The dust has yet to settle on Tyneside after the second coming of the Geordie messiah ended abruptly last week following Kevin Keegan’s resignation but already a number of candidates have been linked to the club. There’s little doubt that Special K remains the number one choice of the Toon Army to lead the team but there looks little chance of a reinstatement unless the club’s ownership changes hand. Which leaves the burning question who do the fans want to replace their departed idol in the Newcastle hotseat?

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The confusion over King Kevs position at Newcastle has been cleared up but was he left with any choice but to walk?First it was first claimed Kevin Keegan had been sacked before Newcastle United issued a denial then Kevin Keegan has resigned his post as manager. Put in charge by owner Mike Ashley to help turn the club around after Sam Allardyce’s disappointing reign, Keegan was loved by the fans. However, the recruitment of Dennis Wise as executive director (general ‘helper’) appears to have unsettled Keegan, while the club’s reported refusal to allow him autonomy over transfers finally sent him over the edge.

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The usual summer merry go round rumour mill is in full effect but unlike past seasons more players are being linked with expensive moves away from St James’ than arriving.

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It’s all well and good being honest but when it comes to honesty and football, there are certain lines that you just don’t cross. But Newcastle’s Kevin Keegan - never one to hold his tongue - once again appears completely oblivious to such lines.

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Kevin Keegan’s appointment in January was greeted with both an outbreak of mass hysteria on Tyneside and derision everywhere else. His first 7 matches yielded little more than 2 League points and a 4th round exit from the only competition Newcastle could still win - the FA Cup. Both the critics and the press were gleefully rubbing their hands in anticipation of Special K either quitting, being sacked or even taking his beloved club down to the Championship. However, the mood on Tyneside has been transformed following a battling 1-1 draw at Birmingham on March 17th. Since that match, the Toon quite simply haven’t looked back. So why has the team suddenly clicked into gear? The answer quite simply is King Kev returned to his tactical roots, he finally decided attack was the best form of defence.

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Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle side are desperate for a win as they slowly get sucked into the relegation scrap at the foot of the Premier League, however a trip to Anfield is not one to relish for the disillusioned Toon Army.

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Kevin Keegan took Newcastle into the Premier League after securing promotion in his first full season in charge at St James’ but after a 15-year stay in the top division is King Kev about to take the Toon back down to where he found them?

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Matt Derbyshire’s injury time winner for Blackburn on Saturday means it’s still no wins for Newcastle under the reign of King Kev. So the New Football Pools is asking when do you think this day will come? It’ll be handy to know when you’re making your Premier 10 predictions!

The messiah’s return hasn’t gone completely to script, such was the hype on Tyneside surrounding King Kev’s second coming that you would have thought that anything was possible this season. An FA Cup win? No problem. Champions League qualification? Why not? Well after just 3 matches in charge, things aren’t looking so rosy for Special K’s Newcastle as reality has begun to finally set in. The boardroom appointment of Dennis Wise have revealed some of the cracks in the Geordie dream and what can only be perceived as a lack of faith in the talents of Kevin Keegan.

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