Keegan goes, walks out the door, he's not welcome............

Scotty

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and alex ferguson will probably be one of the last of his era im affraid.

If you look back at the Man Utd coaching setup under Ferguson (or even going back his Aberdeen days) you'll find he structured the setup just the way you described...actually ahead of his time and not the last of a kind. Of course, being an Aberdonian, I'm a little biased.

Cheers

Jim

...Initially despite my innate instinct to mock all things NUFC I had to agree that it seemed obvious that Keegan was right royally stitched up ....now however more stuff is emerging - inc this from The Times........


The Sunday Times are running the following quotes from an un-named NUFC club director about you-know-who:

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"Right from the start, at his (Keegan's) interview for the job, it was made perfectly clear to him the way the club wanted the job done. There was not going to be a Chelsea scenario, with Newcastle paying big money and massive wages for established stars.

“The club was going to be run like Arsenal, and the emphasis would be on scouring the world for the best emerging young talent, like Arsène Wenger has done with Nicolas Anelka, Patrick Vieira, Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor. We talked of building the club up over the next three to five years. Kevin sat there, agreed and took the job on those terms.

(Told in the summer that he had a budget of £12m*, Keegan proposed signing David Beckham, Ronaldinho, Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry)

“It was so bizarre that you had to wonder if he was doing it on purpose, to try to get sacked. There was no getting through to him. What he wanted would have cost the club £200m in transfer fees and wages, and he had been told over and over again that he had around £12m to spend.

"It is common knowledge that we have been looking for a centre-half. Kevin’s suggestions were Jonathan Woodgate, Sami Hyypia and Richard Dunne. Where’s the residual value in them?

“On the James Milner issue, the truth is that Kevin sat in on a meeting where the sale was discussed. Kevin reckoned James was worth £7m-£8m, and the plan was to use that cash to buy Sebastian Schweinsteiger.

Tony Jimenez did the negotiations with Villa and managed to agree a fee of £12m with them, which was brilliant. Everyone thought it was too good to turn down, so the deal was done. Unfortunately, Schweinsteiger then said he wouldn’t come.

“The (Owen) situation is clear. We didn’t try to sell Michael or speak to any club about him. On the contrary, we have made him a good offer to stay. It is an extended and improved contract, the richest ever offered to any Newcastle player. He has sent a letter back, saying he appreciates the offer, and talks are ongoing.”

I'm not sure about all the other goings-on at Newcastle or how badly run the club is behind the scenes, but the biggest mistake they made was appointing Keegan in the first place.

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Where’s the residual value in them?

No wonder he left - if that's the type of nonsensical garbage that was spouted at him - I mean where do these people come from: Receded? (said in a Frank Zappa type voice).

It is shame that football clubs are now run by hard-nosed business types who have forgotten that there is more to life and a real world outside their tedious boredroom (sic).

Kevin Keegan was good for English football and a really great guy. I think it is a great shame he was forced to leave.

Still I think football is on the decline as today I heard talk of Manchester City playing its home games in Dubai. I know Manchester United has a ground nowhere near its fan base, but ....

ATB Rotf

BTW What a great result by England under Capello - 2-0 away in mighty Andorra - almost as good as the result achieved by Steve Maclaren and look what happened to him shortly after .....

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but the biggest mistake they made was appointing Keegan in the first place.

Absolutely