Magpies 'naive' over Keegan exit

[Craig 6700]

Newcastle United chairman Derek Llambias has admitted the club underestimated the anger of fans over the departure of Kevin Keegan.

 

Supporters staged protests after team boss Keegan left the club in September in a disagreement over transfers.

 

Llambias said: "The reaction was so big it was naïve on our part - we didn't realise how big it would be.

 

"Kevin is the messiah. He is a great guy, I promise you, Kevin was where we wanted to go."

 

A group of fans again staged a protest against club owner Mike Ashley in Newcastle city centre before last Sunday's 0-0 draw with Everton at St James' Park.

 

But Llambias said that, having ridden the storm that followed Keegan's departure, he and the board were now looking to move forward with the backing of the fans.

 

Ashley bowed to pressure from Newcastle fans put the club up for sale just 10 days after Keegan left, but he has now taken Newcastle off the market.

 

"Mike Ashley is back on board, it's gone, we are not for sale," Llambias told BBC Radio 5 Live.

 

"The supporters have been very patient with us, please carry on being patient with us."

 

Newcastle are just five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone, but Llambias insisted that things are looking up.

 

"We will get there and I'm sure that will be reflected on the pitch," he said.

 

"We have got a great squad, I mean when you look at the squad if they are all fit and up to it we are right up there."

 

Newcastle are still in the midst of a legal case with Keegan regarding his settlement after leaving the club, but Llambias claimed that the parties were close to an agreement on that front.

 

"We are trying to resolve our differences with Kevin and hopefully we will get there very shortly."

 

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ted/7913140.stm

 

They seriously haven't a clue, have they?

[TheMoog 0]

Backing of the fans my arse - the only plebs stupid enough to back this chump are the sort of numbwits who inhabit N-O... and we all know the majority of them aren't real fans

[Ketsbaia 0]

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I wish those twats would fuck off

Edited February 26, 2009 by Ketsbaia

[Acid 0]

What he said ^

[NJS 4446]

Another example of incompetence/naivity followed up by apologetic bullshit and lies.

[Ayatollah Hermione 14230]

How could they have expected any other reaction?

[Big Onion 0]

They didn't realise that forcing out the manager who gave us the best teams we've ever seen for Dennis Wise would cause a backlash

 

I think I've worked out what's going on. Kinnear's not well enough to talk utter bollocks every day so Llambias has stepped into the breach. Jesus fucking wept man

[ewerk 31588]

They were out of touch with the fans then and they're out of touch now. They'll only realise the levels of disaffection if the season ticket renewal numbers are way down.

[JonGoodwyn 1]

Reassuring us that the squad is good, when A) they clearly don't know much about football B ) it obviously isn't C) its only going to get worse once our best players have left and been replaced with mediocre ones

[Gemmill 47072]

Pointing at the current squad and trying to claim it's decent ffs. Firstly, it's shit. And secondly, it's gonna get weaker in the summer when we lose the better players and replace them with shit. Four-eyed Reactolite cockwipe.

[paddock 0]

' we have got a great squad'

 

 

 

Where have they got this great squad hidden away, why cant we see it?

Edited February 26, 2009 by paddock

[Craig 6700]

Pointing at the current squad and trying to claim it's decent ffs. Firstly, it's shit. And secondly, it's gonna get weaker in the summer when we lose the better players and replace them with shit. Four-eyed Reactolite cockwipe.

 

 

This bit in bold got me... says it's a great squad and then fails to show confidence in whether they're up to the task... What a complete joker

 

 

"We have got a great squad, I mean when you look at the squad if they are all fit and up to it we are right up there."

[Ketsbaia 0]

The most annoying thing is those cretins on N-O will probably be lapping it up, talking about how it's all hunky dory and the reason we're in this state is we're not supporting the team enough.

 

I fucking dispair, I really do. We'll be in the Championship with 18 months, i'm almost sure of that.

[TheMoog 0]

Nobody, and I mean nobody true to being a supporter of Newcastle United could possibly back these utter morons. Our club is pretty much dead already, thanks to these useless fuckwits.

[Ketsbaia 0]

Nobody, and I mean nobody true to being a supporter of Newcastle United could possibly back these utter morons. Our club is pretty much dead already, thanks to these useless fuckwits.

 

Burn him!

 

Everyone knows if we humour our players, staff and owners by cheering piss poor performances and pretending they're doing a fantastic job we'll magically become good. It's a scientific fact.

[Jimbo 175]

[Park Life 71]

Pointing at the current squad and trying to claim it's decent ffs. Firstly, it's shit. And secondly, it's gonna get weaker in the summer when we lose the better players and replace them with shit. Four-eyed Reactolite cockwipe.

[LeazesMag 0]

The most annoying thing is those cretins on N-O will probably be lapping it up, talking about how it's all hunky dory and the reason we're in this state is we're not supporting the team enough.

 

I fucking dispair, I really do. We'll be in the Championship with 18 months, i'm almost sure of that.

 

Very sad. I know Dave posts on here and he'll see this, but even I honestly didn't think that thick cunts like mick were as thick as I do now.

 

Shame, because they ARE some very good posters who I enjoy reading.

 

I've no doubt whatsoever that if we stay up this season, next season will be just the same until the inevitable relegation.

 

I never, ever thought this club would go back to the days of the 1970's and 1980's, but we are. Whenever we got promoted, I always knew we would end up going down again, and for the first time since we got promoted in 1993 I now feel exactly like this again.

[stevietoon 0]

and come next season, provided we are still in the premier league, what will be different

 

kinnear is now here for the long term;

players who come in will be enticed by what exactly; joe kinnear, chris hughton, wise and calderwood ?

the playing staff will be weaker with the loss of Owen and his goal every two games being replaced by ameobi as our NEW no 10

signings will amount in total to £10m plus whatever we get in transfers and if the Given deal is anything to go by it will be very little and the money wont come through anyway until at least the next transfer window.

 

we aspire for the return of the entertainers tag but wil be labelled as the comedians; everybody's comedy club, the way things are going

 

the £5m invested in youth will be the BANK, selling them on for profit

 

i honestly believe we are being spun a yarn by Llambias; its all too in your face, grinning and blowing bubbles for me; like its a new beginning we are being asked to herald with no idea of what the new bit really is.

[Ketsbaia 0]

The most annoying thing is those cretins on N-O will probably be lapping it up, talking about how it's all hunky dory and the reason we're in this state is we're not supporting the team enough.

 

I fucking dispair, I really do. We'll be in the Championship with 18 months, i'm almost sure of that.

 

Very sad. I know Dave posts on here and he'll see this, but even I honestly didn't think that thick cunts like mick were as thick as I do now.

 

Shame, because they ARE some very good posters who I enjoy reading.

 

I've no doubt whatsoever that if we stay up this season, next season will be just the same until the inevitable relegation.

 

I never, ever thought this club would go back to the days of the 1970's and 1980's, but we are. Whenever we got promoted, I always knew we would end up going down again, and for the first time since we got promoted in 1993 I now feel exactly like this again.

 

And another thing I don't like about this debacle - I actually find myself agreeing with you

[Asprilla 96]

They're playing the old PR trick of getting enough people in the press onside to print whatever the hell they want. It doesn't change the fundamental situation though, which is you can't make something better just by wishing it to be so.

 

We're in for a bumpy ride over the next few weeks and they are taking a big risk with the small squad. It's lose lose for us. Either we get relegated, or they think they've got away with it and will try it again next year.

 

I'd LOVE to believe there's a plan, but the fact that the club has been touted around to anyone and everyone since he bought it, means it's transparently horse cack.

[Park Life 71]

They talk about getting debt down as if they invented it.

[Craig 6700]

They're playing the old PR trick of getting enough people in the press onside to print whatever the hell they want. It doesn't change the fundamental situation though, which is you can't make something better just by wishing it to be so.

 

We're in for a bumpy ride over the next few weeks and they are taking a big risk with the small squad. It's lose lose for us. Either we get relegated, or they think they've got away with it and will try it again next year.

 

I'd LOVE to believe there's a plan, but the fact that the club has been touted around to anyone and everyone since he bought it, means it's transparently horse cack.

 

That's the crux of it in my mind... these clowns are going to hang around just as long as there's Premier League money coming in. If relegation was to spell the end of the nightmare that has been the club under their stewardship then perhaps it would be the silver lining of a very dark cloud.

 

Sounds a perverse suggestion and even contemplating relegation, remembering how painful it was back in 1989 seems like I am going against my every thought. Sad thing is, I have no doubt that if these clowns don't take us down this season, they definitely will next.

[Park Life 71]

They're playing the old PR trick of getting enough people in the press onside to print whatever the hell they want. It doesn't change the fundamental situation though, which is you can't make something better just by wishing it to be so.

 

We're in for a bumpy ride over the next few weeks and they are taking a big risk with the small squad. It's lose lose for us. Either we get relegated, or they think they've got away with it and will try it again next year.

 

I'd LOVE to believe there's a plan, but the fact that the club has been touted around to anyone and everyone since he bought it, means it's transparently horse cack.

 

I think MA realises now that PL clubs burn money. He will be out as soon as he can.

[Guest alex]

They talk about getting debt down as if they invented it.

I think that's the thing. They think they've come up with some genius plan. The fuckwit cunts.