I like Keegan as a manager, and agree that a lot of the stick he gets is undeserved.

My concern though, as I pointed out, is that Keegan needs a lot of money to make his style of play work. It relies on bringing players who are either very quick (Gillespie, Fox, Ferdinand, Wanchope), or, more importantly, highly skilful and intelligent (Ginola, Asprilla, Beardsley, Benarbia, Berkovic, Albert etc). Which - unfortunately - tend to be more expensive than grafters.

Personally, I'd love to see O'Neill back. But what we need is someone who can get us moving on a relatively small budget. Which, much as I dislike the idea, might just be Burley. Or a foreign manager with some good contacts ...

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on October 30th 2005 at 14:59:04

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Did we just have a lucky season do you think? (NCFC) - Colney_Yella, Oct 30, 13:29:59
- Think about the way we played (NCFC) - T 07, Oct 30, 14:05:00
  - tosh. we outplayed other teams. (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 14:05:53
    - like crap we did! (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 30, 14:55:38
      - Just saying we were better then than we are now (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 14:59:19
        
        well that is true (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 30, 15:16:52
        
        Proper RB too (n/m) (NCFC) - Clare, Oct 30, 18:04:17
- Look at the results before Huckerby arrived and do the maths (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 13:54:05
- We fluked the loan signings that took us... (NCFC) - Worf55, Oct 30, 13:50:31
- We had 10 years worth of luck in one season... (NCFC) - Ben, Oct 30, 13:36:01
  - You have to look at the season before as a marker to what worthy was really made of (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 14:32:15
  - Exactly (NCFC) - Colney_Yella, Oct 30, 13:37:08
    - I'd rather have Keegan than a drunken scum cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, Oct 30, 13:41:42
      - And another thing. Keegan shags young boys in lay by's! (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 13:53:57
        
        Wasn't that someone else? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 14:37:18
        
        Definately him. hence his early exit at Newcastle (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 14:48:02
        
        There's another player that this story rings bells with (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 14:50:10
        
        Mickey Thomas got done for counterfeiting banknotes ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 30, 14:51:59
        
        I just remember seeing it on one of those sky football years things (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 14:55:06
        
        There was some incident with Keegan getting beaten up a few years ago, too. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 30, 14:50:03
        
        That's the one. (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 14:57:06
        
        Here it is: (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 30, 15:03:06
      - You're an idiot mate (NCFC) - Colney_Yella, Oct 30, 13:50:59
        
        Getting sacked twice in 5 months says more about Burley than I ever can (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, Oct 30, 15:33:55
      - You complain about worthys tactical failures but you'd have that cunt Keegan? (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 13:44:24
        
        Didn't keegan hand over man city to pearce in a very good state? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 14:38:47
        
        What, millions in debt? (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 30, 14:58:04
        
        With the exception of 2003/4, Keegan did a very good job at Man City. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 30, 14:43:49
        
        And the fact that he'd bugger off at the drop of a hat. (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 14:55:34
        
        Yeah (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 14:53:21
        
        I like Keegan as a manager, and agree that a lot of the stick he gets is undeserved. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 30, 14:59:04
        
        Yeah think I heard O'Neill saying recently that nothings changed since he left football (NCFC) - pants, Oct 30, 15:04:14
        
        It's quite easy for big-name managers to get a bad reputation ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 30, 15:09:48
        
        Chippy... (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 30, 15:11:04
        
        No no no no no (n/m) (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 15:19:54
        
        O Neill would surely be everyones number one choice (NCFC) - caffrey, Oct 30, 15:01:58
        
        Lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 30, 13:48:18
- yep! n/m (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Oct 30, 13:32:32

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