Alright, first of all congratulations for your achievements with Pompey this year and making it to the final of FA Cup would be your once in a lifetime experience, so enjoy it while still can Appy Arry.

That sounds a sour introduction? Oh yes, I was in the purpose of writing that as my response for his small arrogancy, by saying he is delighted to refuse taking the job at Newcastle, which we also feel as delighted as he is and we thank God that you did that.

“It was nice to be wanted by a club like Newcastle,” Redknapp said. “On the one hand, people said take on the challenge to prove I could do it with a big club. But on the other, I’ve brought good players in here at Portsmouth and wanted to stay loyal to them. I’m delighted that I did.”

Honestly, I don’t think the Appy Arry is the right man to take the world’s biggest challenge, to manage Newcastle United. It needs more than just experience, more than have won something with other club, even more than have manage a ’small’ club to taste the European league.

I’m glad that Mike Ashley finally realize that United only need a ‘Messiah’ and that’s why he decide to bring back the one and only King Kevin Keegan.

Call us all ‘the Believers’ and we admit that very gladly, yes we are, the Toon Army are all pure believers and Keegan has give something that none of our previous managers can give which is ‘HOPE’.

“I think the summer could be very exciting,” Keegan said as quoted from the Times Online, “I’ve got an idea who I’d like to bring here, but I might be dreaming.”

“I’ve always thought that the most important place is the training ground and the most important thing is the training. I’m not saying they were overcomplicating it, but what we’ve done is trained more, played more football and by doing that, we’ve got the confidence to get the ball and play. Even against Reading we were probably only 80 per-cent, but it still produced a lot of exciting football because of their belief.”

And, when all the training that Keegan did to our players this week can produce more higher level than what they’ve got last Saturday, even it’s only 5 per-cent more, I believe we can have something good this weekend at Fratton Park.

I really never imagine that all my internet friends are so care about me especially for today. I have plenty of emails from the admin of couple forum where I was their member. Also to all my greatest Toon friends at Newcastle forum, thanks Lads and Lasses you are so special!!!

I also would like to say thank you to all my blog visitors for keep coming back to read my post, add comments and making this blog growing rapidly. Without you all, this blog is nothing, so I really appreciate your attention and your time to visit this blog.

Howay the Lads!!!

Joey Barton is well known to his wild behaviour, and even marked as one of the premierships Bad Boys. He’s banned to play in Merseyside, facing a trail that could bring him into jail and was not so popular among the Toon Army for months after signing for Newcastle from Manchester City last summer.

But that was he is before Keegan came. It was somebody’s past, an old story of Joey and hopefully he is now what he has shown last Sunday at White Hart Lane. Joey Barton is reborn.

King Keegan believes his performance at Spurs on Sunday was the best he has ever seen from the United midfielder. The 25-year-old’s all-action display during the 4-1 victory at White Hart Lane was the most impressive performance ever and Keegan also admit as the game went on he will definetely just got stronger and stronger.

“I said to him afterwards, ‘That’s the best I have seen you play’.” Said Keegan at the official site, “He had some very good games for me at Man City but I don’t think I have ever seen him as outstanding as that.”

“He was winning tackles, bursting forward and picking out passes and it was his work which set up Oba for the fourth goal.” Keegan added more “And credit to him, he has got some problems off the field which are well documented, but he has come in and trained properly and worked hard and is reaping the rewards now.”

My mate Gallowgate Jim said Joey Barton’s ‘best’ is not an issue for debate. He didn’t just show potential at City. He didn’t just ’show signs’ of one day becoming a good player. He WAS a class act. They were a poor side and he kept them up more or less by himself.

There are plenty of excellent midfielders. But very few of his type. He’s in the Steven Gerrard plus Frank Lampard category -The no frills, total efficiency category.

Completely different to the likes of Alonso, Arteta who are also excellent midfielders in a different way. I’m not saying he’s as good as those two. But he plays a similar game. Good first touch, look up, bang.

This isn’t off the back of one or two good performances. It’s on the basis of a whole season at City where his assists/goals ranked alongside Gerrard and Lampard.

His ability has never been in doubt. It was always an issue of whether we could get him playing like that again. Now there are clear signs that he’s getting back to his best. Every week since Keegan came in and gave him a clean slate he’s improved. Just wait till he starts scoring.