Comments on: Can Kevin Keegan bring glory to Newcastle United?

By: karna

karna — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:33:03 +0000

daisy hall,since u r supposedly the granddad of predictions,write one article incorporatin ur explicit conclusions.im sure the kid ll publish it….

By: Tom Sharp

Tom Sharp — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:52:46 +0000

The problem I feel lies in Mike Ashley. He, like his predecessor Freddie Shepherd, doesn’t understand modern day timescales in football.

He wants instant success, and isn’t prepared to wait, and let a manager gradually build up a strong team.

By: iqnadirshah

iqnadirshah — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:01:09 +0000

Ooh Ahmed thats a heartbreaker right there bob, “kid” it seems. That hurts man(both you and us).
To Daisy Hall the kid you’re referring to practically runs this site, and you’re pretty new here aint you?

By: Daisy Hall

Daisy Hall — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:48:54 +0000

The articles doesn’t say anything that we do not know. Could the writer be a bit more explicit about his predictions? In short, he is just sitting on the fence. How much of footbal do ya know, kid??

By: vincentmurphy

vincentmurphy — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:32:37 +0000

Hi, i love football and am a big man u supporter. I like Kevin keegan because he is a honest, big hearted person with a creative vision of the way football should be played. Just remember he gaves us some of the most exciting matches in premiership history. This is all up to the fans- you have to give him at least 3 years- look at moyes, hughes,o neill havnt won anything making the team better. the fact is that their is a hierachacal structure at present to the premiership- there are 4 team out ahead. this is not great for the premiership but it is what it is.

saying all of this- newcastle have got a range experienced youth and creative players. dont buy youth- buy an old head for the back line to boss it around and get makalele from cheslea, to plug midfield- alan smith will carry keegans message- a player who plays with heart.
keegan will do well as long as the fans let him.

By: BD Condell

BD Condell — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:33:06 +0000

Everyone knows by now what they get with Keegan. His arrival should definitely be good for morale and give the club a lift. On the positive side Keegan is likeable and has charisma. He wears his heart on his sleeve and builds close relationships with fans and players, making him well liked and supported.

However, this is also his downfall. Keegan desperately NEEDS the adulation and support of those around him. Typical of those of his emotional make-up, he is thin skinned and (as he has shown in all his previous roles) when the going gets tough and the ‘love’ of the masses is withheld, he bolts for the door immediately.

He trades close relationships for tough management which ultimately leads to problems.

He will definitely liven things up though and is never boring. Accused of being tactically naiive, he hopefully has learnt some lessons and will concentrate on sorting out the defence instead of concentrating totally on flair players.

As with all managers his relative success will depend on the money made available and how he spends it. With sufficient resources he should be able to get Newcastle into the top 6.

By: iqnadirshah

iqnadirshah — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:53:58 +0000

Newcastle (both the club management and the fans) are deluded fools who think that they are a top European club. They’re not. Sorry to be blunt, but they belong to the second or even third level of the Premier League, ie below the big 4 and below the likes of Everton, Man City, Spurs etc etc. Sam Allardyce was no genius but like everyone, he needed time which nobody gave him. Bolton under him almost got relegated once but next season they qualified for the UEFA cup. So just what did anybody expect from him in such a short while at St.James Park? Kevin Keegan was a great player and as a coach he almost delivered the goods at Newcastle, can he do it again? He has ability but I dont think the owners and the fans have enough patience. Two bad games in a row(one of them at home) and he could be on the top of the abuse-lists at St.James Park………..

By: Graham G

Graham G — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:36:15 +0000

I’m glad to see Keegan back and if he is properly bankrolled and supported he should do well for us again. However, as much as I love Shearer too this is not the time for him to rejoin the staff of NUFC, otherwise as soon as Keegan hits his first difficult patch people will start undermining and unsettling him by demanding that he should declare when he’s going to hand over to Shearer. It’ll end up being the Blair/Brown situation all over again. Let Shearer learn the manager’s trade elsewhere (just as he did as a player) and then we’ll gladly welcome him back as a fully fledged, experienced manager at some time in the future.

By: KyleAusGooner

KyleAusGooner — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:50:07 +0000

Hmmm… I think he’ll do a great job for Newcastle or do terribly bad, Just becaus Kev delivered last time he was managing Newcastle Utd it was (As you stated Ahmed) a lot easier to get in the Top 4 as the league was not so hard and Newcastle didn’t really have that “We haven’t won the league for ages – this manager better do it!” Kinda thing going around.

I’m still not sure Kevin Keegan is the man to bring the ‘glory’ back to Newcastle… It really is a shame though and I do like the Geordies.