The soap opera that is Newcastle United continues as it has just been announced that King Kev has quit the Toon citing differences with Owner Mike Ashley and Dennis Wise over the way they have handle the transfers policy leaving him with "no choice but to resign" after only 8 months back in charge.
It has been on the cards for a while, I actually had a bet with a Toon fan that he would be gone by the end of last season, it seems I wasn't far off.
Reaction has been flooding in and the initial reaction of Newcastle fans has been one of disgust, with threats of boycotting games and ripping up season tickets, not for the first time Newcastle United is a club in crisis.
Even the Newcastle City Council felt moved to release a statement supporting Keegan King Kev is an absolute hero in Newcastle and is worshiped by pretty much every Toon fan, the support shown by the fans for KK over the last few days has been phenomenal with around 1000 turning up to protest when most people are at work.
The club is yet to issue an official statement and it is yet to be seen if Ashely and Wise can remain at a club when 50,000 fans want them out.
I am pretty sure you won't be seeing Ashley mixing with the Toon Army away from home downing pints wearing his Keegan 7 shirt.
Keegans resignation concludes a crazy few days in football with the take over of Manchester City by a Sheik with more money than the British Government rocking the football world and turning Man City into a potential Super Club over night and Alan Curbishley quiting West Ham two days ago citing similar reasons to Keegan.
The events at Man City, West Ham and Newcastle though do show an increasing trend in Premiership football with club owners and Directors of Football dictating the squad the manager has at his disposal.
Big European clubs such as Real Madrid and Barcelona have had this type of policy before is this the end of the traditional manager role at English Premiership clubs as the global Premier League brand goes continental.
It's clear the Toon Army don't like it Harry Redknapp and Alan Curbishley have hit out at the structure but it remains to be seen if the new breed of rich foreign owners feel the same.
It has been on the cards for a while, I actually had a bet with a Toon fan that he would be gone by the end of last season, it seems I wasn't far off.
Reaction has been flooding in and the initial reaction of Newcastle fans has been one of disgust, with threats of boycotting games and ripping up season tickets, not for the first time Newcastle United is a club in crisis.
Even the Newcastle City Council felt moved to release a statement supporting Keegan King Kev is an absolute hero in Newcastle and is worshiped by pretty much every Toon fan, the support shown by the fans for KK over the last few days has been phenomenal with around 1000 turning up to protest when most people are at work.
The club is yet to issue an official statement and it is yet to be seen if Ashely and Wise can remain at a club when 50,000 fans want them out.
I am pretty sure you won't be seeing Ashley mixing with the Toon Army away from home downing pints wearing his Keegan 7 shirt.
Keegans resignation concludes a crazy few days in football with the take over of Manchester City by a Sheik with more money than the British Government rocking the football world and turning Man City into a potential Super Club over night and Alan Curbishley quiting West Ham two days ago citing similar reasons to Keegan.
The events at Man City, West Ham and Newcastle though do show an increasing trend in Premiership football with club owners and Directors of Football dictating the squad the manager has at his disposal.
Big European clubs such as Real Madrid and Barcelona have had this type of policy before is this the end of the traditional manager role at English Premiership clubs as the global Premier League brand goes continental.
It's clear the Toon Army don't like it Harry Redknapp and Alan Curbishley have hit out at the structure but it remains to be seen if the new breed of rich foreign owners feel the same.
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