Kevin Keegan

[Beren]

The shout out to the knowledgeable fan forums

[Guest firetotheworks]

Remember when he made a midfield of Nicky Butt, Geremi and Joey Barton look like a good, versatile midfield? That shouldn't be possible.

[ScottishMagpie]

Even though he's no longer associated in a formal sense with our club even just being on a forum thread about him inspires you, gives you hope, etc... then switch the Pardew thread and immediately you just want to bitchslap the kunt.

 

Maybe it's like someone mention earlier.... kinda makes you feel like a kid again.  Excited about NUFC and footy in general.  God, forgot what that felt like!

[Guest JS]

Remember when he made a midfield of Nicky Butt, Geremi and Joey Barton look like a good, versatile midfield? That shouldn't be possible.

 

This. People generally outside of Newcastle can appreciate or see things like this. He was a magician of a bloke like

[TRon]

Remember when he made a midfield of Nicky Butt, Geremi and Joey Barton look like a good, versatile midfield? That shouldn't be possible.

 

He also reinvented Michael Owen as an attacking midfielder during that run. Keegan is generally still regarded as tactically naive in our game, but he understood football at a basic level far better than most managers in England. His biggest fault in Ashley's eyes was that he wasn't prepared to run a mediocre Newcastle side. Look at the bastard we have in place now and you can see how far we've sunk.

[Guest firetotheworks]

I know Reading were shit like, but I remember that goal that Viduka scored that was set up by Beye and I remember thinking "this is exactly how we used to play" with just everyone attacking, it was brilliant. I loved that match.

[Mattoon]

Remember when he made a midfield of Nicky Butt, Geremi and Joey Barton look like a good, versatile midfield? That shouldn't be possible.

 

He also reinvented Michael Owen as an attacking midfielder during that run. Keegan is generally still regarded as tactically naive in our game, but he understood football at a basic level far better than most managers in England. His biggest fault in Ashley's eyes was that he wasn't prepared to run a mediocre Newcastle side. Look at the b****** we have in place now and you can see how far we've sunk.

 

The only tactical naivity he can be accused of is playing to our strengths, playing to take the game to every opposition and not worrying about nullifying opposition players. I would put that more down to confidence and positivity however, again, not like the fraud in charge these days.

[Guest]

I know Reading were s*** like, but I remember that goal that Viduka scored that was set up by Beye and I remember thinking "this is exactly how we used to play" with just everyone attacking, it was brilliant. I loved that match.

 

Got to see the legend Lamine Diatta make his debut as well. So much to thank Keegan for.

[Hanshithispantz]

Read Ginola say that Keegan was poor tactically, and that once we knew we could be beaten we lost the title as he couldn't pick up points any other way. Something along those lines anyway; it didn't come across as harsh or anything.

[TaylorJ_01]

I know Reading were s*** like, but I remember that goal that Viduka scored that was set up by Beye and I remember thinking "this is exactly how we used to play" with just everyone attacking, it was brilliant. I loved that match.

 

Got to see the legend Lamine Diatta make his debut as well. So much to thank Keegan for.

 

forgot about him. Love his badly written wiki;

 

"Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old. He was the holding force in the centre of Senegal's defence"

[Hanshithispantz]

I know Reading were s*** like, but I remember that goal that Viduka scored that was set up by Beye and I remember thinking "this is exactly how we used to play" with just everyone attacking, it was brilliant. I loved that match.

 

Got to see the legend Lamine Diatta make his debut as well. So much to thank Keegan for.

 

forgot about him. Love his badly written wiki;

 

"Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old. He was the holding force in the centre of Senegal's defence"

[Guest]

http://www.bestofthebets.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/advice-article-pic/news_images/diatta.jpg

 

His head looks tiny.

[TRon]

Read Ginola say that Keegan was poor tactically, and that once we knew we could be beaten we lost the title as he couldn't pick up points any other way. Something along those lines anyway; it didn't come across as harsh or anything.

 

That's the view I was talking about. There is this feeling among pundits that he was poor tactically, but I would just say he wasn't interested in playing the game that way. In any case, even if we won nothing the football was light years ahead of what we're seeing now. I've seen Ginola on tv a few times and it's clear as day that he absolutely loved Keegan.

[Guest]

Also a bit bitter from that thing that was on Sky Sports a year or two back. (saying Keegan talked him out of his dream move to Barcelona, only to quit 4 months later himself).

[Disco]

Hate reading this thread like. Absolutely demoralising.

[TRon]

Also a bit bitter from that thing that was on Sky Sports a year or two back. (saying Keegan talked him out of his dream move to Barcelona, only to quit 4 months later himself).

 

Understandable tbh. But that also tells you a lot about Keegan's charisma. How many people could persuade a French flair player to turn down Barcelona to stay at Newcastle?

 

 

[Guest firetotheworks]

Also a bit bitter from that thing that was on Sky Sports a year or two back. (saying Keegan talked him out of his dream move to Barcelona, only to quit 4 months later himself).

 

Understandable tbh. But that also tells you a lot about Keegan's charisma. How many people could persuade a French flair player to turn down Barcelona to stay at Newcastle?

 

 

 

It wasn't so much bitterness (if we're all talking about Time of Our Lives?) but more hurt over it because he stuck by Keegan because he and most of them loved him, only for him to leave.

 

I can't imagine not understanding his decision to leave and even though it was totally shit at the time, knowing that it was because he didn't like the fans were being treated just makes me love him even more.

[nufc4eva]

It's a different sport we play now. Even in his 2nd spell making us play fantastic football away at spurs and humped them. The passion, hope, waiting - no dying for the next game. I Fucking dread weekends now

[Guest firetotheworks]

It's a different sport we play now. Even in his 2nd spell making us play fantastic football away at spurs and humped them. The passion, hope, waiting - no dying for the next game. I f***ing dread weekends now

 

I'm indifferent. I honestly think that's worse. I used to dread the weekends, now I'd rather just forget about it.

[nufc4eva]

It's a different sport we play now. Even in his 2nd spell making us play fantastic football away at spurs and humped them. The passion, hope, waiting - no dying for the next game. I f***ing dread weekends now

 

I'm indifferent. I honestly think that's worse. I used to dread the weekends, now I'd rather just forget about it.

 

I just have a need to self harm every Sat and watch us, then 10 minutes in I wish I was blind or dead to not have to watch this shit. I struggle to not watch us when we have a game

[TRon]

It's a different sport we play now. Even in his 2nd spell making us play fantastic football away at spurs and humped them. The passion, hope, waiting - no dying for the next game. I Fucking dread weekends now

 

That 2nd spell when we weren't scoring goals or winning matches - one thing will always stay etched in my mind. He insisted that the players keep passing the ball and not give in to fear of the consequences because as manager he would accept full responsibility for results. That is football coaching at it's finest.

[nufc4eva]

It's a different sport we play now. Even in his 2nd spell making us play fantastic football away at spurs and humped them. The passion, hope, waiting - no dying for the next game. I f***ing dread weekends now

 

That 2nd spell when we weren't scoring goals or winning matches - one thing will always stay etched in my mind. He insisted that the players keep passing the ball and not give in to fear of the consequences because as manager he would accept full responsibility for results. That is football coaching at it's finest.

 

Yip, the home game against Bolton, 0-0 I think his first back, yet I knew it would come and felt hope for first time since Robson left. Unfortunately we have no one with that attitude knocking about to manage us, someone who just gets it. He was made for this club and I won't ever let the cunts at this club tell me otherwise. Where he was naive in defending, he was ruthless in attack. We humiliated teams and made them shit scared to come up here.

[Paully]

 

Hate reading this thread like. Absolutely demoralising.

 

Indeed! It's absolutely brilliant and an absolute pisser at the same time! It makes me detest the current bunch of clowns a lot more!

[mrmojorisin75]

It's a different sport we play now. Even in his 2nd spell making us play fantastic football away at spurs and humped them. The passion, hope, waiting - no dying for the next game. I Fucking dread weekends now

 

That 2nd spell when we weren't scoring goals or winning matches - one thing will always stay etched in my mind. He insisted that the players keep passing the ball and not give in to fear of the consequences because as manager he would accept full responsibility for results. That is football coaching at it's finest.

 

That was some of his most impressive stuff for me. It was a horrible run and they couldn't get out of it, but as you say he would never let them resort to pardball.

[Belfast Mags]

He's gone on record in the last few years saying we're his club.

 

 

Link ?

 

Somewhere in here I'm sure, not seen it since it first aired; definitely worth a watch if you haven't already.

 

Have only seen clips from that interview but that was a great watch

Fucking love KK man, honestly, he's everything you could want as a Manager or even to have him back at the club in any capacity would be amazing.

Such a shame it ended as it did.

Funny thing though, as I was watching it (with my headphones in) the wife asked me what I was grinning at 

 

Says it all really