Well. Making Owen the captain was a bit of a mistake. Total media own-goal in his first few days as well - gives the press more grist to their mill.
Now they'll all be speculating that
(a) Micky wears the trousers in the Keegan-Owen relationship and that
(b) Keegan's given in to dressing room pressure.
Dear oh dear oh dear...player power winning already.
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Is there any truth in the rumour that Keegan had wanted to sign Beppe Signori at the time, and the suits had vetoed it, and that on top of everything else, that was the straw that broke the camel's back for Keegan?
All of this anti-Newcastle press is to be expected now. Tedious though it may be, it's just London-centric hacks feeling threatened by a Toon Army reinvigorated by Keegan's return and the promise of Ashley's cash behind him. They may just be shitting themselves. :parky:
Fuck it, I never liked Keith Gillespie but there was no denying he did a fucking grand job down the right back in the day. I never liked Lee Bowyer either, but he did a fair job for us up until DyerHandBagsGate.
"Well played, Kevin, but I'm afraid it wasn't good enough to win the big one...but never mind, cos you're talking home with you...the Blankety Blank Cheque Book and Pen!"
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So long as he's doing the pre-match speak to the opposition that would be fine. If we're looking to scupper the opposition and cause mass confusion within their ranks then I suspect his mind-bendingly hippy gibberish would be just the ticket.
Still say the new captain will be Smith. He who pays the piper, calls the tune and Mike Ashley still seems well in awe of his prized possession and golden boy Mr Smith.