Rob Parker | November 27, 2009
The instantly noticeable cost of football management
The stress of being a football manager is so great that your hair will turn grey within 312 weeks on average, according to research by the makers of the Football Manager computer game series.
And the research also showed that particularly stressful periods in a manager’s career usually signified a [...]
Rob Parker | October 2, 2009
Case confirms obvious: Magpies shouldn’t have signed Ignacio Gonzalez
Newcastle have been ordered to pay former manager Kevin Keegan £2 million compensation after he won his constructive dismissal case. The court has backed up Kevin Keegan’s assertion that the club signed Ignacio Gonzalez behind his back, which breached the terms of his contract.
While Gonzalez’s stunning performances [...]
Dan Morris | June 24, 2009
Sack the board or tread the boards?
As a fan, being relegated is something you’d rather forget about. And for Newcastle fans, reminiscing about last season, in the pub, is surely a no go area. Most are still trying to convince themselves that last season never even happened. But for a select few fans pantomime season [...]
Rob Parker | March 3, 2009
Chelsea boss throws scraps to tabloid hacks
Guus Hiddink sparked a frenzy of Photoshop activity among Britain’s red-top newspapers as he uttered the four magic words that journalists have had their ears trained to hear from Premier League title contenders since 1996.
Rob Parker | February 6, 2009
… according to King Kev’s wife, at least
You hear so many football personalities pleading not to be banned from driving because of the effect it would have on their livelihood, so at least Mike Ashley had the decency to make Kevin Keegan’s position at Newcastle untenable at the same time as getting him banned from [...]
Rob Parker | September 5, 2008
Auf Wiedersehen, Kev
No, not that one. Before that even. Kevin Keegan ends his Newcastle playing career by leaving the stadium by helicopter. Not so much as a shower and he was off!
Rob Parker | September 5, 2008
Fat controller gets inked
One Photoshop wag has let Newcastle uber-fan chairman Mike Ashley know exactly what they think of him with this fake tattoo in the famous NUFC style. It is enough to drive a man to drink…
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