Newcastle turn to Zola

[Jimbo 175]

Gianfranco Zola has emerged as a leading contender to succeed Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United. Zola, who is Italy's Under-21 coach, has had two interviews for the managerial vacancy at West Ham United but Mike Ashley, Newcastle's owner, hopes he will come north instead.

 

The former Chelsea player who is regarded as the candidate most likely to appease the Geordie fans remains close friends with Dennis Wise, Newcastle's director of football and a former Stamford Bridge team-mate. Although the 42-year-old Sardinian turned down a coaching job alongside Keegan last season he is keen to become a Premier League manager.

 

Gus Poyet had appeared to be Newcastle's first choice but, despite having strong ties with both Wise and Tony Jimenez, another influential boardroom figure at St James', the Uruguayan is believed to have indicated a certain reluctance to succeed Keegan, who resigned on Thursday and was drawn into an unedifying war of words with directors over the weekend.

 

Meanwhile Marcelo García Toral, the Real Zaragoza coach, apparently ruled himself out of the running yesterday. It is understood he was twice sounded out about replacing Keegan earlier this year when he was in charge of Racing Santander but he now insists: "It doesn't matter what team it is, no club will take me away from Zaragoza."

 

With the chances of Newcastle being taken over by the Indian billionaire Anil Ambani receding, associates of Ashley have revealed that, in the light of his new status as the Toon Army's No1 hate figure, he is considering hiring former SAS men as bodyguards.

 

Tyneside's emotional temperature was further inflamed by a club statement released on Saturday night that claimed: "It is a fact that Kevin Keegan agreed to report to a director of football." In a riposte Keegan countered: "At the time at which I joined Newcastle United it was made clear to me that I would have the final say on player movement in and out of the club."

[peasepud 59]

[Tom 14021]

How much does she get paid a year?

[paddy 17]

How much does she get paid a year?

 

£2.50 and a as much editors cock as she can handle

[Fop 1]

Is this where we start with every manager under the sun being linked with them all and them all doing the inevitable

[Acid 0]

She's foaming

[TheMoog 0]

Is this where we start with every manager under the sun being linked with them all and them all doing the inevitable

 

To be fair I don't really give a shit which managers we're linked with, if they accept the job working as part of Fat Cunt's regime then they're as bad as Fat Cunt and won't get my backing - I'm just not interested in us getting a new manager at present, I just want Fat Cunt out.

 

FAT CUNT OUT!!!