He's had success at a cost, done well for it, but at a cost

Here are his signings on taking the job at Newcastle

Feb 1992 Brian Kilcline DEF Oldham Loan
Feb 1992 Kevin Sheedy MID Everton Free
Mar 1992 Darren McDonough MID Luton Town ?90,000
Mar 1992 Brian Kilcline DEF Oldham ?250,000
Mar 1992 Peter Garland MID Tottenham ?35,000
Jun 1992 Paul Bracewell MID Sunderland ?250,000
Jul 1992 John Beresford DEF Portsmouth ?650,000
Jul 1992 Barry Venison DEF Liverpool ?250,000
Sep 1992 Robert Lee MID Charlton ?700,000

About ?2million in transfers. Though ?2 million in 1992 was a fair whack of cash, I'd say that's about ?6 million in todays money

That said, he did well to take Newcastle up for a first job

He carried on getting the wedge

Mar 1993 Scott Sellars MID Leeds United ?700,000
Mar 1993 Andy Cole FWD Bristol City ?1,750,000
Jul 1993 Peter Beardsley FWD Everton ?1,500,000
Jul 1993 Nicky Papavasiliou MID OFI (Crete) ?120,000
Jul 1993 Alex Mathie FWD Greenock
Morton ?250,000
Aug 1993 Malcolm Allen FWD Millwall ?300,000
Sep 1993 Mike Hooper GKR Liverpool ?550,000

Then as 93/94 season kicked off and onwards from that season he spent and spent

Feb 1994 Ruel Fox MID Norwich City ?2,225,000
Mar 1994 Darren Peacock DEF QPR ?2,700,000
Jul 1994 Marc Hottiger DEF FC Sion ?600,000
Aug 1994 Steve Guppy MID Wycombe ?150,000
Aug 1994 Jason Drysdale MID Watford ?425,000
Aug 1994 Philippe Albert DEF Anderlecht (Belgium) ?2,700,000
Sep 1994 Paul Kitson FWD Derby County ?2,225,000
Jan 1995 Keith Gillespie MID Manchester United p/ex for
Andy Cole
Jan 1995 Jimmy Crawford MID Bohemians
(Eire) ?75,000
Jun 1995 Les Ferdinand FWD QPR ?6,000,000
Jun 1995 Warren Barton DEF Wimbledon ?4,000,000
Jul 1995 David Ginola MID PSG ?2,500,000
Aug 1995 Shaka Hislop GKR Reading ?1,575,000
Nov 1995 Darren Huckerby MID Lincoln City ?450,000
Feb 1996 Tino Asprilla FWD Parma (Italy) ?7,500,000
Mar 1996 David Batty MID Blackburn Rovers ?3,750,000
Jul 1996 Alan Shearer FWD Blackburn Rovers ?15,000,000
Oct 1996 Rodney Jack FWD Torquay Trial
Oct? 1996 David Eatock FWD Chorley ?25,000
Nov 1996 Thomas Kokkins GKR Metz Trial
Dec 1996 Bjarni Gudjonsson FWD IA Akranes Trial

Excellent motivational manager, esp for this division but needs money to do so

Posted By: pants on October 9th 2006 at 19:37:24

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If we can't have Alan Curbishley............ (NCFC) - Highlander, Oct 9, 18:56:46
- Incorrect (NCFC) - The King of Prussia, Oct 9, 21:16:19
- i bet most people on here were well chuffed (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 9, 21:05:08
- did well at fullham (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 9, 20:42:26
  - I remember that Fulham team coming to york (NCFC) - pants, Oct 9, 20:43:59
- What's Keegan ever done (NCFC) - inutero, Oct 9, 19:06:07
  - Probably best known for............ (NCFC) - Highlander, Oct 9, 19:23:45
    - was awful for England (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 9, 19:56:31
    - He's had success at a cost, done well for it, but at a cost (NCFC) - pants, Oct 9, 19:37:24
      - so basically we shouldn't get keegan.. (NCFC) - beckford, Oct 9, 20:12:25
        
        I didn't say he wouldn't be good, and I didn't say we shouldn't get him (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 9, 20:19:37
      - Good post, totally agree (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Oct 9, 19:44:17
        
        OK, I give in! (NCFC) - Highlander, Oct 9, 20:02:08

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