss Steve McClaren.
BBC sources close to the 37-year-old Shearer, though, say he is extremely unlikely to take the role as he is happy with his pundit work on Match of the Day.
Magpies assistant boss Nigel Pearson has been put in temporary charge for Saturday's match against defending champions Manchester United.
LAST SIX MAGPIES MANAGERS Kenny Dalglish Jan 1997-Aug 1998 Ruud Gullit Aug 1998-Aug 1999 Sir Bobby Robson Sep 1999-Aug 2004 Graeme Souness Sep 2004-Feb 2006 Glenn Roeder Feb 2006-May 2007 Sam Allardyce May 2007-Jan 2008
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 13, 2008 15:49:01 GMT
Souey's heart set on Toon return Former Newcastle boss Graeme Souness admits he would return to St James' Park "in a heartbeat" now that Freddy Shepherd has left the club.
Harry Redknapp on Saturday turned down the role following Sam Allardyce's exit - and Newcastle have been told by Portsmouth they will be wasting their time making any more bids for the 60-year-old.
But Souness, who endured a difficult spell from 2004-06 as Magpies boss under Freddy Shepherd, admitted he would be happy to return to Tyneside under new owner Mike Ashley and chairman Chris Mort.
Asked on Sky Sports 1 if he would be interested in going back, Souness said: "With [there now being] a different chairman, most certainly."
When pressed on whether he would take the job if it was offered to him, he added: "In a heartbeat. It is a big club, one of the big clubs out there.
"It has got the potential to be one of the best. But it's not a quick fix, and whoever goes in there is going to need certainly a minimum of three or four years."
Newcastle spent vast sums on transfers during Souness' tenure - including the signing of Michael Owen from Real Madrid - but the Scot refuted the suggestion he was fully backed by then-chairman Shepherd.
"I would argue that point because at the end of the day my first choice was (Nicolas) Anelka and (Luis) Boa Morte.
"I was told, when I spoke to the people in Turkey, when Anelka was for sale at that time, that he could be bought. But I was told he wasn't for sale and couldn't be bought.
"So instead of us spending the £12million there, we bought Albert Luque for £10million and Michael Owen for £16million."
Asked whether those were his decisions, Souness said: "No. I was told Albert Luque would cost £2million."
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 13, 2008 15:50:45 GMT
The Magpies are searching for their seventh boss in 10 years following the departure of Sam Allardyce after just 24 games in charge.
Portsmouth chief Harry Redknapp has already rejected the chance to take the St James' Park hot-seat, and reports now suggest the club could be ready to turn to a managerial duo of Shearer and former boss Kevin Keegan.
But Robson, in charge of the Magpies from 1999 to 2004, believes Shearer should be given sole responsibility.
The former England international is a legendary figure on Tyneside and holds the club's all-time goalscoring record, and Robson claims he will always cast a long shadow over anyone else at the helm.
He told The Mail on Sunday: "Owner Mike Ashley has a simple but important decision to make. Does he turn to local legend Alan Shearer, even though he is untested, or choose a man with experience, a safer option, such as Mark Hughes, Gerard Houllier or Martin Jol.
"Ninety-nine times out of 100, I would call for experience, Newcastle would normally be too big for a first-timer. But Shearer is different. He has the status and charisma of few other personalities in this country.
"I know Shearer hasn't been a manager before. But he is a unique case because of his standing in the city and the force of his personality. It's not his fault, but whoever takes the job will have his ghost on their shoulder because of the strength of feeling towards him in the North-East.
"Until he becomes manager, the Shearer factor won't go away. So why not silence everybody now?
"He is available, lives in the town and is an iconic figure. He doesn't have managerial experience but he does have plenty of big-match experience.
"If he comes out and wants the job, Newcastle should give him a chance. They cannot afford to be turned down again by someone like Hughes.
"I know most Geordie fans would like Kevin Keegan to come back so Alan could learn from him. But I don't see Shearer as anyone's number two. If anybody came in, he would have to help Shearer rather than the other way round. Make Shearer boss or there is no point in having him."
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 14, 2008 13:39:59 GMT
Newcastle's Alan Smith has received a two-match ban from the Football Association for his straight red card at Manchester United on Saturday. Nicky Butt will also miss the next two games.
Smith, the England international attacker, was sent off in the final minute of the 6-0 rout of his side at Old Trafford for foul and abusive language.
The former Red Devils player will now miss the FA Cup third-round replay against Stoke on Wednesday and the Premiership clash with Bolton Wanderers.
The Magpies will also be without experienced midfielder Butt for the next two games as he collected his 10th booking of the season against the Potters.
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 15, 2008 15:27:38 GMT
After Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp turned down the chance of managing Newcastle United, speculation of who will be the next Magpies boss is rife even as Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson feels it's the 'most difficult' club to manage.
Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes; and former Magpies and England star Alan Shearer are linked with the Toon job, after Sam Allardyce left St James' Park last week.
However, Ferguson has slammed the trend at the Toon of firing the managers.
“I would say Newcastle are the most difficult club to manage in the game, gobbling up managers and spitting them out again with hardly a pause," he told United Review.
“Their list of sacked bosses reads like a who’s who of football with some of the greatest players taking up the challenge, though not for very long.”
“Top-class players like Jack Charlton, Ossie Ardiles, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit, Sir Bobby Robson and Graeme Souness have all been and gone.
“Surely one of that distinguished band of legends would have been successful if the directors, supporters and media had shown a little more patience and given the guys in the hot seat time to plan and build.
“Sam Allardyce had the job for only eight months after success at Bolton and being tipped as the next England manager! If they regarded their managers as something more than ships passing in the night they might achieve the stability and consistency that is the basis of success at any club.”
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 16, 2008 12:41:53 GMT
While he seems to be the most popular choice amongst Newcastle United fans to take charge at St James’ Park, former Toon legend Alan Shearer has revealed that the club are looking to appoint an experienced person as Sam Allardyce’s successor.
The former England and Magpies striker and captain has been persistently linked with the Toon job even as Allardyce was appointed over the summer only to find the former Bolton boss’ methods constantly criticised by the fans and pundits alike.
Eventually, Allardyce was sacked last week making his tenure (239 days) the shortest for any Toon boss.
However, 37-year-old Shearer, who works as a pundit for the BBC after his retirement from an illustrious football playing career, has disclosed that he has been ruled out despite him desiring to play his part in putting the Magpies on the right track.
Shearer told the Sun: “A couple of days after Sam Allardyce got the sack, I got a call from the club to say they were looking for an experienced manager, which ruled me out.
“What I can say is that if you want someone to galvanise the dressing room, get them organised and playing then, yes, I think I could do that. If they want that and someone with experience then I’m not that man.
“If they had asked me to meet the chairman to talk about this job, I would have done it.”
Meanwhile, former France World Cup-winning captain Didier Deschamps seems to be interested in the Toon job.
Deschamps, 39, has been out of full-time management job since he resigned as Juventus coach in May 2007, and is reportedly the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Allardyce.
"At the moment we do not have contact with the club, nobody has called us," his agent Jeannot Werth told BBC Sport.
When asked whether Deschamps was interested in the job Werth replied: "Yes, why not?"
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Post by likeasharkinafunnyhat on Jan 16, 2008 16:35:23 GMT
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Post by SaintTim on Jan 17, 2008 0:49:34 GMT
Super super Kev super Kevin Keegan..........
Fantastic appointment for the Newcastle fans they will be made up over this i bet.Don't expect he will be as successful as the first time round but they should play some good football with plenty of goals...
Good luck Kevin you are a legend.....
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Post by SaintTim on Jan 17, 2008 5:17:48 GMT
Keegan rant
Green Cross Code - Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
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Post by SaintTim on Jan 17, 2008 5:22:43 GMT
Kevin Keegan returns to Newcastle TT News 16-01-08
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Post by bantambuff on Jan 17, 2008 8:17:10 GMT
The Geordies have appointed 'King Kev' as manager for a second spell.
10 years of trying an assortment of around 20 odd managers and they've decided that the tactically naive Keegan did the best job. So is he gonna re-sign sign Asprilla, Darren Peachicken, Steve Watson, and Andy Cole again too?
'Well we are well knacked leek'
'I canny see anyway back naw leek'
'Whad aboot if we brought Kevein Keegan back to the toon? Hopefully if he came back the feel good factor of 12 years agar could come back with him leek'
'Aye, we might as well leek. He's not managed a club for years and shown himself up to be dumpe tacticleee but at least we'll score loaads a goals, even if we do concede more at the other end. If we go down we'll go down entertaining the fans. That's what they want.'
'Exactly. They'll luuuv it man'
In all seriousness, welcome back KK.
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Post by thefullback on Jan 17, 2008 8:26:39 GMT
I'M BACK
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Post by SaintTim on Jan 17, 2008 10:32:46 GMT
Super Kevin back in the good old days My childhood hero
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UP THE BLUES !!!
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Post by cumbrian07 on Jan 17, 2008 14:19:11 GMT
good luck KK lol nice perm
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 17, 2008 16:40:41 GMT
Kevin Keegan is relishing the challenge of managing Newcastle for a second time and enabling the club's long-suffering fans to 'have dreams' again.
Keegan, who quit the club 11 years ago, made a stunning return to St James' Park last night when he was announced as Sam Allardyce's successor.
Former England boss Keegan took the Magpies from English football's second tier to the brink of a Premier League title in his first stint in charge.
His return appears to have set Tyneside buzzing with kick-off in last night's FA Cup replay with Stoke put back 15 minutes due to crowd congestion.
Allardyce's reign and style of football proved unpopular but Keegan, out of the game since leaving Manchester City three years ago, says he knows what the fans want and believes he can deliver success.
'I know what they want and I know what they don't want as well,' he told talkSPORT. 'As long as they are realistic and patient I think we can try again to help them have dreams and possibly win something.'
Keegan watched last night as Newcastle overpowered Stoke 4-1 and his first match in charge will be Saturday's home clash with Bolton in the Premier League.
'I am just as excited this time as I was when I came to play here at 31 and when I came as a manager at 43 or 44,' he said.
'I think this is right, I have certainly inherited a strong, talented group of players - which is something I didn't have when I came last time.
'When I came last time we were wondering whether we could fill the stadium. That is not a problem.
'They will be trying to get a stadium big enough if we can put some football on and get some success here.
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 17, 2008 16:47:54 GMT
Magpies keeper Steve Harper claimed that the arrival of new manager Kevin Keegan has lifted the players’ morale by at least 20 percent.
Harper is the only player remaining at St. James’ Park from Keegan's previous managerial era, having been appointed to the club by Keegan during his last term with Newcastle United in 1993.
The 32-year old shot-stopper is confident that their new boss can get the side back on the right track.
"Now he's back it's a case of fasten your seat belts, here we go. I'm the only player left from those times [Keegan's last spell as manager] I was just a young lad when he came here but he took us from the brink of going into the old Third Division to title challengers.
"Kevin left 11 years ago and there's been seven or eight managers in the meantime that have given it their best shot. It's gone full circle and it's incredible the lift it's given everyone.
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Post by thefullback on Jan 22, 2008 8:05:42 GMT
Is it possible? ... Beckham to join the Magpies ... a loan deal may suit all parties ... including Capello.
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Post by thefullback on Jan 24, 2008 19:43:42 GMT
Ameobi relishing Keegan revival Ameobi made his first start since September against Bolton (PA) Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi believes the return of manager Kevin Keegan could be the spark that ignites his season on Tyneside. Ameobi made his first start since September against Bolton last weekend and was delighted to be back in action.
He told BBC Radio Newcastle: "Keegan's back, I'm fit again and started a game. It's been a rollercoaster ride.
"It's a dream come true being involved again as it's been a difficult six months. It's a hard pill to swallow."
The Nigerian-born former England Under-21 striker has struggled with injuries this season but believes previously he was often overlooked even when fit.
He said: "There were times when I was available when I was left out of squads and it's been a testing time.
Keegan's back, I'm fit again and started a game. It's been a rollercoaster ride
Shola Ameobi
"It's been hard, especially when you know you're not wanted, to stay focused, but I thank the new manager for saying he has come in and said 'everybody starts on a clean slate' and it's music to my ears."
The 26-year-old grew up on Tyneside supporting the Magpies and knows how much Keegan's return means to people in the area.
"Back when I was at school watching the fantastic football from the East Stand Paddock, I think I can speak for most Newcastle fans how much excitement it has been.
"Obviously being a Newcastle lad you want to play for the guy who was here during the glory days and I've hopefully got a chance to do that."
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 25, 2008 17:35:26 GMT
Alan Shearer will not be returning to Newcastle as Kevin Keegan's number two.
However, he could yet be handed a significant role on Keegan's staff after holding lengthy talks with the new Magpies boss on Thursday night.
A Keegan-Shearer dream ticket was the talk of Tyneside in the immediate wake of Sam Allardyce's departure earlier this month, and the 56-year-old's admission he would be talking to the man for whom he paid £15million back in the summer of 1996 as he was officially unveiled a week ago sparked a fresh wave of optimism.
But the two men will meet again on Monday for fresh discussions having agreed that while the 37-year-old former England skipper could have a major part to play, it will not be as assistant manager.
Asked if he had spoken to Shearer, Keegan said: 'Yes I have.
'I had four hours in his company last night. We had an excellent meeting.
'We talked in detail about this club - I know all his views on it now, he knows all mine, and we will talk again on Monday.
'It was great to see him again because I haven't really been in contact with Alan for a year, and I think we both missed that.
'We will see what happens on Monday. It will not be as number two, I will tell you that.
'It will not be, and that's the conclusion we both came to. But it will be, if he decides to come in, a very worthwhile role.
'Alan doesn't come in here (to the training ground), he doesn't come in and around this place, and I would like to encourage the old players to come back.
'I used to get them all coming back at Manchester City.
'But Alan will come in, if he comes, and it will be a role that's worthwhile, or he will say, `No, not at the moment' because like we both said last night, if it is not worthwhile, let's not do it.That's where we are with it.'
The Shearer situation is not one which needs to be resolved urgently, however, with transfer deals to be done before next Thursday's deadline and the little matter of two visits to Arsenal to come inside four days.
Newcastle head for north London tomorrow for an FA Cup fourth round tie at the Emirates Stadium, and will return on Tuesday evening with three Barclays Premier League points at stake.
Keegan's preparations for tomorrow's game have had to be conducted at the same time as his efforts to strengthen a small squad, although he was giving little away amid speculation that Middlesbrough's Jonathan Woodgate, Tottenham's Pascal Chimbonda and Blackburn's David Bentley are among his targets.
He said: 'We have nobody in yet and it is not easy to get players in better than what we have got here.
'There are players there who possibly fit that criteria, but they are not available, so it is a case of trying to find someone who is available and fit the criteria we want, which is as good or better in some positions than what we have.'
In the meantime, Keegan will send his side out against a Gunners team still smarting from their 5-1 Carling Cup semi-final drubbing by arch-rivals Spurs insisting they will be under orders to have a go.
He said: 'We are going there to play them - you might think that's all I ever do.
'Trust me, if I thought it was right to go there and defend and block everybody behind the ball and try to have a backs-to-the-wall, 90-minute goalless draw, I would do it.
'But during my days at Liverpool, I learnt that if a team gave us 90 minutes to attack them in their half, one of us, with the ability we had, would open them up somewhere and create chances, or it might just be a deflection.
'We are going to play. That's what we will do and we will see how it goes.'
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 26, 2008 13:40:44 GMT
Newcastle United look set to beat Tottenham Hotspur for Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Woodgate.
According to a BBC Radio Newcastle report, the England international is in talks with his old club after Boro accepted a £7m bid from the Tynesiders.
Earlier this week, it had been reported that Boro had accepted Spurs bid and permitted talks with the 28-year-old, who had only made his move to the hometown club permanent in May from Real Madrid after a successful loan spell at the Teessiders.
Woodgate had left Newcastle in 2004 for Real Madrid but his spell there was troubled with injury problems.
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Post by Bismarck on Jan 28, 2008 11:29:19 GMT
Emmanuel Adebayor grabbed a brace to help Arsenal forget their midweek humiliation by Tottenham and fire the Gunners into the fifth round of the FA Cup as Newcastle were beaten 3-0 at Emirates Stadium.
The Togo striker, who apologised for his bust-up with team-mate Nicklas Bendtner during the 5-1 Carling Cup drubbing, struck twice in the second half to end the brave resistance of Kevin Keegan's battling side - set to return next week in the Barclays Premier League.
An own goal from Nicky Butt in the closing moments ended a frustrating afternoon for the visitors, who had enjoyed good spells, but just lacked a cutting edge in the final third.
Arsenal were eager to erase the memory of their drubbing at White Hart Lane in midweek, when their arch rivals marched on to Wembley, and settled quickly.
However, Newcastle are a club rejuvenated under Keegan and it showed as the visitors refused to give any ground during the opening exchanges.
The first opening came on five minutes, when Philippe Senderos' long ball into the penalty area almost picked out Fabregas, but was just too far ahead of the Spain midfielder, who could not get any power on his shot at full stretch.
Arsenal were forced into an early change when winger Tomas Rosicky hobbled out and was replaced by Croatian hitman Eduardo.
Newcastle looked dangerous on the break - and they almost snatched the lead on 14 minutes when the ball dropped to Alan Smith on the penalty spot following a corner on the left, but his goalbound shot was headed off the line by Gael Clichy.
Arsenal, without key defender Kolo Toure because of the African Nations Cup, were anything but solid at the back as Newcastle captain Michael Owen dragged an effort across goal from the right.
Clichy - who has never scored for Arsenal - was in the thick of the action at the other end, when his curling shot from the left corner of the Newcastle penalty box was parried by Shay Given after 16 minutes.
The Newcastle keeper was alert again when full-back Stephen Taylor misjudged a high ball on the edge of the area, which let in Eduardo, whose angled drive was well saved at the near post.
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