Arsenal vs Newcastle United - Premier League Preview

January 28, 2008 · Filed Under Game Preview, Kevin Keegan, Michael Owen, Newcastle United · Comment 

Newcastle United will try to redeem Arsenal’s determination and will give them a full 90 minutes of tests to their title ambition this season.

Keegan’s Newcastle side will welcome Mark Viduka to have a return after having missed the last two fixtures. But Emre will still out to serves his last game suspension. Joey Barton, although he is joining the team on training, will not get involved.

The shine again Shola Ameobi is in little doubt, but…

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Keegan Demands Toon Lads To Double Their Performance On Tuesday

January 27, 2008 · Filed Under Kevin Keegan, Newcastle United · Comment 

Kevin Keegan has told the United players to convert their first-half performance during Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Arsenal and challenged them to produce that level of performance throughout the full 90 minutes for Tuesday’s league fixture.

Last Saturday’s opening period saw the Magpies performing their best football of the season, with determination and the “Keegan’s” attacking style, United team has given some real test to the home side.

Newcastle has at least two great chances to…

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Kids Stalemate, Woody Will Not Coming Back While Geremi Scores

January 27, 2008 · Filed Under Kevin Keegan, Newcastle United, Obafemi Martins · Comment 

Newcastle United juniors extended unbeaten start to 2008 as they were held to a goalless draw by Middlesbrough in the Tyne-Tees derby, said the official club.

Ben Tozer and Tamas Kadar played in the full 90 minutes at the club’s Little Benton Academy. Kadar teed-up James Marwood for the hosts’ best opening chance before the break, while Michael McCrudden point blank header saved by Matt Atkinson before Dan Leadbitter almost caught out the Boro stopper with…

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Arsenal vs Newcastle United - FA Cup 4th Round Postmortem

January 26, 2008 · Filed Under Game Review, Kevin Keegan, Newcastle United · Comment 

We were canny good first half. We were toe to toe and for every attack they had we replied; we had a wee bit of menace in our endeavour.

Duff was doing well down the left, I remember a one off the line from Duff, a cross from Milner flashing across the face of the goal with Owen close to it, Taylor with a freak free header. A canny team effort. We did fine going forward…

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FA Cup 4th Round Arsenal v Newcastle United - Game Preview

January 25, 2008 · Filed Under Game Preview, Kevin Keegan · Comment 

King Kev Newcastle’s squad will bolster up with the return of Alan Smith and Nicky Butt after the FA suspensions but will still missing Emre, who is banned for the red card he received in Newcastle’s FA Cup 3rd round replay against Stoke City.

Mark Viduka remains doubt with calf problem, while Joey Barton is once again still unlikely to figure. After having worked with his squad for over a week now, King Kev is confident…

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Kevin Keegan Says No To Alan Shearer

January 25, 2008 · Filed Under Alan Shearer, Kevin Keegan · Comment 

BBC report reveals today that Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has confirmed that Alan Shearer will not be his assistant - but insists he could still have a role with the club.

I have personally thought that the posibility of Big Al as King Kev assistant was as thin as skin couple days ago, and it comes to even worst when Shearer’s told the Sun couple days ago that he didn’t see Newcastle as the only club…

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Football Is Different To When Keegan Was Last Manager?

January 24, 2008 · Filed Under Kevin Keegan, Toon Army Views · 3 Comments 

And the terms of he’ll never succeed because he doesn’t understand it was bollocks, great big bollocks. Now, take if you will, Keegan’s last side - the one who beat Spurs 7-1 and imagine them playing the current Liverpool team. Who do you think would win that match?

Of course, those players are now history, but Keegan isn’t. He’s our manager. Football was and still is a game where 11 play 11 and attempt to win…

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Steven Taylor Got The King Attention

January 24, 2008 · Filed Under Kevin Keegan, Newcastle United, Steven Taylor · Comment 

Newcastle United local player, Steven Taylor has the guarantee for his long-term future with United team.

Kevin Keegan will taking care of the geordie lad after strengthening Newcastle’s current squad before the transfer window ended in seven days.

“I like Steven Taylor,” Keegan said, “I I thought Taylor was tremendous, and I have been very impressed with him every time I have seen him play for a long time now.”

Currently, Kevin Keegan and his current staff made…

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Lazio’s Goran Pandev Says Come And Get Me

January 24, 2008 · Filed Under Kevin Keegan, Transfers · Comment 

AFP report today, Lazio’s Macedonia forward Goran Pandev claimed in an interview published Wednesday that new Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan is trying to bring him to St. James’ Park.

Pandev’s career is never had any bright spotlight from the press before, despite having a dismal season for the Roman club Lazio, he has scored 38 goals from 121 matches for them in all competitions since his move in 2004. The attacking midfielder admitted he could be…

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Keegan Wants Woody Back In Toon?

January 24, 2008 · Filed Under Kevin Keegan, Newcastle United, Transfers · Comment 

Middlesbrough born defender, Jonathan Woodgate is being reported as one of King Kev target to sign for United this month. Currently playing in permanently for his hometown club after on loan from Real Madrid last season.

Woody, the player which is very close to the phrase “injury ravaged”, Woodgate never had any season free from injury and he only booked 200 appearances in total from his nearly ten years career as a professional footballer.

His three years…

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