We have received quite a few e-mails from our readers who say they do not want Kevin Keegan back as manager and that we should move on. Keegan - do Newcastle fans want him back as manager? Some of the reasoning we have heard from our readers is that for the second time he has walked out [...] Click to continue reading...

The sale of Newcastle United has moved one step closer today with the news that the Nigerian consortium interested in the buying the club have now lodged a bid. Since the departure of Kevin Keegan from the club earlier this month, there has been severe pressure on owner Mike Ashley (who happens to look rather like Bobby from King of the Hill) to sell the club. Click to continue reading...

Well apparently the St James' Park outfit may well be about to fork out some cash for this gifted winger, but it all depends on a very big IF! There is a strange report in todays Sunday People that says that the ex-Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan made a last minute move ... Click to continue reading...

While events surrounding St James' Park since Kevin Keegan resigned have been unbelievable, our assistant coach Chris Hughton has gone about the job as interim manager with a calm demeanor, but with little immediate success in terms of results. Chris Hughton - has done his very best for the club But this experience seems not to have [. Click to continue reading...

Two poorly conceded goals in the latter end of the first half was just too much for Newcastle United to recover from this afternoon, as they went down to their 5th successive defeat and the 4th defeat since Kevin Keegan resigned from the club 3 weeks ago yesterday. With Joe Kinnear looking on from the [. Click to continue reading...

So it's the day after the Los Angeles Galaxy's awful 3-1 loss to Chicago on Thursday and you're probably wondering where the Galaxy will go from here. I can tell you where at least one of their players is.

None other than David Beckham is in New York City today along with wife Victoria to promote their fragrance lines.

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After Terry Venables and apparently 16 other managers said "thanks, but no thanks" to Mike Ashley, one Joe Kinnear has been named as the caretaker manager in charge of the mess at Newcastle United. Younger readers might be asking: Joe who? Good question kids. Well, Kinnear performed the borderline miraculous task of keeping Wimbledon F. Click to continue reading...

It's never boring being a Newcastle fan is it? The latest news from St James' Park is that former Wimbledon and Luton manager Joe Kinnear has been appointed as their interim boss until the end of October. The 61-year-old comes in to help a team that has lost their last three league games and has [... Click to continue reading...

The Los Angeles Galaxy just flat-lined. Coded. Went into cardiac arrest.

You don't need to watch Grey's Anatomy or ER, or be a doctor, to know the medical terms for what happened to the Galaxy's playoff hopes last night. An embarrassing 3-1 loss to Chicago all but squashed LA's faint playoff hopes less than a week after a promising win against D.

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Joe Kinnear, the former Wimbledon, Luton and Nottingham Forest manager took the Newcastle interim manager job today, but will be there for just 6 games. Kevin Keegan - returning to club in early October? Newcastle appointed the 61-year-old after former England boss Terry Venables turned down the job yesterday, following Kevin Keegan's departure on September 5th. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle have named former Wimbledon and Luton Town manager Joe Kinnear as their interim boss until the end of October, succeeding Kevin Keegan. Kinnear has been out of work since 2004, which tells you everything you need to know about this appointment (desperate and stop-gap). I don't see how the likes of Owen and Duff will [. Click to continue reading...

We are gutted that the Newcastle United Football Club has sank almost without trace in these last 19 days, since Kevin Keegan resigned his position as manager of the club. And we are getting increasingly annoyed that an argument between the Board of Directors and Kevin Keegan,  that led to Keegan's resignation, after several days of [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham have tonight progressed to the fourth round of the Carling Cup after seeing off a late rally from the hosts Newcastle. Goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jamie O'Hara helped ease the pressure on manager Juande Ramos after a shocking start to the new Premier League season.

Michael Owen gave the Magpies some hope late-on however it wasn't enough and the holders go on to the next round. Click to continue reading...

KickOffNigeria.com are reporting this afternoon that former Newcastle United Manager, Kevin Keegan is supporting the Nigerian Entrepreneurs who are working hard to get enough money to buy the troubled Premiership club. Kevin Keegan - NVA says he is backing them in their bid NVA CEO Chris Nathaniel, has again talked to KickOffNigeria. Click to continue reading...

Before you read on, this isn't a serious list. It's just ten silly suggestions. Especially #4. If you're a Newcastle fan and thus in no mood for laughing, then don't read any further. I'd suggest reading this more serious list of potential buyers on the always good NUFC Blog. Everyone else, read on.. Click to continue reading...

Not to Wise? If Robbie Savage has the most appropriate name in sport, who has the most unfortunate? Dennis Wise? Click to continue reading...

No3: Deciding who's in charge

Some say the writing was on the wall for Kevin Keegan when Dennis Wise parked up in his role as executive director. Relative unknowns Tony Jimenez and Jeff Vetere were also handed jobs, helping to undermine the manager. When the next boss arrives, there is clearly a need for clarity at the top.

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Did anyone think we would be playing in the 3rd round of the Carling Cup yet to win a league game and with our manager's future hanging in the balance? I know I didn't. He may have won much bigger honours with Sevilla but this Carling Cup tie is one of the biggest games in Juande Ramos' career. Does he have what it takes to get a result against what is probably the most underachieving team in the Premiership currently apart from ourselves or will this game spell the beginning of the end for Wendy. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United captain Michael Owen has told his team-mates to "snap out of the doom and gloom" that he thinks is adversely affecting the team. Newcastle have lost their last three games and sit only one from the bottom of the Premier League. The club is manager less and for sale. There is no doubt that the players must be affected by it, but Owen says it is time to move on. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United's caretaker manager Chris Hughton says that Newcastle United will be going all out against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup tomorrow night. Chris Hughton - will field strong side tomorrow night The former Spurs coach, who has stepped into a very difficult job at Newcastle, after Kevin Keegan left, really wants to help lift the [. Click to continue reading...

We reported on Sunday that a Nigerian consortium of media moguls and oil barons had said they had already amassed £350M to buy Newcastle United, and that story is the prevalent one over the last couple of days in the English media. Kevin Keegan - Nigerian Consortium would reinstate him as manager The source of the story [. Click to continue reading...

Having had the time to digest Bayern's 2-5 mauling by Bremen (no need to rehash things here, if you need a refresher check out the excellent post at Deutsche Welle's Ballspiel or the video highlights at 101 Great Goals), I wanted to know exactly how bad it was for the Bavarians. No matter what [...] Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United's problems continue today as Mike Ashley has now appointed London-based investment bank Seymour Prince to help push through the sale of the club. Magpies owner Ashley confirmed last week he is keen to sell the club after a nasty fan backlash to Kevin Keegan departing the club two weeks ago. Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton is the man in the unenviable position of preparing the team now that Kevin Keegan and Terry McDermott have left the club. Chris Hughton - preparing team for game against Tottenham Chris rightly talked today about the poor defending on Saturday, when all of West Ham's goals were sloppy goals to concede from a Newcastle [. Click to continue reading...

Michael Owen's future at Newcastle has been cast into further doubt with rumours circulating that both Everton and Liverpool will move for the striker in January.

According to News of the World, the Merseyside nemeses will approach Owen during the winter with a view to convincing the England hitman to complete a free transfer at the end of the season. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United are in a mess currently. The fans have made their displeasure over Kevin Keegan's exit clear, and Mike Ashley wants to sell the club, but cannot find a willing buyer. And if the Mirror is to be believed, Newcastle CEO Derek Llambias allegedly said that he would have slapped Keegan had a third [. Click to continue reading...

Football News: Newcastle in freefall as Liverpool & Everton wait for Owen

Football news circulating on the internet has it that Michael Owen is wanted by Liverpool and Everton. Meanwhile Newcastles season is going into freefall, as they lost 3-1 to West Ham, with what can only be described as a hapless performance. Click to continue reading...

Tomorrow is the time Newcastle players have to put all the happenings of the last two weeks behind them, and show what good professionals they are, by going out and trying to win the game at Upton Park. Just like they would if Kevin Keegan had still been in charge at the club. Unfortunately our injuries [. Click to continue reading...

At a recent LMA fundraiser, Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, and Sir Alex Ferguson were asked questions on a variety of topics. They both agreed with the decisions of Alan Curbishley and Kevin Keegan to walk out on their clubs, before Fergie almost hit Wenger over the head with his microphone after the Arsenal boss claimed his [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith needs surgery on his foot after suffering a stress fracture. He could be out for up to three months and is unlikely to be back in contention before Christmas. Twenty-seven year old Smith struggled to keep his place in the side last season and hadn't featured at all this season. Click to continue reading...

1. Northern Exposure

Over the last 18 months or so, only Newcastle United can match West Ham for the sheer volume of negative press cuttings written about them. However, there is a distinction: whereas we were unjustly rebuked for commendably giving two young, disadvantaged Argentinean street urchins the chance of a better life, Newcastle have allowed their deluded self-regard to get them into all sorts of trouble. Click to continue reading...

Mike Ashley will have to think about appointing a short term manager at Newcastle, until he can get the club sold. Alan Curbishley - not approached by Newcastle United And one experienced manager who could certainly do the job would be Alan Curbishley, who recently resigned from West Ham for the same reason Kevin Keegan resigned, Alan [. Click to continue reading...

The two best managers ever in the Premier League, Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, are standing firmly behind the recently resigned English managers Kevin Keegan of Newcastle and Alan Curbishley of West Ham. Alex Ferguson - supports both Keegan and Curbishley Both managers resigned recently when they realized they were not in charge of which players would [. Click to continue reading...

Former Liverpool player John Barnes feels his former side are showing championship-winning credentials so far this season.

Pool have not set the world alight with their standard of play so far this season, but results are going their way with recent victories picked up against Manchester United and Marseille. Click to continue reading...

Almost 10 years since his debut and one goal short of his century for Liverpool, Steven Gerrard is still searching for the holy grail of title glory.

The league championship is the only domestic medal that 28 year-old Gerrard does not possess.

And as he prepares to celebrate a decade in the Liverpool side since his debut in November 1998, Gerrard will surely by then have cracked the 100-goal mark for the club after moving to 99 with his Champions League double in Marseille. Click to continue reading...