Open-Politik Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 But you guys dont need to go mad with the money, Like Chelsea but 10 times worse, I think you will be a good team otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Keegan resigns as Newcastle boss (finally) Keegan's departure will be a massive blow to Newcastle fans Kevin Keegan has resigned as manager of Newcastle United after just eight months in charge. The announcement follows lengthy talks between the 57-year-old and the board. "I've been working desperately hard to find a way forward with the directors, but sadly that has not proved possible," Keegan said in a statement. "It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want." The resignation of former England boss Keegan comes after three days of intense speculation about his future. About 200 angry fans gathered outside the club's St James' Park ground on Thursday night after hearing of his departure. They chanted Keegan's name and called for club owner Mike Ashley and director of football Dennis Wise to quit. A Newcastle statement said the club was "sad and disappointed" that he had resigned. Fans protest outside St James' Park on Thursday night It added: "Over the last few days, the club has devoted itself to the discussions it has held with Kevin and as a result of those discussions had put together a set of practical suggestions for how to move forward. "The club made it clear to Kevin that if he had any outstanding concerns on its proposals, he should raise them with the club. "The club regrets that Kevin has, instead of taking up that offer, chosen to resign." Keegan made clear his feelings about Newcastle's summer transfer activity at a meeting with the board on Monday, the day the summer transfer window closed. Following those talks, he was again summoned by the hierarchy on Tuesday - and at one stage it was widely understood and reported that he had parted company with the club. Amid protests by fans, the club was forced to deny it had sacked him, while the League Managers' Association insisted he had not resigned and that talks would continue. However, in a statement released by the LMA late on Thursday, Keegan duly announced his departure from the club for a second time. He added: "It remains my fervent wish to see Newcastle United do well in the future and I feel incredibly sorry for the players, staff and most importantly the supporters. "I have been left with no choice other than to leave." The LMA statement read: "The letter which Kevin received today from managing director Derek Llambias has failed to resolve the matters in issue between him and the club and accordingly he feels he has no alternative other than to resign." Keegan's departure comes in a tumultuous week for English football. On Monday, Manchester City - backed by prospective new owners the Abu Dhabi United Group - broke the British transfer record to complete the £32.5m signing of Robinho from Real Madrid from under Chelsea's noses. And on Wednesday, Alan Curbishley beat Keegan to become the season's first Premier League managerial casualty when he resigned from West Ham only three games in. A lack of control over transfer policy was also behind Curbishley's decision. Keegan returned for a second spell as Newcastle manager in January, to the delight of an adoring faithful on Tyneside. He led the Magpies to safety last season and the club had made a solid start to this season - but Keegan had become increasingly unhappy with the club's management structure. Shortly after appointing Keegan, Ashley brought in Wise as a "football-related" executive director while Tony Jimenez was appointed vice-president of player recruitment. "This is a club in disarray, turmoil, and twas ever thus it seems," commented BBC Radio 5 Live football correspondent Jonathan Legard. Newcastle have employed seven managers since Keegan's first spell ended in 1997. Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit, Sir Bobby Robson, Graeme Souness, Glenn Roeder and Sam Allardyce all came and went before Keegan's return. At what turned out to be Keegan's last game in charge at Arsenal on Saturday, Ashley stood with the fans wearing a Newcastle shirt with 'King Kev' on the back. But many supporters are now directing their anger at the chairman following the departure of a man who has been idolised on Tyneside since he led them to promotion to the top flight as a player in 1982. Keegan took over as manager for the first time in 1992, once again leading them back to the top flight before narrowly missing out on the title in 1995. Less than two years later, Keegan stunned the sport by resigning, saying he had taken the club as far as he could. His return in January this year was hailed by the Newcastle fans as the "return of the Messiah", but just eight months later, he handed in his resignation for a second time. Before his second spell with Newcastle, Keegan had been running his "Soccer Circus" football academy in Glasgow, after he stepped down as a manager at Manchester City in March 2005. He left the England job suddenly after losing to Germany in October 2000, having managed Fulham prior to running the international team. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7593683.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Who in their right mind would actually want to manage Newcastle United?! They should just let the fans pick the team by phone vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 oh it just gets better and better............... hahahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9bQs2t-3P0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 ^hah funny vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Comment 1 - Spurs are a mere feeder club, they buy in bulk and any decent stars are shipped to the top 4 Keep on being a feeder club and you will never win anything majorish bar the league cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 watch out Hull city are about[/color][/font][/size] Damn right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 By the way, goodbye Curbs from West Ham :( One of the best managers around. And Lol at Newcastle, another manager out of the door, only an idiot will take up the managers role. Comment 2 - Man City being taken over by the Arabs can only mean bad news for the rest of the football pyramid, as it won't be run as a business, but a mere play-thing for those rich Arabs, so spiralling wages and spiralling transfer fees will rip the league to pieces. The Real Premiership, the battle for 5th :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 rafa says city will win the leauge this year oh my fecking gosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Really, hahha, Im scared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Liverpool still might get overtaken by DIC I think my brother keeps saying, and they are richer than the owners of CITY! Woah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 rafa says city will win the leauge this year oh my fecking gosh Yeah right. What's to bet that Robinho does a Sheva and fails to fit into the premiership as it's harder than the Spanish league? And one world-class player doesn't equal success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Liverpool 0-1 Man Utd (Tevez, 3) :dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Liverpool 1-1 Man Utd (Brown OG 26) :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd (Babel, 76) :dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Oh yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Interesting to see the tables turned for Man Utd. Not that Liverpool seemed strong anyways. 4-nil to the Arsenal against Blackburn. Blackburn had lots of chances, and Arsenal's defending still seems weak, but alas, that's the scoreline. Ade hattrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Things go from bad to worse at Sid James's Park... what a carry on :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Losing to Hull City at home is bad :lol: But Derby finally won a league match!!! (although my bet of them going a year without victory in the league was lost by 4 days :() Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Things go from bad to worse at Sid James's Park... what a carry on :lol: You could say the same about Shite Hart Lane!!:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petit Prince Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Ashley puts Newcastle up for sale Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has said he is ready to sell the troubled club. Ashley, who has pumped about £250m into the club, says he fears for the safety of his family after a weekend of heated protests by unhappy Newcastle fans. "I am now a dad who can't take his kids to a football game because I am advised that we would be assaulted," he said. "I am no longer prepared to subsidise Newcastle," added the billionaire, who has been under fire since manager Kevin Keegan rocked the club by quitting. Keegan left his position after just eight months on 4 September, claiming he had no control of transfer dealings at St James' Park. His departure prompted a number of protests against Ashley and the Newcastle board of directors, culminating in demonstrations in and outside the ground before, during and after Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Hull. ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7615618.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 You just know that Newcastle are going to get Keegan back, or some other local hero, and they're all going to be ecstatic. And it will all end in tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 You just know that Newcastle are going to get Keegan back, or some other local hero, and they're all going to be ecstatic. And it will all end in tears. Why does that sound so frickin' familiar... :\ :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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