pffftt whatever.



That just seems like another translation of we have the best fans. Our city lives and breathes football like no other. Yeah. You ever been to turkey or italy? Some of them KILL for their team, their life revolves around the team. It runs through their blood.



You think your city lives and breathes football more than liverpool and the scouse community?



More head up the stuff from newcastle.

Even though Keegan has walked out on you twice you still won't criticise him. The situation you find yourself in has nothing to do with him, judging by the Newcastle fans posts on here.



If Keegan was to come back you'd welcome him back.



That's why other fans are right to take the pi55 over you and your messiahs. You might not use the flipping word, but that's how you act.



You're heading towards relegation and what do you do? Appoint the club's biggest star of the last decade, even though he has shown precious little desire to manage. The only qualification he has to be your boss is what he did as a player. Keegan was living in Spain and insisting he was done with football when your club went over and dragged him back to manage you. That's not crazy to you lot, that's doing what the Toon Army want.



Even if Shearer doesn't win a single game this season and takes you down most of your fans will still be happy if he stays on as manager.



All these things are why you rightly earn the Messiah tag.

Do they? ? ?



Tottenham - 47,982

Liverpool - 52,114

West Ham Utd - 47,571

Sunderland - 52,084

Everton - 47,683

Man Utd - 51,636

Arsenal - 49,972

Chelsea - 52,112

Portsmouth - 47,481.



Post the attendances up for Middlesborough, Sunderland, Hull, Blackburn and Portsmouth when you get 2 mins mate.

I agree with you mate, that is why he shouldnt have been appointed for a second time round.



I remember him being interviewed weeks before he was given the job and as you state, he said he had been completely out of touch with the game.



Like Shearer, i personally didn't think Keegan was the right man for the job, however, you back managers and hope they do well. Keegan turned us from playing like a shower of s*it, to playing well at places like Old Trafford, etc... i think that is the biggest cause of disappointment mate.

I wonder how many players in these struggling teams have clauses to get out in the event of relegation only to be re-employed as 'experienced Premiership players' by the likes of Wolves,Birmingham and ,hopefully, Burnley. I saw some players picked up by Bradford City in the vain attempt to survive who were only picking up a premiership wage. Petrescu and Hopkin spring immediately to mind.

Big Stadium, Decent Fan Base yes but are they actually a "Big Club" i don't believe they are, They portray themselves as one but i don't understand why, Leeds United are a Big Club you can't deny that but Newcastle a club who hasn't done anything for god knows how many years, Have they ever dominated an era so to speak?...

Newcastle need a fresh start. A clearout from top to bottom.

Did they "live for the toon" in the late 80's early 90's?

Probably.

I would imagine so.



Might not have been in their big numbers but i'm sure some people did "live for the toon". Just like during out bad times up until a few years ago we still had fantastic support and attendance who lived for Everton.

I think I was being sarcastic.

It's also a direct quote from a number of Newcastle fans from SSN who were greeting Kevin Keegan's return.



I think the term messiah was most apt. Rode into town to cheers and jubilation, ended up crucified.